Happy New Year to all! Thanks to everyone around the world for their kind words, support, ideas and listening to the web radio and the podcasts. It’s just lovely.

Another podcast should be coming your way soon with some pretty spacy French music I found and then there’s some French parties in Amsterdam brewing for February and April with the charming Thomas Bohnet from Tour de France, Munich (again that German connection) and the just as charming Thomas Deligny from the Boutique Chic label in Paris. More music, energy, twisting and shouting from me soon, but first I need to get back into the swing of things after some excellent holidays.

I saw and definitely heard Phonoboy live yesterday at the Atomic Cafe in Munich, Germany. Look at the photo and picture a German band singing in French, wearing Raumpatrouille inspired clothing and getting an entire room full of groovy people hopping. They have one song on Radio Oh la la, which is probably not fair, but since they are part of the exceptional modern bands featured, it’s a good thing. And DJing the night was no one other than resident DJ Martin Hemmel.

Ooooh does it ever feel good to chill in the airplane lounge! Miss, some drinks, it’s a long flight! Just in time for the weekend, you can enjoy a few extra hours of music on Radio Oh la la! You may notice some Karo and Claire Lepage, a dash of Gilbert Bécaud and Nancy Holloway, and then a serious portion of rock and roll bands.