London & Dublin (part 3: London Cargo)

Toupie & Renarde & Kiddo & Kokoboy

John & Jehn

London & Dublin (part 2: Dublin)

can you spot Caroline in this picture?

Deborah Henry (pic by Michel Roche)

crawdaddy

Dublin, 6.15 am

London & Dublin (part 1)

We're just back from London. We spent a few days there and also went for a short trip to Dublin.

On the 21st of June, we played at the French Institute in London for the traditional french "Music Day". There we got more familiar with John & Jehn, one of the coolest french bands and sexiest "dudes" on earth, who were playing just before us and set the Ciné Lumière, where the gigs where taking place, on fire.

hundreds of fish in South Kensington area

Kokoboy having Ricard on the balcony

Toupie having a post-gig chat with Jehn

On the 22nd, we had a semi-day off. No gig on the evening but a radio interview at BBC 6 Music with super sweet and super pregnant Nemone in the afternoon.

Kokoboy brushing his teeth (yes, he does that even on days-off)

Visiting Natural History Museum (this is Planet Earth)

le hibou


BBC for you nerdies

LOL & MDR (aka Toupie & myself)

Nemone

BBC made me hungry

On the evening, Kokoboy and I were invited by our label mates and friends from Kasms to the Gossip's new Lp release party. Just the time to picture Beth Ditto (and also film her, but that's coming next), have the great pleasure to meet randomly Ana Da Silva again, and say hi to our beautiful friend Lucile, and we went to bed:

Beth Ditto…

… et un gros dodo

Master and servants

With Chab, mastering June at Translab, Paris.

Fluo bowling in Roubaix

London - May 09

if a double-decker bus crashes into us…

yes we Barbican

Kasms master

93 ft East

Renarde & Kokoboy by the Thames

Krems bis

I eventually found the jack i needed to upload my pictures in my computer. Here are some more pics from Donau Festival and a truly fantastic video of the Girlmonster Orchestra rehearsing and finally making it real. Historic. 

The hotel we were staying at was so safe they would let the artist's keys in enveloppes outside.

Butthole Surfers, I know where you live. 

As I arrived on the festival the day before the rest of my band, I had the chance to enjoy a few beers with our friends Zombie Zombie. (I blured the guy on the left to make sure you understand who the real Zombies are).

Lola

Kokoboy's guitar had the privilege to watch The Raincoats' gig from the stage, comfortably seated on a stand. Ana Da Silva here.

Gina Birch here.

And now the moment you were all waiting for. (WARNING: the footage is great but due to low budget i had to hire a very bad editor and make the closing credits myself. You'll recognize my personal style there).