Retro French Rock from Mustang
Photo of Mustang by Nicolas Auproux
The French band Mustang keeps it old school, recalling the pioneers of Southern Rock and Rockabilly, Punk, and New Wave (sometimes all at once) with its retro Rock.
Emilie Simon: French Electro Singer
Emilie Simon is a French Electro artist who draws obvious comparisons to Bjork, and also Kate Bush, for her enigmatic music videos and her avant-garde musical style.
Zaz: Jazz Manouche French Singer
French music critics are easily excitable, and they get REALLY excited about artists who revive or carry on traditional forms of music. The Female French singer Zaz (Isabelle Geffroy) is one such artist, and you can’t walk into a FNAC these days without tripping over a display for her debut, self-titled album of Jazz Manouche and Chanson Française.
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French Rappers Salute Michael Jackson
Photo of FURD courtesy of furd.skyrock.com
In honor of MJ today, here’s a French hip hop song by FurD, which samples Kanye West referencing Michael Jackson. Did you follow that? They took a line from Kanye’s rap in Keri Hilson’s “Knock You Down,” and made a loop of the line, “This is bad, real bad, Michael Jackson” to use as the chorus. I think it’s hot, and I love that the video is totally Old School.
