CultPops August I
Some enjoyable current works from the world of music.
Favourite Five…Breakage Remixes
The most melodic, emotive and soulful sub-bass player around. Here’s 5 of his best vocal re-edits... each one puts the original song to shame.
CultPops August II
Choice cuts of current culture.
King of Nerds: The Geek Genius of Michael Cera
Who, you may incredulously be asking yourself if for some unlikely reason you have completely bypassed the title of this post, could this technologically literate, social misfit of an Adonis be?
Mercury Music Prize 2010
The important thing is that whoever is nominated for the award, and whatever the judges are looking for, the Mercury Prize should be applauded for celebrating the art of the album in the age of the iPod shuffle.
Review: Gainsbourg (vie heroïque)
Any biopic on a singer whose most famous works include a song in which lyrics about going and coming between loins meld with recordings of orgasms, and a track with his 13-year-old daughter entitled ‘Lemon Incest’ is going to have a fair share of sex and music. And Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) is full of it.
Meet CHEZ JACK
Les Flâneurs met up with the founders of this art collective based on a chimerical, unconventional world that is Jack's. Come discover the universe of Chez Jack, at its moment of exposure Friday June 4th, 2010 at the Centre Culturel Auguste Dobel.
KIKI IN THE METRO: Portrait #2
There are all manner of people pandering for money on the trains. If you live in a place long enough, you know the recurring characters.
World Press Photo Exhibition
The foreign reporting that trickles into our lives often seems unfathomable for a cosmopolitan Western dweller to conceive of. War, savagery in the streets, fear of your neighbor, abject hunger---this exhibit brings the faraway chaos up close and personal...
Let’s Get Lost
Despite it’s ancient roots and monotonous beauty, Paris is still a city that nods to a world of things to be experienced in passing...
French Delicacies in the East of Paris
As every well-heeled Parisian will tell you, there are gems to be found in each arrondissement...the 12th is no exception.
Tao, Another Way of Being
Though many in the West may have a bare understanding of Taoism and its obtuse precepts, most are unaware of the rich visual history involved with what is often misunderstood as an esoteric demi-religion.
KIKI IN THE METRO: Portrait #1
The Metro, like the street, is one of the best places to experience the population, if through nothing more than it’s daily rationing of momentary encounters, epic or ordinary.
“70 Million” by Hold Your Horses
An entertaining and cheeky music video for “70 Million”, hit song by Franco-American band, Hold Your Horses! offers a wink at art history as band members playfully reconstruct famous paintings in an off the wall lyrical interpretation all their own.
The Sixties Revival Playlist – Side A
Versions of doo-wop and sing-along vocals in sophisticated arrangements make for a perfect Spring time playlist as we anticipate basking on seasides and playing ukulele's on balconies.
GUESTS LIST: Some favorites from ArtParis+Guests
A round-up article as stated above.
Sweat Shop: An Interview with Café Couture Owner Sissi Holleis
Merging do-it-yourself purpose with communal creativity, Sweat Shop is a recently-opened venue intent on helping you realize your crafty endeavors.
Salon du Dessin Contemporain 2010 at the Carrousel du Louvre
The Salon du Dessin Contemporain proves again that it is an outstanding showcase for presenting the ouvre of works on paper.
Hot Chip at O2 Academy Leeds 16/02/10
Like cricket, Hot Chip are a thing of wonderfully British eccentricity. Unlike cricket, Hot Chip positively embrace trying new ideas and are exciting.
NOWA SODA at Solvay
The international art group Halfslant has recently released this video celebrating their upcoming Nowa Soda: Solvay Transformed project in Krakow, Poland and to send out a call for donations.
Les enfants s’ennuient le dimanche
Oliver Peoples' new video campaign featuring Elijah Wood and Shirley Manson, directed by Autumn de Wilde, edited by Miky Wolf.
Alice au Printemps des Merveilles
Modern day interpretations of Alice and a Salon de Thé Éphémère are now on display at the Printemps Haussmann in anticipation of Tim Burton's upcoming film.
Shouts Out To San Francisco
Video clips from indie rock bands the Morning Benders, Girls, and Sugar & Gold.
Catcher In The Rye: The Movie!!!
With the sad passing of J.D. Salinger a couple of weeks ago, the Hollywood hounds are barking at the door of the, until now, firmly locked safe containing the film rights to his most celebrated novel.
A Man’s Guide to Designer Boots Based on Comic Book Superheroes and Vigilantes
Exactly as stated above. See what Batman and Spider-Man are wearing on their feet.
Give Yourself Up To The Allure Of The Catcher In The Rye
In memory of J.D. Salinger, we've matched highlights of Paris Fashion Week's F/W men's shows with some of the author's most memorable quotes.
La danse de Mia
Mia Doi Todd has recently released her new video for "Open Your Heart" directed by Michel Gondry, whose visuals are to be compared with Matisse's Danse de Chtchoukine.
Precursor, The Fashion Misfits of Paris
Located in the Marais on rue des Blancs Manteaux, you’ll find Precursor_ a great little clothing boutique that carries all British labels and accessories.
“The Blood Next Door” Is Coming…
Artists Nazheli Perrot and Anthony Peskine of the Galerie Catherine & André Hug present an introduction to their upcoming exhibition "The Blood Next Door".
Paris Fashion Week 2010/11 Playlist
Videos and a list of the music played at the men's Prêt-à-Porter and women's Haute Couture shows.
Why 2009 Was The Year That Made and Killed Dubstep
Dubstep showed itself to be more than just another dance sub-culture but a truly important, widespread youth movement.
Your Motion Says, Stop
As folk revival thrives on, so does stop-motion animation. For the occasion we've put together a short list of both recent and "old" music videos using the frame-by-frame technique.
Science Answers That Age-Old Question: Which La Roux Remix Most Improves On The Original Track?
Have you ever wondered which remix is scientifically proven to be the best in terms of how much better it is compared to the original source material?
The FRANPRIX Playlist
You may not know it, but this is what you're listening to while buying your dinner.
If I were in a Film Noir
The time was 11:43 pm and I had just woken in my apartment in a pool of sweat.
Day Trippin’ at Musée Igor Balut
A unique and imaginative world that makes sense of collected, salvaged objects.
Sequins at Paris Fashion Week
A photo essay on Paris' Spring-Summer 2010 Collections
Believe It: American Media Could Learn a Thing or Two from the French (…or at least Robert Delpire)
The famed editor's work is currently on display at the Musée Européenne de la Photographie.
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A film short by V.M.L.
Why The xx Is The Best Debut Album of 2009
Out for a few months now and one of the most hyped albums of the year...
Ramona Falls, The Only Prescription To Your Fever
New video : "I Say Fever" from the band's debut album Intuit.
