The second weekend of Coachella kicked off on Friday, and while things were heating up at the festival in Indio, CA, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke was DJing at a day party not too far away in Palm Springs at The Ace Hotel. In the video below, Yorke seems to be in the zone, throwing down a set of underground tunes while the crowd watches in awe. Yorke’s mixing skills ain’t half bad, either. Check out the clip below.
Often cited as one of the best/worst promotions in the history of baseball, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl somehow managed to convince the Chicago White Sox to allow him to host Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979. Dahl was known for blowing up records on the air, and he brought his shenanigans to the famed ballpark, where disco records were exchanged for cheaper admission to a double-header with the Detroit Tigers. The White Sox expected a few thousand fans to show up, but over 75,000 turned up and gleefully chanted, Disco sucks! Disco sucks! As you can see from the archive video below, Dahl’s blowing up of disco records in between games resulted in fans storming the field, lighting fires, and rioting.
Several Big Shot readers have reached out to us about The Prodigy‘s appearance on the cover of the current issue (see the Letters section in the next issue). A few others have weighed in online about the video clip from the rambunctious photo shoot conducted by legendary photographer Mick Rock. Here’s another clip of Mick shooting the venerable UK group.
New York’s Phenomenal Handclap Band is an amazing New York City-based eight-piece band whose sound is a disparate blend of funky disco and uptempo soul music. PHB just released their self-titled debut album, and buzzwaves are being felt as far as England (where they will perform in July) and Spain. Big Shot caught up with PHB’s Daniel and Sean and got the scoop on their booty shaking live show and upcoming dates in Europe.