'An overture to an orifice never was there more wrote or sang about it, it the beautiful, it the dirty, it the teasing, it the hard won, it that must be wooed, the petal, it.'
J Perrier retired Casanova (1953-1999)
'Its important to talk about these things, I want to find a boy, I want to have pleasure, I want to make love' these are the sensual words of France's newest sex symbol electro house starlet Julie Budet otherwise known as Yelle.
Out on the edge of mainland Europe where the cold Atlantic charges the land, sits the peninsula of Brittany. The soil is harsh and yet life grows plenty. The Breton are simultaneously French and English a race in between; a race of their own.
Julie Budet grew up in a small town on the coast, her father a singer was a local celebrity, neighbours said he had the soul of Brel but the cheek of Gainsbourg. Years later the young Budet tired of the sexist chauvinistic lyrics of French rap decided to turn the tables penning the rap song je veux te voir (I want to see you) in protest of rapper Cuiziner and his small cock. Yelle was born.
'Its about girl power, I just wanted to answer Cuiziner, to show him a girl can rap using the same language as him but that I could do it better than him.'
In the summer of 2005 signed by Source records and combining with producer friend GrandMariner Yelle created a finished version of je veux te voir withthe song becoming an instant club hit in her native France. Yelle however began to be hailed as a modern day feminist.
Divided by a continent I can feel the quiver in her voice over the phone, the little suppressed giggle, her French accent making her every word somehow seem more sensual, more important.
'My lyrics are about empowerment but its girl power its not feminism, I don't want people to think I'm some mad feminist out to castrate men I had a voice and I voiced it, it was just a little song about me'
Yelles songs are indeed about her but their candid modern female perspective has made her a unique voice. With songs such as 85A dedicated to her own boobs 'there small but I love them' she laughs and My best friend a song about her vibrator;
'You are so small, my best friend, I take you with me everywhere I go. I talk to you like you are a sweet and sensitive man; the only thing that annoys me about you is that I have to change your batteries.'
Yelles lyrics have combined adult female realities in sweet and funny pop songs but mixed with producer GrandMarnier's beats the songs have taken on completely different lives and broken down the border between pop music and electro.
The French music scene has its fair to say, exploded in recent years with the second coming of the French Touch movement the first which saw acts like Daft punk, Alex Gopher and Air surface to mainstream audiences had it was deemed died out in the late 90's but with the rise of Justice, Uffie and the ed banger label France is on the music map again influencing an entire new generation of teenagers.
'Yea a lot of people talk to me about Uffie, I respect her music but I find her songs are attacking raps their almost lyrically violent if you get my meaning, she raps about sex but I sing about making love.'
Singing in French however one would think the meaning of many of the songs are lost on English speakers and that it is the beats that sell the songs. 'Yes it really crazy when we play in non French speaking countries, the crowd dance way more and listen to the beat more so I try and mix it up and sing some of the lyrics in English, I want to have fun with the public, pull them into the music not just leave them on the periphery with just beats to relate to.'
With remixes of her songs being done by the likes of Riot in Belgium and Justice Yelles music has transcended pop and become regular international club music. From Brittany to Bondi, Australia's Parklife festival will play host to Yelle when she comes to play the nationwide festival tour in September.
'I cant wait to come to Australia it will be our first international tour its going to be so much fun I cant wait to see the crowd.'
Expect to hear more about the sexy starlet soon, one of 2008's hot new acts.
20/11/08 Journey Southward: Sirius Shares Hit 20 Cents
20/11/08 Journey Southward: Sirius Shares Hit 20 Cents
When is a stock officially a dog? On Monday, shares of Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) hit a bottom-scraping 20 cents, an all-time low for the company. The depressed valuation comes alongside a string of fundamental problems, including a massive $4.8 billion write-off and future loan obligations crossing into the billions.
Others continued to limp on Wall Street. The broader Dow improved 151.17 points, or 1.83 percent, to land at 8,424.75 after a late-stage bounce. During the day, traders digested news of falling wholesale prices, a sign that inflation is not a near-term threat; and a surprisingly positive forecast by Hewlett-Packard. Elsewhere, American automakers made their case for a bailout in Congress, and investors adjusted for a deeper recession.
That created a volatile day, one that see-sawed music-related shares. Apple (AAPL) inched upward 2.01 percent to $89.91; Live Nation (LYV) dropped 4.06 percent to $4.73; Ticketmaster (TKTM) gained 3.93 percent to $6.08; Warner Music Group (WMG) jumped 10.83 percent to $2.66; and The Orchard dropped 12.99 percent to $2.21.
