The Moldovan-Romanian singer Cleopatra Stratan was born on October 6, 2002 in Chişinău, Moldova. Her father Pavel Stratan is a singer and musician. In 2006 she released her first album La vârsta de 3 ani (“At the age of 3”), which sold more than 150,000 in Romania. It included the hit “Ghiţă,” which reached number 1 in the Romanian Singles Chart. Then in 2008 she released her second album La vârsta de 5 ani (“At the age of 5”). 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…
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…
Nicolas-Germain Léonard (1744–1793) est un poète idyllique français. À dix-huit ans il fut, comme poète, couronné par l’Académie de Rouen pour une pièce sur les idées religieuses. Né en Guadeloupe, il y retourna à plusieurs reprises, et la postérité lui a reproché d’en dresser un tableau « champêtre », ignorant la cruauté de cette société basée sur l’esclavage dans les plantations ; son œuvre relèverait aussi d’un exotisme colonial à destination d’un lectorat métropolitain. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Mustard Plug is an American ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, formed in 1991 and still existing now. Their music is noted for the horn section of trumpeter Brandon Jenison and trombonist Jim Hofer. Their 1999 album Pray for Mojo was released both as CD and as vinyl LP. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Ponce-Denis Écouchard-Lebrun, dit Lebrun Pindare (1729–1807) fut l’un des rares poètes lyriques de son époque ; on l’affubla du surnom de « Pindare français ». Fils d’un valet de chambre du prince de Conti, il fut inscrit par ce dernier au Collège Mazarin. Il fit de brillantes études et montra des dispositions précoces pour la poésie, composant ses premiers vers à 12 ans. Sa versatilité politique lui permit de briller sous tous les régimes que connut la France de son vivant, et il gagna sa vie en flattant tour à tour les puissants du jour. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
