Alberto Farinone

Contributor

My favorite artists and bands, divided by decade

50s & early 60s: Sons of the Pioneers, Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Dick Dale, Platters, Shangri-Las, Ronettes, Martha & the Vandellas.

60s: Beatles, Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Who, Kinks, Rolling Stones, Byrds, Doors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Love, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Spirit, 13th Floor Elevators, Pretty Things, Kaleidoscope/Fairfield Parlour, Donovan, Zombies, Left Banke, Beach Boys, Small Faces, Yardbirds, Cream, Mothers of Invention, Bob Dylan, Jacques Dutronc.

early 70s: David Bowie, Lou Reed, Stooges, New York Dolls, Roxy Music, Brian Eno, John Cale, T. Rex, Cockney Rebel, King Crimson, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Blue Öyster Cult, Alice Cooper, Hawkwind, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, Big Star, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Lucio Battisti.

late 70s: Blondie, Stranglers, Clash, Joy Division, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Ramones, Devo, Police, Talking Heads, Television, Patti Smith, Johnny Thunders, Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Damned, Jam, Buzzcocks, Undertones, Wire, Ultravox!, Cars, Cheap Trick, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac..

80s: Replacements, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Hüsker Dü, Dinosaur Jr., Stone Roses, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys, Echo & the Bunnymen, Psychedelic Furs, Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock, Julian Cope, Chills, Dream Syndicate, Bangles, Rain Parade, Three O'Clock, R.E.M., Throwing Muses, Suzanne Vega, Kate Bush, Pretenders, X, Cramps, Chris Isaak, Gun Club, Wipers, Violent Femmes, Cure, Bauhaus, Fall, Killing Joke, Sound, XTC, Waterboys, Аквариум [Aquarium], Кино [Kino].

90s: Blur, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Pavement, Radiohead, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees, Mark Lanegan, Kyuss, Rage Against the Machine, Oasis, Verve, Suede, Kula Shaker, Pulp, Super Furry Animals, Ride, Mercury Rev, Beck, dEUS, Guided by Voices, Grant Lee Buffalo, PJ Harvey, Garbage, Mazzy Star, Breeders, Belly, Veruca Salt.

00s: Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand, Strokes, Interpol, National, Horrors, Kasabian, Klaxons, Muse, White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age, Verdena, Black Angels, Wilco, AIR, Gorillaz, The Good, The Bad & The Queen.

10s: Wolf Alice, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, Alvvays, Florence + the Machine, St. Vincent, alt-J, Ty Segall, Parquet Courts, War on Drugs.

20s: Fontaines D.C., Florence Road, Last Dinner Party, English Teacher, Wet Leg, Wednesday, Turnstile, Geese, Olivia Rodrigo, Finn Wolfhard, King Hannah, The WAEVE, Zach Bryan, Lucio Corsi.

Monographs and interviews

Bangles
Mono Monograph
Blondie
Mono Monograph
Chris Isaak
Mono Monograph
Florence Road
Int Interview
Kaleidoscope – Fairfield Parlour
Mono Monograph
Pretenders
Mono Monograph
Wolf Alice
Mono Monograph

Reviews on OndaRock

AQUARIUM Radio Africa art-rock, folk-rock, jazz-rock, new wave, sound collage
BANGLES 3×4 neo-psychedelia, paisley underground
7
BANGLES Bright Lights folk-rock, pop-rock
7
BLONDIE Parallel Lines disco-punk, new wave, pop-rock
BLONDIE Pollinator new wave, pop-rock
7
BLUR Blur alt-rock, britpop
FLORENCE ROAD Fall Back indie rock
7
FLORENCE ROAD Spring Forward indie rock
7.5
PRETENDERS Alone rock
6.5
PRETENDERS Hate For Sale rock
6
PRETENDERS Pretenders new wave, rock
PRETENDERS Relentless rock
7
WOLF ALICE The Clearing soft-rock
7.5

Live reports

Blur
8-9/07/2023
Suede
27/03/2026
Wolf Alice
09/06/2025
Wolf Alice
13/11/2025