En Scene

Nick Charles, qui passe quelques jours à New York avec sa femme, croise incidemment la fille d'un ancien client, Clyde Winant, inventeur un peu fou, qui lui annonce que ce dernier a disparu depuis le meurtre de sa secrétaire. Soupçonné par la police, agressé dans son hôtel, il va être obligé d'éclaircir ce mystère. …

La saga complète de l'auteur Franck Thilliez autour des personnages Franck Sharko et Lucie Hennebelle…

Part of the problem of being a traditionalist band is that you emerge with a sound that sounds fairly mature from the outset – by emulating classic bands at their peak, you wind up sounding older than your years and, no matter how hard you fight it, a little bit stodgy. Then, because you hold the classic rock tradition so dear, you wind up becoming bound to it, rarely exploring new territory and, even then, it's usually just new tonal, textural, and emotional ground, which is so subtle that only dedicated fans will notice – which, of course, is the only kind of fan that will pay attention through several similar-sounding records. This fate has befallen many bands, both British and American, many lesser than Ocean Colour Scene, who at least were fortunate enough to ride the post-Oasis zeitgeist in the mid-'90s, which meant they not only had some hits, but that they could cultivate a reasonably large fan base and that the best of their songs – "The Riverboat Song," "The Day We Caught the Train," "Hundred Mile High City," "Travellers Tune" – became part of the pop culture of the time.

Rounding up all the B-sides, demos and rarities Ocean Colour Scene released over the course of 1996, when the band was riding the crest of their popularity, B-Sides: Seasides & Freerides, for all its inconsistency, illustrates the depth of their ambition, as well as their flaws. Primarily comprised of acoustic material, including a demo of "The Circle" and a fine, stripped-down version of "The Day We Caught the Train," the 16 tracks on B-Sides can tend to sound a little samey, but when the group branches out to the neo-prog-rock of the very English "Huckleberry Grove" or to the funky instrumental "Chicken Bones and Stones," they sound better than ever, and a couple of early songs by the pre-Ocean Colour Scene band the Fanatics are interesting.

Une soixantaine d'outils, de techniques et d'astuces pour dépasser sa timidité et réussir son intervention en développant ses compétences oratoires et en affirmant son charisme. La gestion du trac, l'entraînement, la mise en scène ou le dynamisme sont abordés. …