JOE D’URSO // WHEN MUSIC CROSSES COUNTRIES

Jamila Campagna

At this time one year ago, the Ice bucket challenge went viral and through this idea celebrities helped out to reach a big amount of economical donation for the research on ALS. during that time, the american songwriter Joe D’Urso came to Latina (Italy) for a date of his Italian tour and decided to offer his music to support AVIS, the blood donation association, getting involved in a deeper way. Joe, whose attitude for organizing charity and socially involved concerts is well known, came to play with the Italian musician Andrea Montecalvo e Tony Montecalvo (formers of the band The Backstreets, they always support Joe on his Italian tours). When we met he received me with a big smile and greeted me as an old friend. He’s tough and gentle at the same time and you would say he’s got the look of a good giant you would surely trust in. So here we go… JOE D’URSO // WHEN MUSIC CROSSES COUNTRIES

ROCKIN’1000 // ROMAGNA CALLING THE FOO FIGHTERS

by the editorial staff

The Foo Fighters’ song Learn to fly is based on the enthusiasm, it’s a hymn about the courage to put oneself to the test, the will to learn; it’s a love song for a person who is the person, as if the feeling was the access key to our own interior growth; it’s a love song for the life, a shouted prayer. It’s a jump in the emptiness, stamp the ground to restate the desire of knowing ourselves to get then a place in the world, a listened to voice. ROCKIN’1000 // ROMAGNA CALLING THE FOO FIGHTERS

PAOLA TURCI // SING THEREFORE I AM

interview by Jamila Campagna

The new album of the italian singer-songwriter Paola Turci Io sono[1] (Warner Music) is out from the 21st of April and has soon reached the Top 10 of the best selling albums in Italy. The first single, same titled, is currently in the Top 40 of the most listened songs on Spotify. A bright debut for an album which embraces hits from the past, now re-recorded, and unreleased songs, among electronic sound vibes and acustic instruments. The first step of the italian tour was last 5th of June and it will cross Italy for the whole summer.

PAOLA TURCI // SING THEREFORE I AM