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Ambient drone - The music that stretches time

Ambient drone is the format par excellence for long, meditative sonic excursions. A sonic universe that the 10 albums collected here attempt to capture

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Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde, sixty years of the best Dylan of the Sixties

To mark sixty years since its release, we retrace the story of Mister Zimmerman's masterpiece, the first double album in rock history

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Antonello Venditti - Why do Italian high school graduates still listen to "Notte prima degli esami"?

What makes this song by the Roman singer-songwriter a classic still chosen by students today? Let's find out in this in-depth feature

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Litfiba - Politics and antimilitarism in the lyrics of Litfiba

New wave heroes in the '80s who later turned to hard rock in the '90s, Pelù and co. have always stood out for their distinctively political lyrics, which sketched out a personal vision of the world

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Ambient dub - The new school of half-asleep music

Ambient dub is no longer good for anything, and that's exactly why it's become the most interesting electronic music of the last decade

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Downtempo - The golden age of low-tempo music

Downtempo never had a center or a city to call home. That's why no one ever defended it, and that's exactly why it's worth seeking out

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Michael Jackson - Michael, why the biopic split critics and audiences (and they're both right)

An in-depth look at the biopic dedicated to Michael Jackson which, despite its box-office triumph, has drawn more than a little criticism

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The Vienna showcase - Eurovision 2026: grading all 35 songs, in a nutshell

The most controversial edition of the Eurofestival, seen through the report card of all 35 competing songs

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The science of the opening line - Francesco De Gregori, 20 songs with a stunning opening line – Playlists

Disarming, sudden, and often \"in medias res\": a curated playlist of 20 of the Roman songwriter's most striking opening lines.

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Not just Angine de Poitrine - Twelve masked bands of the new millennium

The Angine de Poitrine case is just the latest. In an overcrowded rock landscape, identity is a decisive lever. Between anonymity, worldbuilding and the construction of an imaginary, the covered face becomes a tool to make the music more recognizable

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The Vicenza exhibition - Guido Harari, 50 years of photography to look at at full volume

From rock stars to Italian singer-songwriters: Vicenza's Basilica Palladiana hosts the celebrated photographer's exhibition until July 26th. Our report

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Manuel Agnelli - The future of Italian music inside “Suoni dal Futuro”

The GERMI collective has unveiled a project dedicated to Italy's new music scene, created to let creativity, copyright and live performance coexist. The promoter told us about this ambitious idea in a wide-ranging conversation

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"Ambiguous Desire" - Arlo Parks takes us to the dancefloor

In an exclusive interview, the British artist tells us about her hotly anticipated new album in her own words

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Rock Becomes Myth - The Best Guitar Solos From the '60s to Today

Few images are as iconic as that of a musician picking up an electric guitar and launching into a solo. Here's a possible, annotated playlist dedicated to guitar solos from the '60s to today

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Paul McCartney - "Man On The Run", portrait of an ex-Beatle on the run

The story of McCartney fleeing the Beatles and himself, told in an intimate and moving documentary directed by Morgan Neville

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The Sanremo Effect - Who Gained the Most Listeners Thanks to Sanremo? The Rankings One Week After the Festival

Who gained the most listeners thanks to Sanremo? Let's find out, one week after the Festival wrapped up

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OndaFritta 2 - Between Dream Pop and Ambient Pop

A musical selection covering dream pop and ambient pop, between classics and hidden gems worth rediscovering

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Sanremo 2026 - Report Cards and Analysis of the Festival

Comments and report cards on Italy's most popular music showcase, which this year saw Sal Da Vinci triumph

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The Cover of the Cover - Sanremo 2026: The Story of "Ragazzo solo ragazza sola", the Italian Cover of Bowie's "Space Oddity" Chosen by Renga-Ferreri

The "cult-bad" cover by the Renga-Ferreri duo gives us the opportunity to tell the story of how "Space Oddity" and its Italian version came to be

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Sanremo 2026 - Carlo Conti's Only Gamble Is Called Tony Pitony

In Conti's predictable show there's one wild card, disguised as Elvis. Duetting with Ditonellapiaga on cover night

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The Race - How many monthly listeners do the Sanremo 2026 singers have? The rankings before the Festival kicks off

Which singers come out on top in the monthly Spotify listener rankings, ahead of the Festival?

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Sanremo 2026 - The 30 competing artists and their songs, in a nutshell

An essential guide to surviving Sanremo week, to read, consult and share

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The 30 Big Artists chosen by our editorial team - OndaSanremo: the Festival of (our) dreams

Our ideal Sanremo Festival, a selection as carefully considered as it is impossible

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Garage Rock Revival - From The Strokes to Arctic Monkeys: rock's return to its roots in the 2000s – Playlists

From The Strokes to Franz Ferdinand, from The White Stripes to Arctic Monkeys: when rock looked to the past to reclaim center stage