
Guestpost! Natasha Oh-La-La on Lady Palavas: After months of delay, Lady Palavas' second album 'Les Grandes Vacances', released on 14 April 2010 made it to my Amsterdam doorstep the very same day, thanks to nice bass player, Francis Miche. Not only did feel privileged, but I also discovered that my name was in the liner notes! Lady Palavas from Montpellier, France are very sixties influenced in their choice of song material, look and instrumentation, yet very modern and groovy. Songs like 'Agent Secret' on their first [...]

2006 is coming to an end - and what a year it was. Not only did I become a father, I got the chance to spend a half hour in the presence of Charlotte Gainsbourg, and stare for 40 minutes in the steelblue eyes of Carla Bruni. Plus I dj'ed at a fantastic Gainsbourg-tribute in Amsterdam, and my ears got treated to a lot of lovely voices and chansons. Here's a roundup of the 15 best Filles Sourires-songs of 2006. 1. Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5.55 Brilliant album (also called 5.55 ), great lyrics. Yes, [...]