Record of the Day: Joni Mitchell, “Hejira”
Joni Mitchell, “Hejira” (Cd Asylum 253053) There are artists (Ravel and Monteverdi, for example) absolutely incapable of creating works of a modest level, their talent…
Madonna: how her relationship with Tupac began
It seems incredible but Madonna asked for help Rosie Perez to “tow” Tupac Shakur. It all dates back to the Soul Train Music Awards in…
Primavera Sound Porto 2025: here’s who will be there
Charli XCX, Deftones, Fontaines A.D and more have been announced as part of the line-up Primavera Sound Porto 2025. The annual musical event will be…
Zucchero’s covers: I imagined Bob Dylan in a western
Two years after “Discover” Zucchero returns to reread songs by other Italian and international artists, among those he loved most in his life, for the…
Bruce Dickinson talks about getting throat cancer in 2014
The singer of Iron Maiden Bruce Dickinson Speaking on the ‘Rich Roll’ podcast, he said he would be the first to help the band find…
Jennie, Lisa and Rosé: the pink wave of k-pop is record-breaking
The tsunami started from Seoul in 2016 and is now ready to submerge the entire globe, wiping out everything in its path. No, it is…
Peter Gabriel: “WOMAD will not be there in 2025, it will be back in 2026”
Peter Gabriel announced that WOMAD, the festival he promoted, will take a break next year, to return to a new location in 2026. WOMAD stands…
Perhaps the best transition album in rock history
On November 7, 1988 i REM released their sixth album, “Green”. It is the first album by the band from Athens, until then champions of…
Ozzy Osbourne’s favorite singers
In 2008 the US magazine Rolling Stone asked a good number of musicians to list what they thought were the twenty best singers of all…
French Saints: “Today the songs only aim for virality”
The French Saints have covered a lot of kilometers since their victory two years ago on the X Factor. Between tours, the participation in Sanremo…