No, this ain't the yearlist to end all yearlists. Actually, it was quite an interesting year, full of sleepers, slumbersome French kisses and somnolent earworms. In short, a year to wake up. It was called 2011. So, eleven for a year to remember. There you are: 11. Daphné, Moi plus vouloir dormir seule. I can't recall any other tune from her Bleu Venise album, but you won't get more eternity for your money. Daphné – Moi plus vouloir dormir seule 10. DJ Le Clown, Making [...]
The Best of Benjamin Biolay is out now, featuring one inédit. Solid tracklist , though I'm not a fan of that electronically enhanced version of Los Angeles, and I would've include Little Darlin' (from Négatif) and the Lendemains-duet with Françoise Hardy. Still, this Best Of is an impressive body of work, it confirms his status as one of France's greatest songwriters. He should be one of Europe's best loved artists, in my opinion. How can you NOT love a guy who wrote songs like La Superbe, Les cefs volants, Négatif and La ballade du mois de juin? In 2008 [...]
Les Grands Espaces, Isa Boulay's new album , is produced by Benjamin Biolay. He plays various instruments, most notably organ and trumpet on the Lee Hazlewood/Nancy Sinatra-cover Summer Wine. And yes, Biolay takes on the Hazlewood-role of the silver spurred cowboy who's seduced by the 'strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring'. Biolay, singing in English. Not for the first time, but hopefully this is where it ends. I don't mind Frenchies singing in English, but Ben sounds like a comedian . Try for yourself via this streaming service. The Bio-Boulay-duet aside (Isa's team up [...]
No, Benjamin Biolay did not write Isabelle Boulay's Fin Octobre, début Novembre, but he sure sat on the producers chair (see here and here ). He produced Boulay's new album (out Nov 8), this is the first single. Now, when it comes to Isa, there's always some reservation. Yes, she's absolutely gorgeous. Yes, she has a fine voice. But her songs border on bland, mainstream territory. Be that as it may, I loved Chanson pour les mois d'hiver, I loved her duet with Julien Clerc, I can name more than a handful of other great songs by [...]
Benjamin Biolay acted before, in this film for instance, now he's the leading men in Pourqoui tu pleures . Directed en written by Katia Lewkowicz, it's a film about a groom getting cold feet. I haven't seen the movie, but from what I read so far, I think this Variety-review hits the nail on the head: 'a name cast indulging in plenty of French-style rude behavior, this not-particularly-amusing comedy of (bad) manners centered on a group of unsympathetic characters seems destined for niche domestic audiences, and is unlikely to translate in non-French lingo countries'. Biolay [...]
Sans complexe. jacques dutronc -hippie hippie hourrah- brigitte -battez-vous- tricot machine -un bout ensemble- la patère rose -pacemaker- magalie noel -fais-moi mal johnny- katerine, francis et ses peintres -ne partons pas fâchés (raphael cover)- benjamin biolay -15 août (feat. valérie donzelli)- jean-françois coen -la tour de pise-
Cover-albums. Usually a sign of artistic fatigue (like the double live album), but Claire La Fiancée is just starting. And because the songs on her first two EP's (especially the first one, that ended high in the FS Yearlist in 2009; see here ) were fresh and sensual, we believe her when Claire states that on Trois she's covering the songs she loves, her way. Songs by Benjamin Biolay (Bien Avant ), It's Immaterial ( Driving away from home ), The Zombies ( Smokey Day , that now sounds like something Serge could've written for Jane [...]
El cantante francés Benjamin Biolay se presentará por primera vez en El Lunario del Auditorio Nacional el próximo 16 de noviembre para dar a conocer su quinto material discográfico "La superbe", y tendrá como artista invitado a Andrea Balency Trío. El también compositor, multiinstrumentista, productor, arreglista y actor dijo que "es un disco épico, un [...]
" Tu es belle quand tu es odieuse" I've come to the conclusion that my immune system between the months of October and January is basically non-existant. I guess I should just resign myself to that fact. On the bright side, spending most of yesterday evening covered up to the nose in my duvet gave me the opportunity to indulge in one of my favourite films, 'Paris, [...]
This is the trailer for the new François Ozon movie : Looks like a lot of fun. The soundtrack, featuring this classic, and this one, and this one, has a hidden gem at the end. Benjamin Biolay duetting with his former mother-in-law Cathérine Deneuve. A cover of this Jean Ferrat-chanson. Catherine Deneuve and Benjamin Biolay - C'est beau la vie
El amor sigue en el aire y qué mejor para celebrarlo que asistir al concierto de Benjamin Biolay , considerado por la prensa especializada como "el nuevo seductor de la chanson " y el sucesor natural de Serge Gainsbourg . El artista francés se presentará en vivo el próximo 16 de noviembre en el Lunario del Auditorio Nacional en lo que promete ser una gran noche. El cantante, quien ha editado dos discos con gran éxito en el círculo neo-romántico de los interpretes galos, es ex-marido de Chiara Mastroianni (hija de Catherine Deneuve y Marecelo [...]
