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waiting for the reunion of Led Zeppelin in 2014, photo @ Milan woman fashion week



another compilation, some great songs (some even before many by the Beatles), I chose 30 from the best ones. Beach Boys influenced too.
See also the Ennio Morricone mix. 
The covers photos are by Fausto Papetti (playing saxophone since the Sixties), always with naked girls. 
Before some songs you can hear the rustle of vinyl. 


1. Ho scritto t'amo sulla sabbia (I wrote I love you on the sand) 
Franco IV e Franco I 
2. C'è una strana espressione nei tuoi occhi (There's a strange expression in your eyes) 
The Rokes (the Italian Beatles from London, Shel Shapiro, singing in Italian language with British accent) 
3. Nel sole (In the sun)
Al Bano (great voice)
4. Una ragazza in due (A girl for two) - threesome aha
I Giganti (The Giants from Milan)
5. Se telefonando (If calling)
Mina (Mazzini) from near Milano, a legend in Italy, a holy figure
6. In silenzio (In silence), the artwork looked like something by Pretty Green
Pooh (one of the historic bands)
7. Piccola Katy (Little Katy)
Pooh
8. Legata a un granello di sabbia (Bound to a grain of sand)
Nico Fidenco
9. Non c'è più niente da fare (There's nothing left to do)
Bobby Solo (the Italian Elvis Presley :), he was clearly his idol, for Liam too
10. Cinque minuti e poi (Five minutes and then)
Maurizio (Arcieri) from Milan
11. Sapore di sale (Taste of salt), nostalgic about summer
Gino Paoli
12. Mi ritorni in mente (You come back to my mind)
Lucio Battisti (the biggest music legend in Italy)
13. Il primo giorno di primavera (The first day of spring)
Dik Dik
14. L'ora dell'amore (The hour of love)
Camaleonti (founded in Milan)
15. Nessuno mi può giudicare (Nobody can judge me)
Caterina Caselli
16. La partita di pallone (The football match), today's the 70th birthday of AC Milan legend Gianni Rivera
Rita Pavone
17. Pensiero d'amore (Thought of love)
Mal (dei Primitives), singing in Italian with British accent
18. Tema (Essay)
I Giganti
19. Il mondo (The world)
Jimmy Fontana
20. L'isola di Wight (The isle of Wight), about "fucking hippies", as Noel says
Dik Dik
21. Luglio (July)
Riccardo Del Turco
22. Con te sulla spiaggia (With you on the beach)
Nico Fidenco
23. Gli occhi verdi dell'amore (The green eyes of love)
Renato dei Profeti, from Milan
24. Cuore matto (Mad heart)
Little Tony (another Elvis, he died recently)
25. Guarda come dondolo (Look how I swing)
Edoardo Vianello
26. Città vuota (Empty city), commercial of Dolce & Gabbana
Mina (Mazzini)
27. Ma che freddo fa (How cold is it)
Nada
28. Azzurro (blue), very famous song also abroad
Adriano Celentano, from Milan
29. La coppia più bella del mondo (The most beautiful couple in the world)
Adriano Celentano
30. L'immensità (Immensity)
Don Backy (always thought he was cool, also wearing some clothes similar to Pretty Green :)



...and here are my 25 choices (not always the most famous songs) to represent the Nineties, many memories... 

1. Something Changed (Pulp) 
2. She's In Fashion (Suede), in the 90s the best models 
3. Friday, I’m In Love (The Cure) 
4. Whir (The Smashing Pumpkins) 
5. One And One (Robert Miles, Roberto Concina), reminds me of going to discos in Milan 
6. Trash (Suede) 
7. Pick A Part That's New (Italian job) (Stereophonics) 
8. Ten Storey Love Song (The Stone Roses) 
9. You Get What You Give (New Radicals), reminds me of the first jobs 
10. These Are The Days Of Our Lives (The Queen, George Michael, Lisa Stansfield) (live duet)
11. Stay Young (Oasis), reminds me of holidays
12. Born Slippy (Underworld), reminds me of dancing all night
13. Unbreak My Heart (remix) (Toni Braxton), reminds me of the girls in the discos
14. 'O Sole Mio (Luciano Pavarotti, Bryan Adams) (1994 live duet)
15. (I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind (Primal Scream)
16. On Your Own (The Verve)
17. Don't Speak (No Doubt)
18. Charmless Man (Blur)
19. Electrolite (R.e.m.), reminds me of university times
20. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (Bon Jovi), reminds me of Spain - should add "El tiburón"...
21. Who Is It (Michael Jackson)
22. If It Makes You Happy (Sheryl Crow)
23. Hands (Jewel)
24. California Love (2Pac Shakur), reminds me of discos
25. You'll Follow Me Down (Skunk Anansie)


I forgot for example Aerosmith, here's Hole in my soul


1. Iz rite (song of the summer 2013), Beady Eye 
2. Valentine’s day (19 August single), David Bowie 
3. Lonesome swan, Glasvegas (September: new album) 
4. Going places (Teenage Fanclub, Liam's favourite band), from Grand Prix (September: Formula 1 @ Monza) 
5. Lucyella, The Clocktower 
6. Ecstasy of gold, Ennio Morricone (Kasabian intro in Milan), 22 August in Verona 
7. Figli delle stelle, Alan Sorrenti (now back as remix, the old hit is better) 
8. Shine a light (September: Milan woman fashion week)



Milano mods Lambretta (on Oasis' Be Here Now), with also the Gallaghers performing The Jam's Carnation with Paul Weller, some covers (Beatles, Bacharach, etc.) and some by The Style Council. 
40 songs, more than 2 hours


official new poster, Italian Grand Prix 2013.
tickets clicking here 
+ 5 September meeting the drivers 
and 4 charity football game with the Formula 1 drivers (Nazionale Piloti) for children suffering from leukemia. Around those days also McLaren's 50th birthday and Rush @ cinema, the new film about F1. 
soon the new posters for Just Cavalli & Hollywood Milano 



2012. Other videos on the column on the right


made this compilation about the maestro, inspiration for all the musicians, Oasis included. 
Especially spaghetti western films by Sergio Leone, but not only. Hundreds of movie soundtracks, absolute legend. 

