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E' un momento particolarmente speciale nella carriera artistica di uno tra i piu' ispirati e celebrati cantautori italiani, Andrea Chimenti.
In un anno come il 2026 che celebra il quarantennale della carriera di un'artista a tutto tondo come Chimenti, il cantante, compositore, scrittore e nei ritagli di tempo, anche pittore, ha recentemente dato alle stampe la sua prima raccolta di canzoni, intitolata Del Mio Cuore In Fondo - Collection Vol. 1, in uscita contemporanea con un nuovo libro di racconti, chiamato Senza Fermata.
Read more: Sentieri Temporali - In Conversazione Con Andrea Chimenti
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Music, as many other artforms, requests an enormous passion, commitment and love from those who make it and the story of a British band formed in 2024 called KillerStar, it certainly contains all those elements in their most heartfelt forms.
Guitarist, singer-songwriter and keyboardist Robert Fleming and drummer James Sedge, both bonded by a long-term friendship and musical camaraderie, decided to join forces, back in 2023, in a new project called KillerStar, a project that would incorporate their passion for Rock with different layers of sound. Fate made possible that one of their friends, the talented singer Emm Gryner, someone who had worked with the late great David Bowie in 2000, introduced to Fleming and Sedge a huge array of first class American musicians that worked with Bowie too through various decades, like Earl Slick, Mike Garson, Mark Plati, Gail Ann Dorsey and many more.
Read more: The Invincibles - In Conversation With KillerStar's Robert Fleming & James Sedge
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During our life journey, it's incredible how often we all come across to so many people around the world, may they be our friends or part of our family, that have led a fascinating, hidden life unbeknownst even to their closest relatives.
It must have been extraordinary, therefore, for the Icelandic music artist Emiliana Torrini, while visiting her friend Zoe Flower in London and comfort her for the passing of Zoe's mother Geraldine, to discover dozens of letters, photos and journals of Geraldine's personal life, clearly indicating that she had received in total nine marriage proposals but never married, had an intense relationship with a man called Reggie that their correspondence suggested he might have been a spy in the 60’s and who had also (Geraldine) a very varied group of friends, one of which had a lion cub that she would walk some evenings after dark, among other incredible stories emerging on Geraldine's secret life.
Read more: Following The Joy - In Conversation With The Icelandic Singer-Songwriter Emiliana Torrini
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It's sometimes complex to work out where inspiration comes from, to a music artist, while writing new material for an album. Some of them attribute their inspiration to life events happenings to others, which they might have witnessed, but not necessarily lived on their own skin, whereas others just get inspired by different triggering external factors, impersonal to them, maybe, but still able to generate strong imageries that stick to people's minds, although in a more diverse lyrical or sonic outcome.
Then there are artists like the American Hard/Rock and Surf Guitar Maestro and singer/songwriter Gary Hoey, someone who takes music very much on a personal level, finding his ideal composing ground very often on matters that touch and/or involve him directly.
Read more: A Therapy To Survive - In Conversation With American Rock Artist Gary Hoey
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A music writer is often able to spot whether there is a real connection between an audience and a music artist.
Said connection can be felt on and off the stage, especially when talking to fans before and after a live show, telling you about the joy and enthusiasm they felt during said show or the amount of miles they covered to come and see the artist in question.
Read more: Family Affairs - In Conversation With The Cinelli Brothers
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