João Melo (A Fúria do Açúcar): “The sound of U2 is a trick, it’s nothing more than that. They’ve been at this their whole lives. They are zombies: the bodies are there, but the soul is long gone”

The latest guest on the Posto Emissor podcast, João Melo, lead singer of the returning band A Fúria do Açúcar, discussed the differences between how music was produced and consumed in the past versus how it is done today, citing U2 as an example: “They started out genuinely and turned into a caricature of themselves.”

The return of Primitive Reason: 30 years in one night

The 1996 album 'Alternative Prison' was the soundtrack to a misaligned adolescence. On Friday, at LAV, the reunion was seen and heard more as gratitude in the present than nostalgia for the past.

50 years of Trovante at the Meo Arena

Trovante are celebrating 50 years and will perform at the Meo Arena on the 20th and 21st.

Primitive Reason 30 years on: “It held 300 people and suddenly there were people on top of people. Hanging from the chandelier, on the toilet door...”

They take to the stage this Friday at Lisboa ao Vivo, in the capital, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the album 'Alternative Prison' with their classic lineup. Primitive Reason were one of the most successful alternative bands in Portugal in the 90s, mainly due to 'Seven Fingered Friend', which had an entire country dancing in 1996. In January, they were guests on the BLITZ podcast, an edition we are now revisiting.

António Manuel Ribeiro (UHF): “I was recording in the studio and I let out a swear word, one of those things that just slip out. But that day, Amália Rodrigues arrived early…”

“Amália was recording and had one day a week in the studio. At six o'clock on Thursdays, we all had to leave because she would come in with her entourage.” António Manuel Ribeiro, from the band UHF, recalls the day he met Amália Rodrigues on the Posto Emissor podcast.

Father of Carlos Paião has died

Carlos Paião, father of the singer and songwriter of the same name, passed away this week. This year, 'Playback', a biopic of the late artist who was a victim of a car accident 38 years ago, will premiere in cinemas.

"We never even thought about having a one-year career": Almost ten years later, Os Azeitonas are returning to Lisbon

Marlon, Nena, and Salsa perform this Thursday at the Teatro Tivoli. “This is like a romantic relationship, we go through good and bad times.”

“On a concert day, a musician told me: ‘Tó, you have to lend me a guitar because I sold mine tonight.’ Heroin entered UHF”

“We could have gone under in those days, because hard drugs entered UHF, just as they did in a series of Portuguese bands”: António Manuel Ribeiro looks back, on Posto Emissor, at the troubled times of the 1980s.

Simone de Oliveira moves an entire room in rare moment shared by FF

The veteran Portuguese singer demonstrated the power of her voice.

Three hours of body and soul, the heart in Leiria and Sara Correia's fire: a standing ovation for Pedro Abrunhosa at MEO Arena

In the country's largest performance venue, Pedro Abrunhosa and his Comité Caviar placed spirituality at the centre of a three-hour concert in which the brand-new album Inverbo — a record that reflects on matters of the soul — was performed in full. Sometimes a celebration can also be an inward one.

NAPA bring 'miraculous' year to a close

They sold out the Coliseu do Porto and filled Lisbon's Coliseu. NAPA performed new songs and celebrated the best year of their career.

New music for the weekend: Expresso Transatlântico's Os Trópicos, MARO's new direction and the duet by António Zambujo and Caetano Veloso

There are new albums from Expresso Transatlântico, MARO, Cara de Espelho, Stereossauro and Duques do Precariado, and songs by António Zambujo with Caetano Veloso, Glockenwise, Gabriel Gomes, Inês Apenas, Capital da Bulgária, Rita Rocha with Carolina Deslandes, Mateus Verde, Nelson Freitas, Syro and Dengaz on the last Friday of January.

Glockenwise return: listen to 'Vai Dar', their first new song since 2023

The band from Barcelos return this year with the follow-up to 'Gótico Português', which BLITZ named one of the best albums of 2023.

By making a new album, Rapaz Ego made peace with the world

Here is the new chapter of a story told in three acts and two voices. More direct and more relaxed, the new album “Fazer as Pazes” will now be performed on stages across the country.

MARO: "For me, music must remain the creative escape where I can experiment and have fun"

The new meaning of the word in Pedro Abrunhosa's music

The presentation of Inverbo in Porto underlines the intimate nature of Abrunhosa's new phase while not compromising his commitment to his faithful audiences.

Capitão Fausto packed the MEO Arena

Thousands of people went to see and hear Capitão Fausto, packing the MEO Arena in Lisbon.

Miguel Araújo returns to records: "I've been shy since childhood but now I'm more self-domesticated"

The 47-year-old musician has just released his new album 'Por Fora Ninguém Diria'.

Capitão Fausto play the MEO Arena this Saturday: the band's most significant moments, recounted by the members themselves

When Capitão Fausto take to the stage at Lisbon’s MEO Arena this Saturday for one of the most important concerts in a career that began 17 years ago, they will bring with them a story of success. BLITZ invited the Lisbon band to pick out and reflect on the key moments of their career — and their parade of memories is generous.

Pedro Abrunhosa: "This album is a counterweight to voracity, speed and a lack of reflection"

Pedro Abrunhosa says his new album serves as a counterbalance to voracity, haste and thoughtlessness.

Luca Argel gives voice to 'vulnerabilities and repressed emotions' on new album O Homem Triste

Musician Luca Argel addresses personal fragility and repressed emotions in his latest album, O Homem Triste.

UHF announce special concert in Lisbon: '22 songs never before played live, or which, by mistake, were once heard'

UHF have announced a show at Lisboa ao Vivo in March, where they will present songs that, for the most part, have not featured in the group's concerts to date: 'A challenge that has the band excited, a unique event to be documented for posterity.'

A romance by Capitão Fausto at MEO Arena — a day of celebration

The band behind Têm os Dias Contados arrives on Saturday at the country’s largest concert hall, after tours across Europe and Brazil, before setting off again. A celebration before new adventures.