men's needs

As with every friday, tonight i'll be at Lotus downstairs spinning a good mix of old, new, rock and electro. If you come, you will probably hear this cool version of The Cribs' new single Men's Needs, the song was remixed by brazilian electro band CSS.

The Cribs :: Men's needs (CSS Remix) [MP3]

This coming tuesday july 3rd, i'll be back on East Village Radio at 8am to host my show, La Décadanse. That same evening, i will be spinning all french pop (60's and beyond) as part of the East Village Radio Night at The Spiegel Garden Tent. I will be there from 9:30 until 12:30am. The Spiegeltent and Spiegel Garden Tent are located at Pier 17 on the South Street Seaport at the Fulton Fish Market. Check out the photos below, it looks stunning! I can't think of a better place and way to spend the eve of a holiday...

la foule

Tomorrow (june 26th), East Village Radio will be closed to participate in a day of silence in protest of the impending CRB royalty rates ruling. So no Décadanse tomorrow, but i'll be back next week.

Over the weekend, i finally caught the Edith Piaf biopic "La Môme" (titled "La vie en rose" here in the US). Besides owning a few of her records, i went in not knowing that much about the personal life of the famous singer, and left an even bigger fan. Though lots of details of her life seemed to have been left off the movie, and others went unexplained, overall the film faithfully captured the essence of Edith Piaf, thanks to the phenomenal performance by Marion Cotillard. The actress was simply extraordinary. She had Edith down to her voice, awkward mouth expressions, incredibly short temper, and unattractive posture. I was also amazed by the make-up that made the young actress look very believable as a sickly and aging chanteuse.
The pace of the long movie (2 hours and 20 minutes) was rather interesting. I was, at first, a bit put off by the confusing back and forth between the chronological events and the scenes of the protagonist reaching her last days, but once i got used to it, i enjoyed the build up that director Olivier Dahan was creating by piecing both ends of the story together that ultimately culminated to her highly emotional final performance at L'Olympia in 1962 (a year before her death).
Some of the scenes look visually stunning, and the use of Piaf's songs and other classic tunes of that era are effectively used and sprinkled throughout the story, but it truly is Marion Cotillard who should get all the credit for her outstanding portrayal of the Little Sparrow.

Marion Cotillard as the fiery Edith Piaf in La Môme.

Check out this great review of Narcissist's Waltz in Stylus Magazine. And you still have a week to vote for Die Romantik in the Deli band of the month's contest!