Archive - Italian Disco Stories

Pino D’Angiò Was Not A One-Hit Wonder

His disco legacy in 6 essential tracks to know beyond his "Quale Idea" superhit.

Jul 9 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

Disco Inferno: How Italian Disco Music Loved The Occult.

Infernal and horror-adjacent themed abounded in Italian disco music.

Jul 4 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

June 2024

How Disco Uplifted Italian Queer Culture in the late 70's.

An examination of gay anthems and deep cuts coming in the Italian disco scene.

Jun 20 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

Italian Disco Pill: Raffaella Carrà’s “Luca”

Italy’s first explicitly and mainstream gay anthem appeared on primetime TV in 1978.

Jun 13 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

May 2024

The Discomagic Empire

How the Milan-based label made Italo Disco iconic around the world.

May 28 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

How Italian Media Shaped Amanda Lear’s Career

Disco beats and gender enigma, made Amanda a queen in Italy (and beyond).

May 16 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

Into the disco universe of Baby Records.

The legendary Italian record label made pop, disco, electronic and italo disco history.

May 7 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

March 2024

Inside Donatella Rettore’s 1983 Country Concept Album 'Far West'

How the Italian singer paid homage to country music, musical theater, and spaghetti western through the electronic Italo disco sounds.

Mar 30 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

Asha Puthli’s Love Affair With Italian TV

How the Indian-born crossover artist found disco-stardom in Italy

Mar 19 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

Grace Jones’ love affair with Italian TV in the late 70s.

A pioneer and icon in the international disco music culture scene, Grace Jones contributed to some of the most iconic moments in Italian TV.

Mar 11 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

Italian Disco vs Italo Disco

How to make a distinction between two music genres that are often and unjustly classified together.

Mar 4 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

February 2024

Sanremo Fashion: When Costume Met Couture

Between the 1970s and 1990s, Sanremo’s costumes were meant for (moderate) shock and awe

Feb 11 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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