„Disco sucks!“ – Amerikas erster Kulturkampf
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Les derniers jours du Disco
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¡Guerra a la música disco!
director:
Lisa Quijano Wolfinger
playwright:
Rushmore DeNooyer
actor:
Felipe Rose
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Steve Dahl
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Linda Clifford
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Rich King
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Daphne Brooks
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genre:
Documentary
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History
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Music
region:
United States
language:
English
length: 51m
release date: 2023-10-30
IMDb: tt29733487
overview
The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture that emphasized pleasure, as shallow and superficial. A story that’s about much more than music, The War on Disco explores how the powerful anti-disco backlash revealed a cultural divide that to some seemed to be driven by racism and homophobia. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.