The Outsized Importance of Celso Valli

The musician, performer, arranger, composer and producer partook in prog rock, disco, musica leggera and classical crossover. Discover some of his most…

Sep 12 • 

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July 2025

Beyond Gender, Beyond Genre

Ivan Cattaneo’s punk-electro-futurist provocations turned Italian pop into a medium of queer expression and cultural subversion.

Jul 28 • 

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Did Al Bano and Romina Power Pioneer Hyperpop?

An overview of Al Bano and Romina Power’s repertoire, between kitsch and innovation

Jul 15 • 

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June 2025

9 Obscure Italian Disco Tracks That Celebrate Queer Culture (1977–1983)

Check our playlist of hidden anthems of identity and escape, pulsing with disco beats and subversion.

Jun 24 • 

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7 Stunning Music Videos of the Italo Disco Era

How Video Elevated 1980s Italian Music

Jun 20 • 

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Discomania: When Piero Umiliani Experimented with Disco

A 1978 library record marks legendary composer Piero Umiliani’s bold step into disco, as told by his daughter Elisabetta.

Jun 16 • 

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May 2025

Italy at Eurovision, The Disco Years: 1975-1980

Did The Italian Entries Acknowledge Disco Music? From Wess and Dori Ghezzi, all the way to Mia Martini, Matia Bazar, and Alan Sorrenti, let's…

May 13 • 

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Matia Bazar Pioneered Future Nostalgia

How the juxtaposition of operatic vocals and electronic instruments created their emblematic sound

May 9 • 

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April 2025

5 Essential Nadia Cassini Tracks

Crossing the full disco spectrum, including funk and Italo, Nadia Cassini has left behind little gems to be still discovered and enjoyed.

Apr 15 • 

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March 2025

Ilona Staller, Italo Disco Queen

How Staller Made a Mark on the 1980s European Music Scene With Synths, Sex, and Sylph-like Vocals.

Mar 27 • 

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Disco Interlude: Italy’s Saturday Night Fever Copycats

Learn about the movies, errr, inspired by Tony Manero's antics

Mar 18 • 

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Disco Made In Puglia: The Legacy of Pioneering C&M Record Label

Between local folk and rising disco culture, the Bari-based label was the only hub for aspiring musicians from southern Italy between the mid 70s and…

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