Category Archives: Music

Les chanteurs français et la guerre d’Algérie. De Mouloudji à Enrico Macias

Officiellement, jusqu’au 20 octobre 1999, on ne parlait pas en France de “guerre”, mais des “événements” d’Algérie. De 1954 jusqu’à l’indépendance le 5 juillet 1962, c’est pourtant bien un ultime conflit colonial qui envoie au front deux millions de soldats … Continue reading

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dEUS’s Tom Barman: ‘I was fed up with singing about myself’

dEUS were formed more than 20 years ago in Antwerp, becoming the first Belgian indie band to sign to a major international label. They garnered international acclaim for their debut album Worst Case Scenario, which welded Tom Waits’s bar-room blues to … Continue reading

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Queen’s diamond jubilee concert a tough gig for rock and royalty

In recent weeks, it has been pointed out more than once that during the Queen‘s silver jubilee in 1977, the only real role pop music had to play was as a lightning rod for anti-royalist sentiment. The kind of people that … Continue reading

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Le bon choix de Ben Zabo

Chanteur et guitariste, mais aussi technicien du plus grand studio de Bamako, le Malien Ben Zabo crée la surprise avec son premier album dans lequel il se fait le porte-étendard de la culture méconnue de l’ethnie bwa, avec des arrangements … Continue reading

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Esta glória que é um concerto de Bruce Springsteen

Perante 81 mil pessoas, Bruce Springsteen deu um concerto memorável. Fogo rock’n’roll e ascensão gospel. “We are alive” disse-nos. E que bem soube ouvi-lo. Foi dele o grande concerto de um Rock In Rio 2012 que se despediu com actuações … Continue reading

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Un libro de amor a Bruce Springsteen

Cuando regresó del concierto de Springsteen, tenía el libro en la habitación del hotel con una dedicatoria que decía: “Magela, a beautiful book. Muchas gracias. Bruce Springsteen”. Al texto le acompañaba el dibujo de una guitarra. Ese “precioso” libro es … Continue reading

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Edouard Khil, alias M. Trololo, n’est plus

Phénomène du web malgré lui sous le nom de M. Trololo, mais aussi Artiste du peuple en 1974 à l’époque de l’URSS, Edouard Khil ne vocalisera plus. Amusantes et joyeuses, les vidéos et surtout ses interprétations tout en légèreté en … Continue reading

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The 60 best No 1 singles ever: what’s your favourite?

It is not just the Queen who celebrates an important 60th anniversary this year – the British singles chart has reached that milestone too. The first chart appeared in November 1952 after Percy Dickins of the New Musical Express rang … Continue reading

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Wilco: mismo cuento, igual triunfo

La primera jornada completa del Primavera Sound ya es historia. Como en los cuentos que tantas veces nos contaron de niños, cuentos siempre iguales cuyo final no era una sorpresa pero que gustaban por las certezas que entrañaban, esta primera … Continue reading

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Bruce Springsteen lashes bankers during Berlin concert

Bruce Springsteen has touched on a nerve of widespread discontent with financiers and bankers while performing a concert in Berlin. Springsteen played to a sold-out crowd at Berlin’s Olympiastadion, singing from his album Wrecking Ball and speaking about tough economic times … Continue reading

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