January 2010
10 posts
I have a serious weakness for French pop music. The fact is that I automatically think pretty much anything French is cool, coupled with the fact that French pop idols have this tendency towards the bizarre which I find impossible to resist.
I first saw a Mylène Farmer video on TV in Paris many years ago, and it totally blew my mind, I’m pretty sure it’s the only music video that...
Next is the pop-virtuoso Mathieu Chedid, super-talented performer, composer, producer and collaborator. Mostly performing and releasing work under the pseudonym -M- his music is a curious mixture of disco beats, absurd guitar solos and trip hop psychedelia. Seeing his stage show a few years ago was the closest thing I’ve ever come to experiencing mass hysteria. People literally going nuts...