In 1981, after the untimely death of Bob Marley, Bunna and Madaski formed the Africa Unite, starting the path that has led them to become the longest-running and representative reggae band in Italy. The recording debut took place in 1987 with Mjekrari followed…
The island of Jamaica gave birth to reggae music and introduced it to the world. Roots, dancehall, rub-a-dub, raggamuffin, dancehall and dub are are all part of the authentic reggae expression and no one embraces these styles with such reverence, joy…
Alice Phoebe Lou moved to Berlin to become a professional busker in 2013. A year later, funded by money she made busking on the streets of Berlin, she self-released her debut EP Momentum. She has since released 4 studio LPs, 2 live LPs, 1 EP and a few…
What makes Angelo Duro stand out is his character. His being quarrelsome, grumpy, repelling makes him unique. Despite his attitude, he succeeds in what could seem impossible: connecting with the audience. People love him for his frankness and allows him…
The band Apres La Classe comes to life in 1996 in Aradeo, a small town in the heart of Salento. From the first live in apulian clubs to real tours in Italy and Europe, the band established itself thanks to great songs created without stylistic limits…
Performer, singer, author, Auroro Borealo has been carrying out for years various research and dissemination activities on the "differently beautiful" in parallel with music: in 2018 he gave life to the Instagram page Libri Brutti which currently has…
Andrea Molteni, aka Axos, began his musical career at a very young age. At 22 he begins to go on stage for the first contests that lead him in touch with Bullz Records. In 2014 he released the first EP, Carne Viva. His descriptive ability and naturally…
Bais is the second surname of Luca Zambelli, who grew up in Bassano del Grappa and moved to Milan. He made his debut in October 2019 with his first single Milan followed by three other songs (La luna al sole, Vorrei and Déjà Vu) which helped to consolidate…
Bautista, a Peruvian creature born in 1995, comes to life from a project created by Aeron Saavedra. As of April 2019, he begins to collaborate with the Salento producer Machweo, experimenting and digging deeper and deeper into the essence of their “south”. Strongly…
Just when you thought rock was dead, enter LA based band Beauty School Dropout, blasting into the rock world with no intention of slowing down. Comprised of Lead singer Cole Hutzler, producer/guitarist Bardo and bassist Beepus, this dangerously charming…
BRIT Award winner, and two time Mercury Prize nominee Beth Orton is one of the UK’s most unique and beguiling voices. Across three decades, Orton’s sound has shapeshifted from her early collaborations with The Chemical Brothers, Andrew Weatherall and…
BLUEM is the project of Chiara Floris, a young Sardinian singer-songwriter and producer. Moving to London in 2014 to study music, she began writing and producing her original songs. In 2018 she independently released his debut EP sung in English and…
«There’s a lot of artists working right now in the shredded space between rap and noise, but their take is a little different» - Noisey There aren’t many bands that blur the lines between punk and grime as effectively as London duo Bob Vylan. Outspoken…
Talking about post trap or future rap would categorize a new flow in writing from this guy who calls himself Bobby Wanna, a lover of the hip hop music discipline, who stubbornly faces the audience thanks to working his way up the ladder in street rap…
Boomdabash are considered one of the best Italian reggae band, they are able to cleverly mix reggae, soul, drum and bass and hip hop’s elements as one that’s really original and amazing, as evidence of the great versatility of the band in moving between…
BowLand is a musical project born in Florence from three friends who met in Tehran, but which finds its roots in a space where floating atmospheres and unusual sounds blend with ethereal voices and groovy rhythms. BowLand in Persian means "high". It is…
Casino Royale are one of the longest-lived formations still alive in Italy. They were born in 1987 in a post-punk Milan and with their Ska sound they overturn stages with a warm sound, full of breaths and energy. A strangely mixed band between kids and…
Irene Ciol, aka Ceneri, is a friulian singer-songwriter born in 2000. She has always studied graphics, art and languages, but with the passage of time she has come closer and closer to the musical world, a reality that has allowed her to find in singing…
Dani Faiv, rapper class '93, gets noticed by many in 2016 by participating in Real Talk with Jack The Smoker and today he is one of the most active and popular rappers in the Italian urban scene. In recent years he has obtained one certification after…
