new album ‘Las Vênus Resort Palace Hotel’ from Cibelle

London-based Brazilian tropical punkster Cibelle’s new album comes out on 12 April (Crammed Discs). It’s a ‘concept’ album for which Cibelle takes on the alter ego Sonja Khalecallon, with her band Los Stroboscopious Luminous. The world has ended. All that’s left is a jungle on a floating rock where a paradise nightclub band is playing [...]

‘By My Side’ by Twin Twin, styling Andrea Crews

New clip from Paris ’slam-standup-electo-rock’ trio Twin Twin with styling by local fashion activist Andrea Crews, with Ylva Falk, Amélie Poulain, Marie Karlberg “dead muse”, Vava Dudu, Habyn Le, Jeremy Perrodeau !

Camille ‘God is Sound’ at the Chapelle Royale, Versailles

The hyperactive and hyper-creative singer Camille will be performing a new piece ‘God is Sound’ comprising chants from different religious traditions: Christian, Sufi, Buddhist, Jewish, Shinto, Hindu, and including Bach’s Infinite Canon, all this inside the incredible Royal Chapel at Versailles.
Wed 3, Thu 4 Feb, 9pm, 45-150€.

Social Club turns 2

The happening Paris club the Social Club celebrates its second birthday this week with three soirées that each pay hommage to a mythic album. Tonight is dedicated to The Eagles’s album, Hotel California, Thu 14  is a hommage to Paranoid by Black Sabbath, and Fri 15 celebrates The Cramps’ Psychedelic Jungle. Highlghts include DJ Mehdi [...]

5 exclusive tracks from Benjamin Biolay

In the slip stream of his successful new album La Superbe, French singer/ songwriter Benjamin Biolay (and, btw, ex of Chiara Mastroianni) has just released 5 new tracks on his MySpace site: De Plaisir, Dans Paris, Les fin des cours, Je Partirai comme on revient, a new version of Jaloux de tout, and a cover [...]

KOUDLAM ‘Goodbye’

La musique du français Koudlam provoque chez son auditeur une foule de sentiments indéfinissables. Certes, il plane un mélange inédit d’influences venues d’horizons antichtones, mais les matériaux sonores sont quand à eux très identifiables : des percussions chamaniques côtoient une structure rythmique électronique typiquement berlinoise, des flutes précolombiennes s’imbriquent autour d’un chant emprunté à la cold [...]

Cube Store & Club

Nissan has just launched a pop-up store and performance space the Cube Store & Club to showcase its new car, the – you guessed it – Cube. During the day, you’ll discover a showcase of the latest in Japanese design curated by Colette, then at night, get ready for music, fashion and cinema with performances [...]

‘Heaven Can Wait’ by Charlotte Gainsbourg, featuring Beck

The first single from Charlotte Gainsbourg’s upcoming Beck produced LP IRM, ‘Heaven Can Wait’. The excellent video was directed by Keith Schofield.

Quiksilver Tony Hawk Show

“The greatest skateboarder in history // The biggest skate ramp in Europe // An historic venue in Paris // An international music line-up // An urban trends art exhibition…”
The international skateboarding star Tony Hawk, accompanied by some of the world’s best ramp-riders (Andy MacDonald, Jean Postec, Kevin Staab, Jesse Fritsch, Sergie Ventura, Sandro Dias), are [...]

La Flèche d’or to reopen

Ready to rumble ? After 6 months of reorganisation and renovations, the dynamic and historic club is about to reopen. The impressive indie line-up (Evan Dando from the Lemonheads, Chris Brokaw, Anoraak and The Two) of their re-launch party on Mon 23 Nov gives an idea of what to expect from new promoters, big guns [...]

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