#Zachary Richard

[undergroundrockpress]

Family Dog concert poster by Mark Henson (1990s)

#psychedelic art #Mark Henson #Family Dog #Zachary Richard #The Sun Dogs #1990s

[anakinsafterlife]

Music and Arts for Interview with the Vampire and other French-Enjoyers

I am so genuinely excited to find out that Zachary Richard, the Francophone folk singer from Louisiana, has released a novel! The story addresses the concerns of the American Francophonie with the story of a family wracked by politics and violence in the wakr of the American Civil War.

Friends, this the is the first American novel to be published in French since 1894! Although there is still a Francophone community in Louisiana to this day, they have been dealing with forced Anglicization for well over a hundred years, including the forced Anglophone education of Francophone children.

Zachary Richard remains an outlier in an largely English American cultural landscape. He wrote and recorded the majority of his songs in French and is popular in the international Francophone musical community.

I have been meaning to talk about Richard for a very long time, particular in the context of Interview with the Vampire. There are a good many cultural references in Interview, but unfortunately it seems that the show-runners are not really too informed about historical French arts because there aren't many references to French music or playwriting. Lestat would be more likely to act Moliere than Shakespeare. Louis would be somewhere in between, probably listening to and speaking both French and English songs. Unfortunately, I'm not too familiar with Black Creole musicians, of which there were/are indeed plenty in Louisiana. I've been meaning to educate myself in that area and post a selection along with my favourite tracks from Richard, but life has been very pressing indeed these last few years, so that never happened.

Here, then, are a few of my favourite songs from Zachary Richard and a few brief recordings from Black Zydeco artists, as well as the blurb from Richard's novel.

I didn't include translations, because that would make this long post long indeed, but Richard's lyrics are readily available in any search engine.

The novel:

Summary:

In the disarray that fell on southern Louisiana following the Civil War, André Boudreaux, seventeen years old, discovered life with his grandfather Drozin. This southern veteran, who became a rich man thanks to the arrival of the railway, tries to regain his prestige and his political power. But the sordid murder of André's uncle, the turbulent elections of 1882 and the political aims of his daughter-in-law will turn his world upside down. Les Rafales du carême is the first French-language novel published by a Louisiana author since 1894.

The music:

Dans les grands chemins. (On the big roads). A song about personal history and being drawn away from your place of origin to explore the wider world.

Au bord de Lac Bijou (On the shore of Lac Bijou). One of his bigger songs and very basic of me, but it's beautiful.

Le Ballade de Jean Batailleur. Again, one of his big ones, but it's a ballad about an orphan who grows up to be a criminal and dies alone. Depressing but gorgeous.

And this one gives me chills every time. It's a live rendition of Richard's song "La Promesse Cassee," performed with Celine Dion. This is hands down Dion's best performance ever, imho. Her voice is so nuanced and her expression so powerful, without ever once over-singing. The song's content probably has a lot to do with that. Richard wrote it in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, when New Orleans was so utterly devastated, and the US federal government promised aid, which, after days of waiting, never came. "The Broken Promise" is a scathing and haunting commentary on that betrayal.

"Laisse le vent souffler" (Let the wind blow) addresses the same issue, but years later. The singer tells the story of the police arriving to evacuate the community as another hurricaine approaches. He refuses to leave because he has already survived other storms and he has seen how the police have failed to support a scattered community in the past.

Can't believe I almost forgot this one:

Reveille--A powerful song addresses the expulsion of the Acadians, the forced removal (by British/English Canadian forces) of the Acadian French from the Canadian east coast and northern USA east coast. Many of the Acadians were shipped further south or "back" to Europe, where most had never been. Plagued by attendant atrocities of starvation, drowning and disease, thousands of Acadians were killed. Those who survived the journey down the American coast eventually became known by the shortened name of "Cajuns."

There are also a few extra things here from Richard's YouTube, where he highlights other Louisiana French singers and musicians. I've only included a couple, but people writing for Interview might want to explore his page more, since there's some Black Zydeco (Louisiana folk and French) musicians there.

J'ai une chanson dans mon coeur:

I couldn't find anything out about this. A young, Black American girl sings this song in an American school. I think, and hope, that she's another member of the French Louisianian musical community. Very sweet.

Zachary Richard talking about his influences and earlier Zydeco music in Louisiana.

#music #francophonie #zydeco #zachary richard #interview with the vampire #louisiana french #french american #books #Youtube #french #francais #north american french #acadian french #cajuns #amc interview with the vampire

[fidjiefidjie]

Bonne soirée 💙😉💙

Julien Clerc 🎶 Travailler c'est trop dur

(Cover Zachary Richard)

#live music #julien clerc #music video #travailler c'est trop dur #1er mai #fête du travail #live music video #zachary richard #70s music #youtube #bonnesoirée #fidjie fidjie

[dance-world]

Zachary Kapeluck, Richard Villaverde, and Roderick Phifer - BalletX - photo by @vikkisloviterphoto

#Zachary Kapeluck #Richard Villaverde #Roderick Phifer #the little prince #BalletX #bailarín #danseur #ballerino #dancer #tänzer #boys of ballet #dance #male dancers #ballet men #ballet

[gatutor]

Dorothy Malone-Zachary Scott "Flaxy Martin" 1949, de Richard L. Bare.

#Dorothy Malone #Zachary Scott #Richard L. Bare

[odinsblog]

Good!

