BTS WITH ALCEST AT MELTDOWN FESTIVAL 2018ALCEST: L'OISEAU DE PROIE When I got the email from Alcest’s management saying that the band’s frontman would be available to interview...
Barbara - France’s Best-Kept SecretIconic French singers tend to be known worldwide. Virtually everybody is familiar with the names, if not the music, of Édith Piaf,...
L'Or d'OrouniWith the release of their new EP, Somewhere In Dreamland (Les Disques Pavillon), we at Culturethèque managed to catch up with the...
Rendezvous with RobiRobi and Valentin Durup on guitar. Qui est "Robi"? Type Robi into any image search engine and you could be forgiven for thinking that we...
French Music at Glastonbury 2016It’s that time of year again; time to dig out your tent, wellies, best festival frocks and head down to Glastonbury, the largest...
French DJs are not dead!In a society where the music industry is led by US culture, it’s time to be proud of our French productions and to show off our trendy...
Belle & Sebastian, “Poupée de cire, poupée de son” (France Gall)If you think that French culture is old-school and can’t cross the borders, we are sorry to say that you are totally wrong. The peeps at...
Coups de Coeur #1: Laura Cahen & RopoporoseIn a very intimate theatre setting in Pigalle, Cahen was absolutely stunning. It’s chanson/folk, a similar mood to Françoiz Breut. Yes...
Grace Jones, “La vie en rose” (Edith Piaf)If you think that French culture is old-school and can’t cross the borders, we are sorry to say that you are totally wrong. The peeps at...
Nina Simone, “Ne me quitte pas” (Jacques Brel)If you think that French culture is old-school and can’t cross the borders, we are sorry to say that you are totally wrong. The peeps at...