A new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album is always something to look forward to and this week Ghosteen entered the world. Cave has quite an ardent set of fans who look forward to each new album and recently he’s been touring his Conversation with Nick […]
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Happy New Year 2019
Hello dear readers I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. One in which you can follow some of your dreams and also enjoy the moment. 2019 really rolled around so quickly and I do hope there were good moments in there for […]
Aretha Franklin : Respect : 1942 – 2018
Aretha is one of the greats and I’ve been feeling reflective while listening to her music this week. I’ll keep it brief but The Queen of Soul has an incredibly powerful musical legacy that starts in the 50’s. Her voice had the ability to touch […]
Top Tunes 2017 + A Spotify Playlist
I read Caitlin Moran‘s Manifesto last year and she described her fervour for Get Lucky by Daft Punk, where she became obsessed by the song and played it over and over to a ridiculous extent. Star Roving was my Get Lucky for the year. The shoe gazer […]
October and November Favourites and Musings
Sometimes I feel like time is whirling by so quickly that I just can’t get a grip and in my lower moments often need to remind myself that today is the best I’m ever going to be. I’ve had the occasional sleepless night reading about […]
Saturday Sounds : Deadly Valentine from Charlotte Gainsbourg
My music posts have dwindled it would seem BUT here’s a track I love from the album released yesterday by Charlotte Gainsbourg called Rest. The album has plenty of well-known collaborators including Paul McCartney, Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Kiwi Connan Mockasin. Charlotte is probably […]
New Music : Sort Of … Lift from Radiohead
Radiohead released OKNOTOK 1997 2017 their 20th anniversary edition of OK Computer this year with songs from the original recordings that didn’t make the album. So yesterday another old / new track got the video treatment. It’s a little strange hearing something that essentially documents […]
Saturday Sounds : French Tunes : Palermo Hollywood from Benjamin Biolay
Yesterday while working, my colleague and I were looking to Serge Gainsbourg for some perfumed inspiration – as you do. Well for those of you who are fans of Serge, and there are many of us, you may want to get acquainted with a few […]
Smelly Interludes : Music Gigs : Top 5 Smells
Music gigs are magic. There’s nothing like hearing live music to transport you from daily life. Last week I attended two gigs which is totally out of the ordinary. I would love to see and hear more music acts but Paris gets everything and occasionally an […]
Top 10 Favourite Indie Tunes 2014 : And A Playlist
Here’s the final 2014 Music Best Of Tunes and thank goodness because I want to move into writing about 2015. The other lists are Dance / Beats / Chilled and Pop. So here’s what has always been my favourite genre – indie / alternative whatever you […]
Top 10 Favourite Pop Tunes 2014 : And A Playlist
Here is my second list of favourite tunes from 2014 and only one more to go. This Best Of List focuses on the pop genre. Nothing like a popular tune to add a bit of sparkle to your days. I resisted the allure of this […]
Top 10 Favourite Dance / Beats / Chilled Tunes 2014 : And A Playlist
If you’re still catching up on everything like me, you’ll want to hear some of the great music that came out last year. I like a mix of indie, pop, dance, electro, rock and like to find French music that I love as well. I’m […]
Megan In Sainte Maxime 