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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 bravery and selflessness of all those courageous Italians who put their lives on the line to combat organised […]

Skin Diary’s Heart of Glass Cover

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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 of Glass.

Skin Diary’s interpretation of Blondie’s song is not half bad. Well, I like it, and you might too.

Top Italian Music Hit of 2009

Italian music blog ChartItalia which follows the contemporary Italian music scene, recently published a list of the top 100 hits in Italy in 2009. So what, I asked myself, was the top Italian music hit of 2009?

The Mirrors

As a result of my hanging out on Twitter I came across Italian band the Mirrors, or rather they came across me, seeing as they decided to ‘follow’ Blog from Italy’s Twitter channel.

Moderna City Ramblers

If you do not know, the Modena City Ramblers are an Italian group with a distinct Irish flavour. The unwary could possibly mistake them for the Pogues or some such similar Irish group.

Italy’s Amy Winehouse

Giusi Ferreri, a 29 year old from Palermo in Sicily, has been likened to English bad girl singer Amy Winehouse. This comparison with Amy Winehouse is not a great surprise when you hear that Giusi Ferreri elected to sing her own version of Winehouse’s well known Rehab track whilst participating in the Italian version of […]

Morgan’s ‘Baby’ for Miss Expatria

Reader Miss Expatria likes Morgan from the Bluvertigo band, so here is his single ‘Baby’ for your deliction, and so Miss Ex can go ooh, aah, and swoon, and all that kind of thing: Morgan ( Bluvertigo ) – The baby Sorry, can’t post this video, YouTube won’t let me – just click on the […]