Word: disco
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...Disco Mix Club, although nobody calls it that. International organization hosting the most prestigious DJ battle competitions...
Booming techno music and ear-splitting roars from the crowd fill the air, amid shrieks of laughter and occasional calls of "Ikki! Ikki!" (Chug it! Chug it!). The '80s-disco decor and the manic enthusiasm of the crowd at Top Dandy, one of the most popular host clubs in Kabukicho, could make you wonder whether Japan's bubble ever really burst. The clients are entertained by 50 hosts, most sporting an identical Rod Stewart-inspired hairdo. "Quite slow today," says Nobutora, No. 1 host at Top Dandy, the best-looking guy on their 'otoko' menu of male hosts. In less...
...participants fell asleep faster, slept better and woke more energized when they were in the buff. The Olympics used to be a nude event. Traditional art lauds the naked body as the height of beauty and purity. Our forbearers caught on too—a naked disco, Starkers!, is held monthly in London; many indigenous Brazilian tribes wear next to no clothes on a daily basis; Germany plays host to various naked cycling competitions throughout the year; and some South Asian ancient traditions conflate nudity with holiness. Being naked is better for us physically, belongs to us historically...
...They’re gonna kick us all out for the disco show,” apologized Matt Berninger, lead singer of The National, at the Roxy in Boston. With the sell-out crowd laughing despite the statement’s painful truth, he and his band then wrapped up their set just as it had begun: with layered guitars, a strong beat, and enough energy to fill the room...
...first international appearance, the Mather House senior beat DJ Or D’Oeuvre of France Saturday to become the champion of the Disco Mixing Club’s (DMC) Battle for World Supremacy...