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LyOsun: «Don't equate pop with commercialism all the time».»
Geneva artist releases «What About Now»
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Christophe, I won't forget you
So much freedom in this artist. Christophe, who passed away this Thursday, will be remembered as a man who didn't care what people said. During our interview published in December, he revealed to me some of his forthcoming lyrics. «Not disgusting’, as he put it.
Country in Johnny Hallyday's repertoire
Little-known and little-acknowledged in his work, country music forms the backdrop to Johnny Hallyday's repertoire. If you're looking for something new to discover, it's well worth delving into this facet of the rocker's work.
«The Melody Nelson Story: a musical and literary masterpiece
ARTICLE LONG FORMAT, Ivan Garcia | With his first concept album, "Histoire de Melody Nelson", Serge Gainsbourg swapped singing for a mysterious, poetic narrative set to rock music. A mystical, mythical album that elevates a love story to the status of a musical and literary masterpiece.
1966-1971: a golden age nobody lived through
«Je suis nostalgique d’une époque que je n’ai pas connue et que je veux vivre à travers la musique», déclarait...
Christophe: «I do sound research».»
A legend of French variety, Christophe defines himself above all as a sound seeker. After a piano-voice concert at the Théâtre de Beausobre last November, he grants us a long interview, which will prove to be his last in Switzerland before his death in March.
«Philovision» at Vidy, a successful but incomplete parody
Announced as the first major event of this theatrical season at Vidy, the European Philosophical Song Contest by Lausanne artists Massimo Furlan and Claire de Ribaupierre aims to put philosophy to music on the stage and thus stimulate critical thinking. Le Regard Libre attended last Friday, and although the show is a masterpiece of staging, the thinking seems little present, or even absorbed by the form of the performance; as a result, one can't help wondering at times, like the Pixies' song: Where Is My Mind?
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