Daniele Lazzarin, AKA Danti, is an Italian hitmaker born in 1981. Success arrives already in 2005 when the TwoFingerz project comes to life and Danti begins to collaborate with great artists of the caliber of Caparezza, Fabri Fibra, Max Pezzali, Fedez…
Dardust is a pianist, composer, and one of the most important producers in Italy. He presents the first Italian instrumental music project to combine a minimalist piano world with contemporary North European electronic imagery. “S.A.D. STORM AND DRUGS” is…
Dinosaur Jr. is widely recognized as one of the most significant American rock bands of all time. Preceding Nirvana by several years, Dinosaur Jr. was instrumental in bringing the crashing sounds of lead guitar back to indie rock. It wasn't just the band’s…
English songsmith Douglas Dare returns with his third and most stripped back studio album to date, Milkteeth, released on 21 February 2020 with Erased Tapes. Produced by Mike Lindsay — founding member of Tunng and one half of LUMP with Laura Marling —…
There are some songs that set an era. Save Tonight from the late 90's is definitely one such song. Sweden had received an international star. After years of touring, he took a much-needed break. No one can have escaped hearing Save Tonight which has…
19-year-old Vancouver artist EKKSTACY already has fans eagerly awaiting his next move. His singles i walk this earth all by myself and uncomparable established his promise and his unique sound, influenced by Elliott Smith, Bon Iver, and The Drums. EKKSTACY…
Elasi is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer from Alessandria whose musical style is filled with experiences from travels from around the real and imaginary world. With classic guitar training from the Vivaldi Conservatory in Alessandria, music…
Class of 2002, born and raised in Lugano. Ele A also simply called Ele. Tightrope walker. «Like a Nokia 3310 of the future. Everything you can know about her is found in the barrage of bars released one by one on her Instagram profile and on YouTube:…
Ensi is one of the most important italian rapper, with a solid career and a rising journey in entertainment. He was born in 1985 in Alpignano, in the outskirts of Turin, a reality he talks about a lot in his songs, just like his second home, Sicily, and…
A refined vocal technique and lyrics of great personality make up the style of Enula, a very young Milanese singer-songwriter. Born in 1998, Enula Bareggi puts her talents to good use since she was a child through the study of musical theory and practice.…
Luca Jacoboni was born in Bologna in 1995. He takes his first steps in the world of discography with Le Ceneri e i Monomi, an adolescent experience thanks to which he will be able to understand what he is looking for in music. He grew up and studied in…
Foy Vance, the singer and songwriter hailing from Bangor, Northern Ireland, is in the midst of releasing his fourth studio album, Signs of Life. Deeply rooted in the rich musical history and aesthetic of the Southern United States, Foy independently…
Gionata Ruggeri, better known as GionnyScandal, is a rapper from Pisticci born in 1991. In business since 2009, with the passage of time he has managed to make more and more space in the world of Italian music with songs such as Solo Te E Me, Per Sempre,…
Cheeky, dandy, very direct. 20 years. Born in Palermo, he lives in Bologna. Giuse The Lizia or the rapper with the guitar, the songwriter on the beat. Posted in December by Rockit and Wired as one of the most interesting and promising projects to focus…
“A lot of what I did was: If you’re not gonna do it, I’ll do it for ya, I’ll do it first” There's a reason why many consider Iggy Pop the godfather of punk - every single punk band of the past and present has either knowingly or unknowingly borrowed…
Jethro Tull first appeared with this name in 1968 in the famous London Marquee Club and from the very beginning they managed to build a large following, playing all over England. The real success – with a bit of a surprise - came at Sunbury Jazz and the…
Joan Thiele is currently one of the most iconic personalities in the Italian music industry.She is a songwriter and producer of Italian/Swiss/Colombian origin (Italian mother, Swiss father of South American origin, a childhood spent in Cartagena, Colombia,…
Raised musically listening to Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez, González joined various bands as a boy, starting with Back Against the Wall, a hardcore punk group from Gothenburg, influenced by the music of Black Flag, Misfits and Dead Kennedys.…
Joss Stone, independent singer-songwriter - and proud of it - from Devon (UK), who has always been unstoppable, starting with the release of her famous first album The Soul Sessions (2003), at just 15 years old. 7 albums released over a 16-year period,…
