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Raving Madly At The Sky: Rockfort Interviews 'La Terre Tremble!!!'
David McKenna speaks to 'La Terre Tremble!!!' about the multiple meanings behind the album Salvage Blues.
Big thank you to The Quietus for this article, they are you're ONLY source for rock music and pop culture so please check them out.
The Swinging Sixties are Back
A true 'Tutankhamun discovery' moment. Roger Kasparian was a photographer in the sixties, and now he's releasing never-seen-before photos of the likes of Gainsbourg, Brel, Françoise Hardy, Edith Piaf, and many more.
FPIB = Forbidden Planet International Blog
As you might have guessed, we're huge fans of comics here at Culturethèque. We're also fans of blogs. So when you combine the two i.e. The Forbidden Planet Blog, we get that same excited feeling of Christmas yuletide joy.
France in the Eurovision song contest: Ten Highlights
Saturday night sees France's Amandine Bourgeoise represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song L'enfer et moi. It's a strong bluesy rock number, and time will tell how it does at the event in Malmo.
French bands at The Great Escape in Brighton
This weekend sees a whole host of French acts play at the The Great Escape festival in Brighton, an event that like the SXSW festival in Austin Texas showcases some of the best new acts.
Master Yoda, Master blog.
Awaiting the Festival BD & Comics Passion at the French Institute, we are delighted to introduce you to the universe of YODABLOG Starwars c'est rigolo.
Negative Attraction
I was never a scientist at heart. The closest thing to an ‘interest’ was touching a plasma ball in primary school…you know, those things which make all your hairs stand on end. It was only when I googled nuclear power in France (don’t ask) that a sudden surge of intrigue kicked in.
Culturethèque's Artist in Residence: Camille Regnault
Our very first artist in a new Culturethèque project. Much like the concept in many museums and art galleries, Culturethèque welcomes artists, photographers and sculptors to illustrate the theme of our homepage. Read on to find out more about Camille's work and this new project.
Sous le ciel de Paris
An out of this world view for all the Parisian-files. Travel above the clouds without the help of Easy Jet and Google Maps.
Justice: Access All Arenas
I've always suspected that Justice were at heart a rock act, and their effortless transition from nightclub to arena seems to confirm this.
Comics Countdown: Exclusive no.3
22 days until the ginormous BD & Comics Passion festival crash lands at the Institut français. That's the equivalent of 528 hours, 31,680 minutes or 1,900,800 seconds. This blog brings EVEN MORE surprises.
One-Nil to French romanticism
Some may say that the poetry of John Keats can melt hearts and the sounds of Ian Curtis will tear you apart but nothing compares to the florally romantic traditions of the French... trust me!
Behind the Scenes of the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni
The European Bookshop will be hosting the launch of a behind the scenes documentary about the Institut français on the 16th of May 2013, read on for more information.
Living legend Julien Clerc comes to London
Pianos, French ballads and the O² Shepherds Bush Empire...the perfect recipe for an evening with Julien Clerc
Yuksek: Baby & Me Evian babies advert
Amid an onslaught of amazing new releases this week, this new advertising campaign caught my eye and ear.
Comics Countdown: Exclusive no.2
Pssst...only 36 days until our ginormous comic book takeover. We will be offering over 3,000 FREE French comics on Culturethèque for the BD & Comics weekend (30 May-2 June). In the last blog, we promised training and we stick to our promises like glue!
Phoenix: Bankrupt! (review)
And so the new album by Phoenix arrives, Bankrupt! arriving as unquestionably one of the most anticipated releases of the year.
Comics Countdown: Exclusive no.1
Culturethèque has the absolute honour of offering over 3,000 free French comics during the BD & Comics Passion festival to all you lovely people. As a warm-up, have a sneaky peek at these exclusives...
Cooking with Culturethèque: recipe number 11: Pancake Baking
Even if Pancake Day is now a bit far away, it’s never too late to make pancakes!
The recipe is taken from: Crêpes et galettes : Les crêpes, c'est chouette ! (2010) by Marie-France Chauvirey (see p.45).
For 6 to 8 pancakes
Preparation: from 10 to 15 minutes
Baking: about 3 minutes for each pancake
Ingredients
75g of baking flour
1 baking powder one level teaspoonful
½ teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate
1 and ½ teaspoon of white sugar
2 eggs
15 cl of milk
Oil or butter
Cooking with Culturethèque: recipe number 12: “Incontournables Cannelés”
Today, Cooking with Culturethèque is packing their suitcases for Bordeaux with the “Cannelés” recipe. These little cakes are famous for their special shapes (their name “Cannelé” comes from the copper moulds used to bake them) and taste incredible (a mix of Vanilla and rum). This recipe is taken from one of Culturethèque’s cookbooks “La Cuisine bordelaise”, by François Martin, 2010 (see p. 62-63).
Preparation: 20 minutes (the day before).
Baking: 1 hour.
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