On 24 May at De Nieuwe Anita in Amsterdam, Thomas Bohnet of Le Tour in Munich is coming to Amsterdam to spin a wide range of French pop that has made him a very well known DJ throughout Germany and beyond. Alongside the man from Munich will be DJ Duo Studio 17 in an all French programme of yé-yé, easy listening and cartoon music in the foyer as well as yours truly DJ Natashka and my jerk and jazz favs to warm up the dance floor.

Happy New Year to all! Thanks to everyone around the world for their kind words, support, ideas and listening to the web radio and the podcasts. It’s just lovely.

Another podcast should be coming your way soon with some pretty spacy French music I found and then there’s some French parties in Amsterdam brewing for February and April with the charming Thomas Bohnet from Tour de France, Munich (again that German connection) and the just as charming Thomas Deligny from the Boutique Chic label in Paris. More music, energy, twisting and shouting from me soon, but first I need to get back into the swing of things after some excellent holidays.

Here’s a wonderful video of C’est ma vie by Phonoboy, which makes me smile. It’s modern music with an unmistakable retro feel. It was filmed in Munich’s Hofgarten which I recognised from my summer visits there.