Category Archives: vive la france

self-portrait

hard as it might be to believe there was a time when i was quite innocent. now, here in my thirties, i’m feeling mighty jaded and a little deflated. driving to la rochelle earlier this year we passed a phenomenon… Continue reading

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channel hopping

  a very quick something for your weekend and while i was tempted to rock my second re-uppage of the week i figured i could do better than that, that but tide and time wait for no chick and i’m… Continue reading

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Onra & Quetzal

Speaking of dilla. Me and Saint Christophe came across these dudes last night. Their album Tribute is a very dilla-esque collection of 1-2 minutes sketches. Not much in the way of depth maybe, but nothing like a wickedly cut-up soul… Continue reading

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i’ll bide my time on me and mine

  you know, ten days out of the city might be just about right. long enough to get some distance, far enough away to achieve perspective but not soo far gone you lose touch completely. for me this week just… Continue reading

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A la verticale de l’été

So for the next week or so HL is taking a well needed summer break. Jb and I will be in france, walking through empty corn fields with kids and dogs, eating wonderful food and drinking a bit too much… Continue reading

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daft justice

you know that thing about the sum of something’s parts? well, getting a justice remix of a daft punk track is a bit like that, a sort of gallic dance implosion so large it’s almost too much to listen to.… Continue reading

Category music, vive la france

If no-one speaks of beautiful things..

I know this is ridiculous, but I had to post something just to get that prince picture off the top of HL. I’m so ravaged by jealously (not at the woman btw-that would be weird-but at the crowd in general.)… Continue reading

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wednesday night people

Following on from yesterday’s sleep deprived postage, by rights I should be enjoying the man behind the sheet’s session down at plastics tonight. Truth is I’m way to sleepy still. (and if you knew me well, you would want to… Continue reading

Category music, vive la france

ils sont super!

photo of the Pompidou by calinore As you know some members of HL have serious love for the Entente Cordiale. Personally I would fly just that little bit further and prefer to touch down at Leonardo Da Vinci airport if… Continue reading

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entente cordiale

j’aime la france. i think i’ve made that pretty clear, not just here but all over the place (pronounced plass in this case). subsidising a couple of london branches of paul, wearing blue and white striped breton shirts every other… Continue reading

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