guest mix: the galaxy electric

The Galaxy Electric are an avant-pop duo from Washington, DC, whose striking debut was one of my absolute ...

uta, part two: psychedelic poetry

In part one , I shared a video of Uta Taeger performing ' Hier, aujourd'hui, demain ', the A-side of her 1969 ...

boum badaboum !

Eurovision has wrapped up for another year, but thanks to the magic of the internet, pretty much every ...

françoise hardy's hit parade, 1966

While flipping through my collection of vintage French magazines the other day, I came across an interesting little ...

electric moon upon the water

Fans of the peculiar charms of French-born songstress and actress Claudine Longet may know the beguiling 'Electric ...

la résistance

Like so many, I am angry, confounded, saddened by the state of the world. 2016 just keeps kicking us in the arse. I ...

that's no way to say goodbye

So long, Leonard. Thank you for the achingly beautiful words and music. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye ( Live at ...

blood red rose

A mix for Halloween featuring music from 70s European horror soundtracks, eerie vintage folk-pop, ...

1971 : l'aventure

A guest mix by Jonathyne Briggs, author of a fascinating and highly recommended book on French pop ...