Emilie Simon

LAST POST - NEW WEBSITE

2011-04-21T11:42:00.002-04:00

Hi,

You can now follow me on my new personal website : http://www.emiliesimonmusic.com

Bonjour,

Vous pouvez me retrouver sur mon nouveau site : http://www.emiliesimonmusic.com

Thank you, Merci,

China Tour - Sold out shows !

2010-09-26T22:18:00.002-04:00

Thanks to Hans Shu for this picture posted on my FB page, great memory of our show in Shanghai!

Music for your weekend :)

2010-07-10T11:38:00.002-04:00

http://inbflat.net/

Merci Delphine :)

Street Art in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, by Koralie

2010-07-05T06:13:00.001-04:00

Erika Yamashiro

2010-06-08T14:17:00.005-04:00

Erika Yamashiro is a great Japanese artist and also a dear friend of mine. She is part of an exhibition happening in Tokyo on thursday June 10th, Check it out if you're around:

You will see on her website "Sweet song", the beautiful painting Erika did a few years ago inspired by my first album :)
www.geocities.jp/erikayamashiro

It was great to see you again in Tokyo Erika!

Hello from Tokyo

2010-06-03T10:15:00.002-04:00

Session 7! :)

2010-05-12T19:10:00.003-04:00

The last session of My Bedford Avenue Sessions is now up!
You can watch all 7 sessions on my Youtube Channel. :)

Exit through the gift shop

2010-05-08T21:15:00.003-04:00

I just saw this documentary today and enjoyed it a lot, it's a portrait of street art by Banksy- and it's also interesting to see if you ask yourself "what is art?" ;) it's playing at the Sunshine Theater in Nyc

Session 6! :)

2010-04-28T17:26:00.003-04:00

Session 6 was posted on my Youtube Channel today. :)

Elson Feelmymind: My octopus for Emilie Simon

2010-04-26T17:57:00.001-04:00

Elson Feelmymind posted his Octopus on my blog. Thanks Elson, I love it ;)

Weekend à Paris

2010-04-18T13:06:00.001-04:00

Notre Dame de Paris au Printemps

Printemps de Bourges 2010

2010-04-15T10:39:00.004-04:00

Hier soir je jouais sur la scène du Phénix à Bourges, j'ai passé une superbe soirée grace à vous, merci à tous!
Un sujet sur le festival a été tourné par Tf1, diffusion au JT de ce soir :)
En attendant un petit souvenir d'hier après-midi en compagnie de Jeanne Cherhal:

Session 5! :)

2010-04-14T21:31:00.003-04:00

Session 5 of my Bedford Avenue Sessions went up today! :)

Iggy Pop

2010-04-14T09:18:00.007-04:00

Tonight, I am excited to be playing at Le Printemps De Bourges with Iggy Pop & the Stooges on Le Phénix stage. (* Izia, * Emilie Simon, * Archive, * Iggy & the Stooges)

Years ago, I covered the song "I Wanna Be Your Dog." I was so happy Iggy Pop appreciated my version of this song. :)

Iggy Pop

emilie simon | MySpace Music Videos

Performing Live at the Olympia in 2006

The Art of Fuco Ueda

2010-04-08T13:27:00.004-04:00

Illustrations by Japanese artist, Fuco Ueda.

" Twilight Zone 2 "

" Dining "

Thanks to Rez Iwakura for posting "Twilight Zone 2" on my Facebook page that, in turn, led me to Fuco Ueda's website. :)

Charms, 2009, silkscreen print on paper

2010-04-05T16:29:00.000-04:00

Artist Jason Cantoro from Sérigraphie Cinqunquatre , in Montréal, created this...

CHARMS, 2009, Silkscreen print on paper

Claire Vespertine, thanks for posting this drawing on my Facebook Fan Page! :)

Mr. Octopus

2010-04-02T17:51:00.000-04:00

Posted by Claire Vespertine on my Facebook Fan Page.

Oktapodi - Animation les Gobelins - 2007

2010-04-01T18:04:00.002-04:00

Thanks to Hélène Alix for posting the link to this very cute animation on my Facebook Page! :)

Find out more about it on the Oktapodi website.

Session 4 :)

2010-03-31T19:28:00.004-04:00

The 4th session of my Bedford Avenue Sessions was posted today!

You can watch all 4 sessions, and other videos of mine on my youtube channel. :)

Octopus Emilie Simon

2010-03-30T13:02:00.001-04:00

Thanks Vinciane for your great octopus art. J'adore! :)

By Vinciane Laflaquière. Posted on my Facebook Fan Page. :)

9 arms?