1. The good, the bad, the ugly (in Vilnius, Lietuva) - on Oasis first album artwork, Definitely Maybe 

2. A fistful of dynamite, "Sean Sean" (in Warszawa, Polska) 

3. For a few dollars more (with organ) - final duel 

4. an extra: Bach fugue (organ) played by my father in a church (old recording, low quality). He taught me how to play that instrument, you feel as if you control the church, it's amazing 

5. Abolição, with organ (live in Milano, Italy, piazza Duomo - it was raining, rain and tears on our faces during the concert, it was very emotional). I've seen some concerts by the genius, also on the front row (go to one, before it's too late :) - 22 August @ Arena in Verona), you know, he's old but still feeling young) and we also met him

6. The untouchables (in Milan, as many other songs below)

7. another extra by my father (by organ), very old recording, there is even me child crying :)

8. Nuovo cinema paradiso

9. Nuovo cinema paradiso - love theme

10. Metti una sera a cena - One night at dinner

11. Once upon a time in the West

12. Once upon a time in America - Deborah's theme

13. Once upon a time in America - Poverty

14. Once upon a time in America

15. The Mission - Gabriel's oboe

16. The mission

17. For a few dollars more - theme

18. Once upon a time in the West - man with a harmonica (R.I.P. Franco De Gemini, he died a few days ago)

19. Malena - love theme

20. For a few dollars more - goodbye colonel

21. The legend of (1900) the pianist on the ocean

22. A fistful of dollars - theme

23. A fistful of dollars - titles

24. Investigation of a citizen above suspicion (in Venezia, piazza Saint Marco square)

25. The good the bad the ugly - Ecstasy of gold (intro of Days are forgotten by Kasabian in Milan)

26. The mission - In Earth as in Heaven



in Milano @ Colonne di San Lorenzo, where I was born, historic centre. My father played the organ in the church there, a strange one, circular (see Morricone post). Every 10 August (Saint Lawrence day) there is a concert. You know, in those days there are also the falling stars.



by Italian Lovelysally fashion


  1. Milano (Alex Britti) 
  2. Dedicato a te (Giulia) - dedicated to you (Le Vibrazioni [from Milan] - video in Milan, Navigli 
  3. Un romantico a Milano - A romantic in Milan (Baustelle) - video in Milan 
  4. Tu mi ricordi Milano * - You remind me of Milan (Ornella Vanoni [from Milan] 
  5. O mia bella Madunina ** - Oh my beautiful Lady (Milano anthem) (Giovanni D'Anzi [from Milan] - in Milanese dialect language 
  6. Una ragazza in due - A girl for two (I Giganti - the Giants [from Milan] 
  7. Tu sei tutta la mia vita - You are all my life (inno AC Milan anthem, best team in history) 
  8. Milano (Lucio Dalla) (the magic city of moda and mystery)
  9. Il ragazzo della via Gluck - The boy from Gluck street (Adriano Celentano [from Milan]
  10. Cinque minuti e poi - Five minutes and then (Maurizio [from Milan] - about airports ;)
  11. Innamorati a Milano *** - In love in Milan (Ornella Vanoni [from Milan]
  12. Lassa pür ch'el mund el disa **** - Let the world talk (Giovanni D'Anzi [from Milan] - in Milanese dialect
  13. Porta Romana (a square) (Giorgio Gaber [from Milan]
  14. Ci vuole orecchio - It takes "ear" (Enzo Jannacci [from Milan]

* You remind me of Milan, summary, literal translation:
"...Milan strange face... people leaving and arriving everyday... you're similar to these Navigli channels dressed with fog... your old city streets, your shyness, I walk them around... then coming back around Milan centre I'll feel inside me your tenderness... behind your eyes: windows always filtering some poetry... you're as the heat of a breath stopping beside you when it's cold... I wanna take in my hand the great Milan and your freedom... now I turn off the lights of this city... I love you (ti amo)... I come back home with you... Milan (Milano)... home with you... I love you (ti amo)... home with you..."

** Milan hymn in Milanese dialect funny language, a "must", very popular song, short version :
"oh mia bela Madunina, che te brìlet de luntàn, tüta d'ora e picinina, tì te dòminet Milàn, sota a tì se viv la vida, se stà mai cui màn in màn, cànten tücc luntàn de Napoli se mör, ma poi vègnen chì a Milàn! (terùn! :) ... sì, vegnì sensa paüra, nüm ve slungaremm la maan, tüt el mund a l'è paes, e s'emm d'accòrd, ma Milàn, l'è un gran Milàn!"
"oh my beautiful Lady (Our Lady statue, symbol of Milan), you shine from far, all of gold and tiny, you dominate Milan, under you we live our lives, always having something to do, they sing "far from Naples you die", but then everybody is coming to Milan... yes, come here with no fear, we'll give you a hand, all the world is the same, but Milan, it's a great Milan!"

