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In December 1992, Iraq was a defeated, isolated and exhausted country. The first Gulf War, which began in August 1990 with the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein's regime and ended in February 1991 with the intervention of the international coalition, had left behind it devastated cities and a deeply troubled population. What made the situation even more dramatic were the very harsh economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations: the embargo completely isolated the country, causing a very serious humanitarian crisis. What was missing were not only basic necessities and medicines, but also books, musical instruments and everything that…
The celebrations for the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Domenico Modugno. The first step is the official logo of Domenico Modugno 100presented by the Official Team Modugno 100, which opens the path towards the anniversary of January 9, 2028. The logo brings together the three elements that defined his public image: the sea of Polignano, the guitar and the open arms of the gesture with which he sang in 1958 In the blue, painted blue on the Sanremo stage. Domenico Modugno 100: two anniversaries in one The path to 2028 holds two dates together. The first is the centenary…
The Avalanches have reunited with Karen O on the collaborative new single ‘Blue Shadows’ – you can listen to it below. Read More: The Avalanches: “Now we’re just a regular band instead of the band who made an amazing debut” The Melbourne electronic outfit’s latest team-up with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman comes after she featured on the song ‘Dial D For Devotion’ from their third and latest studio album, 2020’s ‘We Will Always Love You’. ‘Blue Shadows’ is a haunting yet soulful cut built around a sample of ‘Shadows From Nowhere’ from early-’80s Italo act Blue Gas. “Long go nowhere that far/…
Ministry will release their 17th and final album, Hate To Go (Take Out or Delivery), on Oct. 30 via Cleopatra Records. The band previewed the LP with the fittingly-titled single “Burned Out.” “I’m fucking done,” frontman Al Jourgensen said in a statement. “I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished. I’m amazed at the path that it’s taken, from With Sympathy to where we’re at today, and all points in between. It’s been quite a ride, but I’m completely at peace with the fact that it’s done. It’s time to herd goats.” Hate To Go (Take Out or Delivery) features one final…
Shania Twain looks back to her formative years on her new album Little Miss Twain. Released on Friday, it focuses on the period before Twain became a country crossover superstar. In a new interview with Rolling Stone's Nashville Now podcast, Twain acknowledges the similar crossover success of Ella Langley, whose song “Choosin' Texas” just marked its 14th week at Number One on the Hot 100. “I've never met Ella Langley, but just from what I'm observing, she seems very authentic. She doesn't come across to me as somebody that's trying to be somebody else or trying to write a song…
Article by Marzia Picciano | Photo by Cesare Veronesi (Verona 2022) My personal love for Lorde (born in New Zealand, to be pedantic, Ella Marija Lani Yelich-ÒConnor, just to underline the Croatian mix) was born rather late compared to the global exploit that accompanied her from Royalsbut I did everything to be on par with the very excited fans of the first hour for the live of Milan of July 23. Maybe it's because for a long time I classified her – mistake – as a potential Gen Z far from my world, even though as a semi-thirty year old…
“Is that you?” Mike Rutherford asks Tony Banks. The two are listening again In the Beginningone of the tracks from Genesis' first album, when the English band was still looking for its own identity and a stable lineup, that is From Genesis to Revelation. Surprisingly sitting next to them is Peter Gabriel.The three got together because Cherry Red and Esoteric Recordings got their hands on the 1969 album, which will be reissued in three different editions: 4 compact discs and a Blu-ray; double CD; double vinyl.The deluxe edition, the richest one, will contain new mixes in stereo, 5.1 Surround Sound…
Billie Joe Armstrong has covered David Bowie with Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson, and dedicated a version of Nirvana’s ‘Drain You’ to the late L7 icon Jennifer Finch. Watch below. The Green Day frontman performed the tracks at two recent shows with The Coverups. Formed in 2018, the covers band played an intimate show in London early last year. They’d previously been joined on stage in the capital by Courtney Love. Armstrong is joined in the group by Green Day touring member Jason White, their audio engineer Chris Dugan, and tour manager Bill Schneider (also of Pinhead Gunpowder). On Monday (July…
Worldpeace DMT have released a new mixtape, Flowers Powers, in tandem with the announcement of their formal follow-up to The Velvet Underground & Rowan. The mixtape includes recent single “Lonesome” and a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi.” Listen to the whole thing below. The album, Stick Around for Tea, is coming in October.The London duo of Leo Fincham and the Femcels’ Rowan Please will embark on a rescheduled mini-tour of North America in October, with two nights apiece in New York (Baby’s All Right) and Los Angeles (Scribble one night, Oblivion the next), before a closer at Schubas…
Orville Peck often thinks about what would have happened if he died that night in 2023 of a self-inflicted overdose, heartbroken and hopeless at his New York City hotel. It was the evening before he was supposed to play to a sold-out crowd at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, kicking off his Bronco run with one of his biggest concerts yet. His team found him the next morning and issued an ultimatum: get clean, or he'd be on his own. But the show had to go on. Peck put on his fringe, leather, and mask, and powered through a…
