The first time is always memorable. I mean, we remember it very well, bad or good it was. It always has that special touch: a sticky mix of adrenaline, euphoria and dizziness. Sticky how? Like a powerful glue on your fingers that you can’t remove, because all your fingers become sticky as well at a […]
I noticed that, while I was trying to understand the various parts of ego, its main way of showing up is through the judgment: criticizing the others, complaining about a situation or asking more to ourselves are still a matter of judgment. Focusing on music, criticizing the other musicians means judging them based on their […]
In my last post, I tried to talk about the problems of live music and the reasons of its onward decay. Since I do not like useless criticism, now I will try to explain what could be an alternative model of planning live music that could be more satisfying and successful for all the actors […]
Ravenscry is back live in Milan after 5 years! We are waiting for you, March 10th at 10:30 pm c/o: via Benaco, 1 – Porta Romana: Entrance is reserved to ARCI associates only, there will be an artistic contribution of € 5,00. We are very happy to be back to Italy, we can’t wait to […]
“Transcending your ego”, “Overcoming your ego”, “Disassociate yourself from your ego”, “Abandon your ego”: these are some of the expressions you could find while reading the various books about spirituality, meditation, Eastern philosophy or inner growth. In the end, what the hell is this damn “ego”? I knew that the word “ego”, in Latin, means […]
How many times has happened that you decided to go to a live concert of a band you like but you gave up in the end for one or more reasons? The over-priced ticket, the location too far away, the distrust about the organization of the event… How many times have you complained on social […]
I will start from way back in time, from the beginning, to tell you what I became today and why I am writing this column. It was 1995 in Cosenza, southern Italy. I was doing military service and I was listening to metal since many years, I played drums in a band called Hyperion at […]
“What’s your job?” – “I’m a musician.” – “Ok, but what’s your real job?” – “…” We are musicians… our parents are worried and are always asking the reason “why we don’t do a serious job”. We are musicians… we pass our time exercising and writing songs and we hope that our passion can become […]
What would you think if you were a serial killer? Writing Noir Desire was an attempt to put ourselves in the mind of a violent person, someone who at one point loses his control and has to surrender to the murderer instinct. And in order to make an additional effort of imagination we imagined a […]
Violence is a prison. It is certainly a prison to the victim, and it is also a prison for those who inflicts violence. Nuances, also regarding this issue, are multiple and often opposite one another. With Alive we give voice to a victim of violence and the circle of limiting thoughts that comes out from her mind. We are talking […]