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Sounds of France - day one: a history of French pop in 10 songs

4709 days ago
Guardian MusicHas Eurovision whetted your appetite for more European pop – of the sort that doesn't make you scream zut alors!? Over the coming weeks, we'll be exploring the sounds of seven European countries, starting with France – so today, here's a whistles... more info

Words and Music by Saint Etienne

4714 days ago
Guardian MusicBe among the first to hear new music from Saint Etienne, and let us know what you think in the comments below It's already won four stars from Alexis Petridis, and now you too can swoon at the pop joyfulness of Saint Etienne's new album, Words and Mu... more info

New band of the day – No 1,273: We Were Evergreen

4714 days ago
Guardian MusicThey play toy piano, kazoo and even 'llama nails' ... who would have guessed that this French trio are cute as hellHometown: Paris.The lineup: Michael Liot (guitar, vocals), Fabienne Débarre (piano, vocals), William Serfass (drums).The background: T... more info

Donna Summer: 'the audience was groaning worse than I was' – a classic interview from the vaults

4719 days ago
Guardian MusicFollowing the sad news of Donna Summer's death at the age of 63, we revisit Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – for a classic encounter with the singer first published in Rolling Stone magazine in 1976The ... more info

Iggy Pop's label reject his album

4726 days ago
Guardian MusicSinger says Virigin EMI 'would have preferred that I do an album with popular punks', rather than a collection of French classicsIggy Pop's new album has been rejected by his record label, forcing the singer to release it himself. Virgin EMI turned d... more info

Iggy Pop - Iggy Pop Tackles Sultry French Classics On New Album

4743 days ago
ContactMusicPunk icon Iggy Pop has recorded an album made up of French-language covers Apres will feature new renditions of songs by Serge Gainsbourg Edith Piaf and Georges Brassens as well as the Lust For Life singers take on tracks by the Beatles and Yoko Ono.... more info

Readers recommend: songs about books – results

4796 days ago
Guardian MusicMorrissey inspired by Graham Greene, Serge Gainsbourg by Robert Louis Stevenson ... we leafed through your favouritesThis week's topic unearthed some fascinating connections between books and music. Turns out, for example, that Lindisfarne's Lady Ele... more info

New music: Benjamin Schoos – Je Ne Vois Que Vous (featuring Laetitia Sadier)

4804 days ago
Guardian MusicA former Eurovision songwriters brings forth a swooningly lovely piece of froth that will make you wish you were a Francophone Belgian-born Benjamin Schoos (sometimes known by the pseudonym Miam Monster Miam) is quite the multi-tasker. As well as mak... more info

David Whitaker

4810 days ago
Guardian MusicComposer and arranger of 60s French pop hits, horror film scores and 'audio homages' to the Stones and the Beach BoysWhen the Verve's Bittersweet Symphony became one of pop's more famous copyright cases in the late 1990s, it was widely known that 100... more info

'If I'm good in a scene it's a miracle'

4822 days ago
Guardian MusicThe singer and actress on her famous parents, stage fright and working with Pete DohertyFor a performer who gets stage fright, making an album of mostly live recordings – the recently released Stage Whisper – might seem an odd choice. Were you co... more info

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