Sanremo Story: the songs that didn’t win, and yet… (8)
There are numerous songs that in the seventy-three editions of the Sanremo Festival so far have not won; This doesn’t mean that many of them…
Record of the day: Jamiroquai, “Travelling Without Moving”
Jamiroquai Traveling Without Moving (Cd Sony 483999-2) In theory, Jamiroquai’s records should be (and sometimes are) irritating: after all, with several albums behind them, there…
Mahmood, Diodato, Angelina Mango and Annalisa stand out at the rehearsals
Monday in Sanremo is the day of the first press conference and, above all, of the last rehearsals: all the singers, on the Ariston stage,…
Beppe Vessicchio: “From Elio to Vecchioni, here are my Festivals”
He has lost count of how many times he has heard conductors pronounce the now cult phrase in front of the cameras: “Maestro Beppe Vessicchio…
U2: David Guetta remixes “Atomic City”
“Atomic City”, the song released by U2 last September, at the beginning of their residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, which will last (unless…
John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe: “just” friends or something more?
Drawings and letters from the “fifth Beatles” previously kept by the late musician and painter’s sister, Pauline Sutcliffe, have been auctioned by Diane Vitale, custodian…
Ringo Starr returns to country & western… and it’s about time!
Four years ago, reviewing Ringo Starr’s album “Y Not”, I closed the article by writing: “If I were his consultant, I would tell him: man,…
Sanremo 2024: Amadeus, “If the tractors arrive…”
As per proven ceremonial, the first press conference of the organization of the Sanremo Festival – Monday 5 February – sees the mayor of the…
SCF, related rights and Sanremo: a schedule of dedicated events
On the eve of the seventy-fourth edition of the Sanremo Festival, the new year of SCF is inaugurated by protection of 28 songs out of…
Beyond Sanremo: which records to listen to this week
Luckily it’s not just Sanremo: if the Italian recording industry this week will be entirely concentrated on the Festival (with the releases of the first…