The November 2026 issue of Rumore is on newsstands. The cover is dedicated to Joy Division, fifty years after the birth of one of the bands that redefined the language of British rock.
At the center of issue 418, a special on the Manchester band with exclusive interviews with Peter Hook and Stephen Morris, protagonists of a musical story whose influence continues to spread well beyond the post-punk season.
The cover shot is signed by photographer Kevin Cummins and accompanies an in-depth analysis that takes inspiration from Eternal, the box set dedicated to Joy Division’s live recordings made between 1979 and 1980. Andrea Prevignano reconstructs the history of the group, intertwining documents and testimonies, including that of Dave Haslam, historic DJ of the Haçienda and witness of the Manchester music scene. Peter Hook and Stephen Morris instead retrace the years of the band and the work linked to the new collection.
The November issue broadens our gaze to two central figures of Italian musical research: Francesco Messina and Gigi Masin. The first, graphic designer and musician who has collaborated with Franco Battiato and Alice, returns with Le Api Dell’Invisibile after over forty years. Masin, who has long since moved from the status of cult figure to that of an international reference, is the protagonist with Movement, while Wind, his debut album, returns in a reissue for the fortieth anniversary. The two discuss each other in a conversation moderated by Alessandro Besselva Averame, beyond the labels of ambient and minimalism.
Another chapter is dedicated to Shane MacGowan, the leader of the Pogues who passed away in 2023. Diego Ballani interviews Victoria Mary Clarke, the musician’s wife and muse, on the occasion of 20th Century Paddy, a double tribute album that brings together artists such as U2, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits alongside exponents of the new Irish scene. Dropkick Murphys and Murder Capital also talk about their contribution to the project.
Punk returns to the center with Bull Brigade, who are celebrating twenty years of activity, and Zerocalcare, their long-time fans, protagonists of a dialogue collected by Nicholas David Altea. A meeting that connects the history of a band and the relationship between music, belonging and independent imagination.
The issue is completed by columns dedicated to new musical trajectories, with Elanor Moss, Grandmas House, Murex, Lex Walton, Touch Girl Apple Blossom, Tracey Nelson and Untitled (Halo) in the Futura section. In My Tunes, Maurizio Blatto deals with Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru and Fra’ Cionfoli; Flashback instead retraces the catalog of the English Sundays. For Visioni, the film of the month is Naza, by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.
On the review front, No Human Tongue Can Tell by Radie Peat, the voice of Lankum, is the foreign album of the month, while All Ages by Lorenzo Senni wins the title of Italian album of the month. Other albums reviewed include work from Fine, DIIV, Piss, Queens of the Stone Age and Shovel Dance Collective, as well as a selection of reissues including Sebadoh.
Rumore 418, November 2026, is on newsstands for 8 euros and is also available in digital version.
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