Disco Inferno Radio Show - 6-9pm Saturdays 89 7FM Joondalup, Australia.

04/10/2026

03/10/2026

From Brian Chin:

Ray Caviano was my silent partner in putting me in the music industry and keeping me in it, firstly by buying so much advertising space in New York paper Gaysweek that the editor gave me my first regular review space and byline, and not so long thereafter, hiring Vince Aletti to take an executive position at his label start-up. Vince all but arranged to pass his minutely-read trade paper review column to me, giving me a profession in an otherwise aimless college senior year. I must say that Ray was instrumental in saving my career after the closure of my first publication, by releasing and promoting the records that started disco on its slow climb to a second takeover of pop culture in the successor forms of house, hip-hop and computer dancehall reggae. By carrying on in disco's self-propagating tradition until Madonna's breakthrough saved the entire mfing industry, he built our business community back by mirroring the inevitabilities of the first disco boom, and preserving its musical standards, not least with the classic album pictured here on top of our underground. See you on the further shore, Ray.

Brian Chin's Disco File Top 50 from April 26, 1980

02/10/2026

Sixty seconds of disco gems 🎶
1. Bumblebee United - Funk For Days (1979)
2. Kiki Gyan - Keep On Dancing (1979)
3. Jackie Moore - How's Your Love Life Baby (1979)
4. King Sporty & The Root Rockers - Get On Down (1979)
5. Brainstorm - We're On Our Way Home (1978)
6. Cissy Houston - Think It Over (1978)
7. Symbol 8 - Call Me (1978)
8. Vernon Burch - Get Up (1979)
9. Freudian Funk Band - I'm Ambivalent About You Baby (Yes, Yes, Yes... No, No, No) (1977)
10. Gregory Andre & Two Plus Three - I Want To Be With You (1978)
11. B.T. Express - Peace Pipe (1975)
12. Inner Life - You Don't Have Dancin' On Your Mind (1979)
13. Shake - Music Is The Only Way (I Can Communicate) (1978)

02/10/2026

HOUSE RULES presented by UK's DJ MARK HARVEY this Saturday evening from 6-9pm.

Digging deep, and remaining titally upfront with many shades of underground deep house, jackin' garage and nu-disco sounds.

Special, curated house mix sessions from local DJ talent, and various exponents from the house music scene get much airtime on this show as well.

Strap yourselves in for another tantalising mix set this Saturday from Italy's DJ Frankx. Exclusive to 89 7FM.

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02/10/2026

Arthur Baker says three clubs embodied the early 1980s New York nightlife he loved and soundtracked

The full conversation, a part 2, is available in the bio link

02/10/2026

02/10/2026

EARLY CHICAGO HOUSE CLASSICS WITH MARSHALL JEFFERSON:
A very special edition of the RMDC podcast this month (link in comments) - somewhat historic in its content. Rather than a random club top 20, as is the norm, we focus on a record list supplied by Jesse Saunders and Vince Lawrence to James Hamilton, and published in Record Mirror in October 1986.

Including 18 tracks that shaped Chicago’s house trajectory, played by legendary DJs Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy, the list illuminates the foundations of house before the house genre emerged.

When Marshall Jefferson agreed to do the podcast, it presented too big an opportunity to miss, given his iconic status at a Chicago pioneer and one of house music’s greatest exponents. The resulting conversation is a fascinating dig into these roots, and Marshall’s own musical influences, which may be a surprise to some.

Marshall first came to attention via the seminal ‘Move Your Body’ in 1986, which brought the piano to the fore. He would then famously come to the UK in early 1987, along with Adonis, Frankie Knuckles, Kevin Irving and Fingers Inc, for a series of appearances. Apart from his own releases, he gained further acclaim for his productions for other artists, including CeCe Rogers, Sterling Void and Ten City.

Nowadays to be found living in Manchester, Marshall navigates a busy DJ schedule, whilst continuing to record.

I’m joined for the podcast, as always, by Mike Atkinson, editor of ‘James Hamilton’s Disco Pages 1975-1982’ & ‘Dance Pages 1983-1989’. Mike takes us through the list, complete with Hamilton’s reviews, plus, for this episode, some juxtaposition with Vince Aletti’s US reviews of the time. He’s also added a playlist on Mixcloud (miketd), featuring all chart inclusions (both full versions and quick reference snippets).

A must for all disco lovers, trainspotters and trivia buffs – the RMDC podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon and Deezer.

Big thanks to Pete Fowler for the RMDC logo & Dan Soulsmith for episode image.

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