Jerry Hall and Rami Malek watch as Saint Laurent goes for gold at Paris Fashion Week The stars were joined by Eddie Redmayne, Jerry Hall and more for Saint Laurent’s golden ode to its past in Paris. The Independent UK · Sep 29
Sly Dunbar, pioneering reggae music producer and drummer, dies aged 73 Sly Dunbar, two-time Grammy award-winning reggae drummer, has died at the age of 73. He produced several tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan and was one-half of the influential reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie. Euronews · Jan 27
Sly Dunbar, reggae drummer and producer with Sly and Robbie, dies aged 73 Drummer helped to define the sound of roots reggae and dancehall, and worked with stars including the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Grace Jones The Guardian - UK · Jan 26
Robbie Williams' Britpop: A Morrissey-dissing, gleefully weird triumph 4/5 Robbie Williams attempts to record the record he should have made after Take That split up, which is so wrong an exercise that it feels right Evening Standard · Jan 16
The legacy of Brigitte Bardot: 'She wasn't an actress, she was a phenomenon' Brigitte Bardot, who died at the age of 91 on Sunday, lived a life filled with contradiction and controversy, but became a global icon first and foremost through film. RFI spoke to critic and historian Antoine de Baecque about her legacy in cinema and beyond. Radio France Internationale · Jan 3
Brigitte Bardot obituary Film star who shot to fame in And God Created Woman in the 1950s and later became a campaigner against animal cruelty The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025
Brigitte Bardot: How the original ‘sex kitten’ courted controversy until the end OBITUARY: The Parisian actor was an icon of the sexual revolution, but in later life sparked outrage with her outspoken views on homosexuality, Islam and #MeToo, writes Kevin E G Perry The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025
Brigitte Bardot death: French film star and cultural icon dies, aged 91 The Parisian star worked with directors including Jean-Luc Godard and duetted with Serge Gainsbourg The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025
Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91 Emmanuel Macron leads tributes to actor who became an international sex symbol and later embraced animal rights and far-right politics The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025
Richard Ashcroft: ‘Why not Sir Liam and Sir Noel?’ The former Verve singer talks about his supporting role in the big Oasis reunion shows, his AI fears and what he thinks of fans who Shazam his songs The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025
From Zooey Deschanel to Captain Kirk doing Dylan: the best songs by actors, ranked! As Margaret Qualley moves into music, we rate 20 tracks by stars of film and TV, with Ryan Gosling doing ghost-rock and Jamie Foxx bringing the funk The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025
'I would say that it should become a global attitude...' Charlotte Gainsbourg reveals the trait she wanted her children to have Charlotte Gainsbourg has shared an insight to her family life with her long-time partner Yvan Attal and their three children, son Ben and daughters Alice and Jo. BANG Premier · May 18, 2025
‘It wasn’t my intention to shock!’ Jean-Claude Vannier on working with Serge Gainsbourg and setting his new album in the gutter He has influenced everyone from Beck to De La Soul to Arctic Monkeys. As the great musical ‘disruptor’ unveils his new murder-and-mandolins epic, he looks back on his most famous collaboration The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025
A World Radio Day celebration! This week on The Sound Kitchen we’ll celebrate World Radio Day 2025. You’ll hear the answer to the question about former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his court trials, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” – all that, and the new quiz and bonus… Radio France Internationale · Feb 8, 2025
Radio France Internationale · Oct 3, 2024 Serge Gainsbourg museum swimming in debt despite success with visitors The Serge Gainsbourg house and museum in Paris has been put into receivership, a kind of bankruptcy, because of alleged financial mismanagement by one of its financial backers. The museum can no longer pay its bills despite sold-out tickets a year after it opened.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024 Françoise Hardy: France’s girlish yé-yé star was a groundbreaking musical artist Hardy shot to fame singing airy, carefree pop before she took control of her career, hung out with 60s rock aristocracy and became a sophisticated singer-songwriter of rare sensuality and melancholy
Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2024 Eric Cantona on his musical reinvention: 'I was a rock star before I became a footballer. I was born with it' The former Manchester United star has an album out and is on the road for a 14-date tour
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024 Sex, Mozart and chanting monks … the 20 best Euro-pop UK hits – ranked! As Nena’s 99 Red Balloons turns 40, we look back at the best continental foreign-language songs that achieved cross-Channel success
Wallpaper · Mar 6, 2024 Yorgo&Co unveils Yota Fonts, its new type foundry Parisian creative studio Yorgo&Co launches Yota Fonts, its online retail typeface catalogue with four new font families and matching accessories
Radio France Internationale · Dec 31, 2023 Gone but not forgotten: Who did France say goodbye to in 2023? The past 12 months have seen the deaths of people who made history in France and beyond, from politics to culture, business to science. RFI reviews some of 2023's most notable deaths.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023 Jane Birkin remembered by Charlotte Rampling As English actors who first met on a film set in 60s London then made a home in France, their lives ran on parallel lines
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023 Digested week: Some things are almost worth dying for – though not Rwanda Shane MacGowan’s funeral offers food for thought while Rishi Sunak’s immigration policy is not deranged enough for some
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023 Anger over plan to name Métro station after ‘misogynist’ Serge Gainsbourg Petition demanding station outside Paris does not use singer’s name has received 4,000 signatures
Marie Claire · Dec 8, 2023 32 Best Red Carpet Moments of the 1960s Celebrity drama was just as intense!
France 24 · Oct 2, 2023 Music show: French duo 'Bandit Bandit' release first album '11:11' This week, we chat to young up-and-coming French band Bandit Bandit. Composed of Maëva and Hugo, the duo make rock music filled with swirling guitar riffs, melodies and lyrics in French, delivered occasionally with the kind of nonchalance that would make Serge Gainsbourg proud. They've just released their first album…