(Harper Collins, 2019) At last, I am holding the object in my hands and at this moment, I want to take my time to appreciate it, slowly turning the pages. This new book by Christophe Boulmé must be fully appreciated, as it is the result of an important part of his experience, with its text […]
Queen : The Studio Experience, Montreux Montreux, August 2018 The city of Montreux is a place that I really like but up to then, I had only enjoyed it during its famous Jazz festival in July. The atmosphere would seem different when visiting the Swiss city in August, but this was the context […]
Dexter Wansel’s appearance at the New Morning venue in Paris was the last concert I attended before the Covid crisis. Apart from the stage performance, I enjoyed meeting with the musician and, of course, I hoped to keep in touch with him in order to evoke his collaboration on two albums with the Jacksons in […]
The rehearsals for This Is It will remain the last moments of the King of Pop performing on stage. I have rarely raised the subject, but my conversations with Morris Pleasure, a keyboardist and member of the band on that tour project, gave me the desire to approach it on my website. It was […]
Saturday February 8th 2020 I had never been to the New Morning before. However, it wasn’t for lack of having heard about this mythical Parisian venue. I particularly have in mind a live album by French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman, even though the numerous aftershows that Prince gave there also helped build the reputation of this […]
As a fan of Sylvester Stallone and his « Rocky » saga, I can’t help but just love the track « No Easy Way Out » that could be heard in the fourth movie of the saga. Featured in an unforgettable soundtrack, that song remains a timeless hit as well as a topic that doesn’t […]
(Porcara Musica – 2016) After nearly forty years of career, Toto’s discography is full of many gems and would deserve many written lines but that is not the central subject that motivates me to put my fingers on the keyboard. I am actually doing so with lucidity since I am well-aware that someone on this […]
The City of New Orleans is situated in the state of Louisiana along the Mississippi River. It is a very touristic and pleasant city that music lovers recognize as the birthplace of Jazz. That former French colony is a stronghold of African-American culture, as it is also the birthplace of artists like Louis Armstrong and […]
(Post Hill Press – 2018) The autobiography of a musician is the type of literature that I can devour in a few days, especially if I particularly like the person in question, and when it comes to Steve Lukather, Toto’s guitarist, then it necessarily becomes a must. It is true that I have seen the […]
(Clink Street Publishing – 2016) New books about Michael Jackson have been frequent in recent years, and given the extent of the King of Pop’s world, it is not always easy for fans to find the book that meets their expectations. It is true that elements of his private life can please a large number […]