Guardian Music — We all love French pop now, but the country's more eccentric, satirical stars such as Philippe Katerine are too often overlookedFrance's music scene has enjoyed a particularly rich harvest so far this year, with critically acclaimed albums from artis... more info

The Telegraph — Serge Gainsbourg's Best of - Comme un Boomerang takes the British listener back to a time when France still felt foreign. Rating: * * * * more info

Guardian Music — Who is she?A 31-year-old French director whose film debut, Love Like Poison, was a critics' favourite at Cannes last year, where it featured in the Directors' Fortnight.Brilliant title, what's that all about?It's borrowed from a Serge Gainsbourg song... more info

Core News — Here is the latest Gilles Peterson Worldwide International show with Serge Gainsbourg, Roots and Joe Jazz mixes. Check out other Gilles Peterson shows here and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. You can also follow Core News on Fa... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ralph Dodger said... By now y'all hopefully know the wonderful PJ Harvey has released her new album, Let England Shake. This little gem features performances of three tracks from that album: PJ Harvey - 2011-02-19 - Rob Da Bank Show, BBC http://shoul... more info

Guardian Music — Michel Houllebecq isn't the first author to turn songwriter - but he may be the first to do it wellSurprisingly for a writer whose latest literary works generally seem to cause a media kerfuffle in his native France and beyond, Michel Houellebecq's n... more info

Core News — “Gilles digs deep into his vinyl collection this week for a Brownswood Basement special, featuring a Wickedman Roots mix. There’s a tribute to Serge Gainsbourg plus underground beat producer Joe drops a jazz inspired mix featuring the likes of Ar... more info

Guardian Music — From writing saucy songs for Brigitte Bardot to propositioning Whitney Houston on TV, we recall the cause célèbres of France's premier pop poetTwenty years ago this week saw an event take place that brought the entire French population to a standst... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Record Fiend said... Waylon Jennings - Singer of Sad Songs (way-underrated Lee Hazlewood-produced album from 1970 just before Waylon became an Outlaw...incl. the hit title track along with superb covers of Tom Rush's "No Regrets," Tim Hardin's "If I ... more info

The Telegraph — Recordings of tracks written by Serge Gainsbourg and performed by the women who he loved and who inspired him. more info