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A walk on la Rive Gauche – talking Nouvelle Vague with Mélanie Pain
Mélanie Pain was working for a Paris design agency when the stars realigned and she ended up swapping careers in 2004, a favour for a friend happening to alert producer Marc Collin. And you could say the rest is … Continue reading
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Tagged Aix en Provence, Bande A Part, Camille Dalmais, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, Elodie Frégé, France, Ian McCulloch, Manchester, Marc Collin, Martin Gore, Mélanie Pain, Nouvelle Vague, Olivier Libaux, Paris, Phoebe Killdeer, PiL, The Undertones, Tuxedomoon, Whyte Horses
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Christine and the Queens – Manchester Apollo
She may be less than five feet tall, but Héloïse Letissier commands a mighty on-stage presence, endearing and quirky yet very much in charge and assured. I’m guessing that state of mind only came with life experience, but her worldly-wise … Continue reading
Road to Rouen – Ben Hatch
For those who enjoyed the last thrilling instalment of life on the open road with the Hatch family – 2011’s Are We Nearly There Yet? (with my review here) – I should stress that the follow-up – Road to Rouen – involves … Continue reading