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French singer (and daughter of Serge) Charlotte Gainsbourg is recovering after undergoing surgery for a minor brain hemorrhage on Wednesday night; she'd had chronic headaches in the weeks following a waterskiing accident. [AFP via Yahoo!]

1:16 PM on Thu Sep 6 2007, by mjohnston, 203 views, 3 comments

Please Release Me (Sooner): Charlotte Gainsbourg Teams Up With Air

Welcome to another edition of "Please Release Me," in which your Idolators request—nay beg—that an out-of-print, delayed or held-up-in-customs album be issued stateside:

2:54 PM on Mon Nov 20 2006, by mjohnston, 1,028 views, 2 comments

And What Does Mrs. Hazlewood Have To Say About This?

Hey, cowboy! That's some serious Serge Gainsbourg territory you're getting into there!

4:02 PM on Fri Jan 19 2007, by Brian Raftery, 31 views, 2 comments

Ending On A Good Note: Wednesday's MP3 Roundup

PICK TO CLICK: Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie And Clyde [more info]

3:45 PM on Wed Nov 22 2006, by mjohnston, 35 views, Comment

The New Feist Video Is Pretty Great.

Canadian chanteuse Feist is like Charlotte Gainsbourg minus the pedigree mixed with Arcade Fire minus the manparts plus Cat Power minus the blah whatever diva moodiness with some Patti Smith minus the ugly. She just released the video for the...

5:58 AM on Fri Jan 25 2008, by Joshua Stein, 0 views, 44 comments

Ending On A Good Note: Monday's MP3 Roundup

PICK TO CLICK: Charlotte Gainsbourg - AF607105 / Everything I Cannot See [more info]

5:53 PM on Mon Nov 20 2006, by mjohnston, 9 views, Comment

To-do list

1. Since Bastille Day has become the un-American national holiday, drop in to see the show at Florent, in the Meatpacking district. The brasserie, at 69 Gansevoort, is fully booked, but you might be able to get in to Meet or Rhone next door, or...

4:00 PM on Mon Jul 14 2003, by Gawker, 0 views

Mon Dieu! French PSP Controlled Robot

God bless the French for the Nouvelle Vague, good wine, Serge Gainsbourg and PSP controlled robots. Big brother site Gizmodo points to this mod that uses the PSP's Wi-Fi capabilities to control a ramshackle robot. Solid proof that the PSP can be...

8:22 AM on Mon Jul 3 2006, by Brian Ashcraft, 0 views, Comment

New Concept for Paris: Is This the Renault Z20?

Word is Renault is working up come manner of luxury concept convertible for the Paris show, dubbed Z20. According to AutoBild and those lovable scamps over at Motor Authority, Ghosn's boys will unveil something resembling the rendering above,...

8:25 AM on Thu Sep 7 2006, by Mike Spinelli, 0 views, 2 comments

Book Vending Machines

Ahh, the French—charming, smoky, literate, and they know good wine. Now they have a way to make themselves seem even deeper: book vending machines.

3:08 PM on Fri Aug 19 2005, by johnb, 0 views