Karakaz, so cruel and bitter.Karakaz is nobody's son, an abandoned wandering soul.Karakaz is a mistake; a mistake that can change your life, for better or for worse. Maybe both. Sprains, contortions, bruises, monotony, concrete, love.He serves his guts…
Picture a tiny horseshoe-shaped port. A couple of boats rock gently at their moorings, as if waiting patiently for their next journey to sea. People of all genders, of all origins, sip their evening drinks under a hot sun that warms both bodies and hearts.…
Leo Gassman was born in Rome on November 22, 1998, a family of artists and a demanding surname. At the age of 9 he entered the Accademia di Santa Cecilia and studied classical guitar and solfeggio for 5 years.At the age of 14 Leo won an interpreters competition…
ERRØR BØY is his debut album on Epitaph, a fully realized studio effort that amplifies the flawless songwritinghe’d been creating on his own. The album was born with scars of addiction, toxic relationships, and everything else under the sun. The album…
Linea 77 is the most important alternative metal band in Italy. Born in Turin in 1993, they took their name from the bus line that took them to the rehearsal room. In more than twenty years of career they never stopped touring all across Europe and beyond.…
Luchè, stage name for Luca Imprudente, was born in Naples in 1981. His artistic career began with the founding of Co’Sang, a hip hop duo. He becomes soon known in the national music scene collaborating with the greatest rappers of the moment. His success…
Singer-songwriter born in 1998, M.e.r.l.o.t grows up in Grassano in Basilicata. In 2017 he moved to Bologna to continue his studies and began to take his first steps in music, passing from acoustic to electronic sounds with the help of his first producer…
Giorgio Spedicato starts to make music as Machweo in 2012. His first releases are looks at Shlohmo, Gold Panda and Four Tet atmospheres and with these inspirations Machweo writes his first album "Leaving Home" (released by Flying Kids Records) in 2013.…
Leonardo Parmeggiani, aka Mancha, born in 1999. He grows in the province of Bologna and shapes his musical culture with a 360-degree journey that touches the milestones of all musical genres of the last century, jazz, hip hop and soul, combining them…
Mellow Mood were born in Pordenone in 2005 and in recent years have established themselves as one of the most important names in the European reggae scene. After having released their fifth album (Large, 2018), they have participated in some of the most…
An artist who has received Ivor Novello, Grammy, BASCAP awards along with a flotilla of gold and platinum records, really needs very little introduction. Musical success is seldom measured in time spans of more than a few years, if not Andy Warhol's often…
With a career spanning over a decade, very few musicians have accomplished what Minnesota native, MOD SUN has. With the release of 4 albums, 3 EPs, 6 mixtapes and more than 100 songs, he has amassed global recognition and widespread industry respect.…
Modena City Ramblers were born in 1991 as an Irish folk group, in love with the music and traditions of the Emerald Isle. Thirty full years of successes, both from the recording and the live tour point of view, both in Italy and Europe. The 2020 stop…
With more than 10 years on the scene, national and international tours and four albums behind them, Muyayo Rif today are experiencing one of the highest moments of their career. More than 500 concerts behind them, thanks to which they involved and made…
Nashley Rodeghiero, aka Nashley, was born in 2000 in the province of Vicenza. He cultivated a passion for writing by trying his hand at poetry from an early age, and then devoting himself to writing rhymes, stanzas and refrains. He loves rap because "it…
Born in 1994, Nayt, aka William Mezzanotte, entered with great determination the list of the most interesting news of 2018. The publication of the singles Animal, Fame, Gli occhi della tigre, and participation to Real Talk with a record-breaking episode,…
Nostromo navigates by sight to a futurless time. Nostromo is an odd duck. Nicolò Santarelli is a 25 yo songwriter who writes about Eros. His music moves through original ambientations, ranging from retro scratches to post electronic atmospheres. Nostromo…
Paky is Vincenzo Mattera, a rapper born in 1999 from Secondigliano (Naples) and raised in Rozzano. In February 2019 he released the single Tutti i mie fra debuting under the name Pakartas, in September the hit Rozzi produced by Kermit was released which…
Pierpaolo Capovilla, born in 1968, is a musician and author of the Italian independent rock scene. Singer and bassist of one of the seminal bands of the 90s, One Dimensional Man, with them he plays an endless series of concerts in Italy and Europe, and…
