L’érotisme a toujours joué un rôle important dans la vie et l’œuvre de Pierre Louÿs (1870–1925). Il rassembla une collection de photographies et il écrivit des romans et poèmes érotiques, dont des doublures coquines de ses œuvres publiées, et même des parodies pornographiques comme son Manuel de civilité pour les petites filles à l’usage des maisons d’éducation. Nombre de ces textes furent publiés après sa mort. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The Scruffy Group was a band formed in 1965 by Jack Van Pelt (guitar) and Max Freeland (drums), two students at Ohio State University, who joined with two friends from their hometown Lima, Ohio: Jim Buehl (rhythm guitar) and Alan Ulrich (bass). The band moved to Strongsville, Ohio, where they played night concerts at the Skyline Inn. After being suggested to make a single, Jack Van Pelt composed the two songs “Little Girl” and “Do” in four hours. The band recorded them in a few hours at Audio Recording in Cleveland. The record was released in the summer of 1965 by Jimmy Testa’s Tema label, with “Little Girl” on the A side. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Le marquis Louis Eugène de Lonlay (1815–1886) est un chansonnier, compositeur, poète et romancier français. J’ai choisi dans ses Poésies nouvelles un poème nostalgique évoquant un lointain amour de jeunesse. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The song “Listen Little Girl” was written by Vee Bond and composed by Claus Ogerman. It was performed by the English singer Keith Kelly in 1960. It appeared in July as the A side of a single on the label Parlophone, with the song “Uh Huh” on the B side. It reached number 47 in the UK Singles Chart. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Il y a un an, j’ai publié les poèmes « La Reine de Mai » et « Claire » de Jean Aicard, à propos d’une reine de mai qu’il aimait et qui mourut dans son enfance. Voici un poème semblable, provenant du recueil Chansons de Clément. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Theodore Anthony Nugent (born December 13, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Redford, Michigan. He started as the lead guitarist of the rock band The Amboy Dukes. After dissolving the band, he embarked on a successful solo career in the 1970s and 1980s. His second live album Intensities in 10 Cities consists of 10 songs recorded during the last ten dates of his 1980 tour; it was released on March 2, 1981. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Ma troisième sélection du recueil Poèmes de Provence chante la jolie Reine de mai, couverte de fleurs, et évoque les antiques coutumes de célébration du printemps, où les jeunes filles échangeaient un baiser contre une offrande. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Spinal Tap is a made-up English heavy metal band created by the comedians and musicians of The T.V. Show on the American commercial broadcast television network ABC. The 1984 mock documentary film This is Spinal Tap gave a dramatised fictional history of this parodic band, which satirises in its image, sound, and lyrics some of the biggest bands of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The soundtrack of the film was released on March 2, 1984. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Dans la section Frissons de son recueil La Beauté de vivre publié en 1900, Gregh nous donne un poème mélancolique, le rêve d’un amour qui décline comme l’automne, perdant ses fleurs dans une lumière blafarde, avant de finalement mourir dans le froid d’une séparation. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
In 1889, the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed the Prevention of Cruelty to, and Protection of, Children Act. An amendment had then been proposed to ban children under the age of 10 from acting on stage, which provoked a widespread opposition in public opinion. Dowson entered into the debate, arguing that children are natural actors, that their performance is always artistic. Moreover, they have a wonderful charm, of which spectators should not be deprived. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
