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September he arrived at Giffoni Film Festival 2026 with the enthusiasm and curiosity of those who, years ago, had experienced the festival as spectators and today return as protagonists. He is one of the most anticipated musical guests of the day and this evening he will take the stage in Piazza Lumière to present his music to the public. To the microphones of All Music Italy interviewed him Sveva. September in Giffoni: from the audience to the stage The first thing he talks about is the emotion of being in Giffoni for the first time as a guest. “I'm very…
The Colombian superstar teased the track just before her Viajando Por El Mundo tour kicked off in Chicago at Soldier Field La bichota is back — and she's going in for the kill. Karol G just released her unapologetic new song “Matadora” as she kicked off the Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour in Chicago. The star first teased the track on Thursday night with a colorful video captioned, “1 million comments and I'll release it tomorrow during the show.” It seems that goal was reached. In the clip, Karol wears full-glam and an oversized white hoodie, her dancers alongside her…
Today Ian Curtis (Stretford, UK, 15 July 1956) would have turned seventy. To remember him, the British magazine Far Out dedicated to him a selection of 10 Joy Division songs made iconic by the verses composed by frontman. “Ian Curtis's lyrics – writes Jack Whatley in the introduction – represent one of the poetic peaks of post-punk. Despite having left a relatively small catalogue, the lead singer of Joy Division spoke with extraordinary intensity of alienation, modernity, fragility and inner torment. After his suicide in 1980, those lyrics took on an even deeper meaning, becoming the point of reference for…
Photo by Giorgia De Dato THE Vintage Violence they took to the stage of Tittoni Park in Desio (MB) on the evening of Friday 24 July, bringing the summer tour dedicated to the EP live A Sentimento. On stage Nicolò Caldirola (voice), Rocco Arienti (guitar), Roberto Galli (low) e Beniamino Cefalù (drums). Active since the early 2000s, the band from Lecco has built over the years a recognizable identity in the independent Italian scene, thanks to a sound that mixes punk, garage rock and alternative, while the lyrics alternate irony, sarcasm and reflections on current issues, maintaining a direct and…
Warning: this article contains distressing details A court has heard that D4vd’s Tesla, where the decomposing remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found, was filled with air fresheners, and also that his DNA was found on garbage bags related to the case. Earlier this year, the singer (real name David Anthony Burke) was accused by prosecutors of dismembering Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body with a chainsaw in his garage after buying tools online. He was charged with the murder of the 14-year-old girl on April 20, and has pleaded not guilty of murdering and sexually abusing the teen. The victim’s…
Over sixty years after David Bowie's first recordings, “The Shel Talmy Recordings” is released, the most complete collection dedicated to the sessions recorded in 1965 with producer Shel Talmy, a key figure in British rock thanks to his work with The Who and The Kinks. The box set will be released on September 18th by Parlophone, while from today the unreleased “I Want Your Love” is available in streaming, which anticipates the release of the album (listen below). The collection, available in CD, LP and digital format, documents the period in which the future Bowie still called himself Davie Jones.…
Phill Jupitus has accused David Byrne of excluding disabled people at his recent show in Scotland, saying he “effectively shat on a minority”. The actor, poet and retired stand-up comedian – known for being a captain on BBC Two’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks – went to see the former Talking Heads frontman at the Edinburgh Playhouse earlier this week. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – David Byrne: “I have a little bit of hope. Not every day, but some days” Byrne played three headline concerts at the 3,059-capacity seated venue as part of his current UK and European tour on…
In June 2024, the singer said that doctors had found a tumor in his esophagus and he would have to undergo treatment Lou Koller, the frontman for Sick of It All, has died. The singer had been battling adenocarcinoma cancer. The band announced his death on Friday in a social media post. “It’s with unbelievable sadness that we announce to our worldwide hardcore family the passing of our brother Lou Koller. The level of loss that we feel at this time is overwhelming,” wrote the group, which noted this year would have marked Sick of it All’s 40th anniversary together.…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey stormed the box office with a staggering $124 million opening weekend domestically, proving there's still a huge appetite for ancient myths on the big screen. The film has quickly become one of the biggest cinematic events of the year, sparking renewed interest in Homer's nearly 3,000-year-old epic and sending related books soaring up Amazon's bestseller charts. Bestselling 'Odyssey' Books View more + I caught the film on opening weekend and, having studied classical literature…
There was a time when all you had to do was open a trade magazine to know what to listen to that month. Today it is no longer so simple. Between automatically generated playlists, millions of songs uploaded every day and an audience that discovers new music by scrolling through the feed rather than by reading an article, the profession of music critic finds itself at a crossroads. The question is not whether music journalism will survive, but what form it will take. When the algorithm becomes the first critic Spotify uploads tens of thousands of new songs to its…
