All things French: wine, women, song, film, eats and of course, Paris. "Laissez-moi respirer longtemps, longtemps, l'odeur de tes cheveux!' Brings back such memories of Oxford."
You can send your CDs and demos to Alan Jacques, c/o Green and Live, Limerick Live 95FM, Radio House, Dock Road, Limerick, Ireland.
Supermodel Twins, Of Montreal, Serge Gainsbourg, Elliott Smith, David Bowie, The Smiths, Francoise Hardy, Daniel Johnston, Rogue Wave, Dawn of the Replicants, The Shins, Pinback, Jacques Dutronc, Animal Collective, The Feelies, Oranger, Camera Obscura, Kimono, Giveamanakick, Jurassic 5, Tom Brosseau, Tapes'n Tapes, Joan As Police Woman, Bright Eyes, The Pogues, Twinkle, Sufjan Stevens, The Clash, Jacques Brel, The Decemberists, Swell Maps, Japan, De La Soul, Sun Kil Moon, Ex-Girl, Islands, Antony and the Johnsons, The Good Life, Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, Low, Stereolab, The Hitchers, Public Enemy, Ralfe Band, Chantal Goya, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Johnny Cash, Clinic, Okkervil River, Sparks, Epic Soundtracks, Gilbert O'Sullivan, The Concretes, Wire, ZouZou, Electric Eel Shock, Papas Fritas, Sandie Shaw, McClusky, Kanye West, Clearlake, The Magnetic Fields, The Kings of Convenience, Lambchop, Gang of Four, Mikabomb, The Posies, Tindersticks, The Fall, Sparklehorse, NWA, Dusty Springfield, Sex Pistols, deus, Cat Power, Sigur Ros, Femme Generation, The Beach Boys, The Flaming Lips, Cilla Black, AC/DC, Prince, My Bloody Valentine, Neutral Milk Hotel, Richard Hawley, The Dears, XTC, Yo La Tengo, Lulu, Dr Dre, Curtis Mayfield, Puffy AmiYumi, ABBA, Stars, Billy Bragg, Iron Maiden, Maria Taylor, The Reindeer Section, Aztec Camera, The Buzzcocks, Arcade Fire, Simple Kid, The Beatles, Cornershop, The Roger Sisters, Metric, Pavement, Hem, Al Green, The Pixies, Brigitte Bardot, Jimmy Cliff, Interpol, The Undertones, Blur, Weezer, Petula Clark, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, KLF, The Cure, Liz Phair, Bloc Party, Junior Murvin, The Cardigans, John Southworth, Nirvana, The Stooges, Jerry Lee Lewis, Shonen Knife, Tom Waits, Caribou, Sultans of Ping, Queens of the Stone Age, The Cribs, Teenage Fanclub, Belle and Sebastian, Bob Marley, The Chiffons, Thin Lizzy, Super Furry Animals, Eddie Cochran, Radiohead, Wu Tang Clan, Scritti Politti, Peaches, Burt Bacharach, Jad Fair, Destroyer, Anti-Pasti, Mercury Rev, Code Pie, Arab Strap, The Vaselines, Andrew Bird, Ride, Melt Banana, Huggy Bear, The Beta Band, Edwyn Collins, Brilliant Trees, Marvin Gaye, Cibo Matto, Daft Punk, Buddy Holly, Jim O'Rourke, The Kinks, The Fiery Furnaces, Delays, Stevie Wonder, Liars, My Morning Jacket, Lullaby For The Working Class, Sleater Kinney, The Last Post, Jackie Wilson, The Mountain Goats, Cass McCombs, The La's, Guided By Voices, Lemon Jelly, American Music Club, Gene Vincent, Jonathan Richman, Massive Attack, Anthrax, The Shangri-Las, Eminem, Jacob Golden, David Mead, The Who, Screaming Trees, The Wedding Present, Nick Drake, Edan, U2, Edith Piaf, DJ Shadow, Warlords of Pez, New York Dolls, Love, The MC5, Pulp, Elvis Presley, Velvet Underground, Black Sabbath, Adem, The Earlies, Calexico, The Veils, The Dudley Corporation, Ryan Adams, The Lemonheads, Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, The Delgados, Rollerskate Skinny, Sly and the Family Stone, Metallica, The Wannadies, Bill Haley and the Comets, Bruce Springsteen, Travis, The Television Personalities, Big Star, Portishead, The Streets, Eric Matthews, Adorable, The Walkmen, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Supergrass, Ash, Neil Young, The Afghan Whigs, Frank Sinatra, The Ronettes, Embrace, Ladytron, Jeniferever, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Broken Social Scene, Scott Walker, The The, Wolf Parade, Snow Patrol, Idlewild, The Postal Service, Jinx Lennon, Trashcan Sinatras, The Go Team, Sonic Youth, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Spinto Band, The Magic Numbers, Kraftwerk, The New Pornographers, Cosmic Rough Riders, Woodstar, Nina Nastasia, Marc Almond, Mull Historical Society, Spoon, Unrest, Sons and Daughters, Iain Archer, The Kills, Add N To (X), The Raveonettes, The American Analog Set, French Kicks, The Sundays, Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Brendan Benson, Elvis Costello, Hard-Fi, Motorhead, The Strokes, Jacqueline Taieb, Suede, LCD Soundsystem, Franz Ferdinand, The Hives, Jesus and Mary Chain, Blonde Redhead, Gallon Drunk, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys, REM, Dead Kennedys, Marc Bolan, Primal Scream, Blondie, Stone Roses, Hot Hot Heat, Doves, France Gall, Dandy Warhols, Dinosaur JR, George Formby, The Killers, PIL, House of Love, Adam Green, Vanessa and the O's, The Unicorns, John Vanderslice, Asobi Seksu, Kitchens of Distinction, The Pastels, The Mendoza Line, Built To Spill, The Handsome Family, Wilco, Warm Jets, Cabaret Voltaire, Rufus Wainwright, MayDay, AC Acoustics, Infadels, Film