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131 days ago
From the slums of Paris to the limelight of New York, Edith Piaf's life was a battle to sing and survive, live and love. Raised in poverty, Edith's magical voice and her passionate romances and friendships with the greatest names of the period - Yves Montand, Jean Cocteau, Charles Aznavour, Marlene Dietrich, Marcel Cerdan and others - made her a star all around the world. But in her audacious attempt to tame her tragic destiny, the Little Sparrow - her nickname - flew so high she could not fail to burn her wings.
272 days ago
The New York Times Co-Chief Movie Critic A. O. Scott reviews "La Vie en Rose," about the legendary French singer Edith Piaf.
411 days ago
On June 13th 2002, Sex Gang Children performed a rare London show at Ocean in advance of the release of Bastard Art, their first new studio album in ten years. Shot from the audience's point of view, Live At Ocean showcases the music, both old and new, that has made Sex Gang Children legends of Gothic Rock. 'One of the groups coming up at the same time as [Southern Death Cult] was Sex Gang Children, and Andi - he used to dress like a Banshees fan, and I used to call him the Gothic Goblin because he was a little guy, and he's dark. He used to like Edith Piaf and this macabre music, and he lived in a building in Brixton called Visigoth Towers. So he was the little Gothic Goblin and his