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari is Riccardo Zanotti’s project (born in 1994, voice, composer and author of all the lyrics), together with Elio Biffi, Nicola Buttafuoco, Matteo Locati, Simone Pagani and Lorenzo Pasini. The group’s first album, Il re è nudo,…
He was born in Turin and stands out at just 16 years old in the freestyle battles on the national scene, winning twice the Piedmontese selection of Perfect Techniques and participating in the Death Match of 2thebeat in 2005. Shade's ironic and irreverent…
Silvana Estrada sings from the depths, telling the moving stories of her youth with a voice that draws on the heritage of Latin American song and takes it into the 21st century. Considered "one of the best Mexican singers and new authors" by José Galván…
From the start, Son Lux has operated as something akin to a sonic test kitchen. A geographically and culturally diverse band, Rafiq Bhatia, Ian Chang, and Ryan Lott each bring their unique sonic approach to create an otherworldly whole. Son Lux’s balancing…
Sondre is a Los Angeles-based Norwegian singer, songwriter, film score composer and artist. His eclectic and melodic debut, Faces Down, written and recorded at 16, was named one of the most remarkable introductions of 2002 by Rolling Stone, also winning…
Always according to their rules. In an emerging Italian hip hop scene that, in the early 90s, looked entirely exclusively to New York, Massimiliano Cellamaro (alias Tormento) and Massimiliano Dagani (alias Big Fish) from the very first steps of their…
The Amazons, a four-piece band from Reading (UK), have risen to the fore of the British rock scene armed with formidable riffs, epic choruses and explosive live performances. Following the release of their self-titled debut album in 2017, the group has…
2019 celebrates the 10th anniversary of the legacy of Warp (2009), a seminal song that in three minutes and 24 seconds of pure power and energy revolutionized club culture forever, ushering in a new season for youth culture. Author of Warp is The Bloody…
The Bluebeaters is the most important ska/rocksteady band of Italy since 1993. The name is take from the first release ska song produced by the record company named Blue Beat Records. The Bluebeaters is a mix of Italian musician from other band: Casino…
Good men, much like unprompted and ill-timed tumescence, are hard to keep down. The story of The Darkness is the story of a few good men, great men who, against all the odds, secured a rock’n’roll victory and then successfully snatched a temporary defeat…
A rock band without a drummer, a bluegrass band without a fiddler. To the gentlemen of The Dead South, a self-styled 4-piece string band from Regina, Saskatchewan, it’s about how, not what, you play. The two-time JUNO Award winning, Canadian and USA gold…
The Hormonauts are an Italian trio that ranges from rockabilly to rocksteady, from punk to country. The trio is composed of Andy MacFarlane (vocals and guitar), Sasso Battaglia (double bass and vocals) and Mattia Pinna De Paola (drums). Founded in 1999…
Since forming in 2014, The War And Treaty have amassedafollowing as eclectic as their sounditself, a bluesy but joyful fusionof Southern soul,gospel, country, and rock-and-roll.Known for a live shownearly revival-like in intensity, the husband-and-wife teamof…
La Sad, the trio formed by Theø x Plant x Fiks, was born in 2020 when the three artists decide to combine their musical paths and start a new collective characterized by punk sounds and imagery, but in a modern key. Theø, Plant and Fiks come respectively…
Tokio Hotel have always stood for more than just their music: for more than one and a half decades Tom, Georg, Gustav & Bill have created their very own universe & brought it to life with every single song, music video, public appearance and - above all…
The band was founded by singer Sebastian Murphy in 2015 and includes members from Swedish bands such as Les Big Byrds, Pig Eyes and Nitad. The name of the band was born with the intent to ridicule the concept of misogynistic and virile masculinity. Irony…
About Will & The People’s new album, Past The Point Of No Return, published in November 2021 and recorded at The Libertines’ The Albion Rooms, the band say: It represents a journey of the soul; from the darkness and depression of a lost and seemingly…
Formed in 1968 by Jon Anderson and the late, and much-missed, Chris Squire, YES have been one of the most innovative, influential and best-loved bands in rock music history. Their 1970s albums The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge, Yessongs (a triple…
One of* the most striking, formidable rising stars with a strong drive towards alternative pop, ZAND (they/them), non-binary born in Blackpool, is a force of nature to be reckoned with. Explos * on the scene with an ugly pop sound, self-described genre…