Kings for a Day: Bands That Almost Reigned (Vol. 1)
For a brief moment, it seemed they were going to be the next big band. But then, almost always without much fanfare, they stopped being the future.
Disbanded is our tribute section to bands that are no longer active. Our small contribution to keeping their memory alive.
For a brief moment, it seemed they were going to be the next big band. But then, almost always without much fanfare, they stopped being the future.
The emergence of Mano Negra at the end of the 20th century left an indelible mark on fusion music and, more broadly, on the Spanish-speaking sphere. However, as the decades pass, certain questions assault us, inviting meditation: was it real that a Parisian group managed to become one of the most influential acts while singing in Spanish? Was it possible to recreate a street of Paris inside a ship to stage performances throughout Latin America? Is it all, perhaps, a collective daydream?
Disbanded is our tribute section to bands that are no longer active. Our small contribution to keeping their memory alive. My arrival at Archers of Loaf could be described as a stroke of luck, following a musical obsession defined by the sound of bands like Sunny Day Real Estate. That search led me to Madee, … Read more