Disc Jockeys – Page 3

Jim Ladd, Free-Form Radio Trailblazer, Is Dead at 75

An institution of the airwaves in Los Angeles and beyond, he capitalized on the freedom the FM band offered in the 1970s to blaze his own path.

By Alex Williams

Deaths (Obituaries) Disc Jockeys DJ Mark The 45 King Mark Howard James Music Nineteen Hundred Eighties Rap and Hip-Hop The 45 King

The 45 King, Who Produced for Jay-Z and Eminem, Dies at 62

The 62-year-old Bronx native infused a distinctive jazzy flavor in his beats. He contributed tracks to Queen Latifah’s debut album and produced Eminem’s “Stan,” among other hip-hop classics.

By Orlando Mayorquin

Bars and Nightclubs Berghain Dancing Disc Jockeys Music

On Europe’s Dance Floors, Music Too Fast for Feet

Since the continent’s clubs reopened after pandemic lockdowns, young partygoers have been drawn to a hard, driving style of techno. It’s changing the way people dance.

By Thomas Rogers

Disc Jockeys Disney Channel Music Nickelodeon Teenagers and Adolescence Two Thousands (Decade)

2000s Tween Pop Is Back. (Thank Disney Channel and Nickelodeon Nostalgia.)

From Disney Channel bops to Nickelodeon theme songs, tween pop from the 2000s is proving to be an unironic draw at parties across the country.

By Frank Rojas

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