Dignity

Question: Which one of these characters keeps his dignity?

Remark: Ray-Bans for more discretion? Not sure...

Another so-called "stolen" picture...

French chanson is not dead!

Stanislas - "Le Manège"
My song of the moment! I heard it different times on the radio and it ended up catching my attention. Then I hear it's produced by French pop superstar Calogéro... and it's exactly the feeling I had when I heard Stanislas : it sounds like Calogéro's early hits, before he compromised himself with too much easiness. I don't know much about Stanislas yet but let's keep an eye on him.


Vanessa Paradis - "Dès Que J'te Vois"
A strong value, with a track written by -M-, whom I'm not a big fan of even if I acknowledge his talent. Vanessa Paradis offers us a true moment of grace with a splendid video and one of the best tracks of the album.


Pauline Croze - "Jour de Foule"
Pauline Croze's first LP, sugar-coated with emotions and simplicity, was a critical success and it managed to seduce me frankly. She is back with a much colorful album with different influences, enabling her to confirm her talent. "Jour de Foule" might not be her best song, the video though, helps making it interesting.

Elodie Frégé - "La Fidélité"
Granted, Elodie Frégé is not a landmark of French pop. However, this track from her latest LP exhales a very nice folk touch. The first version of the video was directed by infamous French movie-maker Catherine Breillat.


Dionysos - "Tais-toi Mon Cœur"
French alternative rock is typically the kind of sound I don't like. However, Dionysos always detached itself from the bunch with its particular mood. The video reminds us of Tim Burton's poetic "Corpse Bride". And the chorus features vocals by Olivia Ruiz.

Line 3: contaminated

I can't help noticing that the street art is growing. I think the RATP - which apparently already took some mesures to erase these works - will end up reacting very badly.
I can also notice I'm not alone to take pictures...
Some of these pieces are interesting, colorful and inventive. Sometimes, like here, the sign is preceded by the inscription "Line 3 Lover" (in English)...
Pictures taken between December 2007 & January 2008.
The writings can be huge....

Booty Luv Saga

Who are Nadia Shepherd & Cherise Roberts? They're two young British soul singers who were produced by dance record label Hed Kandi with the band Booty Luv. They were propelled to the top of the charts in 2006 with the massive hit "Boogie 2nite", a punchy cover or the already very groovy hit by Tweet.

Boogie 2nite


For the second single, the duet meets with the same success with "Shine", a Luther Vandross cover.

Shine


For the third single, Booty Luv tries "Don't Mess With My Man" by Lucy Pearl.

Don't Mess With My Man


A 4th single will be produced, then came the album...

Some Kinda Rush