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I'd welcome a few suggestions of ½ûÂþÌìÌà music; we visited the Lucca Summer festival & (to our shame) overlooked the ½ûÂþÌìÌà artists. It seems a real shame.

We listen to the radio but have found that the artist names are not always mentioned (or we just miss them!)

Is there a Top 40 I can acquaint myself with? Can anyone recommend any particular artists?

[QUOTE=tuscanhills]I'd welcome a few suggestions of ½ûÂþÌìÌà music; we visited the Lucca Summer festival & (to our shame) overlooked the ½ûÂþÌìÌà artists. It seems a real shame.

We listen to the radio but have found that the artist names are not always mentioned (or we just miss them!)

Is there a Top 40 I can acquaint myself with? Can anyone recommend any particular artists?[/QUOTE]

It depends very much on what type of music you're after Tuscanhills. Do you like pop, rock, classical etc? I must confess that i've been somewhat submersed into ½ûÂþÌìÌà popular music by my wife; whenever we go to the family home the TV - which is ALWAYS on - is always tuned to various music stations. If you do like pop music the Festival Bar CD's are a good place to start, although they do feature alot of non-italian music. That said, this represents what (generally younger) people are listening to so is what is culturally pertinent. Have a look at : [url]http://festivalbar.leonardo.it/compilation/[/url]

There is infact a Top of the Pops Italy (on Sunday, I think but i can't remember), which has the same name as the UK version. Other might know which channel it's on.

If you like a Jazzier sound then Paolo Conte would be a good bet. Let me know what kind of things you like, what style and UK artists and maybe we can make an ½ûÂþÌìÌà match!

Russ

I got some cds on E-bay, don't know about up to date stuff tho'...cheap tho' :)

[QUOTE=janie]A friend of mine uses [url]http://www.internetbookshop.it/cd/hme/hmepge.asp[/url] to buy DVDs and has found them very good. For DVDs, once you have added the postage, the prices are similar to those you would pay in the UK. I've not checked out the CD listings yet.[/QUOTE]

Cheers, guys

The CD's look pretty good Janie, thanks. Not that expensive (even with postage), so I may well buy something with them and see how it goes. Will report back if it's worth recommending or otherwise.

Thanks for the recommendation alex and lyn. I usually use ebay to get ½ûÂþÌìÌà DVD's. It's good for both fairlyh modern and older, classic films. Must admit - and i'm not sure why - I haven't looked for DVD's on their yet, but will certainly give it a go.

Russ

[QUOTE=janie]A friend of mine uses [url]http://www.internetbookshop.it/cd/hme/hmepge.asp[/url] to buy DVDs and has found them very good. For DVDs, once you have added the postage, the prices are similar to those you would pay in the UK. I've not checked out the CD listings yet.[/QUOTE]

Hi Janie

As a follow up to this, when I double checked the postage I decided not to order my Mario Venuti CD. Postage comes in at a whopping £7.55 to the UK. Mind you the site does serve as a useful way to identify what you want and then buy via, for example, Amazon (in this case). Amazon's problem with ½ûÂþÌìÌà CD's has always been a real lack of information i.e. no cover picture or track details. However by using internetbookshop.it it's possible to cross-reference and get the right thing.

Thanks for the link, will be checking it in the future for this very purpose.

Russ