*** In love in Milan:
"if you only knew how it's 'different' (strange) to be in love in Milan... and to date in Milan... but, in this 'impossible' place, you told me you love me, I told you I love you..."
song by Memo Remigi, in 1974 he published a compilation of songs about Milan titled "Emme come Milano"- M as Milan, and this was the song of TeleMilano58 channel by Berlusconi, then becoming the famous Canale 5

**** Let the world talk, but Milan is a great Milan - 'cause many people are jealous of Milan. Popular song in Milanese language, featuring "panetùn" panettone and "Gürgünzöla" Gorgonzola cheese (Liam Gallagher's favourite)

To the email readers : another article added to the previous post

against the communist mayor

A mandare su tutte le furie uno dei due fondatori dello storico marchio Dolce&Gabbana sono state le frasi dell’assessore comunale alle Attività produttive, Franco D’Alfonso, riportate dal Giornale. "Qualora stilisti come Dolce e Gabbana dovessero avanzare richieste per spazi comunali, il Comune dovrebbe chiudere le porte, la moda è un’eccellenza nel mondo ma non abbiamo bisogno di farci rappresentare da evasori fiscali", ha dichiarato D'Alfonso.
Che poi ha rettificato [ma questi "rettificano" sempre? classico sbianchetto sinistro], spiegando che la sua era una frase "non contenuta in un’intervista ma estrapolata da una conversazione informale che non esprimeva certo l’opinione dell’Amministrazione. Da parte mia c’è l’assoluto rispetto del principio costituzionale della presunzione di innocenza fino ad una sentenza definitiva. Auspico quindi che nel procedimento in corso Dolce e Gabbana chiariscano la loro posizione".
"Non è la prima volta che D’Alfonso parla a vanvera", ha dichiarato (il mitico) De Corato, ricordando "la trovata del gelato vietato dopo mezzanotte che mise in imbarazzo tutta la Giunta".

Dolce & Gabbana chiudono per 3 giorni le boutique di Milano (9 negozi), per protestare contro la miopia del Comune.
La querelle con la giunta Pisapia sfocia infatti in un caso che coinvolge mondo della moda e della politica. L'assessore al Commercio Franco D'Alfonso annuncia di non voler concedere né Duomo né Castello Sforzesco ai due stilisti per le loro sfilate di settembre, collezione donna. In realtà le passerelle non sono mai state richieste ufficialmente. Ciò che fa infuriare la maison (e non solo) è la motivazione del no. Di fatto l'assessore di Pisapia si inventa quella che sarà la sentenza dei giudici della Corte d'Appello e si dimentica che i gradi di giudizio in Italia sono tre. Si mette in tasca la condanna a un anno e 8 mesi emessa in primo grado, e inchioda sulla graticola i due principi del Made in Italy. Solo dopo, assalito da parecchi compagni del suo partito e dall'opposizione di centrodestra, D'Alfonso smussa i toni. E bla bla bla.
Un «pentimento» che arriva troppo tardi, quando ormai il popolo del web è già insorto contro il Comune di Milano: «Gettate fango sulle poche attività che funzionano», «Affossate il made in Italy». Ma la politica arancione non ci sente e rincara la dose. Il presidente del consiglio comunale Basilio Rizzo (Sinistra per Pisapia) se ne esce chiedendo, per la seconda volta, di revocare l'Ambrogino d'oro a Dolce & Gabbana. I due stilisti ottennero l'Oscar milanese nel 2009, quando la giunta di Letizia Moratti li volle premiare per il loro contributo a valorizzare l'immagine di Milano nel mondo.
Al doppio affronto della politica, Domenico Dolce e Stefano Gabbana rispondono con le serrande abbassate. E immaginare il centro di Milano senza le loro boutique vorrebbe dire ridurre introiti e turisti, vip e affari. Non solo. Gabbana lancia in rete un tweet di fuoco: «Comune, vergogna, fate schifo e pietà». A fargli eco è un'infinità di commenti sul social network: sono fans, politici, economisti, stilisti minori, tutti in difesa del marchio. Tutti scandalizzati dalla politica che fa le veci della giustizia. Pisapia, imbarazzato, cerca di fare da paciere: «La battuta dell'assessore è stata improvvida ma la reazione di Gabbana ingenerosa». Al deputato del Pdl Daniela Santanché non basta: «Pisapia chieda scusa ai due stilisti cui l'Italia intera deve molto e la smetta di trattare Milano come un soviet». L'assessore D'Alfonso «stavolta l'ha sparata grossa - insorge il vice del Consiglio comunale De Corato - offendendo un marchio tra i più prestigiosi, bandiera di Milano nel mondo. Dovrebbe piuttosto promuovere la moda, non denigrarla». Marco Osnato, capogruppo di Fratelli d'Italia, chiede lo stesso metro di misura «per le situazioni di illegalità, anche fiscali, di tanti edifici pubblici occupati abusivamente da centri pseudosociali».

