06.20.2002

New show added : Trabendo on July 11th !

06.14.2002

Catherine Ringer has the lead role in CONCHA BONITA, a musical by Alfredo Arias, René de Ceccatty and Nicola Piovani, starting December 5th, 2002 in Paris at Théâtre National de Chaillot. You can now reserve your tickets...

06.08.2002

"La Femme Trombone des Rita Mitsouko"
release date : september 2002

05.25.2002

Shows on July 3rd & 4th at Espace Cardin in Paris. Show on July 19th at Vieilles Charrues festival.

05.022.2002

Shows at Trabendo on June 28th & 29th !

05.08.2002

Some summer shows... first confirmed is Solidays in Paris on July 6th.

03.04.2002

Catherine Ringer is featured on "Uni-vers-elles", the new Djura album, Kabylian artist. We can hear Catherine singing on "Tawes".

01.22.2002

The second part of the discography (1988 > 2001) is published in JUKEBOX magazine.

01.14.2002

Théâtre de Caen on January 25th !!!

01.01.2002

January 27th, 2002 !

The first show was sold out so quickly that another show at Champs-Elysées Theater has been added !

12.8.2001

JEAN NÉPLIN LIVE !

On december 16th at Nouveau Casino (Paris 11)

Featuring Arthur H, Miossec, Jad Wio, H'Amarco, Jil Caplan also with DJ Ariel Wizman and video projections by Jérome Lefdup.

JEAN NÉPLIN INTERVIEW !

December 13h at noon on NOVA Radio

11.1.2001

The BESTOV is out on november 6th in France and on november 27th in Canada.

It will also be released in the following countries : Switzerland, Benelux, Germany, Austria, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Hong Kong, Finland, Turkia, Ukraine, Russia, Slovenia, Croatia, Israel.

It will be available as an import in U.S.A.

It's the first Rita Mitsouko compilation.

All tracks are original versions and have been remastered. The fans will enjoy to find on CD the rare song "Clown De Mes Malheurs"(RealAudio).

A limited edition is available in France, Benelux and Switzerland with all videos on DVD. You can order it at Fnac or Alapage.

Some promo items have surfaced, as T-shirts and three great vinyls sent to clubs :
Marcia Baïla / Hip Kit (William Orbit remix)
C'est Comme Ca / Y'a d'la Haine
Andy / Les Histoires d'A
There's also a 7 tracks sampler and a Bestov CD promo in a cardbox sleeve.

10.26.2001

Jean Néplin live at New Morning on november 1st as opening act for the Fleshtones.

10.23.2001

Release of the "Reines d'un Jour" O.S.T., with the Catherine Ringer rendition of the Georges Brassens classic track "Le Vent".

10.02.2001

Le Paradis Bleu des Coeurs couronnés...

Jean Néplin's album is out now ! Catherine et Fred, who produced this record, also contributed at the composition of most of the tracks. we can hear Catherine on guitar, keyboards, drums, bag pipes, flute and backing vocals. Fred not only producted the album, he also contributed on guitar, bass, keyboards and drums.

09.09.2001

Rebroadcasting of the excellent Paris Premiere live performance !

September 13th at 0:50 A.M.
September 15th at 2:55 A.M.

09.06.2001

NOT TO BE MISSED : September 8th, 2001 on Paris Premiere channel, at 11:35 P.M., broadcast of the Grenoble show, filmed on 9 december 9th, 2000 by Carlo Nataloni (76 min).

09.03.2001

Tickets for the january 20th, 2002 show at the Champs-Elysées Theater in Paris are on sale now !

08.31.2001

Fans should be pleased to know that Fred has recovered ! They even could judge by themselves in january 2002, when Les Rita Mitsouko will return on stage ! More details in the coming days...

06.23.2001

IMPORTANT

Fred Chichin being ill at the moment, the Rita Mitsouko summer tour is cancelled. We are all wishing Fred to be alive and kicking pretty soon !

06.01.2001

New shows :
Blaye les Mines on 07/22
Salon de Provence on 07/24
Les Houches on 07/26

05.31.2001

SACEM Spring Awards.
Roger Seiller french group award : Les Rita

05.03.2001

The summer shows...
Go to the On Stage section !