Denmark's not really the first country you think of when you go look for French singing, fragile girls. That is probably why I missed the memo's about Cours lapin , a Danish foursome consisting of three guys and one girl who make money making music for films and documentaries. The girl's Louise Alenius , and if you're a big Biolay-fan you know her babyvoice from a song on Benjamin's Clara et Moi-soundtrack. Cours lapin's first album is out now, sporting 11 songs that meander between Amélie-style chansons (like Mes larmes secretes) and darker, Portishead-ish stuff like Débutants. Cache [...]
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Amüsant, wie der französische Charmebolzen Benjamin Biolay für ein Video den Jacko mimen lässt. 'Padam' ist auf Biolays letztjährigem Album "La Superbe" zu finden. Im dazugehörigen Video wird der Schauspieler Micha Lescot vor leeren Rängen Opfer seines Temperaments und zeigt in bester Jacko-Manier, was er mit seinen Spaghetti-Beinen alles anstellen kann. Wirkt etwas spastisch, aber entlockt alleweil ein Schmunzeln. [Im Feed kann dieses Video nicht angezeigt werden. Klicke zum Blogeintrag um das Video anzusehen.]
Music video for "Padam" by Benjamin Biolay from his 2009 release, "La Suburbe."
Namur-born beauty Marie Warnant gets help on her second album from none other than Vincent Liben and Benjamin Biolay. The latter wrote La Valse for her, and plays guitar on the track. Liben (who, as we all know, is the singer of Mud Flow AND the genius behind Tout va disparaitre ) wrote several tracks together with Marie for Ritournelle, and plays on almost every song. Marie has a pleasant husky voice, though not very remarkable. The acoustic (guitar, piano, drums, some strings) music harms no one. Too few songs really stand out, like the uptempo [...]
Aussi curieux que cela puisse vous paraître, j'ai acheté des disques cette semaine, dans une proportion quasi égale entre du physique et du digital. Et l'un de mes premiers achats fut Silent Revolution , le premier album de Clelia Vega sorti sur Vicious Circle. Ses influences semblent tourner autour de Tori Amos, Cat Power et Fiona Apple, sa musique mêle tour à tour folk, trip hop, et sons plus électro, pour un disque qui vous emmène dans un tourbillon aussi bouleversant que mélancolique... En ressortirez-vous indemne ? Pas sur... [...]
Liens et news de la semaine Chaque jeudi, une sélection de ce qu'il ne fallait pas louper ces 7 derniers jours Them Crooked Vultures retournent en studio cet été http://is.gd/7FIBi Le nouvel album de Gil Scott-Heron en écoute http://is.gd/7Fz2N Le nouvel album de The Dead Weather sortirait en avril http://is.gd/7FyT4 "Garbage, le retour ?" http://minu.me/1n9j Le (décevant) nouveau Yeasayer, "Odd Blood", en [...]
Des chansons qui parlent d 'elles-mêmes: mélanie pain -celle de mes vingt ans- jp nataf -seul alone- benjamin biolay -reviens mon amour- brigitte fontaine -entre guillemets- jean-louis murat -comme un cow boy à l'âme fresh- benjamin biolay -tu es mon amour- severin -johnny (constance verluca)- benjamin biolay -brandt raphsodie (feat. jeanne cherhal)-
Bonjour ! Heureux de vous retrouver cette semaine, prêt à vous délivrer votre dose de musique dominicale. Débutons cette sélection avec un album qui squatte ma platine depuis un bon moment déjà mais dont je ne vous ai jamais parlé. La demoiselle en question s'appelle Hope Sandoval. Pour la petite histoire, Hope Sandoval est la chanteuse du groupe Mazzy Star. En 2001, elle décide de mener une carrière parallèle avec Colm O Cíosóig, le batteur de My Bloody Valentine. Ils donnent ainsi naissance à Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions. Si ce [...]
The ten best French albums (not necissarily from France, but songs sung in French) (mostly) were round up by ten ( twelve , actually) people. You might have checked out the websites of the artists. Here are songs from the ten (twelve, actually) Number One choices. Here's to another ten years of great French music! Lina - Redevenir Modeste (2003) ( Sky's top ten) Coralie Clément - Salle des pas perdus (2002) ( Guuzbourg's top ten) Arno - Lola, etc. (2002) ( Maks' [...]
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