EXCLUSIVE: The roller disco craze of the late 1970s is skating its way back to the screen with recently wrapped indie pic California Skate. Set under the neon lights of a roller rink in 1979, the film ...
Picture it: Patrick Swayze in bell bottoms and a leather vest (no shirt, naturally), waving his own belt around like a whip while doing a dance routine on roller skates. He spins on his knees and butt ...
The year was 1978 and disco music was at its peak of popularity. Songs like the Bee Gees' "Night Fever" and “Stayin’ Alive” and "Boogie Oogie Oogie” by A Taste of Honey colonized the Top 10 charts.
Director Malcolm Lee made a name for himself with The Best Man and Undercover Brother. His new film, Roll Bounce, is set in the golden era of 1970s roller-skate jams. It's a coming-of-age comedy ...
From a Little Italy red-sauce joint to a Bushwick party spot, local bars and restaurants are putting the 1970s spice back in nightlife with groovy decor and the classic tunes to match. NY Post photo ...
Disco ain’t dead. Neither is roller skating. And it just so happens that they go together like pastel colors and leisure suits. Grand Central co-owner Rico Lespagnon remembers the old days, and he’s ...
Unlike most of us, David Miles, Jr., has plans this weekend. On Friday night, he’ll strap on his roller skates, be they purple, green or blue, suit up in an ensemble fit for the Burning Man Playa and ...
Disco music. What a lark! The energetic genre that rose to fame and popularity in the 1970s helped get about a billion people on the dance floor (roller skates optional). Glittery disco balls met ...
Perhaps you thought it was the 90-plus degree temperatures last week that made all of Cleveland so hot. (We mean, of course, beyond the city's usual stratospheric level of hotness.) Silly you. The ...
WYNWOOD, Fla. — If you’re in the mood for some nostalgic fun, Wynwood Skate might be the perfect spot for a family-friendly retro outing. The skating rink, located inside the Wynwood Marketplace at ...
He’s on a roll! Alex Miranda’s lacing up his roller skates and checking out a groovy new spot in Wynwood. Lay it on us, Alex! Lynn and Shireen, I didn’t think I was a great roller skater, but hey, I’m ...
It was only a matter of time before roller disco moved from the club scene to the mainstream, and what better organization to introduce it than the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver? MCA’s annual ...