Jacky Cougar is the lead singer of the band DES DEMONAS. Originally  from Washington, and signed to the Californian label IN THE RED  Records, the band performed live this summer in Paris at Le Petit  Bain, a well-known venue located on Quai de la Gare, at the foot of  the BNF (National Library of France). I discovered Jacky Cougar  through a newsletter from Slovenly Records, which featured the  all-female trio SEX FACES, of which Jack is the drummer. Their new  album is scheduled for release in 2025. Here are some questions I  asked him via email a few weeks after DES DEMONAS' performance. They  played an intense concert, full of a captivating groove and  60s-inspired energy, driven by Jack's mesmerizing vocals, delivering  his personal and politically engaged lyrics, accompanied by an unusual  trio—no bassist, but with Matt on drums, Paul on Hammond organ, and  guitarist Mark Cisneros, a regular member of Kid Congo Pow...

  BIG STIR Records wanted to celebrate Halloween in their own way and with the artists they love. The result was released on October 10 and is called “Chilling, Thrilling Hooks And Haunted Harmonies: The Big Stir Records Halloween Grimoire.” Rather than telling you about it in one of our usual columns, we thought it would be nice to have some of the artists who participated share their Halloween memories! Thank you to those who agreed! Happy Halloween to you all! THE ARTISTS, THEIR MEMORIES, AND THEIR COSTUMES BRANDT HUSEMAN of Splitsville: Matt (Huseman, my twin brother and also of Splitsville) and I, and our friend Eric, went to a Halloween party dressed as dead rock stars Sid Vicious, John Lennon, and Brian Jones. We took pains to make sure the makeup and costumes were consistent with how they died. Not everyone got it but the ones who did were blown away. Brandt Huseman of Splitsville: “Here’s me in my skeleton kigurumi. It’s not just for Halloween you know…” GRAHAM PARKER : No...

BIG STIR Records wanted to celebrate Halloween in their own way and with the artists they love. The result was released on October 10 and is called “Chilling, Thrilling Hooks And Haunted Harmonies: The Big Stir Records Halloween Grimoire.” Rather than telling you about it in one of our usual columns, we thought it would be nice to have some of the artists who participated share their Halloween memories! Thank you to those who agreed! Happy Halloween to you all! THE ARTISTS, THEIR MEMORIES, AND THEIR COSTUMES REX BROOME of The Armoires (and The Pepper’s Ghost Players, and co-producer of “Chilling, Thrilling Hooks and Haunted Harmonies”): I’ll always remember 2025 as “The Year It Was Halloween for 10 Months Straight,” since we (Christina Bulbenko, Michael Simmons and myself) started working on “Chilling, Thrilling Hooks and Haunted Harmonies” in January, and it’s been our focus ever since! But since Halloween has been the focus of many creative projects over my life, from costumes and ...

Didier Balducci est une personne qui est très active. Il écrit, publie, fait de la musique. Sa maison d'édition a publié le dernier livre d'Alain Feydri consacré au cinéma. C'est celui-ci qui nous a inspiré pour cette interview assez particulière à travers l'histoire du cinéma français. Didier s'est prêté au jeu pour notre (votre ?) plus grand plaisir et en voici le résultat. XYZ Live Nice Le premier film dont on parle quand on évoque le cinéma est L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat par les frères Lumière. Quel a été le premier film français évènement pour toi et pourquoi   ? Le premier film qui m’a marqué quand j’étais petit est Alexandre le bienheureux , parce qu’il passait son temps au lit à manger du saucisson et refusait obstinément de se lever et de travailler. Mais on ne peut pas dire pour autant que ce fut un « événement » pour moi, au niveau cinéma c’est assez moyen et j’aurais mieux fait d’en rester sur ce délicieux souvenir d’enfance plu...