A busy month in August, and while intentions were good to provide more content for the blog, things got the better of us and there was a lot less content than we might have liked.
Still, there were some major events such as the Rock en Seine festival near Paris marking the unoffial end of the summer music festival season.
August was significant in that it saw Christine and the Queens firmly establish themselves in the UK, with their debut album selling enough copies to qualify for gold disc status.
Also we were delighted to see a song by Gaspard Royant being used in a high profile advertising campaign.
Looking ahead, September sees la rentrée , with more new releases in the busy months leading up to the end of the year, and there's no shortage of live activity from French artists.
September sees French prog legends of the 70s Magma play in the UK, and there is a significant French presence at the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia this month.
We'll be upping our game, getting over our summertime slumbers and keeping a close eye on the French music scene.
As always, I can be contacted on johnkilbrideAThotmailDOTcom, with the appropriate punctuation where you'd expect it to be. I'm always pleased to hear from record companies, PR companies and promoters, so do get in touch.
The blog is also on Twitter as @viveleroq or you can find me at @karnag
If you're around Facebook, remember to like the French Music Podcast UK page, where you can get regular updates with both fresh and vintage French music.
Thanks as always to the French Music Office in London and to the Institut francais in London for their help and encouragement.
Merci et à bientôt
John K
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