► The Vaccines roar into the Fonda Theatre behind their latest album "The Vaccines Come of Age." San Cisco and Zig Zags support. ► Huge night at the Observatory in Santa Ana — Eels play the venue's big room behind their new album "Wonderful, Glorious," while in the Constellation Room, it's Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Foxygen . ► U.K.-bred indie rockers the Wedding Present visit the Echo, where they celebrate the 25-year anniversary of their first album "George Best" by playing it, along with other favorites. Nightmare Air [...]

Incoming: Emeli Sandé, Hunter Hunted, Beak, the Ruby Suns, Michael Bolton, Dear Boy, Ra Ra Riot, Ellie Goulding, Leagues, the Vaccines, Eels, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the Wedding Present, Nous Non Plus, Ne-Yo, Dead Meadow, Soundgarden, Wallpaper, Pink, the Hives, Eastern Conference Champions, Mouse on Mars, Icona Pop, Ed Sheeran, Every Time I Die Above: V is for the Vaccines , on Valentine's Day. The U.K. quartet plays the Fonda Theatre on Thursday — that's the video for " I Always Knew," above. Our staff picks of [...]

A superb slate of shows for your Saturday: ► Grammy-nominated the Roots visit the House of Blues for the 8th Annual Roots Jam Session, which is sure to feature some special cameos and this year benefits the youth charity United Roots Oakland . ► O.C. breakout rockers Young The Giant headline the first of two nights at the Wiltern Theater. ► Los Campesinos! (pictured), the giddy pop septet from Cardiff, Wals, headlines the Echoplex behind its snappy fourth album, "Hello Sadness." Parenthetical Girls open. ► Fresh [...]
Sometimes you just need to laugh. In two languages. Nous Non Plus makes highly irreverent (and just as catchy) French pop music, circa the 1960s, and their third album, "Freudian Slip," released last fall, is a hoot. Very little gets lost in translation at the hands of the band who have fake French names to go with funny French music — Céline Dijon, Jean-Luc Retard (L.A.'s Dan Crane of the Quick Hellos and World Air Guitar Championships fame), Bonnie Day, Cal d'Hommage, Professeur Harry Covert, Morris "Mars" Chevrolet and and François Hardon. The band has carried on in [...]
Monday, January 9, 2012 Today's Quick Mention: We've returned! We missed you. Hopefully you missed us. Now let's get back to acting as though we know what we're talking about when it comes music and movies. The EP is now called a Quickdraw. Enjoy. : Shearwater - Breaking The Yearlings : While they've certainly had some booming moments throughout the three full lengths they've put out, I've never really thought [...]

It is always good news when old friends have a new album released. Especially when it is a brand new album from the legendary Filles Sourires Sweethearts Nous Non Plus . Jean-Luc Retard and (in particular) Céline Dijon are on our radar since the beginning of this blog as can be seen here . And their first album even made the list 0f best albums of the decade by official FS-contributor Sky. After that debut album came a second one in 2009 and now there is a new album called [...]
Those of us in America may not follow what goes on in other countries, but Nous Non Plus 's video for "Bunga Bunga" makes us want to read up on the scandal of Italian prime minister Berlusconi. The band also have a new video for "J'en Ai Marre," which you can check out after the jump.

This is one of those French pop songs that just can make my day. Trans-Atlantic francophones Nous Non Plus are an "elegant, sexy, chic, and multi-lingual" band whose latest video was directed by Alexandra Lipsitz and shot on Super 8 mm film. Third studio album "Freudian Slip" is out today on iTunes .

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Dan Crane has carved out pretty enviable stage personas as Jean-Luc Retard in the cheeky fake-French band Nous Non Plus and as air guitar legend Björn Türoque . But in his newest endeavor, the Quick Hellos , he plays non other than Dan Crane, a guy who writes downright pretty songs. "I felt that maybe it's time that I started a band that didn't have a ridiculous premise to it, where I could speak English and not have an alter ego," Crane says, with (of course) a laugh. "Hey, this is the first interview [...]

Nous Non Plus’ debut was undoubtedbly one of the best, and definitely the funniest album of 2005 – One Night in Paris being one of the catchiest tunes of the decade, and no, it’s not about the French capital. For some reason, their second album, already released in February, went unnoticed under the FS radar. Time to set things straight: Ménagerie has it all, irresistible power pop gems, cocktail lounge chic, garage bite, Eurodisco sleaze, and summer joie de vivre retro feel, charged with the will to find the perfect melody. Reminiscent of the spirit of [...]

[Birthday cheers go out Sunday to Donovan, and I hope this abbreviated rundown isn't too late to inform your weekend plans:] Tonight: Grand Duchy , the musical collaboration between Black Francis and his wife Violet Clark, hits the Detroit Bar tonight behind last month's release of its debut "Petit Fours," a collection of endearingly off-kilter synth-pop. ... Huge benefit at Club Nokia tonight — the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis will be feted for his charity work, with the proceeds going to the [...]

Time for another mix, friends. I was aiming for a spring mix, and I think this accomplishes it, but it's not all flowery and laid back, but has a good amount of energy to it that I'm hoping will shape my spring. Strangelight Glow is what I call this mix, and here is the tracklist: 01. Death Cab For Cutie - My Mirror Speaks 02. Arcade Fire - Lenin 03. The Steelwells - Boxes [...]
i can't speak french. i can't even do a proper french accent but i stubbornly persist all the same, often to disastrous effect. bands like nous non plus , however, perfect the art of faux play: the new york band performs convincingly as a french pop outfit, putting together a pastiche of 60s french influences that balance neatly with the edginess of modern american indie rock. with the tellingly titled album ménagerie , the songs (mostly bearing french names) bounce with nervous energy, playfully mimicking and deliberately exoticizing everything french without taking itself too seriously. one of my [...]

I've had a crush on Nous Non Plus ever since I heard their super catchy ditty "French Teacher". This ahem, 'francophone' band from NY is almost painfully kitsch, with cheesy videos, silly lyrics and even more ridiculous pseudonyms (Céline Dijon and François Hardonne, to name only a few). While they might seem to be crafting some kind of parody, they are in fact a bona fide band, complete with a messy history (check out their former ensemble, Les Sans Culottes ) and multi-talented band members. You can sample their latest album, Ménagerie (2009), [...]

Monday 2/9 * Vicky, Red Beard (Punk Rock Pillow Fight) @ Santos Party House ( MP3: "Negative Steed" by Red Beard) * Nous Non Plus, Lights, The Sharp Things, Clock Hand Strangle @ Mercury Lounge Tuesday 2/10 * Lily Allen, Matt & Kim, Trouble Andrew @ Bowery Ballroom * Fake Male Voice, True Primes @ Glasslands ( MP3: "OMG!!!FMV!!!" by Fake Male [...]
Monday: Nous Non Plus @ Mercury Lounge 7pm $10 It's not every day you come across a faux French band that actually takes the whole idea to heart, but Nous Non Plus are the real deal. With fake French names the New York natives re-create 60's style Parisian tunes and do so wonderfully despite being a bit tongue in cheek through it. Still, these tunes are pretty great and should not be missed. Nous Non Plus - "Fantome Dur (Tuff Ghost)" Tuesday: Fake Male Voice @ Glasslands 9pm $tba [...]

As far as i'm concerned, this week's releases begins and ends with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's debut. I've been pretty vocal about how great this band is over the past year or so, and after several singles and EPs, this album doesn't disappoint in the slightest. You won't hear a better pure indiepop album this year, so I recommend you pick this one up immediately. If you want to get a little more familiar with the band, read the interview I did with them a couple [...]
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