| | By aidan onFriday, June 29, 2007 | | | Goldfingers: 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. |  | | Comments (1) | More... |
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| | By aidan onTuesday, June 26, 2007 | | | Drugstore 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. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onMonday, 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. | | | Comments (1) | More... |
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| | By aidan onSunday, June 24, 2007 | | | Vive 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? | | | Comments (5) | More... |
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| | By aidan onSaturday, June 23, 2007 | | | He'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. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onThursday, June 21, 2007 | | | A new album this summer from France's biggest international music star. Watch the video for new single 'Rainin' In Paradize'. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onTuesday, June 19, 2007 | | | In 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. | | | Comments (1) | More... |
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| | By aidan onMonday, June 18, 2007 | | | Off (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)'. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onSaturday, June 16, 2007 | | | Happy Bloomsday from Paris - where Ulysses was first published, in 1922. Here's a musical tribute to the greatest novel of all time: | | | Comments (2) | More... |
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| | By aidan onFriday, June 15, 2007 | | | Two pacemakers beat as one: France's ageing rock superstar gets some help from Ireland's. | | | Comments (2) | More... |
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| | By aidan onThursday, June 14, 2007 | | | A double helping of DIY country-blues-pop from the London-based Cork boy | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onWednesday, June 13, 2007 | | | Why 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. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onSunday, June 10, 2007 | | | ANOTHER 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.' | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onThursday, June 07, 2007 | | | Just 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. | | | Comments (4) | More... |
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| | By aidan onTuesday, June 05, 2007 | | | Leaving 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... | | | Comments (2) | More... |
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| | By aidan onMonday, June 04, 2007 | | | Eurorailing 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. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onSunday, June 03, 2007 | | | Saving all my love for you: Watch Serge Gainsbourg's notorious 1986 chat show appearance alongside Whitney Houston. Contains strong language, thankfully. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onFriday, June 01, 2007 | | | Ireland's best (i.e. only) electropop band are playing in Paris tonight. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onThursday, May 31, 2007 | | | Back 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'. | | | Comments (2) | More... |
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| | By aidan onThursday, May 31, 2007 | | | From 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. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onMonday, May 28, 2007 | | | Live French action from the Dublin singer, who has just released a CD of her October 2006 Paris concert. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onSunday, May 27, 2007 | | | Making a racket: The former French Open tennis champion who's now a smash hit in the charts. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onFriday, May 25, 2007 | | | Wave 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. | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| | By aidan onSunday, May 20, 2007 | | | Cannes you dig it: Watch the band play 'Vertigo' and 'Where The Streets Have No Name' outside the premiere of 'U2-3D'. | | | Comments (2) | More... |
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| | By aidan onThursday, May 17, 2007 | | | Lights, camera, achtung (baby): This year's Cannes film festival features a new concert film of U2 - in 3-D. Watch the trailer here. | | | Comments (2) | More... |
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