Template:Did you know nominations/Disco Fever

Disco Fever

 * ... that hip hop artist Run-D.M.C. performed their first paying gig at the Disco Fever nightclub in the Bronx?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Glover Park Group
 * Comment: Recently expanded by 5x. Binksternet (talk) 20:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Created/expanded by Binksternet (talk). Self nom at 20:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Fantastic, Bink: from PROD to DYK. What a great story! OK, everything checks out (length, sources, hook, etc), but I got a few little comments. First, the link for the Sal Abbatiello interview is dead and I can't find anything to verify the quote. I think you know what that means, unfortunately (pity, 'cause it's a great quote). Second, the article would benefit from a good proofreading, not so much for errors but for prose--sentence variation and combination, etc. I made a few little edits, but I'm tired. Hey, thanks again. Drmies (talk) 04:05, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The Abbatiello interview was archived by the Wayback Machine so I've adjusted the cite accordingly. I have not yet played with the prose as you suggest, but I'm not aiming for WP:GA, so I don't see the urgency. Binksternet (talk) 08:45, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Good work on the cite. As for prose: DYK is an advertisement for Wikipedia. Improvements are welcomed. Drmies (talk) 17:28, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I tweaked it some. I removed the list of performers: only Flash and Run-DMC are verified in the article. Drmies (talk) 22:44, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. Artist refers to an individual, but Run-D.M.C. is a group. Cloudz 679 09:31, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Not exactly. Note that the band Aerosmith won the "Artist Achievement Award" in 1999 and in 2004 were positioned at #18 in the "Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years". More to the point, Run-D.M.C. came in at #48 of Rolling Stone's 2008 tribute to the Top 500 Artists Of All Time. Record company executive Bob Sherwood told Billboard that "Radio doesn't know what to do with Run-D.M.C. I love to see that kind of artist. I love to know that in Phoenix and Des Moines and Salt Lake City, Run-D.M.C. is selling a lot of copies." The artists and repertoire (A&R) people on a record label do not focus solely on solo artists—they include artists who are groups. Binksternet (talk) 14:31, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Drmies (talk) 22:44, 11 February 2012 (UTC)