“At the Cigale, the room vibrates at the same time as the music”

INTERVIEW – The pop-rock hall with its special acoustics, in the heart of Pigalle, celebrates its 30th anniversary. Jean-Louis Ménanteau, its director since 2011,

 

LE FIGARO – Why is La Cigale so special?

Jean-Louis MENANTEAU – It was a center of culture in Paris before the venue became a theater [it is a former erotico-kung-fu cinema]. Jacques Renault [the co-founder of the hall in 1987] wanted to make it a pop-rock room that allows amplified music to occur under decent conditions . In 1987, it was really no obvious, there were many places where the sound was not at all. It was also the period Jacques Lang, post-1981, very favorable to pop-rock sound.

Tell us about the acoustics of the room …

It is a set of elements that give the room its rich sound that can be hard-hitting without being aggressive. The architects  [ . . . ]

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Autour du Velvet Underground

Entretien avec Joseph Ghosn et Philippe Azoury, auteurs de l’excellente biographie “The Velvet Underground” aux éditions Actes Sud Rocks. L’occasion de revenir sur ce groupe mythique, devenu au fil des décennies une pierre d’angle de l’histoire du rock, aujourd’hui l’objet d’une

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Agnès Bihl returns to the Léo Ferré forum!

We were waiting impatiently: It is at the Léo Ferré forum that  Agnes Bihl will present her new songs on September 28th, 29th, 30th and October 1st at 8:30 pm!

After her cover album Tout fout l’camp, which was released last summer  , Agnès Bihl’s first novel, La vie rêvée des autres, and a successful tour, delighted our ears and our hearts with these four exceptional dates. Following her first five albums filled with engaging and touching lyrics and captivating melodies, we are particularly curious to know what nuggets she has concocted.

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How to Lose Weight Eating a French Diet and French Meals

We’ve all heard the rumors about French women: They don’t get fat, and they teach their children to eat a variety of foods from a young age. When I first stepped into the country of croissants, steak tartare, and delicious wine, I was desperate for some lessons around food. I was a lot like many of us—thinking that if I stayed away from certain “bad” foods, I would lose weight or that if I exercised relentlessly, I would create a fit body and look amazing. I was at a place where I didn’t understand my body, my enjoyment of food, or balance. If I prescribed to all-or-nothing mentalities, I would somehow find happiness.But I will tell you a secret about what I saw [ . . . ]

Source: How to Lose Weight Eating a French Diet and French Meals – Verily