Miscellaneous

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Helena Velena - The Last Guerrilla Fighter

A torrential musical conversation with a key figure of Italian counterculture, between memories, regrets and fears

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We almost forgot(h)... - Ten records from 2018 that slipped past the Dark Corner

In hindsight, 2018 turns out to be an unusually rich year for darkwave and related genres

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Pierpaolo De Iulis - A Life on 33 RPM

A chat with the fiery founder of Rave Up Records

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Giorgio Valletta - Club To Club - The Future of Avant-Pop

The 2018 edition of Club To Club as seen through the eyes of one of the festival's music advisors (and co-founder), Giorgio Valletta

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The best soul and r&b EPs of late 2018 - 15 listens for the soul

Short but intense listens: small-scale debuts and worthy returns from across the global world of soul music

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Italian flower-punk - Twenty years of defeats

Some could play, others less so. All were driven by the desire to stir up chaos and joy. This is the story of bands that never made it, the story of Italian flower-punk

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Italian Rap - Ten Key Albums to Understand the New School

From Sfera Ebbasta to Ghali, from Tedua to Rkomi: the new Italian rap scene in ten essential albums

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Crêuza de mä - Fabrizio De André

As part of his selection of his 200 all-time favorite albums, which he is publishing on his Facebook page, Carlo Massarini revisits Fabrizio De André's masterpiece

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Madonna at 60 - Underrated Ciccone: 14 non-singles from 14 albums

Sixty years of Madonna: 14 forgotten tracks retracing four dazzling decades of pop music

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Fabio Zuffanti - “My Book on Franco Battiato”

A conversation with musician Fabio Zuffanti, who tells us about his new book: “Battiato: La voce del padrone”

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Producer Stories - Peter Walsh – “New Gold Dream” (Simple Minds)

We continue our series on the producers who helped shape the sound of some landmark albums. In this episode, we look at Peter Walsh's work on Simple Minds' "New Gold Dream"

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Children Of The Night - Ten new names for the Dark Corner

Ten new dark acts to keep an eye on

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The best soul and r&b EPs of early 2018 - Nine listens for the soul

Short but intense listens: small debuts and praiseworthy follow-ups in the global world of soul music

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Record Store Day - Ten Artworks Explained – RSD 2018

The hidden stories behind 10 artworks from brand new or reissued albums for Record Store Day 2018

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Dystopian Techno for Disused Factories - 10 Industrial-Techno LPs

Evolution and transformation of the relationship between industrial and techno in ten essential albums

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Reazione K - Technical Trials in Rock Culture

Exclusive interview with the organizers of the intriguing Ferrara festival

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Eric Wood - Letters From The Earth - The songwriter who wasn't there

The trajectory of an extraordinary shooting star of Nineties songwriting

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The dark side - Ten albums on the border between metal and gothic-rock

On the edge of darkwave: a journey through late-90s gothic-metal

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Glen Campbell - Death of country music's pole star

Glen Campbell, one of the last giants of country music, has passed away

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OndaLabel #7 - Costello's Corner – No. 2

Our quarterly feature continues, covering releases from the young Milanese roster

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Producer Stories - Steve Albini – “In Utero” (Nirvana)

We remember Steve Albini, who has died at 61, retracing the story of his legendary collaboration with Nirvana as producer of "In Utero"

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Record Store Day - Ten Artworks Explained – RSD 2017

The hidden stories behind 10 artworks of brand new or reissued albums for Record Store Day 2017

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City Pop Juke-Box - Thirty songs for Japan's golden age

A journey through thirty songs from the period of Japan's greatest economic growth, spanning soft rock, AOR, funk and jazz fusion

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Costello's Corner - Costello’s Corner – N. 1

A new installment arrives: at its center, the best releases from the young Milanese label