How many hours, how many days, how many years (saturday nights included !) spent in the attic listening to jazz, blowing the hell out in my horn “along” Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, the Brecker Brothers, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Branford Marsalis… (without having a clue about what I was doing of course). Yes I used to be a serious geek. One the weirdest. I confess it today. It took me a few more years of rehab to feel as a part of the real world again.
Now I’m fine, thank you 
I have a social life, I even know who hits the charts (more or less) but one thing will remain the same : I don’t have a single memory of the 90′s. I was in the attic.
Blog
Aug
2010
Massive Attic
Aug
2010
The day I missed Peter Gabriel for ever (Guillaume)
Back in 1986, I was 12 going on 13. My brother got these tickets to see Peter Gabriel live – the SO tour ! I had just spent the whole summer listening to the LP tape until it totally faded out (I would even play it loud in the bathroom, wow the echo on Red Rain). I was SO excited. Then, the drama happened : I got the worst mark ever at some kind of math exam; who cares about second degree equations anyway ? Well my parents did. The punishment was terrible. No concert of Peter Gabriel for me. I still haven’t seen him live since. Like that day I missed him for ever.
Jul
2010
Shine Week – Tuesday – Does humor belong to music? (Frank Zappa)
Definitely, yes !
Here’s the proof in video with Lasse Gjertsen. He’s the incarnation of what I like about Art; the interaction between the idea, the technic, plus an extra dose of “I-don’t give-a-shit-attitude” worthy of the greatest geniuses ! Bravo ! — Antoine
Jul
2010
Wednesday – The Only Thing I Ever Wanted… (Julie)
Psapp is the band I cherish since my college years. This album, in particular, The only thing I ever wanted. I enjoy their music a lot, a mix of electro and noises of all kinds. Their songs are based on a very simple receipe : a few bars in loop, a superposition of elements and a fine melody that make a verse, then a chorus, then a verse… easy as ABC. — Julie
Jul
2010
Tuesday – Now playing… (Laurent)
En ce moment dans mon mange-disque, il y a eliotE & the Ritournelles. « eliotE » avec une majuscule à la fin, et c’est important, parce que c’est « Etoile » à l’envers. Non seulement leur concert pour la sortie de cet album était un moment magnifique, mais je suis reparti avec ce souvenir en poche, et je m’y attache un peu plus à chaque écoute. — Laurent
Jul
2010
My Shine week (by Guillaume S.) – Monday
Well, today, we’re starting a new thing. We’ll be sharing with you for a week (each member of the band will have his turn) what we like, what we think (hopefully) about what’s going on in our world. Then we’ll be discussing about it here on this blog (feel free to share with us what you dig!).
As someone has to start some time, I go first (wish me luck) :
MY MONDAY VIDEO
I’ve been enjoying this radio show for years. I love the blurry atmosphere, the wide sound, the creative guests, it’s all there. Yeah, I love Mornings become Eclectic on KCRW. Here is the live session of the great Minus The Bear. It’s my 54th view today. And I’m getting back to it…
Jul
2010
All of our music in High-Quality streaming
Listen now to all our released tracks and albums in CD quality for free including “the common station” and “Shine featuring Terry Reid”. PLAY & SHARE 
Apr
2010
Interview – Live4ever
After SHINE’s EP collaboration with English guitar legend Terry Reid caught our site’s attention (review), we had the pleasure to see the French band perform at this year’s SXSW festival. We recently caught up with song writer Guillaume Simon to chat about their experiences in the recording studio with rock mentor Reid, gigging in unusual places, the group’s future and why the French National football team doesn’t quite do him proud.
Read more: http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2010/04/interview-shine/
