Pick of the pops: an idiosyncratic and charming tune from a Tours singer who'll be playing promotional shows on the high-speed trains of France.

The appliance of science: Pink Noise Party, two Paris-based physicists who build cracking pop music and home-made keyboards, which they take to places like Balaclava and underwater. Just another ordinary day in the world of French electronica.

For only €99, an August weekend in Paris with Arcade Fire, Massive Attack, Roxy Music, LCD Soundsystem, Queens of The Stone Age, Jonsi, Underworld, Foals, Eels, Two Door Cinema Club, Kele Okereke and plenty more.

Hamlet's soliloquy: an angsty acoustic set from Conor O'Brien shows up the weakness of his songs.

Flèche and bludgeon: the Belfast rockers flatten the famous Seine-side venue with a riotous mix of energy, wit and ginormous riffs. Yes!

Even while running 26 miles, a CLUAS Foreign Correspondent is never off duty. This year's Paris Marathon was complemented by cracking tunes along the route - including a brilliant '90s hit from ethnic Kerrywoman Dusty Springfield.

Moi aussi: A new version of a classic duet, with daughter taking the place of mother. Will the 2010 version of 'Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus) cause as much scandal as the original?

Some lovely experimental alt-folk from eastern France, courtesy of a prolific yet obscure duo. Go on, make them famous!

Les Vieilles Charrues announces the first names of this July's line-up by the Atlantic coast. Also appearing are Vitalic, Etienne de Crécy - and '60s French icon Jacques Dutronc.

The Waterford singer-songer is taking his alt-folk-rock around France this month. Relax, kick off your shoes and watch him singing barefoot at a famous Paris church.

Five years in the French capital, one weekend in Britain's - enough impressions for a quick pop-based comparison of the two. With music from Blur.

The London-based French couple return with a new album of dark, sexy electro-rock called 'Time For The Devil'. However, the title track sounds a bit lifeless.

In which your indie-kid blogger goes to see extravagant ballet and hear wonderful music at the famous Paris concert house. To celebrate this, let's watch the hilariously bad video for a song even worse than our title pun.

The fantastic Saint Malo summer festival has a February sibling - The XX, Local Natives, Beach House, Clues and Clara Clara feature in a smashing line-up this weekend.

Sad and frozen after our rugby defeat in glacial Paris on Saturday? Here's something that'll warm your heart - some praise from an excellent French music magazine for two Irish acts.

Instant Carmen: Some Lennon-esque piano-pop (with a hint of Elvis Costello) in French from a young Nîmes singer-songer and namesake of a famous classical composer. Plus: plenty of table-quiz trivia about denim and jeans!

The acclaimed film director duets with his wife, French actress Emmanuelle Seigner, on her new album. The song, "Qui Etes Vous?", is perhaps the last thing a man accused of sexual misdemeanour should be singing - lyrics where a young woman seems to fend off the advances of a stranger, played by Polanski.

The Versailles foursome continue their success in the US by picking up a prestigious gong - and the attention of millions of TV viewers.

Comic Strip: The eagerly-awaited Serge Gainsbourg biopic by graphic artist Joann Sfar starts well but soon descends into plotless caricature.

...all the most important players in the business, at the music industry's annual Cannes do. Will they conspire to make her a global star in 2010?

The rising stars of the County Down continue their ascent in France this springtime - they have two Paris shows and a regional festival appearance here in the space of eleven weeks.

I wanna be your dog: Three Alsatians bring their noisy, scuzzy electro-rock to Dublin next month.

A historic milestone for your Paris correspondent. Time to look out over the Gallic indie music scene from the top window of Chateau French Letter.

What's the connection between the music showcase festival in the Lowlands and the celebrity blogger in Los Angeles? What do you get if you cross Mika, Prince and Lily Allen? Who, what or where is Sliimy? We'll answer these questions and tell you about the French acts appearing in the Netherlands this week. 

For the weather that's in it, a seasonably-named Parisian three-piece indie band whose charming tunes will give you a warm glow.