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Don’t Dream It, Be It: Tim Curry’s Music Was Heroically Berserk
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Don’t Dream It, Be It: Tim Curry’s Music Was Heroically Berserk

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“Do you boogie a lot?… You don’t boogie?… Just a tiny bit? Just a little bit?… Never?!” Barely audible over the grating squeals of a locked-in keyboardist dominating the band’s groovy rhythm, Tim Curry attempts to wrangle a listless German audience member into some light audience participation. Rebuffed by this “very cold person,” as he … Continue reading →

Dim All The Lights: Tim Lawrence’s ‘Life And Death On The New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983’
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Dim All The Lights: Tim Lawrence’s ‘Life And Death On The New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983’

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As a connoisseur and supporter of nightlife as an important domain for activism and art in the face of judgments of its superficiality and frivolity, I naturally jumped at the chance to dive into Tim Lawrence’s recently published study of New York nightlife Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983. At 600 pages, … Continue reading →