Rereading “Born in the USA” 40 Years Later: The 2024 Review
“Born down in a dead man's town / the first kick I took was when I hit the ground / end up like a dog…
Record of the Day: Randy Newman, “Sail Away”
Randy Newman Sail Away (Cd Reprise 7599-27203-2) Unmistakable and inimitable, Randy Newman is among the greatest contemporary American songwriters and for over thirty years has…
John Paul Jones on Led Zeppelin: “We weren't friends”
In a 2007 interview recently reprinted by the British magazine Q, the bassist and keyboardist of the legendary British band John Paul Jones spoke about…
“We would never be this good again”: Lessons from a failed reunion
“Here's what we did”: the verb in the past tense, in the words of Michael Stipe before the surprise performance of “Losing my religion”, was…
From Negramaro to Max Pezzali: how to reach the great summer live shows
L'summer 2024 it is rich in great concerts and live events that will see artists of the caliber of perform Vasco Rossi, Taylor Swift, but…
Tropico: the dark side of “Sesso e samba” and “Italodisco”
It's not a cliché. Tropic it really is “the dark side” of “Sesso e samba”, “Italodisco” and all the other Italian pop hits of recent…
LigaJovaPelù: “My name is never again” is republished
“My name is never again”: a title and a refrain that are a declaration of intent, a position of denunciation against any war which, like…
The best concert of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
It was the evening of August 30, 2008, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band they went on stage to perform at Veterans Park in…
When punk Toyah had tea with British royalty
Those who are a few years younger may know Toyah Willcox for the success that the Sunday Lunches have had since the pandemic in which,…
Album of the day: Marc Cohn, “Marc Cohn”
Marc Cohn Marc Cohn (Cd Atlantic 7567-82178-2) One of the most intense voices in the panorama of American songwriting, Marc Cohn has earned the admiration…