Itxu Díaz: «The music of Antonio Vega, Los Secretos or Loquillo is very present in the novel»

The writer and director of Popes80.com has just released his eleventh book and first novel, Paper roses (Editorial Homo Legens, 2023). On the occasion of the arrival of this novel in Spanish bookstores, Juan Herrero, a regular contributor to this … Read More

Itxu Díaz: «We will remember 2019 as the year of Spanish pop»

Itxu Díaz presents We met in the bars at Popes80, in this interview by Juan HerreroRead More

 Lo que está por venir

Este 2010 que acabamos de estrenar promete traernos una buena pesca musical. Porque aunque no se publiquen los discos de nuestros artistas favoritos, éstos estarán engendrando sus elepés, componiendo sus canciones, u ofreciendo lo mejor en sus conciertos.

Tal vez … Read More

 Granados, tú ya eres padre

La exclusiva que avanzaba POPES80.com a principios de febrero sobre el regreso de Mamá, con la salida de un disco inédito titulado “La mejor canción”, es una gran noticia que acojo con excesiva cautela.

Para mí siempre es motivo de … Read More

 (!) I don't know so many things about the mid-range sticker

The flood of questions begins in the record section of a department store. It all starts with seeing that sticker with the exclamation mark that has become an icon of low-cost culture. Who … Read More

 What Calamaro is and has never been

If there is one thing that Calamaro manages to do with each album, it is to surprise me, to deliver a collection of songs that are unexpected in sound and concept. With “Calamaro On The Rock” he has done it again.

Certain artists deserve a pre-performance ritual… Read More

 Sergio Algora

Dear Sergio:

I read the news on POPES80.com and I was amazed. You know that we never met in person, but a bond united us forever, thanks to your literary and musical talent. You opened my eyes very well… Read More

 They will never see my eyes

He went everywhere. He was a wild horse, but quite worn down by time. His mere presence was enough to make one feel the joy of the mad, those who bring daily the initiative of a life that regained its sanity, without suffering… Read More

 Acts and provisions

Who can hate the executioner of tyranny? There are those who do. I don't think so, unless the executioner becomes a tyrant. Something similar happens to music and musicians.

Theorizing at the bar… Read More

 Live

I'll speak from memory. I'll speak according to my tastes. No one should be offended. Why does every artist have to have a live album?

I don't know who was the first to record a live performance, neither in Spain, … Read More