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It is obvious to everyone that we are in the middle of a cultural whirlwind. A whirlwind that is determined to destroy our most steadfast concepts as quickly as children stop using the word “qu” to use the word “q.” Read More

 The great (or small) characters of Spanish music

Since the transition, Spanish music as a popular and cultural creation has created a series of characters with an undoubted social, cultural and media impact. It is no joke to say that great figures such as Alaska, Almodóvar, Monzón, Carbonell or Bosé, … Read More

 That strange peace…

Conchita's upcoming album has made me reflect and listen to her magnificent first album again. I was going to write about it, about the importance of Conchita and the impact that her fresh songs have had, … Read More

 The song

Luis Eduardo Aute has spent his whole life pursuing The Song. Like a good poem, a good song can justify a whole life. When I heard Willy DeVille's 'Heaven stood still' I thought for the first time of a musician: “After something … 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

 Unfinished business with the past

I've been listening to you for a while, although I've been listening to you less lately. I don't know, I guess things change: my way of understanding music (because of my job), your way of understanding music (because of your career), and my way of understanding you… Read More