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Under the Covers: A Musical Parlor Game

Michael Sigman | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Jack White, Tammy Wynette, Emmylou Harris, John Fogerty, Wilson Pickett, The Diamonds, Sid Vicious, Jackie Wilson, Led Zeppelin, Kate Bush, Paul Anka, Tim Hardin, Joan Baez, Edith Piaf, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Jesse Winchester, Judas Priest, Dolly Parton, Bobby Darin, Robert Plant, White Stripes, Marvin Gaye, Video, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

Most of these interpretations do the material proud, though some may leave you wanting to, well, hide under the covers. Making up your own lists and sharing with friends might make for a more soul-satisfying parlor game than, say, Geography.

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Hahn-Bin: Juilliard Meets Studio 54

Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Hahn-Bin, Juilliard, Pop Art, Cindy Sherman, Experimental Classical, Judy Garland, Culture, Edith Piaf, Andy Warhol, Classical Music, Pop Music, Video, Avant-Garde, Violin, Yohji Yamamoto, The Tree of Life, Fashion, Arts News

Hahn-Bin is an exquisite melting pot of talent and style, of the classical and the strange. A prodigy violinist Pop Art icon, he is what happens when ...

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Anna Calvi, Live in NYC (VIDEO)

Michael Vazquez | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Messiaen, Merucry Prize, No More Words, Love Won't Be Leaving, Anna Calvi, Maria Callas, Red Vox AC30, Sade, Laurence Bell, Johnny Flynn, I'll Be Your Man, Jezebel, Tango, Captain Beefheart, Blackout, PJ Harvey, Frankie Laine, Scott Walker, The Devil, New York, the Motels, Roy Orbison, Le Poisson Rouge, "Rider to the Sea, Elvis Preslsy, David Bowie, Nick Cave, Wayne Shanklin, Morning Light, Desire, Daniel Maiden-Wood, The Rolling Stones, Wolf Like Me, The Prizefighter and the Heiress, Tv on the Radio, Coral, Fender Telecaster, Pritpal Soor, First We Kiss, Sound & Vision, Bill Ryder-Jones, Chloe Walsh, Mally Harpaz, Michael Vazquez, Edith Piaf, Eight-Track Recordings, Leonard Cohen, The Luminaire, Brian Eno, Debussy, Ravel, Nina Simone, Rob Ellis, London & South East, Domino Records, Jimi Hendrix, Cheap Hotel, Suzanne & I, Moulinette, Claire Grogan, David Lynch, The Village Gate, Entertainment News
Michael Vazquez

2011-08-04-grab.jpgHere's Anna Calvi performing at Le Poisson Rouge, which was once the legendary jazz venue the Village Gate.

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PHOTOS: 17 French Style Icons

The Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Jane Birkin, Anna Karina, Marie Antoinette, France, Simone De Beauvoir, Emmanuelle Alt, Carla Bruni, Edith Piaf, CoCo Chanel, French Style, Jacqueline De Ribes, Fashion, Clemence Poesy, French Fashion, Style News

Bon quatorze juillet! In honor of Bastille Day, we rounded up some of our favorite French fashion stars. You know, the ones who truly epitomize tha...

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Dazzling in NYC -- The Merrymakers Present: Adventures in Anytown

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc, Rachel Sattler, Bizet, Louis Armstrong, Elizabeth Burwell, Adventures in Anytown, Burlesque, On Tour, Ethan Duff, The Merrymakers, Tournee, The Gene Franklel Theater, Adam Pellegrine, Edith Piaf, Mathieu Amalric, NY Around Town, New York News
E. Nina Rothe

Adventures in Anytown is a dance show for anyone. Anyone with passion in their heart and a desire for some joie de vivre in their life.

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Cage the Elephant Frontman Discusses "Wicked" Change in Direction

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Justin Bieber, Happy Birthday, Dick Dale, Pixies, Thank You, Roy Orbison, Matthew Shultz, Ain't No Rest for the Wicked, Cage the Elephant, Milli Vanilli, Edith Piaf, Shake Me Down, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Cage the Elephant's second album marks a departure of sorts for the band, in that the tracks on this album are arguably more raw, louder, and in your face.

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Dining, Superbly, to Save St. Vincent de Paul Church

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Benefits, Marie Antoinette, Landmarks, Queens, Brooklyn, French, Pierre Toussaint, Annet Lafont, Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, Elizabeth Stribling, Catholic Church, St. Vincent De Paul Church, Religion, Olga Staz, French Heritage, French Counsel General Philippe Lalliot, Odile De Schiétère-Longchampt, Dinner, New York News
Michael Henry Adams

More than two centuries after Queen Marie Antoinette's sad demise, the French remain ingenious dispensers of the most regal hospitality. Tuesday night was a case in point.

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Mira Stroika, A Chanteuse To Watch, As Well As Hear

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cabaret, Leonard Cohen, Entertainment, New Entertainers, Lower East Side, Klezmer, Entertainment News, New Singers, Chanteuse, Edith Piaf, Bulgarian Bar, Mehanata, New York News
Richard Z. Chesnoff

The young California born chanteuse, Mira Stroika, who likes to accompany herself on her own serious sized accordion, has been wowing crowds packing those new clubs and bars that line the tonifying streets of Brooklyn, and Manhattan's Lower East Side.

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Letter From Paris: Let the Saints Come Marching In

Beth Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Day of the Dead, France, Paris, Buchenwald, Dachau, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Oscar Wilde, Halloween, Alice B. Toklas, Nazi Concentration Camps, All Saints Day, Gertrude Stein, Edith Piaf, Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg, Style News
Beth Arnold

We headed over to the beautiful cemetery to say hey to Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and others. If the 20th Arrondissement is good enough for them, then it certainly should work for us.

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