La capitale morale diventata moralista

La ditta Dolce & Gabbana è stata di parola e ha iniziato la serrata, tre giorni di chiusura dei propri negozi milanesi per protestare contro una bischerata uscita di bocca a un assessore del capoluogo lombardo, Franco D'Alfonso: «Non bisogna concedere gli spazi simbolo della città a personaggi famosi e marchi vip che hanno rimediato condanne per evasione fiscale».
Impossibile non stare dalla parte dell'azienda, come d'altronde il nostro eccellente Camillo Langone ha scritto ieri sul Giornale. Per vari e validi motivi.
Uno. La condanna in primo grado non significa niente. Bisogna aspettare la sentenza finale della Cassazione per poter dire se uno o più imputati siano colpevoli. Strano Paese, il nostro, dove tutti si proclamano adoratori della Costituzione, ma nessuno (o pochi) ne rispetta la lettera e lo spirito.
Due. Gli spazi pubblici sono a disposizione di coloro che ne fanno uso a vantaggio della collettività. Non si può negare che Dolce & Gabbana sia una grande impresa che impiega centinaia e centinaia di lavoratori; che rappresenti - insieme con altre griffe del settore moda - il meglio del made in Italy; che costituisca un punto di forza dell'economia nazionale e sia quindi meritevole di essere incoraggiata e non avvilita con divieti assurdi dettati da pregiudizio ideologico.
Tre. I padroni in teoria possono avere commesso delle scorrettezze o addirittura dei reati, ma il loro marchio rimane importante per ragioni sociali e di mercato, per cui non va mortificato; al contrario, va tutelato e aiutato a mantenere le posizioni di prestigio acquisite allo scopo di garantire ai dipendenti e all'Italia introiti vitali.
Quattro. Se i due creatori di moda hanno sbagliato, pagheranno di tasca loro. Ma a stabilire se hanno torto sarà la magistratura al termine dell'iter giudiziario e non un assessore chiacchierino. In ogni caso, non deve andarci di mezzo l'azienda che è sì patrimonio privato, ma svolge funzioni che vanno ben oltre l'interesse della proprietà, estendendosi a quello di tutti coloro che vi prestano opera.
Cinque. Franco D'Alfonso, dopo avere espresso l'intenzione di inibire a Dolce & Gabbana l'occupazione di spazi pubblici per manifestazioni legate all'attività dell'impresa, ha tentato di fare macchina indietro, affermando di avere parlato a titolo personale. Giustificazione debole. Un assessore è tale anche quando dorme, figuriamoci quando si lascia andare a considerazioni inopportune e dannose per la reputazione dell'amministrazione di cui è fra i responsabili. Qui non si tratta di scusarsi bensì di cambiare rotta e di affrettarsi a offrire al marchio ciò che gli è stato ingiustamente negato.
Sei. Un modo per rimediare alla gaffe c'è: intervenga il sindaco di Milano, Giuliano Pisapia, per sconfessare il proprio collaboratore. Non pretendiamo che egli lo costringa a dimettersi; però lo convinca a non aggravare la situazione aggiungendo sciocchezze a sciocchezze. Il sindaco poi si ricordi che indennizzare i rom, anziché punirli perché hanno costruito case abusive, non è una bella cosa. A meno che il primo cittadino non ci voglia persuadere che l'abusivismo rappresenta una virtù, mentre l'elusione fiscale (ammesso sia provata) è un peccato mortale.
Vittorio Feltri


GIUSSANO - Spain vs Italy tonight will wear black armbands.
Message from Beckham: "Sad to hear about the passing away of former AC Milan striker, Stefano Borgonovo. I was fortunate enough to meet him, an incredible person. My thoughts are with his family at this time."
Mario Balotelli: "Ciao la tua forza è un insegnamento di vita per tutti. Sarai sempre con me. Con noi! Addio."
[= bye, your strength is a teaching of life for everybody. You'll always be with me. With us! farewell]
ex AC Milan player, I remember him well in the 80s-90s, died for the "footballers disease" (and not only), the ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aged 49 :( (he was already a grandfather)
He leaves wife and 4 children



Messi @ Dolce & Gabbana for the fashion week and autographs... the book costs €150... a simple white t-shirt (not Barcelona) €180... calendar €30 
("azz", lol) for charity eh... 


with Diletta Amenta @ Metropol.
la Pulce @ Pulce & Poiana ahaha

"Accorrete! Venite anche voi nel più grande Parco di Guerra Urbano del Mondo! Rapine con le molotov! Clandestini col piccone! Minorenni sui SUV che investono Vigili!"

Ci sono extracomunitari ovunque e ora in tutte le recensioni dei turisti ci sono i "venditori" di braccialetti (ti obbligano a prenderli) che li infastidiscono... e pensano che siano milanesi.

A Milano è vietato il gelato dopo la mezzanotte... ma chi si crede di essere "Pisapirla"... Cenerentola?!
che deve rientrare a casa in tempo?
Il Comune di Milano ha poi rimosso il comunicato...perché dichiarava il divieto del gelato... Dicono che è stato un errore... vorrei ben vedere se fosse il contrario...
Vietato anche mangiare la torta al parco (Solari), multato un bambino.

Chissà come mai "Pisapippa" ormai piace solo a quelli che a Milano non ci abitano... Gli anti-milanesi (e ce ne sono tanti, che rosicano). Oltre ai danni, la beffa: lui dice che Milano è rinata. Sicuro, rinata male.

L'Estonia (la tundra) ha superato Milano (la Scala, Verdi, Rossini, Puccini, Donizetti, ecc.) per numero di spettacoli teatrali... oggi se vai a Milano e parli di Bellini si pensa all’aperitivo.
Ovviamente poi il LiveMi per le band dei giovani di Red Ronnie è stato cancellato (così come non c'è più l'Heineken Jammin' Festival - mentre il Milano City Sound è organizzato da privati).
Quando c'è qualcosa organizzato da Pisapia, succede sempre qualche casino.
E ci sarebbero da aggiungere molte cose...
(per non parlare della storia di Dolce & Gabbana - la sinistra si crede la giustizia - anche perchè poi i giudici sono di sinistra - e li condanna già, come se questa gente tipo Pisapia, Penati, ecc. fossero dei santi - e poi danno i soldi ai rom che ammazzano i vigili, e lasciano i centri sociali abusivi).

Il Brasile (governo di sinistra) aumenta del 10% il prezzo dei trasporti e sta succedendo quasi una guerra.
Milano ("governo" di sinistra) ha aumentato del 50% il prezzo dei mezzi pubblici... (oltre all'Ecopass). 
Poi dicono: è per i buchi nel bilancio... Classica scusa dell'ufficio sinistri: è colpa del governo precedente. Allora lasciamo il governo precedente, perchè quando si cambia si va sempre peggio.
Un sinistro a Milano poi è anomalo.
Poi pare che le nuove linee della metropolitana per l'Expo 2015 (che qualcuno crede ci sia grazie a lui) non verranno completate.
Come si fa a votare sinistra (quelli "dalla parte della gente"... creando povertà) 24 anni dopo la caduta del muro di Berlino... questi sono ancora comunisti. Ragazzini che non erano ancora nati e fanno le manifestazioni, non sanno ancora che quelli usano la politica per arricchirsi e tassano anche la (poca) aria che respiri.
Il peggior sindaco di sempre.

