After releasing an album of depressing Tom Waits covers in ’08 and a Jeff Buckley cover on a soundtrack earlier this year, Scarlett Johansson continues her streak of swagger-jacking classic singer-songwriter with her new Pete Yorn duet album Break Up. There’s no covers on it, per se—Yorn wrote all the songs and recorded them with Scar Jo in two days—but the album was heavily inspired by the late ’60s French pop stylings of Serge Gainsbourg and actress/sexpot Brigitte Bardot. In the world of actresses-turned-singers, that’s probably about the best you can strive for (sorry, Jasmine Guy). Check out the first video “Relator,” then watch a classic Gainsbourg/Bardot duet below…
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France has given us some cool brands over the years: Peugeot, Dom Perignon, and Perrier, to name a few. But no type of French import has had as much impact globally as the country’s fashion. Without a doubt, some of the world’s sickest fashion collections and brands have been birthed in the République Française. Since we already showed you its top 10 stunners, in honor of Bastille Day, we’re paying homage to the top 10 French brands and stores. From runway looks to Parisian street wear, Dior to Colette, check out which ones made our list. Vive la France!
The French take pride in beautiful art, beautiful food, and beautiful women. Shit, even the president bagged a supermodel for a wife. So, in honor of yesterday’s Bastille Day celebration (aka France’s version of July 4th), it’s only natural we pick the 9 sexiest French girls for a countdown. Feel free to continue the celebration for another day, and get to clicking. Ooooohh Oui!
Happy sports holiday weekend everybody! On Saturday, July 4th, the Tour de France bike race kicks off, and…whooooooaaaaaaaaa, hold up a got-damned second! The Tour de France is starting on America’s birthday???!!! WTF!!!??? Maybe if those Frenchies hadn’t been so busy riding bikes and helped us go kick some…oh nevermind, we’re just gonna rename the thing the Tour de Freedom, how you like dem apples? And the freedom part of the Tour de Freedom includes the freedom to fall on your smug mug, so without further adieu (drat! They’re so insidious!), we present The Craziest Tour de France Crashes…
Dutch artist Parra collaborated with the French ghettotech/pop group Le le for their new music video “Breakfast”, and guess what? It's awesome. You know what else is awesome? All the new Rockwell gear that just went up on Parra's site. Watch the video and peep some of the new Tees after the jump.
Vote on whether this week’s subjects are “stylin’” or “wildin’” after the jump.
