Good evening, night owls, early birds, and everyone stuck somewhere in between! You're tuned in to a very special announcement, so turn the volume up.
I'm thrilled to tell you that I've officially joined the crew at SetteNews, the news and information website where I'll be covering music and entertainment in my very own column, “Col rock non si scherza (ma io sì)”. For our non-Italian listeners, that roughly translates to "You don't joke about rock (but I do)", which pretty much sums up my entire approach to life.
Let's be honest: it was the only sensible career move left. In real life, I spend a frankly suspicious amount of time spinning records, chasing stories, hoarding musical trivia nobody asked for, and talking to anyone who stands still long enough.
Somebody had to put all that to good use, and SetteNews was brave enough to try. Because here's the whole point. Behind every great song, every quirky little anecdote, and every person you run into at work, on the subway, or just around the corner, there's a story waiting to be told over a seriously good soundtrack. I fully intend to tell as many of them as I can, for as long as someone lets me get away with it.
So come on in, browse around, get informed, and, if all goes according to plan, have a few laughs along the way. No subscription to your patience required.
And don't touch that dial, because this is only the opening track. More stories, more music, and a couple of surprises are already warming up backstage.
Looking for my column? It's hiding in plain sight, louder than a Marshall amp and harder to ignore than a drunk guy yelling "Free Bird!":
Fair warning: many of the articles published in the newspaper version are shortened for editorial reasons. On my blog you'll find the complete, uncensored director's cut, with no mercy shown to words, characters, parentheses, commas, or the occasional unnecessary digression. Rock deserves solos, and articles deserve extra paragraphs.
The needle has just dropped on the record. Trust me, the best track hasn't even started playing yet.
See you there... actually, scratch that.
We'll hear each other on the radio!