P.S. Le turiste si lamentano anche delle zanzare, sembra di essere in campagna! Da quando ci sei tu non vedo più passare i camioncini che spruzzano la roba! mica morivano le piante.
"la politica AMBIENTALE di Pisapia (fa pagare le macchine MA ANCHE aumenta il prezzo dei mezzi - il maanchisimo di Veltroni, un successone)... oltre che scarsamente risolutiva, è altamente crudele nei confronti dei cittadini. Milano si è trasformata in una palude più pericolosa delle foreste australiane sul finire della stagione delle piogge"
combatte le zanzare coi pipistrelli... sì BATMAN salvaci tu! portacelo via!


until 15 September, another exhibition about Guido Crepax (from Milano), author of Valentina (comics), for free @ Palazzo Reale - Royal Palace (beautiful to see, especially inside), with her stories set in Milan


here's a modern version of Peccinotti :)
In absence of absence of gravity... there is still water.
From Beady Eye new album (leaked last week), inspired by Milan Futurism, songs:
Start anew, 4:35 Off at the next exit (from the phone) 8:10 Soul love 13:20 Soon come tomorrow 18:19 Iz rite 22:07 Flick of the finger 25:49 Second bite of the apple.

you can read an interview with photographer Peccinotti (Milano Pirelli calendars and Beady Eye album cover) clicking here 


beautiful song



Another great song from the new album by Beady Eye.
Many photos in Milan and sporting Oasis fringe hairstyle.
"Smoke it, don't drop it right to the end, breathe in breathe out and then breathe in again" ...clearly the instructions for Cara Delevingne to smoke weed, lol
(that's why The Sun said Liam went to the bog during this one :) ...they also "found" Cara (she looked like doing it on purpose) with small sachets of white powder tumbling out of her handbag when searching for the keys... "you might as well do the white line"... she's clearly on drugs (the "new Kate Moss").
"Pretty (green) druggy" as the new album


Kasabian in piazza Duomo, Milano. They also visited the San Siro stadium.


Ennio Morricone music as intro, legendary. And later the Italian anthem as usual. 
funny 'cause we have seen Morricone in the same square too. 

more to add soon



Beady Eye new album, song: Iz rite.
“When you call my name, it takes away my pain, so only love remains, just say it again…”


preview of a new song: Start anew (dreaming of some space - reversed) 
Photo above: The Cube Electrolux restaurant @ Duomo (was also in Brussels, London, Stockholm, will be in Switzerland and Russia) 

final images of this video: some of my “anticipatiiions” months ago: golden brass, horns for Beady Eye’s new album inspired by Milan Futurism (skyscraper and square by Pelli @ Porta Nuova = new door) and the place of the would-have-been Oasis last gig, 30 August 2009 (Milan Expo 2015, that will be about food - in these days there's an anticipation - even if so far it looks like a "Fiera della salamella" - communist Festa dell'Unità...), before the “5 year break” announced by Noel BEFORE the Oasis split… enough said). Along with the piece of Moon @ Leonardo Da Vinci museum. Milan was also the place of “Beady Eye” first gig (30 May 2000 without Noel) and where fashion brand Pretty Green started. Album cover by Harri Peccinotti (Milano Pirelli calendars)



after Saint Marco day (25 April, national holiday in Italy), “Nederland nationale dag” in Italië (organized with the Consolato Generale dei Paesi Bassi)
You know Milan loves people from Holland (difficult to know why :)
AC Milan new manager soon: from Holland, Marco Van Basten or Seedorf.

organ, my father’s instrument:

he taught me to play when I was a child. But it’s difficult and if you manage to do it, you feel as if you control the whole church, a great feeling. Me at the piano am better in something as Mellon Collie by Smashing Pumpkins and Idler’s dream by Oasis (the song of Shangri-La…). And he can’t play guitar at all :P
  • 27 April, 15:45 for national day of Netherlands (30 April) free concert @ Duomo cathedral, on the day of the future King’s birthday, Willem Alexander
  • 4 May, 10-> 17:30 all free @ San Vittore church (beside Leonardo Da Vinci museum): archaeological excavations, from 12:00 bell tower visit (amazing panorama), bells concert (17:30)
  • 8 May, still for the Dutch, 21:00 free: new organ @ Saint George church (famous for the edict of Milan - Constantine)
models: Stephanie, Sabrina, Justina, Sandra @ San Giorgio (where I first met Liam Gallagher :) - the shoes shop), Colonne di San Lorenzo, Manzoni street, Corso Vittorio Emanuele (places in Milan historic centre where I was born and spent all my life) ...meneghino Marco taking a walk in the sun with noblewomen ;)



Bach fugue


Holland fans in Milan for the World Cup 1934 in Italy, won by Italy
Holland supporters in South Africa for the World Cup 2010, girls from our Dutch sponsor Bavaria who got arrested just because of the label of a brand on their dress



free concert @ piazza Duomo cathedral square! (gratis 30 maggio, anniversary of the first "Beady Eye" gig, 30 May 2000 in Milano, without Noel Gallagher the scaredy cat, leaving the band the second of 3 times, the would-have-been last Oasis gig in history included, Milan 30 August 2009, Kasabian played). Kasabian the band Noel's wife loves much more than his husband's depressing music that she hates. 

"free Milan gig! The boys will be playing a free gig in Milan's Piazza Duomo for Casa Bacardi Live on 30th May. The open air concert right in the heart of the Italian city will be completely free to fans and marks their only Italian date this year". 

