
top of the evening. the last 72 hours have been kinda hell in the ol' van dyke home. i'll spare ya the gory details, but lets just say that puking, massive shits and body aches have hit all 4 us. fun times, fun times indeed. i found a copy of this very cool comp that was once included in the uk mag, comes with a smile . it seems as if they did it monthly, and all the comps seem to have been of pretty high quality. judging by their site, it may seem like they are down for [...]

Most guys in the audience probably witnessed something like this. Sixteen, seventeen years old, first time on holidays without parents. Crime scene: a random costa in Spain. At the camping site that you and your friends are staying, also stays this other group of friends. And they're female. Whoohaa, time to get this party started! But after a few days, as the flirting clouds of hormones have gone away and couples have been made, you suddenly see that other girl, the one you ignored at first. The quiet one and she's much more interesting than the one you're with now. [...]
Fest steht: Wäre Françoiz Breut in Deutschland geboren, würde man ihr germanische Kühle vorwerfen. So ist es "nur" ihr glasklarer Akzent; ihre Distanz, die wir gar nicht richtig einordnen können. Doch Vingt à trente milles jours ist auch mehr: Der französische Norden (ihre Heimat) und der Duft von Erde, Salz und Meer; ein Gefühl wie Heimkommen, eine Sehnsucht. Dazu ihre Stimme, die beinahe monoton und lakonisch darüber singt - ganz als wäre sie selbst nicht betroffen; als würde sie nur daneben stehen und berichten. Klingt: Françoiz Breut ist halt nouvelle scène française - Calexico haben [...]

"The earth it starts a-squawking, 'cause it knows that love is walking, and it ain't no dream. No you ain't no dream." Peggy Lee ~ Sans Souci by Peggy Lee from 20th Century Masters: Peggy Lee Fran

Wednesday afternoon feels like a b-side, so here's a couple from Françoiz Breut . These were on the 1998 single "Ma colère," which was on her first album . Françoiz Breut "Fiasco" Françoiz Breut "Les forges" [...]