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Let’s go back to Treasure Island.
When I first listened to the album For Kenny for the first time, I liked it. Just, I liked it. Not enough to declare it album of the decade, but enough to dig a bit around Charlotte... Continue reading »
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Did you say it?
Did you say it? “I love you. I don’t ever want to live without you. You changed my life.” Did you say it? Make a plan. Set a goal. Work toward it, but every now and then, look... Continue reading »
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Ride to freedom.
Candide Thovex, the best freeskier of all time (and I mean it) is back. Here’s the teaser of “Few words”, his movie, which is, in few words, the most beautiful ski video I’ve... Continue reading »
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Hey, Kiddo.
Anna Chalon is back and now goes under the name of Kiddo. Here’s a teaser of her new song “La Parisienne”, the entire videoclip should be online in the next two weeks, according to what she... Continue reading »
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Excessive candies eating is dangerous for the health.
Probably the coolest urban ski / snowboard video I’ve seen lately. I often forget that urban landscape can be as fun as mountain’s immensity! This short movie was shot for the Urban Plagne... Continue reading »
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Didn’t I tell you, not to be so kind to me?
Vancouver based Evy Jane‘s self-titled EP is the latest EP of my (digital) library. They define temselves as an experimental R&B project, but they’re actually so much more than... Continue reading »
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I’ll be okay, as long as I have music to play.
During my recent trip to Iceland, we noticed that Icelanders are very creative people. Katie, one of our fellow travellers, made me discover this local indie band called 1860. Today, I’d like... Continue reading »
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Heima er bezt.
In icelandic, “Heima er bezt” translates into “There’s no place like home”. After caving, hunting northern lights (we unfortunately didn’t see any), swimming in the Blue Lagoon’s hot... Continue reading »
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Claire’s new EP.
I’m in the mood for Claire. I rarely listen to French music, or French singers, but I literaly fall under Claire Denamur’s spell. OK, most of her songs that I listen to are english songs, so... Continue reading »
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Coconut Grove is a very small cove.
High Five to my dear friend E who made me discover “Marathon” by Tennis, because I think I can never get tired of listening to this song. Oh, and they released their new album “Young & Old”... Continue reading »
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Music Monday.
A while ago, when Pownce was still a thing (and when, of course, I was a superstar haha), there was this meme called “Music Monday”. Don’t ask why I thought about it this monday, I... Continue reading »
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Recently on my iPod.
A few tracks from the latest albums pushed to my iPod (my iPhone, actually). If you have any musical suggestions, I’m open to pretty much every music style, as long as it’s not stupid... Continue reading »
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Why PHP is (so much) better than Ruby?
I attended this weekend my first Ruby conference, Ruby Lugdunum in Lyon. Besides cool talks and the fun of meeting people like Nick, Blake, or Laetitia, my friend Camille & I did a surprise... Continue reading »
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Your problems are not problems.
You may know that Stéphane Taponier & Hervé Ghesquière, two French journalist, were taken hostage for a year. France Television made a videoclip to show them support. Here’s the... Continue reading »
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A beautiful journey with Anna Chalon.
My friend Thien is really good at finding new talents. She made me discover Anna Chalon a few monthes ago, and I really liked her songs on MySpace. So when Thien told me if I was in for a private... Continue reading »
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Saboteur, when Geek meets Chic.
“You’re a man. Dress like one.” It’s the awesome baseline of Saboteur, a new clothes brand. They sell taylored jackets and shirts. It’s simple, classy and elegant.... Continue reading »
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Don’t be sorry.
Here’s one of the things I’m wondering. When I meet someone, we often talk about my origins (I’m from Laos), and it ends up with something like that: - Where are you from? - From... Continue reading »
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When bookmarks made sense.
I’ve never really been into bookmarks, even if this feature in web browsers was implemented years ago. I guess even Mosaic had bookmarks. Truth is, I’ve always blamed bookmarks for not... Continue reading »
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My friend the entrepreneur.
As some of you may know, I’m back in my parents’ house for a couple of weeks. A few days ago, I ran into a friend of mine I haven’t seen for a long time. We both were in the same... Continue reading »
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In my French playlist.
I’d like to share with you a few French songs from my playlist. Since some readers are not French native speakers, I thought it would be interesting to share some French music. I know some of... Continue reading »
