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The first to talk to me about Sayf, in unsuspecting times, was a DJ from Radio Popolare, a historic broadcaster of the Milanese left – which was among the few to intercept the radio before the explosion. Badabum Cha Cha of Marracash in 2008 – and not a Essemagazine any one, or an IG profile among the many that invade social media. It was 2023 and Sayf already had an album under his belt (Everyday Struggle2020) and some singles, such as Nina or Howeverwhich had captured attention for the originality of the flow and the bases: trumpets and acoustic guitars…
vote5.5 Bands: BALMORA Duration: 00:45:00 Available from: 05/29/2026 Label: Daze Style Streaming not yet available. With “These Graven Halls”, Balmora make the leap towards their long-distance debut after a few years spent building a reputation in the American underground between tours, festivals, splits and EPs. And, in fact, the Connecticut quintet sounds exactly like a band that grew up devouring records and stages in industrial quantities: hungry, full of ideas, technically prepared and totally incapable of stopping for a second to understand when it's time to take a breath. The heart of the proposal is planted in the midst of…
It was announced as an Italian Tomorrowland, but it risks ending up like the Fyre Festival. What is happening at Hellwatt, the festival that arrived out of nowhere a few months ago and which had put Reggio Emilia and the RCF Arena at the center of the European musical summer with a unique line up made up of Kanye West, Travis Scott, Swedish House Mafia, Martin Garrix and many other names from the global rap and EDM scene?In fact, in the last few weeks, absolutely everything has happened. At the beginning of May the founder and artistic director of Hellwatt,…
Yungblud has said he resists the idea that he is the “future of rock”, and has clarified certain misconceptions about his upbringing. READ MORE: Yungblud – ‘Idols’ and ‘Idols II’ review: a king-sized statement from the crown prince of rock The musician is currently out on an extended North American leg of his massive ‘Idols’ world tour, and recently sat down with i Paper to discuss setting his sights on even bigger shows: “I’ve done arenas, I’ve done festivals, but I want to be a stadium artist”, he said. “I’ve just got to block out false narratives.” To that end, he…
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NME’s latest stars of The Cover, Florence Road, have created an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below. The County Wicklow band are on this week’s (May 18) edition of The Cover, a manifestation of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read Florence Road’s profile here, written by Georgia Evans and featuring photography by Marisa Bazan. Alongside their The Cover story, Florence Road have curated an exclusive playlist, titled ‘Songs For A Road Trip’. The…
«”GoGo!” is the new album by Stefano Restacreated with the support of the Nuovo IMAIE call: a work that crosses emotional states and soundscapes, between movement and suspension, consolidating personal and cinematic writing. The tracks move between electronic and refined songwriting, suspended indie-folk atmospheres and more urban and nocturnal drifts, alternating relaxed and smoky passages with brighter and more acidic impulses, with an almost new wave edge. The single “Old Film”, recorded in a live session in Formello, was born from nocturnal suggestions and visual references – from the film “Past Lives” to the melodic rock of early Radiohead –…
Italian music – week 21/2026. New week of updates for Italian music, with short news collected day by day including releases, concerts, events, TV programs and news from the sector. In this hub you will find the main news of the week, updated in real time and organized by date. Italian music news: the main events of the past week Week 20 of Italian music focused above all on the new releases of May 15th. Tiziano Ferro And Lazza they reopened Xdono with XXDonoWhile Freed And Mahmood they merged their worlds into Intostreet. Also among the most discussed singles From…
Kacey Musgraves laid on the innuendo for a tongue-in-cheek performance of ‘Dry Spell’ at the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards – check it out below. READ MORE: Kacey Musgraves – ‘Middle Of Nowhere’ review: a country heroine’s journey back to her roots The country star made her onstage debut at the 61st edition of the awards on Sunday night (May 17), having already been a seven-time winner. Fans at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena were treated to a performance that nodded to the track’s playful lyrics: “I’m so lonely, lonely with a capital “H” / If you know what…
vote6.0 Bands: TORIAN Duration: 01:00:16 Available from: 05/08/2026 Label: Massacre Records Even if we only discovered them recently, Torian – a German power metal band – have been active for twenty-five years. As often happens, the first phase of their career was quite prolific: until 2012 the group had in fact released three albums in just seven years. Subsequently, however, the creativity of the band seems to have suffered a sharp slowdown, given that even fourteen years passed before arriving at the subsequent “God Of Storms” and the present “The Lost Legion Rising”. Time passes, things change, but what has…