"It’s the whole culture, I feel like I slot right in because it’s just very relaxed. The food is incredible, but it is the people who make it. It’s obviously aesthetically beautiful, you’ve got ancient monuments and you can walk round them and they’re beautiful, but for me, it’s the actual people who live here. There seems to be a really good family spirit. There is still a beautiful family vibe."
(Britalian Sergio Pizzorno)


free concert in Piazza Duomo square in Milano (11 maggio), Italian music: 
Eros Ramazzotti, Zucchero, Raf, Cesare Cremonini, Alessandra Amoroso, Stadio, Fabri Fibra, Nek, Negramaro, Antonello Venditti, Marco Mengoni 


Marmellata#25, nostalgic song about times gone... "since Senna doesn't race anymore, since Baggio is not playing anymore"... :( 



Allo stadio (at the stadium), 80's memories, the first time @ San Siro, something unforgettable for a kid 


among all these singers, he's my favourite. Un grande salto (a big jump). 
His "Self control" was one of the first international most defining songs of the 80s

Some reviews (recensioni). Classic Italian pizzerias are generally good, here are other kind of places.
There will never be Starbucks in Italy, the only country in the world, lol (very traditional).
Italian espresso coffee is the best in the world and there are so many bars managed by families... with Starbucks they would fail.
The founder of Starbuck got the idea to create it when he was in Milano @ piazza Duomo, looking at the bars. Somewhere down the line, everything is Italian ;)
There is Arnold Coffee, similar to Starbucks. 

California Bakery *
One is beside Sant'Eustorgio church. They have all the American dishes and it's ok, but they make you wait a lot of time, and at the end you even have to pay the service of (ugly) waitresses. The food was even cold. Not very cheap. We went to American restaurants with better quality food. Models going there.

Old Wild West ****
There are some around (also Piazza Sempione, Colonne di San Lorenzo and near the Hines skyscraper), Mexican-American, it's much better. They also have Argentinian meat (expensive, of course). American (Miller), Belgian (Saint Benoît) and Czech (Pilsner Urquell) beers. The scenery and atmosphere are very nice (but sometimes there could be too many children, it's a place for their parties too). Kind waitresses. Football games on tv.

Santa Monica ***
Another Mexican-American good one (also has long pizzas), it's behind Duomo cathedral. Looks like an American bar. Different beers (blonde, red, weiss) and cocktails. Some cute waitress sometimes. You can watch the football games too. They also do the Italian "happy hour" aperitivo of pubs (free food with just a drink), but the quality depends on what they have at the moment. Many Filipinos going there.

Woodstock ****
Biggest choice of beers you could ever find (a long fridge of bottles too). Quality food. On the Naviglio Grande channel. Some cute waitress sometimes. Football games too.

Panino Giusto ***
There are several around the city. A bit expensive but quality food, Italian sandwiches, Italian beer (Moretti of a better quality). There are some long tables so you can sit close to strangers and maybe have a chat.

YouPizza ***
Near piazza Duomo, they have thick pizza, like the historic Spontini pizza. I was not a fan of the thick one, but I must say it's good, this pizza is soft. They also have different kinds of "focaccia" and dishes. Italian beer (Menabrea). Some cute waitress sometimes.

TroppaPizza (Too much pizza) **
There are 2 restaurants (near Naviglio Grande and Certosa). It's an "all you can eat" formula, you can have how many pizzas you want (80 different ones, but you'll never reach them - we ended with an 8 vs 6) and choose between 12 €uros (all the pizzas + small drink, which is stupid), or 17 €uros (with big drink), or 20 something (22) with coffee and dessert when you'll be already full of pizza. Everytime the waiters pass, you can say no to some kind of pizza and wait for the next one. The pizzas are not round whole ones but slices. The quality is ok but not great. I think they put something in the ingredients, to make you feel satisfied. A friend of mine didn't feel good at the end, maybe because the pizzas are very different and they can cause some trouble. The main waiter is very kind, the other waiters are "non-EU" ones, lol - that's how they can save money from all the pizza they give. Place for birthdays too. Go just ONE time, to have a laugh.

Luini ***
A classic in Milan, eating "panzerotti" (small calzone-like) along the street (near Odeon cinema, Duomo). They had also received an "Ambrogino d'oro" prize for being a Milan "must". Always crowded, it's like a baker.

Mama Burger **1/2
There is one near Duomo. It looks like a McDonald's but red, and the quality of the burger is better, they also ask you how you want it, if "well done" or not. Of course it costs a bit more, 7 €uros for a basic one. Unfortunately the beer is "basic".

RossoPomodoro *
(RedTomato). A pizzeria (a "chain" of pizzerias), it seems that it's owned by footballer Cannaro, but the cooks were Chinese or don't know where from, and the pizza was very oily. You should avoid it.

I will add more places, there are several "burger places", not only McDonald's, Burger King (and Autogrill-Spizzico the fast-pizza) but other ones (also American Donuts, etc.)


In the capital of design, matrioska @ La Triennale. What we'll remember: frogs @ Naviglio. 

Danish people (the people who most love Italy and don't know why) with swollen feet everywhere. 


In Milano until 8 September @ 900 museum beside Duomo: mostra Andy Warhol - Stardust, prints show


As promised, here it is. Dedicated to Natalie, best conceivable English model, and Killers die-hard fan. 
the band born thanks to Oasis. 
Together with Oasis' friends Stereophonics. 
Milano City Sound 2013 @ Ippodromo San Siro (this festival is thanks to provates and has nothing to do with Milan communist mayor Pisapia, who among many mistakes, also erased many events especially about music and young people). Soon announced many more bands (for June-July): Blur, Skunk Anansie, Iggy & the Stooges, Toto, Santana, etc. 
The Killers should've been in Milan last year too, but they went near Romeo & Juliet's Verona (Villafranca).
tickets from 26 January.
News about the Heineken Jammin' Festival 2013: erased... nice one, fucking mayor of my ass (as Noel Gallagher says: "him fucking communist").
As if it wasn't enough all the rest erased under his "government" (also, a square for John Lennon). Not to mention the new taxes and raised prices.



scenery: Florence, Italy... feat. Polish actress Izabella Miko


(film) Italian Job - pick a part that's new

"I've never been here before, didn't know where to go, never met you before, I've never been to your home... you can do all the things that you like to do"

Cara Delevingne naked (models feeling alone) 


new song: Flick of the finger, by Beady Eye. New album in June for my birthday.
Beady Eye not only inspired by Milan Futurism. The NSFW cover was shot by Harry Peccinotti, a photographer best known for his erotic work and for shooting the famous Milano Pirelli calendars in 1968 and 1969. His Beady Eye sleeve features a semi-naked woman – the photographer's wife – lying on her back


Another of my compilations. I know there would be many more songs of this kind. More than 20 years of dancing in chronological order, different genres (just one to remind the 80s), different happy moments. These compilations are good when embedded on websites, or iPod or for travelling. 

