Depeche Mode and “Memento mori”
On the cover two angel wings, made up of flowers, like mortuary wreaths. On the back of the CD, two empty chairs and a skull…
Farewell to Maurizio Pollini, piano legend
Farewell to Maurizio Pollini, piano legend. The pianist and conductor passed away today at the age of 82. The musician had been ill for some…
Gianluca Grignani interrupts the concert: “It's okay…”
The debut in Novara of Gianluca Grignani's new tour, “Residui di rock'n'roll”, is unscheduled. The singer-songwriter of “Destinazione cielo”, “La mia storia tra le dita”…
Record of the day: Henri Dutilleux, “The Shadows of Time”
Henri Dutilleux The Shadows of Time (Cd Warner Classics 0927-49830-2) Among living composers, the Frenchman Henri Dutilleux is one of the most celebrated: for decades…
Tom DeLonge, ill during concert in Paraguay
The thermometer read 35 degrees centigrade. Add to that the heat emanating from the engines and headlights and try to imagine what the air was…
Who is Olivia Stone, the Belgian singer who duets with Annalisa
“One day I will become a big star,” she promises on social media. Who knows whether the version for the French market of “Sincerely”, in…
Who is Olivia Stone, the French singer who duets with Annalisa
“One day I will become a big star,” she promises on social media. Who knows whether the version for the French market of “Sincerely”, in…
McCartney: “Hey Jude? I wanted to change that line: John said no”
“Hey Jude”, one of the Beatles' most popular and beloved songs, could have had slightly different lyrics from the one we all know, where by…
Bruce Springsteen, the first interview after the illness
“My diaphragm hurt so much that when I tried to sing it was as if (the ulcer) was killing me”: Bruce Springsteen talks about the…
Who are Picnic, the Russian rock band behind the attack in Moscow
There is a before and an after in the forty-six year long history of Picnic, the Russian rock band that was expected at the Crocus…