04.11.2001

Catherine & Fred are busy writing new songs...

03.10.2001

Rebroadcast of the Serge Gainsbourg tribute on TV5 at 10:15 P.M. on March 16th (France) and at 9:00 P.M. on March 17th (Montréal) ; for other territories, check TV5 website.

03.03.2001

POP SESSIONS, a Serge Gainsbourg tribute album, will be released on march 6th. "L'Hippopodame" (RealAudio) is revamped by les Rita. A promo CD was sent to the media. Les Rita will play this song on march 10th at 8:50 P.M. in France 2 TV channel program "La Nuit Gainsbourg".

02.17.2001

Who is the french female artist of the year ?
You can vote here !

02.10.2001

"Les seizièmes Victoires de la Musique" :

Broadcasting on France 2 direct live on FRANCE 2 channel february 17th from 8:55 P.M.
For overseas who can access TV5 channel, check their website for broadcasting schedules.

For those who can't, her's your chance is to HEAR the ceremony direct live on EUROPE 2 radio or on the Victoires website.
(L.A. > 11:55 A.M. & N.Y.C. > 2:55 P.M.)

"La Sorcière et l'Inquisiteur" will be played.

You can see "La Sorcière et l'Inquisiteur" performed live in Marseille on 10/12/2000.
Cable/ ADSL or 56k modem (RealVideo)
Go direct to 1 hour 8 minutes 45 seconds.

01.17.2001

The 16th "Victoires de la Musique"
(french Grammy Awards) will be broadcasted direct live february 17th, 2001 on France 2 channel.

Catherine & Fred are nominated in two categories :

> Group or female artist of the year <
> Pop album of the year <

01.14.2001

M6 MUSIC broadcast again an interview recorded last year :

- January 14th at 11:40 A.M.
- January 17th at 01:40 A.M.
- January 18th at 10:10 A.M.

01.13.2001

For those who missed it, La Dame Pipi is broadcasted again on CANAL + JAUNE,
january 20th at 10:27 P.M.

01.07.2001

January 11th at 4:00 P.M. on CANAL + TV : Broadcasting of the short movie La Dame Pipi, where we can see Catherine Ringer.

12.20.2000

Les Rita will perform "Femme de Moyen Age" direct live at Nulle Part Ailleurs show on 01//05/2001 (Canal + channel)

12.18.2000

Catherine & Fred are recording today their version of a Serge Gainsbourg classic, "L'Hippopodame", for a march 2001 special tribute TV show.

12.05.2000

The Folies Bergère december 11th show is sold out... Don't despair, here are 10 free tickets !
Warning : This contest is only for french residents.

11.30.2000

... you lend your Rita Mitsouko CD to curious ears ? Impossible to get it back ?

Santa Claus has got something for you ;-)
... here are four "Cool Frénésie" limited editions !

- "+ d'images": a CDrom (PC/Mac) with 2 clips
- "+ 2 tracks" : "L'oiseau Chante" & "Eleganto"
- "long box" : with the "No Comprendo" CD
- "DeLuxe" (recto/verso) : with "No Comprendo"

You can order those limited editions on the FNAC website or on Alapage.

11.29.2000

November 30th at 10:44 A.M. on CANAL + TV : Broadcasting of a short length movie La Dame Pipi, where we can see ...Catherine Ringer !

11.27.2000

50' interview recorded on november 20th in Bordeaux and broadcasted on M6 TV in the local flash info. CAUTION : This link will be unavailable tonight ! Watch now this RealAudio interview and don't miss Catherine's new hat from 4'40 to 5'30 !

11.23.2000

The Toulouse concert is rescheduled on november 28th. The Digne Les Bains concert is postponned.

11.20.2000

The Wit FM interview :
November 22th from 5:00 P.M. till 5:30 P.M.
November 27th from 11:00 P.M. till 12:00 P.M.
This radio can't be listened on the web.

11.19.2000

The "8 Clips & 2 films" VHS is now deleted.
There might be some left at Alapage...