1. State of the Nation (Industry) 
2. Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic) 
3. Rhythm is a Dancer (Snap) 
4. What Is Love (Haddaway) 
5. U Got 2 Let The Music (Cappella) 
6. Right In The Night (Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka) 
7. El Tiburón (Proyecto Uno) 
8. Saturday Night (Whigfield) 
9. California Love (2Pac) 
10. Bailando (Paradisio) 
11. Children (Robert Miles -Roberto Concina)
12. Born Slippy (Underworld)
13. One and One (Robert Miles)
14. Fable (Robert Miles)
15. Un-break My Heart (remix) (Toni Braxton)
16. Freed From Desire (Gala Rizzatto)
17. Cosmic Girl (Jamiroquai)
18. I Shot the Sheriff (cover) (Warren G)
19. Around The World (Daft Punk)
20. Music Sounds Better With You (Stardust)
21. Bla Bla Bla (Gigi D'Agostino)
22. Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor)
23. Lady (Modjo)
24. Loco (Fun Lovin' Criminals)
25. So I Begin (Galleon)
26. Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Kylie Minogue)
27. Crying at The Discoteque (Alcazar)
28. Murder on The Dance floor (Sophie Ellis-Bextor)
29. If I Ever Feel Better (Phoenix)
30. Star Guitar (Chemical Brothers)
31. Satisfaction (Benny Benassi)
32. Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand)
33. Lucy (Jealousy)
34. Love is Gone (David Guetta)
35. Rise Up (Yves Larock)
36. No Stress (Laurent Wolf)
37. Infinity 2008 (Guru Josh Project)
38. Show Me Love (Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S)
39. I Follow Rivers (remix) (Lykke Li)

I'm looking for another song, I can't remember the title: it was a video with boys doing magic tricks with a ball, it was from a few years ago. It was a big hit, with tens of millions views on YouTube. If you can help me, let me know please.


I forgot Primal Scream, Some Velvet Morning feat. Kate Moss


a model living in Milano, with David Bowie's eyes (different colours). 
At Berlusconi's Mondadori Multicenter (@ Duomo), we listened to Bowie's new album The Next Day, talked about it, Morgan (from Bluvertigo) played some covers (Fashion, etc.). Bluvertigo are from Monza, friends of my first girlfriend, introducing me in the Formula One (season starting this night). Those of "I'm definitely afraid of the city, afraid of Milan, life in Milan is selective, very selective"... 


here (central image of Duomo, plus Venice) you can listen to a couple of new songs, Valentine's day and Where are we now




Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, quit. Rumours about the new "Papa" from March: (also in Russia they say he will be) an Italian one, Bagnasco, Bertone, or Scola (usually those who were also Venezia cardinals become a Pope, like Roncalli and Luciani). 
Angelo Scola, born near Milan (Lecco lake), current archbishop of Milano.
Other candidates: Francis Arinze (Nigeria, cannot be elected 'cause he just turned 80 years old), Peter Turkson (Ghana, as Balotelli origins, but Mario has never been to Africa), Christoph Schoenborn (Austria), Timothy Dolan (New York), Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Argentina), Marc Ouellet (Québec), Odilo Pedro Scherer (Brazil).

Three expert Vatican watchers list some of their leading "papabile" — Italian word for cardinals who might be elected as the next pope:
1) Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop of Milan, leads Church historian Matthew Bunson's list as "an Italian with the intellectual chops for the job" who would bring Benedict's enthusiasm for "recapturing Catholic excitement."
Benedict moved him from another high-profile post, Venice, in July 2011, thereby giving this Vatican insider a perch at the WORLD's largest diocese, Milan (more than 1100 churches). Milano and Venezia together have produced five popes in the last 100 years.
A top scholar on Islam and Christian-Muslim dialog, Scola, 71, is "well positioned for dealing with the challenges of secularism and materialism in the West," says Bunson.
Scola once said: "Our job now has to be to help people to remember God. People suffer from a kind of amnesia about God and we have to remind them to reawaken God in their hearts and in their minds."

more to add soon


Milano (already "city with the best internet reputation" the other year) is one of the 20 cities that run for the European Best Destination 2013 title. Click here to vote and choose Milan (without registration).

Nice among the best cities is hilarious... you're lucky if you can come back home from there... criminals everywhere (Marseille the same). france is also the country with the most racist episodes in the whole world... Not to mention the assholes the Paris people are. Also, they have loads of art stolen (by Napoleon, etc.) from Milan, Venice and Italy. Not to mention all the food they copied from other countries and made it as if it was their invention. french wine, french fashion: definitely second rate.

