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On the side of the natives - When De André advised Dylan not to sing in Genoa

The story of when Faber gave up appearing at an event with the bard of Duluth, in order to stand by his support for Native Americans

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R.E.M. - Perfect Circle - Around The Sun

R.E.M.'s journey around the sun conceals weariness and nostalgia beneath a cloak of old-fashioned ballads

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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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Beatles - Revolver

One of the Fab Four's masterpieces returns to the market in six physical formats, starting with a sumptuous Super Deluxe edition on 4 LPs or 5 CDs

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Live on the Train - When The Cure Played on the Orient Express – Video

On tour, bound for Italy, Robert Smith and co. found themselves caught up in a truly special "live" show

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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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Dedalus - Dedalus, the flame sparked by Piedmontese jazz-rock

The timeless jazz-rock of Pinerolo's own Dedalus, a manifesto of an era

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R.E.M. - Perfect Circle - Reveal

With the rhythm section restored - buried on its predecessor out of respect for their defected friend Berry - Stipe & co. go back to basking in the melodic ballads that made the fortune of the celebrated Athens outfit

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R.E.M. - Perfect Circle - Up

Having lost Berry, the Athens band ventures into a bold project blending electronics with bloody riffs, without quite managing to hide its disorientation

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Danielle Dax - Jesus Egg That Wept, the hatched egg of the British goth queen

The British artist, composer and performer delivers one of her most accomplished pop-rock experiments, crossing every boundary

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Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot SuperDeluxe Edition

Twenty years after its release, Jeff Tweedy and co.'s classic still shines in a dazzling SuperDeluxe Edition

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Serial Songs - Songs in TV Series – Episode 3

From "How To Save A Life" in "Scrubs" to "Axolotl" in "Twin Peaks": the new instalment of our disorganized journey through TV series music

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Pop at risk of being banned - When "Blasphemous Rumours" defied the BBC's censors

In the midst of a sonic evolution and determined to face down the outrage of the prudish, Gore and co. even took on state television

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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