
A disco kid and 80s music nerd building a community of dance-music lovers. Every week we explore the stories behind the 12-inch singles that defined disco, 80s and early-90s club culture. Expect nostalgia, deep dives, and a healthy dose of dry humor
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The Twelve Inch 217 : Push In The Bush (Musique)
Welcome to the B-side.
How does a song that hundreds of radio stations refused to play become one of the defining disco records of all time?
That’s exactly what happened to Musique’s In The Bush.
By 1978, disco had become much more than music. It was a cultural...
The Twelve Inch is the story of dance music, told one record at a time.
It is not just about artists, genres, musical evolutions, or the broader historical picture. It is also about the joy of discovering, or rediscovering, the records tha...
Welcome to the B-side.
This is where things get a little closer to the source.
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The parts of the sto...
If you’ve been reading The Twelve Inch for a while, you’ve probably noticed something. The story I’m telling, the story of disco and the dance music that followed it through the eighties and early nineties, isn’t neat.
It’s messy.
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A disco-kid and 80s music nerd here to help you embrace your secret love for 70s and 80s dance music. I share the stories of artists you know and those you think you don’t. Fair warning: a dose of sarcasm, puns, and dry humor is inevitable!
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