Milan (Celtic foundation) has been interesting and vibrant at least since it was the capital of the western half of the Roman Empire. It was one of the most glorious of the Italian Comuni during the Middle Ages. It housed one of Italy’s most spectacular courts during the Renaissance. And so on. Leonardo da Vinci came from Florence looking for work and ended up staying a long time and achieving quite a lot, like many others have done since. Having always been in the thick of things, Milano is gifted with an impressive part of Italy’s heritage: it is a great city of art.
Have a look at the imposing marble Duomo, at our churches, palaces and museums. You will also be delighted by contemporary art and architecture. There’s so much more to Milan than just Leonardo’s Last Supper, the most famous painting in the world. Countless works of art are waiting for you, and nearly all of them are within walking distance.
While you visit, let the atmosphere of Italy’s most modern and advanced city seep in. You will be captured by the elegance and style; by the energy and the international flair. An incredible shopping experience for all tastes and pockets, in a place where design and fashion have made their home, the world capital.
Milan is the hub of Italian culture and media. If you are a music lover, you can’t miss La Scala. Many other orchestras and venues cater to all musical tastes, from chamber music to jazz. If you are a sports fan, no other city (first in the world) can boast two football powerhouses like AC Milan and Inter Milan, fiercely dividing the residents’ loyalties and supported throughout the world. And a very short trip to Monza will take you to the legendary Formula 1 racing track that has made Ferrari famous.
With so many things to do and see, take the time to simply enjoy yourself – relax and sip an "aperitivo" while you consider your options for dinner. Milan provides an overwhelming dining experience, as all Italian regional cuisines are richly represented, along with many others from the rest of the world.
Don’t forget that parks, green fields, canals and old farmhouses beckon a visit and will make you feel a lot more distant from the city centre than you really are. You will want to come back.

top 5: 
1) the fringe hairstyle on Pucci catwalk (Cara, Lindsey, Daphne, Nastya, Sasha, Aymeline, etc. all with fringe) 
2) meeting the "fashion bloggers" (... they consider it their job and wear expensive clothes... they probably prostitute themselves) 
3) Ulyana Sergeenko appearing, like a crow 
4) Dolce & Gabbana "religious" catwalk, one of the most amazing things ever seen 
5) Melissa with nude legs under the snow 

February 2013, fall/autumn-winter 2014, sfilate settimana moda autunno-inverno. 
day one: shows of Gucci, Simonetta Ravizza, Angelo Marani (@ Castello Sforzesco), Paola Frani, Italian Mila Schön, Frankie Morello, Alberta Ferretti, Scognamiglio, Numero Ventuno, Incontri, etc. 
+ street style



day two: catwalk of Just Cavalli (@ Arco della Pace, piazza parco Sempione), Melissa Satta, around 2:00 Roberto Cavalli, 8:45 Nastya Kusakina
today also runways of Max Mara, Blugirl, Krizia, Prada (with Adriana Lima), Dsquared2 and Fendi (with Cara Delevingne), etc.

day three: Moschino, Etro and Iceberg and Versace with Cara and Lana Del Rey, etc.

day four: Cavalli again (with Chiara Ferragni @ Fashion Tv, Ulyana), Byblos, Emilio Pucci (Cara with fringe hairstyle), Trussardi, Ermanno Scervino, etc.
0:32 lost the shoe, Cinderella :) (Olivia Palermo)

day five: Dolce & Gabbana (still a religious theme), Armani, Missoni, Salvatore Ferragamo, etc.
day six: Gianfranco Ferrè, etc.
day seven: new upcoming designers-next generation-nude, Francesca Liberatore, Isabella Zoboli, Ryuya Ohishi, Mauro Gasperi, Miguel Alex, etc.


more to add soon


well of course they've already been other times. This time when Ulyana Sergeenko (from Russia) arrived (see video in the next post) for the Milano fashion week @ Roberto Cavalli, all the people went around her and she looked like a spooky figure, like a crow, because she was above everyone, as on a tree. 
And as I was posting about Dracula and Smashing Pumpkins, I thought about this image: 



from USA, Lindsey Wixson-Jessica Rabbit, for Emilio Pucci. 
Oasis fringe hairstyle and Oasis hat :) 
(from "It's getting better man!! - Milan!!" :)
Daphne Groeneveld and Cara Delevingne had it too and said "don't fuck with my fringe!" lol


no I don't mean the communists-democrats making you pay more taxes (elections days in Italy). But to the exhibition in Milano @ Triennale, until 24 March.


Daphne Groeneveld from Holland, @ Milan fashion week. 



Smashing Pumpkins, Daphne descends


A few days to Milan woman fashion week (settimana della moda donna). Not only meeting celebrities, etc. (work for us paparazzi, lol) the main thing is catwalks of course, but the great majority of people have never seen them “live” in person, because you should be a journalist or someone working there.
If you want to come and see some catwalk, let me know marco@miamilan.com
It’s very exciting, because it’s something you always see on magazines and tv, it’s comparable to children for the first time entering the legendary San Siro stadium :), a big emotion really.
AC Milan Fly Emirates teamed up with EasyJet, the best low cost company.
The symbol of Milano is a woman… (Madonnina golden statue too :), protecting us from above).
It’s the best fashion week not only because it’s the world capital of fashion but also because, compared to London, Paris and New York, in Milan the weather and food are oh so much better ;)



model for Dolce & Gabbana, Magdalena Frackowiak from Poland, feels alone

Bianca Balti from near Milano, about being an Italian mamma:
“I don’t have much social life anymore”…thank God, lol

“The more you have inside yourself, the less you need of other people. That’s why superiority of spirit makes you rather unsociable. The level of sociability is in inverse proportion to the intellectual value.
Sociability is the act for which the men warm to each other the spirit, just as, when it’s cold, you warm up each other’s body hugging each other. The more spiritual heat you have, the less you need of sociability: it therefore tends to increase when the spirit is reduced.”
(Schopenhauer)



it takes some time to understand life in Milan. It’s very selective. At first you may dislike it, but with time you appreciate it.
video about Milan and its solitude
she says things as: “Milano teaches you to be alone. An acrobat of melancholy. So true simple words. Everyone absorbed in their thoughts and the beauty of the place. Being alone becomes an art in Milano. There is you and the others: you can also meet them, but someday the noise of the people will annoy you. Then you carry your “luggage” on your own. If you accept this, Milano doesn’t “eat” you, it makes you grow. You won’t need anything anymore, without any need you’ll feel really free.. you, owner, master of your city”.

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