Club, Iron and Wine, Rolling Stones, Calla, The National, Earl Brutus, Stiff Little Fingers, Boards of Canada, Ben Folds Five, Jose Gonzales, Les Rhytmes Digitales, Bettie Serveert, Velvet Crush, Junior Boys, Mission of Burma, Brazilian Girls, Damien Dempsey, Smog, Archie Bronson Outfit, James Brown, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Ween, Kings of Leon, The White Stripes, Talk Talk, Cake, The Velvelettes, BMX Bandits, The Boo Radleys, The Pharcyde, Slowdive, Codeine, Generation X, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Felt, Astrud Gilberto, Smoking Popes, A House, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, The Housemartins, Oasis, St Etienne, Edward Ball, The Only Ones, Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66, Killing Joke, Boomtown Rats, The Shirelles, Urusei Yatsura, Mamas and Papas, Plush, Buena Vista Social Club, Richard Thompson, Roy Orbison, Sack, Drop Nineteens, The Everly Brothers, Headgear, Small Faces, The Divine Comedy, Pink Floyd, Asian Dub Foundation, The Dead 60s, Two Gallants, Vice City, Death in Vegas, M.I.A., Bearsuit, Magnetophone, Misty's Big Adventure, Autolux, Ambulance Ltd, EmmyLou Harris, James Yorkston and the Athletes, The Hidden Cameras, Phonograph, The Detroit Cobras, Verbena, Matt Pond PA, Campag Velocet, David Axelrod, Adam Snyder, Clayhill, Emiliana Torrini, Martha Wainwright, Yumi Yumi, The Rapture, Neko Case, Devo, Fionn Regan, Aphex Twin, Outkast, Jeffrey Lewis, Leila, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Sebadoh, Senseless Things, Nouvelle Vague, Mojave 3, Juliana Hatfield, The Raincoats, The Black Heart Procession, Serena-Maneesh, Led Zeppelin, TV On The Radio, We Are Scientists, Howling Bells, Boy Kill Boy, The Automatic, Midlake, Supersystem, The Flaws, Delorentos, Seneca, Nina Hynes and the Husbands, Royseven, The Chapman Society, Distractors, Eyeslave, Wallis Bird, David Geraghty, Eoin Coughlan, Idle Hands, Hybrasil, Dirty Epics, The Aftermath, The Things, Leanne Harte, El Scamperino, Mark O'Connor, The Immediate, Ann Scott, The Kinetiks, Deaf Animal Orchestra, Caldestino, Tuesday Blue, The Beat Poets, Echogram, Secret Police, Walter Mitty and the Realists, The Gorgeous Colours, Fred, House of Cosy Cushions, Electric Penguins, The Rumble Strips, Vesta Varro, Juno Falls, Foy Vance, Kill City Defectors, Codes, The Blonde Majority, Miriam Ingram, Hooray For Humans, Black Soul Strangers, Vampire Weekend, Axel and the Farmers, Nine Black Alps, Simian Mobile Disco, The Pigeon Detectives, Tokyo Police Club, Milburn, Reverend And The Makers, Les Savy Fav, The Maccabees, The Icarus Line, Malajube, Kid Acne, Battles, Ra Ra Riot, Grizzly Bear, Los Campesinos, The Castanets, Those Dancing Days, Barth, Rarely Seen Above Ground, Femmepop, Cold War Kids and lots more!!!!!
Cinema Paradiso, Withnail and I, Amelie, Ringu, Amarcord, Dead Man, Bob Le Flambeur, Alphaville, The Wicker Man, Le Grande Illusion, Sanjuro, Kes, Buffet Froid, Control, Volver, Battle Royale, Goodbye Lenin!, The Virgin Suicides, Christiane F, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, City of God, Nine Souls, Belle de Jour, Old Boy, Billy Liar, The Harder They Come, Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud, All About My Mother, Three Colours (Blue/White/Red), The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Run Lola Run, The Shining, Fight Club, Jean De Florette, Manon Des Sources, Vanilla Sky, The Hairdresser's Husband, Irreversible, La Haine, Garden State, Un Flic, Ultranova, Toto The Hero, A Bout De Souffle, 24 Hour Party People, Jaws, Lawrence of Arabia, Man Bites Dog, A Clockwork Orange, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Donnie Darko, Baisse Moi, In The Mood For Love, 2046, Bad Education, Humanist, This Is England, Jules et Jim, The Last Mitterand, La Dolce Vita, Masculin Feminin and all things Jean-Luc Godard, Luis Bunuel, Akira Kurosowa, Jean Renoir, Takeshi Miike, Pedro Almodovar, Hideo Nakata, Francois Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Melville, Patrice Leconte, Wong Kar Wai, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Federico Fellini etc. I also love anything starring Audrey Hepburn, Catherine Deneuve, Anna Karina, Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Gregory Peck, Jean-Paul Belmondo, James Dean, Daniel Auteuil, Jimmy Stewart, Gerard Depardieu, Juliette Binoche, Albert Finney, Tom Courtney, and so forth!
I dont watch it.
Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War by Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Down And Out In Paris And London by George Orwell, The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre, The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde and anything by Charles Bukowski, Douglas Coupland or Patrick McCabe. I've also only recently discovered the wonder of Stephen King and have so far enjoyed The Stand, Lisey's Story, On Writing, Christine and From A Buick 8.
All dead yet still alive!