I listen to a lot of music, I play it and I record it. But what I like the most are live and gigs. Here is a selection of artists and bands, not sorted, whose live performance impressed or touched me.
- Radiohead (x2)
- The Raconteurs (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
- Beck
- Battles
- DaftPunk (Alive)
- Chemical Brothers
- Muse (x4)
- Neil Young
- Tony Allen
- Richard Bona
- Moriarty
- Christine & The Queen
- Arctic Monkeys
- Philippe Katerine
- Poil (x4)
- Ni!
- John Spencer Blues Explosion (x2)
- Dan Ar Braz & Héritage des Celtes
- Matmatah
- Philip Glass
- Jacques Higelain
- Brigitte
- Archive
- Tina Turner
- Angus & Julia Stone
- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals (x2)
- Didi Bridgewater with Malian Ochestra
- Eric Truffaz
- Tiken Jah Fakoly
- Amadou et Mariam
- Deluxe
- The Tallest Man On Earth
- Brigitte
- Bumcello (x2)
- Manu Dibango, Tony Allen & Femi Kuti
- Laurent Garnier
- Gorillaz
- The EX
- Deerhoof
- Nada Surf
- Dionysos (x2)
- Slash
- Camille
- John Butler
- Walk Off The Earth
- Lysistrata
- -M-
- Måneskin
A few very bad gigs, surprisingly:
- The Strokes
- Depeche Mode
- David Guetta
- Deftones
Among those I didn’t had the chance to see in live, here is a small selection of artist, who, in my point of view, have really interesting records.
- The White Stripes
- Aphex Twin
- Portishead
- Bon Iver
- Elliott Smith
- Ray LaMontagne
- Tahiti 80
- Rage Against The Machine
- The President of the USA
- John Butler Trio
- The Hives
- Rhinôcérôse
- CocoRosie
Finally, here is a very short selection of book I have read in English, even if I am totally aware that those are best sellers. Being able to read them in the language of their author was far more pleasant than their french translation.
- The Lord of the Rings
- Dead Poets Society
- Peter Principle