👉🏿 https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/3-charged-assault-alabama-riverfront-melee-bias-charges/story

#alabama boat brawl #alabama ferry brawl #alabama #richard roberts #allen todd #zachary shipman #alabama avengers assemble

[readtilyoudie]

The Amazing World of Gumball: After School Special

#manga(visual)monday #the amazing world of gumball #tawog #after school special #zachary clemente #richard watterson #nicole watterson #comedy #fantasy #slice of life #graphic novel

[letterboxd-loggd]

Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) King Vidor

February 3rd 2024

#lightning strikes twice #1951 #king vidor #ruth roman #richard todd #mercedes mccambridge #zachary scott #rhys williams #kathryn givney #darryl hickman #nacho galindo #frank conroy #branded woman

[brokehorrorfan]

Pennywise: The Story of IT will be released on Blu-ray on November 22 via Cinedigm as the first title in the Screambox collection. The 2021 documentary is currently streaming exclusively on Screambox.

Directed by John Campopiano (Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary) and Christopher Griffiths (Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser), the film offers an in-depth look at the 1990 horror miniseries based on Stephen King’s IT.

Interview subjects include Pennywise himself, Tim Curry, cast members Richard Thomas, Seth Green, Tim Reid, and Emily Perkins, director Tommy Lee Wallace, writer Lawrence D. Cohen, special effects makeup artist Bart Mixon, and more. It also includes rare archival materials and never-before-seen footage.

Zachary Jackson Brown designed the slipcover art, while Doug Saquic created the cover art. Special features are listed below, where you can also watch the trailer.

Special features:

The Book Cover - A look at the original IT manuscript and cover design with artist Bob Giusti

A Deeper Look at the Music - Extended interview with composer Richard Bellis

Childhood Phobias - Cast & crew discuss their childhood fears

The Extras of IT - Interviews with background actors and additional crew

The Legacy Continues - Extended interviews about the miniseries’ legacy

Georgie: A Short Film - 2019 short film featuring Tony Dakota and Ben Heller

More than three decades after its release, the IT miniseries and its iconic villain live on in the minds of horror fans around the world. Pennywise: The Story of IT captures not only the spark the IT saga created upon release but also the lasting impact it has had on an entire generation and the horror genre at large.

Pre-order Pennywise: The Story of IT.

#pennywise: the story of it #pennywise #it #stephen king #tim curry #horror #screambox #dvd #gift #tommy lee wallace #richard thomas #seth green #emily perkins #zachary jackson brown #doug saquic

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#the secret of convict lake #glenn ford #gene tierney #ethel barrymore #zachary scott #ann dvorak #barbara bates #cyril cusack #richard hylton #helen westcott #jeanette nolan #ruth donnelly #harry carter #michael gordon #1951

[ilikestuff69]

Actors I think would be a good Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in the MCU.

Steven Yeun

Zachary Quinto

John David Washington

Dev Patel

Michael Fassbender

Diego Luna

#mcu #marvel cinematic universe #marvel #reed richards #mr fantastic #fantastic four #steven yeun #zachary quinto #john david washington #dev patel #michael fassbender #diego luna

[shutupgitsor]

Not featured but g'd I wish I could: Warren Harding, Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore, and more. so much more. almost all of them, actually. these are just the ones i know most people regard as specifically awful.

#politics #history #united states history #presidency #ronald reagan #john tyler #james buchanan #herbert hoover #richard nixon #andrew johnson #andrew jackson #donald trump #millard filmore #zachary taylor

[johnadamsnotquincy]

So anyways I did this because I have the right to

#off topic #Zachary Taylor #John Quincy Adams #Millard Fillmore #James Madison #James Buchanan #Woodrow Wilson #Harry Truman #George W Bush #George HW Bush #Calvin Coolidge #Joe Biden #James Garfield #Richard Nixon #John F Kennedy

[dance-world]

Gary Jeter, Richard Villaverde, Zachary Kapeluck, Billy Cannon, and Daniel Mayo - BalletX

#Gary Jeter #Richard Villaverde #Zachary Kapeluck #Billy Cannon #Daniel Mayo #balletx #bailarín #danseur #dancer #ballerino #tänzer #boys of ballet #ballet men #dance #ballet #male dancers

[gatutor]

Macdonald Carey-Marilyn Monroe-Zachary Scott-Claudette Colbert "Divorciémonos" (Let´s make it legal) 1951, de Richard Sale.

#Claudette Colbert #Marilyn Monroe #Zachary Scott #Macdonald Carey #Richard Sale

[rookie-critic]

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022, dir. Richard Linklater) - review by Rookie-Critic

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood sees director Richard Linklater in very familiar fashion. Crafting a movie that is not so much a story as it is a nostalgic, semi-autobiographical time capsule of life in Houston, TX in 1969, of being a child at the prime age to watch Neil Armstrong take the first steps on the Moon. Shown through rotoscope animation (live-action footage that has been animated over) so as to convey the fantastical nature of the time and place, Apollo 10½ manages to be fairly engrossing for a movie with barely any coherent plot outside of a few scenes depicting the main child (an obvious stand-in for Linklater) training secretly for a test mission to the Moon prior to the actual launch of Apollo 11. Honestly, I think I would have liked it even more had they just cut out the Apollo 10½ mission altogether and just made this a period piece in the true vein of most of Linklater's catalogue. You truly get a sense of what it must have been like then and Linklater has such a fantastic way of painting an exact portrait of the times and places he's familiar with that it's hard to resist the charm of his movies. This one is no exception.

Score: 8/10

Currently available for streaming on Netflix.

#Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood #Apollo 10½ #Richard Linklater #Milo Coy #Jack Black #Glen Powell #Zachary Levi #Lee Eddy #Bill Wise #film review #movie review #2022 films