Given that he directed one of the most successful French films of all time, in the shape of 2001's still-delightful "Amelie," it's surprising that director Jean-Pierre Jeunet hasn't worked in Hollywood more. But then again, given that his only English-language picture to date was the woeful "Alien: Resurrection," perhaps it's not so surprising after all. Hollywood has come calling, of course: the director was courted to make films including "Life of Pi," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Mirror Mirror," but he's generally preferred to march to the beat of his own ...

Photos by Elinor Jones Featuring Doldrums, French Films, Weird Dreams, Citizens!, Lianne La Havas, Riz MC and Spector.

Das vierte Bootboohook Festival wartet weiterhin mit hochkarätigen Gästen auf. So wurden zuletzt schon The Whitest Boy Alive, bei denen Norwegens Musikpate Erlend Øye das Zepter schwingt, sowie die Hamburger Independent-Schwergewichte Tocotronic bestätigt ( motor.de berichtete ). Bei der Hannoveraner Großveranstaltung, die vom 24. Bis zum 26. August geht, werden nun unter anderem auch noch die dänischen Disko-Rocker WhoMadeWho erwartet. Weiterhin werden Superpunk einen ihrer letzten Auftritte in der Landeshauptstadt geben, nachdem die Band im Februar ihr offizielle Ende bekannt gab ( motor.de berichtete ). Seht hier das bisherige Line-up sowie Impressionen aus dem vergangenem Jahr: The Whitest Boy Alive | Tocotronic | BOY ...

I don’t really know what to make of Elles. It was very French, which oddly enough you’d expect, but also screamingly obvious with an air of trying far too hard to be different. If you look at French films, the majority of them have either Kirsten Scott-Thomas or Juliette Binoche as the protagonist, in this case the latter, and a vaguely taboo subject which for this film is prostitution. It ticks all the expected boxes but I felt like I was watching something that’s desperately trying not to tick them. The basic story is interesting enough with ...

The Great Escape just keep giving and giving, as they've unveiled another 42 additions for the festival line-up. The full list can be seen below, though notable additions include Echo Lake, Razika and Mausi. Tribes, Ren Harvieu, Filthy Boy, Pond, Chris T-T, The Milk, Willis Earl Beal, Dan Le Sac, Zebra And Snake, We Have Band, Thomas J Speight, Jake Mattison, Eugene Mcguinness, Donovan Woods, Dj Leo Zero, Gorgeous George, The Bots, Sam Sure And Giacomo, Hollie Cook, Razika, Clean Bandit, French Films, The Crookes, Childhood, Sunless 97, Echo Lake, Red Ink, Nathan Fake, The Defiled, Kinnie The Explorer ...

Après French Films , voici Stockers!   Stockers! , c’est un quatuor de rock indie originaire de Finlande. Somestimes est le premier single extrait de leur futur premier album et Anton, Eetu, Heikki and Tuomas ont de l’énergie à revendre !  Leur son est un mélange de guitares lumineuses, de lignes de bass intransigeantes et de lourdes rythmiques. Il y a aussi l'agressivvité et l'urgence du punk. En attendant la sortie du premier opus, vous pouvez aussi écouter une de leur ancienne chanson : Vanish .  ф  After French Films , we have Stockers!   They are a four-piece indie rock band hailing from ...

Lumiere Brother’s music is an invitation to a cinematic journey with the listener as the protagonist. His debut solo album Fiction is inspired by the atmospheric 60s French films, the whimsical fairytales of Tim Burton and his own story of youthful joie de vivre. He set out to make a pure indie pop record based [...]

No, we didn't make a mistake. The Great Escape have added 141 new bands to the 2012 line-up. You can see them all below, with our top picks in bold. Bass Drum Of Death / St Lucia / Porcelain Raft / Gaz Coombes / Jethro Fox/ Films Of Colour / Treetop Flyers / Hannah Cohen / Cloud Nothings / Among Brothers / Body Language / Retro Stefson / The Black Belles/ Black Moth/ We Were Evergreen / We Were Promised Jetpacks / Drop Out Venus / Tall Ships / Fossil Collective / I Am Oak / Novika / Bueno Bros / Hans Chew / Gabriel And The Hounds/ Admirall Fallow / Tiny Ruins/ /face + Heel / Dauwd / Electric Wire Hustle/ Redinho ...

12 hours of sleep. That’s how many hours of sleep I have in my arsenal. Thus, I have endless energy for the day and I couldn’t be happier! So, I thought to myself, “How can I feature music that is as energetic as yesterday’s band (The Shoes) while making it completely different?” The answer was Brigitte Bardot whose music was the pure energy of 1960s France. I don’t know why but the French just have a hold on me this week.  Brigitte Bardot is still a household name in France but she may or may not ...

I really couldn't describe this better than They Shoot Music does, so here's how they paint the scene for this session with Finnish band French Films

Cats On Fire – A Few Empty Waves Finska Cats On Fire släpper sin tredje skiva All Blackshirts to Me, 28 mars. Och här har ni ett smakprov på hur denna skiva kan komma att låta. Mycket fin gitarrpop, fast den personliga finska favoriten är ändå, fortfarande, French Films.

This week's round up of the tracks I haven't had the space to post... The Maxines From: Olympia, Washington, United States Primale rock that sounds like it was created in the Cramps' garage. Go Try The Maxines - Drugstore by guerolitomusic Amen Dunes From: New York, United States Fragile pyschedelic space folk that sounds like the voices in Syd Barrett's head as he shuffled off his mortal coil. Go Try Amen Dunes - Christopher by sacredbones Sex Church From: Vancouver, Canada Epic. It's time to get confirmed in the Sex Church. Go Try Growing Over by Sex Church ...

Este no es un día cualquiera: es viernes por la noche , tiempo del Friday Night ... momento de estrenar el playlist número 140 de Silent Roy para Galaxy 94.7 fm ® Los Mochis radio , donde Zael estará en control para llevarte nuevamente la mejor música de la galaxia ... tenés una cita desde las 20:25 horas — sábados por la noche repetimos la cuota, misma hora... Playlist 140 Galaxy 94.7 fm ® 17/18 febrero 2012 www.myspace.com/galaxy_fm www.twitter.com/galaxy_fm galaxyfm@gmail.com ► 1. All The Young - The Horizon ► 2. Alphabet Backwards - Big Top ► 3. Alphabet Backwards - Tonight ...

My friend Joel recommended this Finnish band. It reminds me of the heady days of Post Punk (Echo and the Bunnymen, Josef K, etc.). For you youngsters out there, Franz Ferdinand or the Drums are useful touchstones (post-Post Punk, if you will). Add another pushpin to your musical map with these fine Finns.

Das diesjährige Bootboohook Festival präsentiert die ersten hochkarätigen Acts für seine vierte Ausgabe. Auf dem Event, der wieder in Hannover stattfinden wird, sind unter anderem The Whitest Boy Alive , Tocotronic und BOY  zu Gast. Damit ist die Liste der Bands, die sich vom 24. bis zum 26. August die Ehre geben, auf 22 angewachsen. Nicht nur das Highfield  oder  Taubertal Festival  werden also in der Festivalsaison für gute Stimmung bei sommerlichen Temperaturen sorgen. Hier könnt ihr euch noch einmal das bisherige Line-Up zu Gemüte führen und einen Clip mit den besten Momenten aus 2011 ansehen: The Whitest Boy Alive | Tocotronic ...