You know what's cool? Music. You know what's cooler? Live music. You know what's even cooler? Live music being played through the streets of France. This week I was introduced to a wesbite/youtube channel called "La Blogotheque" and it is probably the best thing that has happened to me as a music-lover. And the worst thing that has happened to me as a student.
La Blogotheque is a French blog completely devoted to music and...completely in French. I speak a little bit of French but not really enough to figure out where to find the videos on the actual website. Lucky for me, they also have a youtube channel, found here. The videos are called "Take Away Shows" as they feature various artists walking through the streets, instruments and all.
And when I say various artists, I actually mean pretty much every artist ever (that actually uses instruments). They've got pretty much all my faves: Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, The Kooks, and even artists I've already featured on here like Menomena and artists that will be featured in the future like Beirut!
When I say that this site is the worst thing that has happened to me as a student, I mean that I have found myself spending endless hours discovering tons of new music when I should be writing papers and studying for midterms. But, I can't complain, because it really has opened my eyes to a whole new world of music which I can feature on future blog entries!
Hey now! Don't be skimping on the paper writing!
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting. I love street music. If you live in the NYC, the music/performance on the streets are amazing even though everyone is in a rush to truly appreciate it.
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