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Music News: Watch this amazing footage from a new wave dance club in the '80s

Patrons at the Stratus Dance Club in California, circa 1986 or 1987
Patrons at the Stratus Dance Club in California, circa 1986 or 1987YouTube

September 20, 2016

Vintage footage from a new wave dance club in the 1980s, posted online several years ago, is now going viral — and if you haven't seen it, you've got to check it out before your next synthpop dance party. The video comes from the Stratus Dance Club in the San Diego area, circa 1986 and 1987. See one video below, and more at Dangerous Minds.

Unreleased Prince recordings coming next year?

Rolling Stone has just published an extensive report on the Prince estate. Much of the news is familiar to Minnesotans who have been following Prince's legacy closely, but there are a few intriguing new tidbits. Among them: Graceland has invested "millions of dollars" in Paisley Park to get it in shape for public tours starting Oct. 6, and the estate is aiming to begin releasing some of the music from Prince's vast vault next year.

AC/DC bassist announces retirement

Cliff Williams, who's played bass in AC/DC since 1977, has announced his retirement. Discussing his reasons to step down, Williams mentioned Malcolm Young’s leaving the band due to dementia; the criminal conviction of drummer Phil Rudd; and the departure of vocalist Brian Johnson due to hearing loss. "I feel in my gut it's the right thing," says Williams in a video posted to AC/DC's YouTube account. (Rolling Stone)

Pinkerton goes platinum

Just days shy of the 20th anniversary of its release, Weezer’s beloved album Pinkerton has been certified platinum: it's sold one million copies. (Pitchfork)

Recording industry continues to grow

After experiencing a difficult post-CD slump, the U.S. recording industry has begun to spring back ’ thanks to streaming. Revenues were up 8.1% in the first half of 2016, and the growth is driven by digital revenue, especially revenue from streaming. It looks like the vinyl boom might have finally peaked: shipments of vinyl records have slightly dipped this year over last. (Billboard)

You can now soundtrack your Tinder profile

Want that special someone to know how a relationship with you would sound? You'll soon be able to use Spotify to identify a personal "anthem" for your Tinder profile. Stereogum has some suggestions for songs you probably don't want to pick — including "Blurred Lines" and Sun Kil Moon’s obscene War On Drugs dis track.

Oasis doc coming to theaters

Supersonic, a new documentary about Oasis, will play in U.S. theaters for one night on Oct. 26. Participating theaters in Minnesota are the Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis and Zinema 2 in Duluth. (Pitchfork)

Complete "Uptown Funk" vid released

Earlier, video clips surfaced of the Stranger Things kids singing and dancing to "Uptown Funk" before the Emmy Awards on Sunday. Now, Netflix has released full video of the performance. Why wasn't this in the telecast?! (Billboard)