11.14.2000

A new show :
ZURICH on 12/16 at KAUFLEUTEN

11.10.2000

A limited edition special box includes 2 albums : "Cool Frénésie" et "The No Comprendo".

11.2.2000

Catherine Ringer recorded a piece of music with musician Eric Neveux at Philippe Calvario's request, who is directing a Shakespeare comedy, Cymbeline. We can hear Catherine in the prologue's song of this play, performed at Théâtre des Amandiers in Nanterre (paris Suburb) from November 14th until december 10th.

10.31.2000

The awesome "Fiesta des Suds" concert is now also available at this new adress.

10.26.2000

Direct live interview today from 12:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. (New-York) or 5:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. (London) on Alouette Radio (Windows Media).

10.23.2000

Shows :
Arvieu confirmed, Florange cancelled.

10.19.2000

4 new shows :
Fribourg, Strasbourg, Florange et Nancy.

10.17.2000

The awesome october 12th show at 'Fiesta des Suds' in Marseille is online ! The whole show !

some great news very soon for the London fans... ;-)

10.14.2000

11'50" interview recorded in Bruxelles on 9/24 Choice : modem connection / high speed connection
Plug-in needed : Windows media + Internet Explorer

10.13.2000

RealAudio footage of yesterday's show in Marseille, broadcasted on France 3 TV ; go from 4'25 to 5'50

10.6.2000

One can see the "Alors C'est Quoi" video on the following TV channels : M6, M6 Music and MCM.

Video made by Olivier Babinet and Didier Richarth

10.4.2000

1'05" interview (RealAudio) taped
on july 24th,2000 in Paleo (Switzerland).

10.2.2000

Tonight on M6 channel at 10:50 P.M. (Paris) broadcasting of the Karim Dridi movie PIGALLE.
2 songs by Les Rita (Y'a d'la Haine & Modern Baleine) can be heard. The O.S.T. was released as a CD back in 1994. In this movie we can see Blanca Li, who danced for the Rita shows in 1997 at Cité de la Musique and at Cigale ; she also created the dancing parts for the "Cool Frénésie" clip.

10.1.2000

Online performance today !
Start at 10:00 P.M. (London) or 5:00 P.M. (NYC)
TOP QUALITY STREAMING
Plug-in needed : RealPlayer 8

Click here to listen to the show !

9.30.2000

News shows :
10/8 LYON / TRANSBORDEUR (10/7 > sold out) 11/17 VILLEBON-SUR-YVETTE / GRAND DOME 11/30 GENEVE / CHAMPEL

Change :
11/19 TOURS / STADIUM (not 11/18)

9.29.2000

The ALORS C'EST QUOI video is now on MCM playlist. If you can access MCM, see the video today (friday 29th) between 10:30 and 10:40 A.M. (London) or between 5:30 and 5:40 A.M. (NYC).

9.29.2000

Until october 3rd, win 2 tickets for a Rita show !
You can choose among : Le Cannet, Rennes, Caen, Nantes, Angers, Saint-Etienne, Dijon, Tours, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Montpellier or Lille.

9.28.2000

The Grenoble show previously scheduled 10/5 is now pushed back to 12/9.
The Cannet show (10/11) is cancelled.

9.27.2000

If you are in Rennes on october 17th, here's your chance to win tickets for the show at "Liberté".
Go here and put your email adress in the right blank (Pas abonné ?). Then answer 2 questions, and you might be among the 15 lucky winners !

9.26.2000

The Europe 2 concert recorded tomorrow at Trabendo will be aired on October 1st at 10:00 P.M. (London) or 5:00 P.M. (New-York), but not on direct live as it was previously stated.

click here for a high quality airing.

9.21.2000

On september 23th, les Rita will play "Alors C'est Quoi", "Fatigué D'être Fatigué", "Femme de Moyen Age", "Toi & Moi & Elle"and "C'est Comme Ca" on RTL radio (RealAudio) from 5:15 P.M. until 6:30 P.M. (London), or from 12:15 A.M. until 1:30 P.M. (New-York) in the "Studio 22" show.

