The Continuing Cult of French Provocateur Serge Gainsbourg
As an apolitical, ironic, and internationally-minded songwriter and composer, Serge Gainsbourg certainly differed from many 20th-century French musicians.
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Marie Davidson and L’Œil Nu Boldly Explore on ‘Renegade Breakdown’
Marie Davidson and L'Œil Nu's Renegade Breakdown is a brave album that's not afraid to transcend genre in its exploration of style and technique.
Capricorn vs. Cancer: The Story of French Singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy
All her life, and in much of her music, she had parsed her relationships, her failings and her tribulations for meaning. Now, here in the room with her -- in her very body -- was Death, that annihilator of meaning.
Brigitte Fontaine: Brigitte Fontaine
Superior Viaduct continues its resurrection of the criminally-underappreciated Brigitte Fontaine’s back catalog.
Albin de la Simone: Un Homme
France's unassuming chanteur nudges the heartstrings gently with his latest effort.
A Controlled Lunacy: Brigitte Fontaine’s Manic French Pop
French pop's most peculiar figure has been baffling and delighting audiences for decades with her challenging blend of global music styles.
The Cult of Mediocrity: Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg, and the Medio-cultural
On the set of Slogan, Jane Birkin met Serge Gainsbourg, the Gitanes-smoking, mumbling songster who would engineer her Pygmalion transformation.