For this Tuesday's Italian music feature, musician Chase Bell will tell you about his band White Licorish, which you can also hear here, and his band's links to musically inspiring Italy. … [Read more...]
Calabrian Miracles No 1: The Armonie d’Arte Festival
Gilberto Gil, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Goran Bregovic – whoever spends summer in Calabria in Italy has the opportunity to see internationally celebrated musicians performing in an ancient and … [Read more...]
A Musical Tribute to Italy’s Courageous Anti-Mafia Brigades
A post I wrote on Italy Chronicles back in 2009 - Italian Courage - has inspired a song by one Berni Armstrong. And it's not just any old song, but one which pays tribute to the extreme … [Read more...]
Skin Diary’s Heart of Glass Cover
You may not have heard of the band Skin Diary, a power pop rock group which seems to be doing rather well in Berlin and has recently released a cover version of Blondie's classic hit Heart … [Read more...]
Norway Opportunity for Italian Musicians
Rudi Nikolaisen from the LiNN, Regional Musicians in Norway association, contacted me this week to mention a project in Norway designed to promote music in the country's smaller northern … [Read more...]