Archive of the 'French Letter' blog
French Letter is the CLUAS blog penned by CLUAS writer Aidan Curran (more info about Aidan) which has been covering the indie music scene in France, with a keen Irish eye, since 2006. Below are all the blog entries Aidan posted in 2009 (check out as well French Letter's 2008 and 2007 archives. There is also the archive of French Letter articles published between January 2006 and March 2007). For the most recent French Letter blog postings check out the blog's home page.
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French Letter blog entries posted in 2009
- A decade of French music
- Best French Music of 2009
- The XX top 2009 polls in France
- Etienne Jaumet
- Adrian Crowley: rave French review
- Get Back Guinozzi!
- Charlotte Gainsbourg album: our controversial verdict!
- Les Trans Musicales
- The Wendy Darlings
- La Fleche d'Or opens again
- Quiet week in Paris...
- Paris before and after the match
- Emily Loizeau wins Prix Constantin
- Air: two Dublin shows in February
- Two Door Cinema Club around France
- France's album prize 2009: shortlist
- Plastiscines come unstuck
- Serge Gainsbourg biopic: trailer
- Pop francais goes to Hollywood!
- Kim: love, love '...Lee Doo'
- French football songs
- Charlotte Gainsbourg: new track, album with Beck
- A song for Domenech
- Arlt: Dublin show
- Neil Hannon & Yann Tiersen, 'Life On Mars'
- Lunamira
- Concerts in your home!
- Brigitte Bardot, pop star
- Emilie Simon: gorgeous double o' Bush
- Emily Loizeau folks up
- French number ones in the UK and Ireland
- Diving With Andy
- 'Amelie', Montmartre and Yann Tiersen
- Mrs Sarkozy vs. music pirates
- Ciao bella soul-pop!
- Kap Bambino
- Oasis split, Paris festival suffers (again)
- Mataharie: the spy who we love
- Jane Birkin in Dun Laoghaire
- La Route du Rock: a look back (and forward)
- The rocky road to La Route du Rock
- Livin' next door to Serge
- Freddy McQuinn
- General Elektriks
- Cassius: two new tracks
- La Route du Rock 2009
- Video: Bono speaking French
- Air: new single
- Chicros
- The Economist on French rap
- Solidays review (3): Metronomy, Manu Chao, John & Jehn
- Solidays review (1): Hockey, Magistrates, The Do
- Solidays review (2): Friendly Fires, Amadou & Mariam, The Virgins
- Irish Embassy of Rock, Paris
- Record stores in Paris (part 2)
- Java: sex, accordions and rock n'roll
- Free music!
- Let's French!
- Bloomsday in Paris
- Naive New Beaters
- Phoenix: the great leap sideways
- Bell X1: big Paris show tonight
- Solidays: Chao bella!
- Europavox
- Pony Pony Run Run: nag-nifique!
- Underground Railroad: new tracks
- The Fleche: saved!
- 'An American In Paris'
- Eurockeennes 2009 (and new Phoenix song)
- Record stores in Paris
- Lyon and Miss Kittin: cool for cats
- Birdy Nam Nam: brilliant new album
- Showcase: going out under the bridge
- Paris gig venue shuts its d'Or
- Arch Woodmann
- Paris by cabaret: Champs-Elysees
- Yuksek: the new whoever
- MeeK
- Dig those Flairs, man!
- Phoenix: new single, album
- Gone on Maud Lubeck
- April March
- I like watching girls
- Bertrand Burgalat
- Declan de Barra: French shows
- France strikes again: 'Joe Le Taxi'
- Springsteen tickets: only 49 euros
- My Internal Playground
- Indochine (*contains nudity*)
- The Mighty Stef in Paris
- Andromakers
- Eurosonic 2009