9.20.2000

Win an invitation to the Europe 2 (french radio) private concert at Trabendo on september 27th !
Just click here. Good luck !

To listen to the show live ( high quality RealAudio),

click there

at 8:30 P.M. (Paris time), 7:30 P.M. (London time) or 2:30 P.M. (New-York time) on september 27th.

9.14.2000

On 9/16 : Broadcasting of "le Pont des Artistes" radio show on France Inter, from 8:07 P.M. until 9:30 P.M. (Paris time) or from 2:07 P.M. until 3:30 P.M. (New York time). Les Rita will play "Alors C'est Quoi", "Fatigué D'être Fatigué", "Femme de Moyen Age", "Toi & Moi & Elle", "Le Petit Train". Other artists invited : Henri DIKONGUE SILMARILS, Les JARDINIERS.
To listen live, click here.

9.13.2000

If you are in Paris tonight and want to be part of the "Pont des Artistes"audience, a France Inter radio show, the meeting place is at 6:30 P.M. at "Maison de la Radio", studio 105 (Charles Trenet) - B entrance. The session (5 titres en acoustique) will end around 8:30 P.M.

9.10.2000

A TV interview and some footage from this year's Paleo Festival, with Marc Kerr on drums for the first time with Les Rita, it was on TF1 channel on 8/02. just click here (RealAudio)

9.5.2000

New shows has been added :

10/26 Les Herbiers
11/15 Monceau
11/24 Carcassonne
... and on 12/4 and 12/11 at Folies Bergère (Paris)

For the full schedule, go here.

8.17.2000

A new show at Mad (Lausanne, Switzerland) on 10/6.

8.16.2000

The europeans and canadians july shows were fab.

Don't miss the opportunity to see Les Rita live !

New shows has been added, some others changed...

8.15.2000

Alors C'est Quoi ?

7.27.2000

The first venues of the Rita Tour are fixed !
To buy your tickets online : fnac

7.13.2000

A new concert is planned : July 30th in Montréal.

7.04.2000

A promo 12" (DE 8467) was sent to clubs today :
A side : Allo! (version club) 5'10
B side : Allo! (version album) 4'49

6.25.2000

"100% Johnny - Live à la tour Eiffel" is released today on CD and cassette. "Ma Gueule", with les Rita, is for sure included. The VHS will get a july 18th release, whereas the DVD will be out on september 15th.

6.25.2000

Rita Mitsouko will perform "Alors C'est Quoi" in the HIT MACHINE show (M6 channel) on july 1st at 10:20 A.M. (french time).

6.24.2000

5 pages interview in the quarterly CHORUS
(N°32 - été 2000)

6.22.2000

1st "Grand Prix International du Clip" results :
Best edit : Olivier Gajan fot "Cool Frénésie"

6.21.2000

Les Rita Mitsouko will play "Andy", "Fatigué d'être Fatigué" and "La Sorcière et l'Inquisiteur" today in the ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUS show on ARTE channel at 8:45 PM (french time).
Also broadcasted on CanalSatellite and TPS on 6.25.2000 at 3:15 PM (french time).
Not to be missed !

6.17.2000

The "Cool Frénésie" japanese CD will includes "L'oiseau Chante" and "Eleganto" as bonus titles.

6.15.2000

The winners of "L'oiseau Chante" / "Eleganto" CD are :

Frédéric Dancla (France)
Jean-Michel Toulon (France)
Geoffroy Carteron (France)
Christine Jacq (France)
Mónica Etxeandia (Spain)
Francesco Gulletta (Italy)
Nelun Ånestad (Norway)
Florian Grandena (U.K.)
Garrie Severn (U.K.)
Bob Smith (U.S.A.)

The answer was : Howie B.

For those who didn't win, this special CDsingle is available with the limited edition of "Cool Frénésie". You can purchase it on the Fnac and Alapage sites.

6.13.2000

A limited edition of "Cool Frénésie" is out today. It includes a CD bonus with the previously unreleased tracks "L'oiseau Chante" and "Eleganto".
Win 10 CD bonus ! Just give the right answer : Which british musician participated to the recording session of "L'oiseau Chante" ?
Send here your answer with your name and adresse.
The answer can be found in the bulletin archives.
Good luck !

