Mgła – Age Of Excuse
The polish kings of straight, no experimentation, bleak black metal return with Age Of Excuse. And if you were looking for any change of direction you will be sorely deluded. Mgła are far from an abruptly changing band, but an…
Burzum and How I Got Into Black Metal
this is the second article in a series about my music discoveries. Read also part 1 Yeah, Burzum. The infamous Varg Vikernes. Man and his crimes aside, his third album, Hvis Lyset Tar Oss, was the first I listened of…
How I discovered metal music
this is the first article in a series about my music discoveries I was still a kid, like 16-17 years old, used to radio pop, dance and occasionally some rock (mostly the bad quality we make in Italy). I didn’t…
Rock is dead. Or hidden?
Or smelling funny, as the late Frank Zappa said of jazz. Rock is dead has long been claimed, asserted, announced, joked about and cried. Since the 70s already, in which arguably rock was at the height of its health. Perhaps…
Classic Albums I can’t get into: Bruce Springsteen – The River
Let’s get the rabbit out of the hat right away: if you’d ask me to name a single artist from the classic ones of pop/rock that I believe it is the most overrated, I will answer with Bruce Springsteen. His…
How to, and not to, make a music biopic: Bohemian Rhapsody and Lords of Chaos
Music biopics are tricky. They are extremely prone to fall into the excessively celebratory trap or to focus too much on the private life of the protagonists instead of the musical aspects of it. I approach any music biopic very…
Twenty One Pilots Bandito Tour in Poland – Gallery
"I don't take this moment lightly, I want you to know this is probably my favorite show I can remember". Well, ours too Tyler.
How much is Beyoncé overrated?
Beyoncé is a world phenomenon and one of the most successful artist of music's history. But have you stopped and asked yourself if she is overrated? I did and that's what I found out.
What I Listened this Year: My 2018 playlist
It has been a weird year. A few huge names dropped new albums but none were of earth-shattering quality. Many good extreme metal albums but only a handful worthy of the “awesome” tag. A surprisingly good pop album from last…
Travels, Music and Social Issues
