a comic-blog for french readers … hilarious and so well done

this month has been hard to live. everydays on slopes it has been tiring. we got loads of snow (around 3meters still now at some places) and we got a lot of wind and very (very) cold temperatures … around -30°C [-20 F] many days. a man evend died, that was a bit crazy. cold is nice but it’s strange when it gets dangerous. i’ve loved that weather though. winter has to be hostile in my opinion.
anyway, today was my last day. i’m in “holidays” now. in two days i’m catching a train to paris to see a popbitch and the next morning we rail to brussels for few days. some beer and rest scheduled. then back to paris with two un-missable gigs: wilco and the arcade fire.

i can’t wait !

music: lightning bolt - s/t
these two guys (bass + drum) are the best

some of you may have noticed the white band in the top-right corner of the page. don’t hesitate to support them by clicking it or here.

… and spread the white bands !

mogwai - government commissions [cd]
sunn o))) - white 1 [cd]
red sparowes - at the soundless dawn [cd]

during their set yesterday i bought the arcade fire - demos 2001/2003 that seems only available at their gigs.
and members of the Go Go Charlton (a very promising parisian pop band) gave me their first single/demo: 75% / berlin that is really class. i knew these two tracks already but unmastered. the sound is very good now and i can’t wait to hear more from them…

soon pictures of the arcade fire’s concert !

the kills - no wow [cd+dvd]
boards of canada - geogaddi [cd]
prefuse 73 - one word extinguisher [cd]
dizzee rascal - boy in da corner [cd]

mogwai - rock action [cd]
m ward - transistor radio [cd]

back to the mountains i found yesterday evening my dvd celebrating the ten year old album “definitely maybe” by the macunian band oasis. two dvds with videos and live from their great period.

today i’ve read they announced the tracklist of their forecoming album don’t believe the truth that should be out around the end of may. the first single “lyla” will be out mid may …

here’s the tracklist:
01 - Turn Up the Sun
02 - Mucky Fingers
03 - Lyla
04 - Love Like a Bomb
05 - The Importance of Being Idle
06 - The Meaning of Soul
07 - Guess God Thinks I’m Abel
08 - Part of the Queue
09 - Keep the Dream Alive
10 - A Bell Will Ring
11 - Let There Be Love

and most of their live dates planned this summer are already sold-out. will it be the big come-back so awaited ?

np: red sparowes - at the soundless dawn

more later…

and all the (mediocre) other photos of this concert here

alex/cyann (+ charlie)

ben

the rest of the photos here

and all the pictures of this evening : matthieu malon + transbeauce are on line here in my gallery.

sunn o))) + nautical almanac
2005/04/07 @ nouveau casino

the thermals
2005/04/16 @ point ephemere

riton + spektrum
2005/04/19 @ nouveau casino

herman düne + diane cluck
2005/04/20 @ point ephemere

the go! team
2005/04/22 @ nouveau casino

low
2005/04/30 @ maroquinerie

shivaree and autechre both sold out too early