6.12.2000

Les Rita Mitsouko will perform
"Alors C'est Quoi" direct live on Canal +
channel show "Nulle Part Ailleurs" on june 16th.

6.11.2000

You can hear & see "Ma Gueule" online !
(you need RealAudio)
Click here to see Catherine waving for 3 seconds - in RealAudio - (at 1 min 15 s from start of footage).

6.10.2000

Tonight, the Johnny Hallyday show will also be broadcasted live on RTL (en RealAudio). On june 30th, the show will be available as a double album and a DVD.

6.06.2000

Les Rita Mitsouko will perform with Johnny Hallyday on June 10th under the Eiffel Tower,
with a million plus audience. Catherine will sing with Johnny "Ma Gueule", and Fred will play guitare. Entrance is free. The concert will be broadcasted (direct live) on TF1 channel from 9:00 PM until midnight (french time)

6.01.2000

On the Eurockéennes website you can buy your tickets for the Belfort show, july 8th.

5.24.2000

On the Francofolies website you can buy your tickets for the Montréal show, july 29th.

5.20.2000

Les Rita at "Tapis Rouge" TV show (France 2) on may, saturday 27th. "Alors C'est Quoi" will be performed as well as "Marcia Baïla" with french singer Patricia Kaas.

5.19.2000

A promo CD Alors C'est Quoi / Allo ! (RealAudio)
was served to radio today. Check the rarity section.

5.18.2000

Les Rita tonight in "Culture !" on TF1 at 0:25 AM.

5.08.2000

The "Cool Frénésie" clip can be seen on the web !

5.05.2000

Release of the Jean-William Thoury book
"Les Rita Mitsouko, c'est (toujours) comme ça". Published by La Mascara, it includes 64 pages
in A4 size and many color photos.

5.04.2000

Tonight at 6:20 PM (french time) in "Exclusif" on TF1 channel, broadcast of an interview made yesterday at "la Cigale"

4.30.2000

New summer show : Belgium, july 21st
(Francofolies de Spa)

4.29.2000

40 minutes interview with Philippe Manoeuvre in the "Fin de siècle" radio show on France Musiques today at 6:00 PM (french time).

4.28.2000

Interview tomorrow on Paris Première channel in the "Paris dernière" show at 10:30 PM (french time).
Rebroadcasting late at night on sunday, monday and tuesday, and at 10:30 PM on wednesday.

4.25.2000

Interview + footage on France 3 channel
(île de France) early next week at 6:50 PM

4.15.2000

April 21st : M6 channel at 8:50 PM (french time) : 'Graines de Star' show
Les Rita play "Cool Frénésie" + interview

4.14.2000

April 21st : OUI FM radio => Acoustic session
7:20 PM > 7:40 PM : interview + 1 live song
8:30 PM > 9:00 PM : 4 or 5 songs direct live
All timing are french time.
To listen you need Quicktime 4.1

4.13.2000

April 17th : FRANCE INTER radio
7:45 PM > 9:00 PM (french time) : "A toute allure"
=> One hour talk show direct live.

4.12.2000

Recto and verso of the "Cool Frénésie" CD single out in France on april 18th.
The video, shot by Sébastien Caudron, will be "Clip des clips" on M6 channel from april 19th.

4.11.2000

"Cool Frenesie" is out today in Canada !

4.10.2000

Tonight's Black Session at Trabendo is online (RealAudio) ! The first 3 songs are missing : Femme de Moyen-Age, Le Petit Train et Modern Baleine. This show was fabulous !!!
You can judge by yourself...

... but watch out !
This show will be online for 4 or 5 days only !!!

4.09.2000

The Cigale shows are now sold out ! ... but 3 more shows has been added : April 30th, may 2nd and 3rd.

4.08.2000

Les Rita are performing"Cool Frénésie" and "Andy" today in the Hit Machine show on M6 between 10:45 AM and 12:00 AM (french time).

