I‘ve seen this video clip a while ago, but it’s never stopped me fascinating for the reaction of the French cinema and music stars. As I understand it, artists like Jean Rochefort, Charles...
They say that Twitter helps you find ideas. With regards to this post, Twitter helped me find the most of it… starting with a reminder about the famous Amsterdam bed-in at the Hilton Hotel stage...
I am sure all of us have been missing dearly the Polnareffienne’s additions… well, no more now! In fact, we should be grateful to a friend of mine who sent me an email about Sweet Transves...
It may be strange or not, but the road to my discovery of Rocky Horror Picture Show was paved by Mina Mazzini. Or rather, by her spectacular cover of Sweet Transvestite. For those of us who are Mina&#...
The 2009 Manchester International Festival (2-19 July 2009) full programme goes up live on the site tomorrow, Thursday 19th of March, at 2pm. The tickets will be on sale from 3pm on the same day. Firs...
I have no doubt that very many of us – my age and younger, in particular – have known Locomotion as a song by Kylie Minogue. The older Anglophones are likely to remember the original Goffi...
There is something good about Google’s contextual advertising that we get in our Gmails. Had it not been for a Google ad, I’d not have learnt that a popular 1960s Northern Soul band The Fl...
Alfred Schnittke‘s Minnesang is close to my heart for several reasons. It is a sublime piece of music; it was composed in 1980-1981, so it is nearly the same age as me; and it was inspired by Ge...
As if to once again ascertain the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, here is one of his Prophecies: Of the selling of Paradise: “A countless multitude will sell publicly and without hindrance things o...
I do love strolling little known streets and taking ad hoc trips to unknown places. Living close to what they call “transport links” makes a huge difference, as well. When you only need to...