Among musicians, there is an old, quasi magical idea about musical instruments: that they have tunes in them. I often heard it said among guitar players, as in: “This guitar has a…
Author: SM
Label wanted
As I mentioned a million times here, I’m making an album. It’s been a very long time, I’ve made a lot of music in the meantime (alone or otherwise), and I felt…
Global Warning
I am somewhat worried about writing this post, as I understand I might sound slightly out of sync with the rest of the world. Yet it’s something I need to address, as…
Of all people, Meryl Streep
I don’t know if you saw it, but I found Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech of the 2017 Cecil B. DeMille award (at the Golden Globes) quite amazing (I’m referring to the part…
Adoration of the mystic art
During the holidays I’ve had the opportunity to take a little vacation in a place I really like – almost for just one reason. I’m a fan of 15th/16th century flemish/dutch painters,…
Blowin’ in the waind
Ultimamente ho evitato di parlare di cose italiane: ho sempre pensato che gli italiani all’estero dovessero essere veramente tali, e da quando appartengo a questa categoria ho cercato di pensare da europeo,…