4.07.2000

"Cool Frenesie" is # 3 on the RTL chart !
(RTL is the # 1 radio in France)

A new performance on may 20th, 2000 :
Festival International de Chaumont (France)

4.06.2000

6 exclusive photos on Europe 2 radio website.
Always available, the full interview.

4.05.2000

Exclusive interview in the belgium daily Le Soir.

4.04.2000

If you wanna come to Trabendo on april 10th to see les Rita performing direct live for the BLACK SESSION radio show (FRANCE INTER radio), go here and send a mail to Michelle Soulier.

If you can't be there you can still listen to the BLACK SESSION on the internet (RealAudio) from 3:00 PM until 4:30 PM (New-York time)

Canadian shows this summer ! To know all about summer shows, go to on stage section.

4.03.2000

Tickets for La Cigale april shows are now available online at Lastminute.

3.31.2000

Europe 2 radio : Rita Mitsouko day on april 5th.
- 600 albums to win between 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM
- Interview from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Paris time)

3.30.2000

100 % Rita Mitsouko tonight on M6 Music from 7:00 PM until 7:30 PM (french time).

3.29.2000

On april 3rd between 1:00 AM and 2:00 PM (french time) on France Inter radio, meeting with fans and broadcasting of the wonderful "Rendez-Vous", a song only released in Japan.

3.28.2000

"Cool Frénésie" # 4 in the french album charts

3.27.2000

For those who missed the TF1 footage on march 4th and 5th, you can see it here on RealAudio.

3.25.2000

4 min footage tonight on M6 weekly magazine "Plus Vite Que La Musique". You can already see it on RealAudio at M6 website or directly here.

Article and review of the album on Télérama.

3.24.2000

An exclusive interview in RealAudio on Alapage.

3.23.2000

A 10 min footage (RealAudio) recorded at Nova Radio on march 9th. We can hear (and see) Catherine singing "Hey Joe".

3.22.2000

New shows added on the french tour.
See the on stage section.

3.21.2000

"Cool Frénésie" # 6 in the french album charts

3.16.2000

Next TV appearances on France 2 channel :
"Tout le monde en parle" march 18th at 11:15 PM
"Vivement Dimanche" march 19th at 1:35 PM
(Paris time)

3.15.2000

Catherine & Fred on the cover of the monthly
Rock & Folk

3.14.2000

"Cool Frénésie" entered the french album charts at # 3 ! It is the higher position Rita Mitsouko has ever achieved in that chart !

Interview on M6 Music at 11:10 AM and 8:50 PM (New-York time)

You can now see the "FLASH" (M6 Music) in RealAudio (2'47") !!!

3.13.2000

Interview on RTL radio at 8:20 AM and 10:30 PM.

Interview on PARIS PREMIERE channel in "Rive Droite, Rive Gauche" at 7:30 PM.
Rebroadcast at 11:55 PM and on 3/14 à 7:00 AM and at 12:00 AM.

3.12.2000

Re-broadcasting of "FLASH" on M6 Music channel at 12:30 AM, 5:00 PM and 11:00 PM.

3.11.2000

Rita Mitsouko in "FLASH" on M6 Music at 5:00 PM (french time).

On 3/7 at Clermont-Ferrand, on the opening of the "Coopérative de Mai", located on Serge Gainsbourg street, the Rita made a rendition of "Nicotine", a Gainsbourg song first recorded by Jane Birkin. This song, performed before "C'est Comme Ca" was not broadcasted.

A 2 pages article in the weekly l'EXPRESS.

On 3/10, Catherine Ringer appeared in a special tribute to Josiane Balasko in the "Vendredi c'est Julie" show on France 2 channel.

On 3/12 sur TF1, broadcasting of "Le Cousin" a Alain Corneau film, where "C'est Comme Ca" can be heard. On 3/21, still on TF1, broadcasting of a Josiane Balasko film "Un Grand Cri d'Amour", where Catherine Ringer covers the Dario Moreno classic "Eso Es El Amor".

3.10.2000

The Rita Mitsouko live tonight at Nulle Part Ailleurs show on Canal + at 6:20 PM (french time) !
Not to be missed ! You can also see the Rita Mitsouko rehearsing "Cool Frénésie" and "La Sorcière et l'Inquisiteur" with the Nulle Part Ailleurs (Nowhere else) webcam.

