Indie-pop

Zürich im Marr-Rausch

Brillant. Er ist brillant. Mit fast fünfzig Jahren Gitarrenbeherrschung hinter sich genießt Johnny Marr ein seltenes Privileg: Mit 62 Jahren hat er immer noch dieses einnehmende Lächeln und diese fröhliche Stimme, die er sowohl seinen bescheidenen Hits als auch den zeitlosen Hymnen der Smiths verleiht – Songs, die nichts von ihrer Kraft verloren haben. Am […]

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Rocklette 2025 : du sludge fondu de Melvins à la milky-noise de DIIV

Les festivals suisses sont de petits joyaux étincelants – chacun avec sa propre personnalité. Certains longent les rives des lacs, d’autres illuminent les rues des villes : Montreux Jazz, Kilbi, Paléo, Jval, Festi’Neuch, L’Estivale, Venoge, Nox Orae, La Cité… et puis il y a ce rendez-vous montagnard qui attire les amoureux de stoner rock, d’alternatif […]

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Montreux Gets a Taste of Pulp

Montreux Jazz suits him well. Jarvis Cocker, the disjointed moonwalker, struts onto the Vaudoise Riviera like it’s a stage carved from his own daydreams. Here, in the land of Chaplin, he bends his lanky frame with the grace of a marionette possessed, throwing punchlines laced with that unmistakably British self-deprecation – the mark of an […]

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Whispers of Rain and Riffs: A Solitary Dance at Eurockéennes

Eurocks, for me, is more than a festival—it’s a pulse. It’s Paul Simonon’s legacy echoing through the cables of a mythical web radio I built with a friend, Alexandre. It’s late-night interviews with Louise Attaque, Diplo, and the zany hum of Mr. Oizo. It’s a whirlwind of sounds, a wild embrace with Major Lazer, the smoky allure of Amy Winehouse, the raw grit of Arctic Monkeys, and the cool whispers of Sting. I’ve loved it all.

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DELGRES & IDLES, political art for conscious masses

In life, there are first times that leave their mark. I like rock, I like blues, I like both together too. I was lucky enough to combine two concerts for that special review, two bands on top of their art in a one week stretch. And this one review is going to be special: for a first-timer, it was a revelation, two bands, two worlds, two audiences, two attitudes of closeness and devotion to the public, two bands with a political point of view. Music as a link between human beings. Music as a unifying proposition in movement, rhythm and symbiosis, a vision of sharing and letting go, of disconnection, of soft consciousness of important political topics that need to be put on the table. The French trio DELGRES and the mighty indie powerhouse that is IDLES around the world nowadays. One goal : describing the world and its complexities in a succession of powerful songs.

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Music from the cold seas

In the subdued halo of the Docks de Lausanne, Yann Tiersen makes his entrance dressed like a sailor in a rising tide, ready to adjust, not without difficulty, his digital hitch that will tip him into electro a little later. A hint of humor gleams in his espiegles eyes when he suggests that he could apply the […]

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PETER HOOK DE JOY DIVISION : « NOUS AVIONS PERDU L’AMOUR DE NEW ORDER »

Ma femme me le dit « tu rentres à la maison avec un grand sourire sur le visage… tu n’as jamais cette réaction quand tu reviens d’un concert de New Order… » Jouer avec les gens qui te procurent cette sensation, ça me rend heureux et je suis capable d’aller sur scène et de jouer ces chansons que j’aime. Je mourrais pour ces chansons.

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