20/11/08 Cuban Bites Back Against SEC Charges...
20/11/08 Cuban Bites Back Against SEC Charges...
In the face of a Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) insider trading investigation, most would assume a low-key demeanor. But brash billionaire Mark Cuban is pursuing a more confrontational route, one that uses the pulpit of the blog.
The SEC recently filed suit against the broadcast.com founder, alleging that Cuban illegally dumped shares in Canadian search engine Mamma.com after acquiring confidential information related to an upcoming dilution.
At first, Cuban declined to delve into specifics. But Cuban now appears ready to battle through Blog Maverick. In a Tuesday post, Cuban acknowledged that Mamma relayed information related to an upcoming offering. But Cuban denied that there were confidentiality aspects attached. "The SEC knows their case centers on one telephone conversation between two individuals - 4 years ago," a posted letter from attorney Stephen A. Best stated. "There was no agreement to keep information confidential."
20/11/08 French Labels Suing Limewire, Morpheus, Others
20/11/08 French Labels Suing Limewire, Morpheus, Others
A consortium of French labels is now suing file-sharing applications Limewire, Morpheus, and Vuze, according to details revealed by Torrentfreak. The action also includes Sourceforge, an open-source repository that offers hosting to Shareaza. The lawsuits are being coordinated under the Société Civile des Producteurs de Phonogrammes en France, or SPPF.
The lawsuits are being delivered under the DADVSI copyright law. An amendment to DADVSI prohibits any company from distributing software that facilitates the illegal transfer of content, and penalties ramp towards three years in jail and a 300,000 euro fine ($378,780). That contrasts with the United States, where copyright holders can only pursue application developers for overtly encouraging and driving profits from copyrighted content.
Earlier, French courts were grappling over issues of jurisdiction, specifically whether a foreign company could be sued for distributing applications that are inherently global. That placed previous lawsuits on hold, though courts have now authorized the actions.
20/11/08 Mexican Tycoon Grabbing Major Circuit City Stake
20/11/08 Mexican Tycoon Grabbing Major Circuit City Stake
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego is now purchasing a large percentage of Circuit City shares, according to recent regulatory filings. Pliego grabbed allotments of 5.3 million, 5.2 million, and 19.8 million shares starting last week, on top of an existing stronghold of 16.8 million. That makes Pliego the largest shareholder of Circuit City, at roughly 28 percent.
The purchasing activity started November 12th, just two days after the company declared bankruptcy. In Mexico, Pliego controls a diversified portfolio of companies that span retail, consumer electronics, mobile, and media sectors. He is the chairman of Grupo Elektra SA, a consumer electronics retail giant; TV Azteca SA, a massive television broadcaster in the region; and Grupo Iusacell SA, a major mobile group.
Pliego is ranked as the fourth-richest Mexican, and one of the richest individuals in the world. Circuit City is currently closing stores and restructuring amidst a serious consumer spending downturn.
17/11/08 Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind: More Rockiness Awaits
17/11/08 Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind: More Rockiness Awaits
A difficult rearview is now prelude to more turbulence ahead, and investors are exercising caution. Instead of heady optimism and bottom-scraping scrappiness, most are girding for another rollercoaster week, including those carrying music-related shares.
That includes Warner Music Group (WMG), a company that bottomed an all-time low of $2.74 last week, only to resuscitate to $2.77 by Friday. Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) also tested the trough by landing at 26 cents at the end of the week, a depressed valuation that betrays a host of serious ills.
Those companies have fundamental issues, though broader headwinds remain unfriendly. On Friday, the Dow shed 337.94 points to 8.497.31, a 3.82 percent drop on Friday. Overall, the Dow dropped 4.2 percent on the week, based on a bearish mix of bad earnings, layoffs, tightening consumer confidence, and pending meltdowns of mega-corporations like GM.
Other music-related stocks felt the pressure. Live Nation (LYV) landed at $5.50, a 36.6 percent drop on the week, based on negative analyst projections related to concert attendance. Irving Azoff-helmed Ticketmaster Entertainment (TKTM) also ended sharply down, dropping 24.7 percent to $5.87. The Orchard edged downward 1.9 percent, landing at $2.54; and Apple (AAPL) slipped 5 percent to $90.24.
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