2010-03-29T14:50:00.005-04:00

Is it possible for an Octopus to have 9 arms? Surprisingly... yes, it is! I was amazed to find this image of a 9 armed octopus. :)

You can read a bit more about the octopus from this 2007, Pink Tentacle blog post.

Kevin Borges vision of The Big Machine :)

2010-03-26T16:22:00.002-04:00

Thanks, Kevin!

Rocket To The Moon

Rainbow

Dreamland

Artwork by Kevin Borges and was posted on my Facebook Fan Page.

Mathieu Maucourant's Octopus

2010-03-25T13:29:00.000-04:00

Drawing by Mathieu Maucourant.
Posted on my Facebook Fan Page by Grégoire Chauveau

Cle In Wonderland

2010-03-24T21:08:00.003-04:00

This is a great comic that was created by artist, Clément Bastias, from the blog Cle In Wonerland, after my concert in Marseille, France in December 2009. Very cute! Thank you Clément. :)
Check it out here!

Metropolis

2010-03-23T13:35:00.002-04:00

Have you seen the 1927 film "Metropolis" yet? It's a science fiction cult classic!
Here are a couple short clips. :)

Chinatown and Dreamland

2010-03-22T12:16:00.001-04:00

Croquis Chinatown

Tests Couleur Dreamland

Both drawings by Jessica Ganis from Le Coquelicot Carnivore blog, and were posted on my Facebook Fan Page. :)

Lady Octopus #2

2010-03-19T10:47:00.003-04:00

Very cool... :) This drawing was inspired by a little video I posted while on Tour in France! "27 nov 2009 - Strasbourg"

Posted on my Facebook Fan Page by Virginie Garcia from Gribouille Moi Un Blog.

Dumbo Octopus

2010-03-18T11:12:00.003-04:00

Really neat. :)

Looks like this one is wearing shoes.

Thanks to Matt Carney for posting this on my blog, "Session 2: Emilie's Bedford Avenue Sessions."
He found these images on the Driftline Blog titled: "Marine Critter Thursday- Dumbo Octopus" by Chris Allen.

Session 3!

2010-03-17T19:43:00.003-04:00

I posted my 3rd Bedford Avenue Session today. I hope you enjoy it. :)

-On the road again !-

2010-03-16T13:26:00.004-04:00

By artist Aurélie Fourrier. Posted on my blog "OK Go- This Too Shall Pass..." from Madame viiir

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass...

2010-03-11T14:08:00.003-05:00

Check it out this video, it's amazing!

Thanks to Matt Sharp for sending me this :)

Drawing called: The Big Machine :)

2010-03-10T11:14:00.005-05:00

THE BIG MACHINE

This was posted by Jessica Ganis from Le Coquelicot Carnivore blog posted on my Facebook Fan Page:

Drawing: Emilie and her Octopus

2010-03-09T14:07:00.006-05:00

Posted on my Facebook Fan Page and drawn by: Aurélien 'n Furter Cunat

He said: Dessin rapide en pensant à la douce Emilie et à son poulpe ^^
Feutres et crayons.

Octopus head

2010-03-05T13:48:00.002-05:00

Illustrations by Bill Carmen via FLYLYF

Session 2: Emilie's Bedford Avenue Sessions

2010-03-03T19:47:00.005-05:00

Session 2 of my experimental homemade shows went up today. :)

Under the Influence of Alice

2010-03-02T11:04:00.004-05:00

The new Tim Burton movie, Alice in Wonderland, is going to be out soon. My song "Flowers" is part of a compilation inspired by the tale, called "Under The Influence of Alice," with other songs by Jefferson Airplane, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, and more. :)
Found at Barnes and Noble

FLOWERS Music Video :)

Johanna Braitbart

2010-02-26T12:05:00.000-05:00

Johanna Braitbart (Paris) is creating wonderful hair accessories and hats. She is designing special hats for me to wear on stage. :)

Fubiz

2010-02-24T21:56:00.003-05:00

I just discovered this very cool french blog : Fubiz.net

Ebb Tide

2010-02-24T11:41:00.003-05:00

This Octopus by Ray Caesar, called Ebb Tide, was posted as a comment on my "Fun Is Dead" blog by Madame viiir.

Stay, and I Will Love Thee - Ken Wong

2010-02-22T20:50:00.001-05:00

Emilie Drawings

2010-02-22T14:04:00.004-05:00

Added by Jessica Ganis to my Facebook Fan Page

Session 1- Rainbow

2010-02-17T18:24:00.004-05:00

My first "Bedford Avenue Session" is up!

