By aidan on Friday, June 29, 2007Goldfingers: A festival near Paris this weekend celebrates the music of Django Reinhardt, the dapper gypsy guitarist who became one of France's many adopted Belgian-born music icons.Read More » |
By aidan on Tuesday, June 26, 2007Drugstore POW!-boy: The US garage-punk cult hero and his band The Pharmacists rocked the bejaysus out of the French capital last night (25 June). Next stops: Dublin, Galway and Belfast this week.Read More » |
By aidan on Monday, June 25, 2007...they forget the tunes. One previously-impressive French R n' B diva, Amel Bent, has gone 'political' on her new single - with boring results. Instead, watch the video for her fantastic 2005 hit 'Ma Philosophie': the soundtrack to a REAL French revolution.Read More » |
By aidan on Sunday, June 24, 2007Vive la difference: meet the brilliant Quebec band who are getting some attention in Europe. But will their French-language eclecticism scare away the English-speakers... and the French?Read More » |
By aidan on Saturday, June 23, 2007He's only got one great song - but that's one more than a lot of acts. Check out the brilliant 'Cookiemachine' on his MySpace page.Read More » |
By aidan on Thursday, June 21, 2007A new album this summer from France's biggest international music star. Watch the video for new single 'Rainin' In Paradize'.Read More » |
By aidan on Tuesday, June 19, 2007In France on Thursday everyone is gonna party like it's 21 June - the French national music festival. If you can't make it to Paris, don't worry - you can stay in Dublin and join the 'French Music Feast' at Crawdaddy.Read More » |
By aidan on Monday, June 18, 2007Off (with) their heads: France's indie princesses have just released a debut record of exciting English-language punk-pop laced with Parisian attitude. It's been annoying all the old punks and overserious rock fans, which is great news altogether. Watch the video for 'Shake (Twist Around The Fire)'.Read More » |
By aidan on Saturday, June 16, 2007Happy Bloomsday from Paris - where Ulysses was first published, in 1922. Here's a musical tribute to the greatest novel of all time:Read More » |
By aidan on Friday, June 15, 2007Two pacemakers beat as one: France's ageing rock superstar gets some help from Ireland's.Read More » |
By aidan on Thursday, June 14, 2007A double helping of DIY country-blues-pop from the London-based Cork boyRead More » |
By aidan on Wednesday, June 13, 2007Why a nice, quiet, historic fortified city on the northern French coast gets invaded by Parisian indie kids for three weekdays every August. Includes Smashing Pumpkins, The National, Justice, LCD Soundsystem, CSS and more.Read More » |
By aidan on Sunday, June 10, 2007ANOTHER French electro/dance duo? Yes, but they're brilliant - dare we say, better than Daft Punk? They've just released their first album, and you can see them at Oxegen. Watch the clever video for their single 'D.A.N.C.E.'Read More » |
By aidan on Thursday, June 07, 2007Just like in her last movie, French actress Emmanuelle Seigner (wife of Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski) has joined a Paris band and become a rock star. Watch the video for their first single.Read More » |
By aidan on Tuesday, June 05, 2007Leaving Cert students - it's not so bad! There's no summer football tournament this exam-time. The weather will still be wet. Also, here's a quick preview of this year's Honours French exam paper...Read More » |
By aidan on Monday, June 04, 2007Eurorailing around the continent this summer? Why not swing by Belfort at the end of June for one of the biggest festivals around. Yes, Arcade Fire will be there.Read More » |
By aidan on Sunday, June 03, 2007Saving all my love for you: Watch Serge Gainsbourg's notorious 1986 chat show appearance alongside Whitney Houston. Contains strong language, thankfully. Read More » |
By aidan on Friday, June 01, 2007Ireland's best (i.e. only) electropop band are playing in Paris tonight.Read More » |
By aidan on Thursday, May 31, 2007Back in the USSR: Arrogant, glamorous, catchy - that's how we like our music and our pop stars. Here's Pravda, a Paris/Bordeaux punk duo who are all of the above. Watch the video for their single 'Body Addict'.Read More » |
By aidan on Thursday, May 31, 2007From Paris in 1971 (but really from another planet), here's France's greatest ever pop star with a song from his best album. Listen for that unforgettable bass intro.Read More » |
By aidan on Monday, May 28, 2007Live French action from the Dublin singer, who has just released a CD of her October 2006 Paris concert.Read More » |
By aidan on Sunday, May 27, 2007Making a racket: The former French Open tennis champion who's now a smash hit in the charts.Read More » |
By aidan on Friday, May 25, 2007Wave of mutilation: A concert at Tripod in Dublin tomorrow night by the Parisians and their jazz-lounge covers of classic English-language punk and indie tunes. Read More » |
By aidan on Sunday, May 20, 2007Cannes you dig it: Watch the band play 'Vertigo' and 'Where The Streets Have No Name' outside the premiere of 'U2-3D'.Read More » |
By aidan on Thursday, May 17, 2007Lights, camera, achtung (baby): This year's Cannes film festival features a new concert film of U2 - in 3-D. Watch the trailer here.Read More » |