A Day in the Life: Kishi Bashi
Monday, Kishi Bashi held a concert in Paris, France at Nouveau Casino. Paste photographer William Lounsbury spend the day behind the scenes with K Ishibashi, the man behind the project, and documented his day in the city. Check out Lounsbury’s photos in the gallery below.... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsPhotos: Rufus Wainwright - Paris, France
On Monday, Rufus Wainwright played a sold-out show in the beautiful Les Folies Bergère theater in Paris, and his beautiful voice filled the venue. Charming the audience between songs with better French than most North American acts, Wainwright didn’t have to try nearly as hard to win everyone over but he did and he succeeded. From his eccentric outfit by Jean-Paul Gaultier to the well-honed renditions of his songs, he was a spectacle in all of the best ways.... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsA Day In The Life: Stars
Halfway through their European tour, Canadian band Stars played for a passionate crowd at La Maroquinerie in Paris, France. Despite near-constant touring since early September, these rock veterans showed no signs of the road. Before starting the show, band members explored the neighborhood, stepping into a small bar for wine and calvados. Stars brought their well-honed music and stage presence to an excited crowd of expats and local parisians. Fans in the front row could be seen reaching out to frontman Torquil Campbell and stared in breathless excitement. The performance reached its energetic climax with Campbell jumping into the crowd,... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsWatch Footage of The Rolling Stones' First Gig in Five Years
Last night the Rolling Stones played their first show in nearly five years. Serving as a warm-up show for their the upcoming 50th Anniversary performances in London and Newark, the band played 12 songs spanning their career.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDavid Lynch To Open Mulholland Dr. Nightclub
This fall, Paris will be host to a Mulholland Dr.-themed nightclub.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsParis, Texas Review
DVD Release Date: Jan. 26 Director: Wim Wenders Writer: Sam Shepard, L.M. Kit Carson Cinematographer: Robby Müller Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell Studio/Run Time: Criterion Collection, 147 mins. Cinematic masterpiece reminds of Wenders’ bleak, unique vision of America “You look like 40 miles of rough road,” esteems Walt Henderson (Dean Stockwell) after picking up his estranged brother in a Texas border town. That rutted, haggard visage belongs to Harry Dean Stanton’s Travis Henderson, who has stumbled out of the desert after abandoning his family four years earlier.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsQuelle Tragédie! McDonalds to Open at France's Louvre Museum
Ah, McDonald's: Those golden arches are the ubiquitous symbol of cheap, convenient American grub. Or perhaps the universal symbol for high-fructose corn syrup? And with the U.S. market saturated (fun fact: the furthest you can get from a Mickey Dee's in this country is 107 miles), their fast-food empire has spread overseas, becoming a reliable shorthand for the ever-creeping tentacles of globalized consumerism. Case in point: McDonald's has just announced that they've cracked a market that was previously thought to be nigh-unassailable: the Louvre museum in Paris.... read more
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