"Fun is Dead"

2010-02-16T15:15:00.003-05:00

"Fun is dead" le nouvel album de "As We Fall" sort le 1er mars (Isolering records), déjà disponible chez Colette.
Leur video est tirée du film de Alain Resnais "Hiroshima mon Amour" ici aswefall.com
Pour les parisiens, la soirée de lancement aura lieu le 4 mars au Social Club, ce sera l'occasion de les découvrir sur scène pour la première fois.
Les amateurs de cold wave vont à prori grandement apprécier :)

Emilie's Bedford Avenue Sessions

2010-02-15T13:03:00.002-05:00

I am really excited about this!
Go to my Youtube Page to see the first session on this Wednesday, Feb. 17th.

Octopus Tatoo

2010-02-12T14:33:00.008-05:00

Sent to me by Stefan.

Pat Metheny

2010-02-12T13:15:00.003-05:00

Check out the video, it's amazing!Pour les parisiens en concert à l'Olympia demain!!

http://www.patmetheny.com/orchestrioninfo/

The Octopus World

2010-02-10T12:27:00.004-05:00

Art by Heri Irawan

Gaspard Yurkievitch

2010-02-10T11:40:00.006-05:00

Gaspard, I love your clothes! Thanks for dressing me up after my show in Paris and thanks for the beautiful shoes! J, love, E*

Beautiful photo of Gaspard by Valérie Belin

http://www.gaspardyurkievich.com

Homemade Synthesizer

2010-02-05T18:30:00.002-05:00

Check out this cool homemade synthesizer! :)

Back in New York City

2010-02-03T11:31:00.002-05:00

Hi, I'm back in NYC! I had a great time touring in France. Thanks to everyone who came out to support me. Here are some memories of the tour, enjoy!
Thanks to InterrMike and picardiaprod for the good quality videos. ;)

Plunger

2010-01-30T11:13:00.001-05:00

Ruth Isabel Munro

Week #5 of The Big Machine Tour! (France)

2010-01-24T07:07:00.004-05:00

Week #4 of The Big Machine Tour! (France)

2010-01-19T14:26:00.003-05:00

I am on the cover of Telerama Sortir this week!

2010-01-14T09:41:00.004-05:00

The jacket I am wearing is by Zuhair Murad. www.zuhairmurad.com
The little hat is by Johanna Braitbart.
The photographer is Claire Cocano.

Happy Holidays!!!!

2009-12-28T13:50:00.001-05:00

Week #3 of The Big Machine Tour! (France)

2009-12-20T12:12:00.004-05:00

Bonus Footage

2009-12-09T09:23:00.003-05:00

This is a short video taken as I was getting ready for the show in Luxembourg on November 26, 2009. :)

2009-12-08T08:34:00.004-05:00

Adam Wallacavage is a very versatile artist. Among other things, he makes beautiful octopus chandeliers. Not only did he design the octopus chandelier I posted last week, he also provided me with one of his creations for my music video Dreamland!
Check out more of Adam's art on his website and on his blog!

Click here to watch Dreamland!

Week #2 of The Big Machine Tour! (France)

2009-12-07T17:43:00.003-05:00

Octo-lamp

2009-12-02T00:04:00.003-05:00

the selby features photographs, paintings and videos by todd selby of interesting people and their creative spaces

Octopus Microphone Fiend

2009-11-28T10:08:00.000-05:00

Ben Frank Via Coroflot

Week #1 of The Big Machine Tour! (France)

2009-11-26T03:15:00.001-05:00

2009-11-25T17:19:00.000-05:00

La tournee vient de commencer, nous jouerons demain a Luxembourg (Rockhal). Paco Volume et son groupe seront sur scene en premiere partie, si vous ne le connaissez pas encore, voici son MySpace…:)
http://www.myspace.com/pacovolume

Roboctopus: Rise of the Red Star

2009-11-18T09:03:00.000-05:00

Xtopher42's Tentacle! set from Flickr page

The Power of Books

2009-11-18T08:56:00.000-05:00

Work by Malden Penev

Cambell's fun

2009-11-18T08:49:00.000-05:00

artwork by Sergey Steblina @ steblina.com

That's my boy!

2009-11-18T08:46:00.000-05:00

fffffound

Octopus Hair

2009-11-18T08:35:00.000-05:00

Illustrations from Freelance designer Coralie Achouch via FlyFly

Girl with Octopus on Chair

2009-11-18T08:29:00.000-05:00

Illustration by Barnaby Ward via InPrint