Olive the Jerk 2

I invariantly jog along the same old path. The spot, winding abeam the sea front, is just perfect to let one's mind wander : marvelous landscape - the giant ramparts of the ancient volcano on the right, the furious flows of the Indian Ocean on the left - surrounded by the sunny bright sky and the muffled clatter of the shiny peebles rolling under the waves. I should change sometime... But, you know, those daily habits, which become more pervasive with the age, while the lookout for some novelties becomes less appealing... I sometimes wonder if I'm not turning into one of those decrepit-minded conservative guys... But I digress. J'empruntais invariablement le même parcours lorsque je partais courir. J'aurais certes pu en changer à l'occasion, mais cela restait là une de ces petites habitudes qui devenaient chaque jour plus prégnantes avec l'âge - la recherche de la nouveauté semblant toujours de moins en moins attrayante. À se demander si je ne me transformais fi...

The last time I came to the  TEAT 's   x   open-air amphitheater was in 2010 for the moving show of one of the greatest romantic, French rocker :   Christophe , and yes, my girl friand always plays some of his songs after having a few drinks together...   Christophe 's hit  Aline   was famous in the mid-60's, and he had brightly managed his come back since the early noughties with some electro-pop, modern versions of his hits. Virus, death and recollection, once again :   Christophe  passed away, victim of the virus, at the very beginning of the pandemia.  An electro-rock band, Kilkil , which name sounded like a call to try to face the Great Reaper 's offensive, was ironically scheduled for my second attempt to this place. La dernière fois où nous nous étions rendu au théâtre de Plein Air de Saint Gilles - le TEAT - remontait déjà à 2010. Nous y avions assisté au concert de   Christophe , l’un des plus grands rockeurs roma...

SWEET REAPER - Microdose Ep - ALIEN SNATCH REC - 2021 - X Alien Snatch Records x , the German label dedicated to the world's classiest power pop/garage punk bands for more than two decades ( Hex Dispensers , Mojomatics , Primitive Hands , Lost Balloons , Bad Sports , Lame ... to name just a few of them), is back with a favorite new highly-productive band, Sweet Reaper (two Lps released in 2020, Closer Still & Side Kick , and a brand new EP, Microdose , out two month ago!). The trio band is from Ventura, California. The melodic guitar has a marvelous "gling gling" aggressive sound, the bass lines brightly enfold the songs and the female drummer alternates mid-tempo rhythms ( Cowards & Like The Way ) and nervous beats ( Liar & Drink The Poison ).  The immersion in those four songs looks like to me a pleasant return to the daily bread of my early-thirties, into the well-known home of the beloved Marked Men , Manikins , Kidnappers and other Hidden Charms . ...