"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
BB Brunes – In Concert at RTL Studios, Paris – December 15, 2017 – RTL Become a Patron! “New” French Rock, if you haven’t heard it before – been around for a while if you have. BB Brunes, in concert…
Jacqueline Dulac – Three from Special Bobino 70 – 1967 – RCA Victor – France – A detour with some French Chanson to close the weekend out via Jacqueline Dulac. Not particularly well known in the States, Dulac has had…
The Blaze – Private Concert – Gaite Lyrique, Paris – Sept. 29, 2018 – Radio France International – Bands to watch for a Wednesday night/Thursday morning. The Blaze are a French duo, consisting of cousins Guillaume and Jonathan Alric, both…
Charles Aznavour – In Concert From The Paris Olympia – January 23, 1965 – Radio France International – We’ve had the deaths of three profound artists in recent days, each a huge influence over their respective genres. Charles Aznavour was…
Bernard Lavilliers – in concert – July 1, 2018 – Radio France International – Bernard Lavilliers in concert tonight – one of the more compelling voices, who has been around for a while, but of course who is well known…
Métal Urbain – In Session for John Peel – Recorded October 11, 1978 – Broadcast October 25, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 – Métal Urbain, in case you missed it, were one of the very first Punk groups to come…
4 By Christie Laume: L’adorable Femme des Neiges – Agathe Ou Christie – La Musique Et La Danse – Rouge Rouge – French Parolophone A taste of Yé-Yé tonight. For those of you who may not be all that familiar…
Adrienne Pauly – Four By Adrienne Pauly – 2006 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ending out the weekend with a few tunes from one of my favorite artists; Adrienne Pauly. Adrienne Pauly is an artist/singer/writer/actor who disappeared shortly after…
Jacques Higelin – in concert from Antibes – 1980 – Radio France International – In a year already overloaded with passings, news that the death earlier today of French legend – poet, singer-songwriter, actor, activist Jacques Higelin, offered one more…