You are not located in France and you can't watch Canal + channel ? Here's the opportunity to hear and see the live broadcasting of the show in RealAudio from 6:20 PM (french time) on the internet !!!

3.09.2000

Rita Mitsouko day on Nova Radio today, with Catherine and Fred on the mic from 11:00 AM until 13:00 AM (New-York time).
To listen to Nova Radio with RealAudio, click here To listen to Nova Radio with QuickTime, click there To access Nova Radio website, go there ! and to see (with RealAudio) Catherine et Fred choosing discs from their own record collection, click ...here !

3.08.2000

Clermont-Ferrand, march 7th : Click here to see the full concert in RealAudio (1 h 42 min). To choose the tracks you want to see, click on "voir le concert en RealPlayer titre par titre".

Interview by Thomas Joubert from Europe 2 radio.
Click here to listen to the full interview (15 min) in RealAudio !

3.07.2000

COOL FRENESIE is released !!!

Article and review on Le Parisien (in french)

3.05.2000

Radio interviews (Paris time):

RTL
in RealAudio
march 7th :
Anthony Martin chronicle at 7:00 AM
"transparences" show (Thierry Demaizières )
à 8:20 AM and 10:30 PM

FRANCE INTER
in RealAudio
march 7th :
interview between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM
3:00 PM : interview and acoustic set direct live from the COOPERATIVE DE MAI at Clermont-Ferrand. Not to be missed !

COULEUR 3
in RealAudio
march 7th from 11:00 AM until 12:00 AM
one full hour of interview : Not to be missed !

 
LE MOUV'
in RealAudio
2'30 footage
march 7th at 9:20 PM
march 8th at 4:50 PM
march 9th at 1:20 PM
march 11th at 9:50 PM

OUI FM
(QuickTime)
8:05 AM : 3' interview
12:00 AM : 2' interview
7:30 PM : 2 x 3' interviews

3.04.2000

A review of the album on RFI's website;
you can read it in english, but also in french

3.03.2000

Press :
A review of the album in today's Le Monde.
A double page in weekly Evénement du Jeudi (n°16)
Half a page in monthly Tétu.
A photo in the daily Parisien from march 1st.
All those press articles are in french.

TV :
Broadcast of some footage (including recent live filming) on march 5th at 8:00 P.M.(french time) on TF1 channel

3.02.2000

New dates have been added to the french tour ;
see the on stage section

3.01.2000

Everyday, discover 3 songs from the new album. See the legendary 8 videos. Download screensavers. Now you know, it's open, click and see the brand new official web site !

2.29.2000

First TV spot on TF1, march 1st at 10:29 P.M. (local time) : announcement of the new album and the webcasting of the Clermont-Ferrand concert.

2.28.2000

Tomorrow, an interview in the weekly Les Inrockuptibles, with a free CD sampler including "Toi & Moi & Elle". Not to be missed !

2.27.2000

A booklet with an exclusive interview in which Fred and Catherine are commenting on their history through albums and singles sleeves will be given away to the first buyers of "Cool Frénésie".

2.25.2000

The first TV of the year !
Les Rita will perform tonight "Cool Frénésie" at 8:50 P.M. (french time) in the"Ophélie Winter Show" on TF1 channel. Catherine will duet with Ophélie Winter on "Les Histoires d'A".

2.24.2000

Three pages + photos in the weekly Nouvel Obs
out today (N°1842).

2.23.2000

TWO covers of the Inrockuptibles magazine !!!
With a CD sampler featuring "Toi & Moi & Elle"!
For more details, click here.
See also the ad on this week's Inrockuptibles.

2.22.2000

4 gigs in Paris at La Cigale !
on april 25th, 26th, 28th and 29th.
tickets are on sale (155 FF) since this morning.

2.22.2000

Go to the rarities section to see the
international CD promo of the album
"Cool Frénésie"

2.20.2000

Here is the CD promo of the album
"Cool Frénésie"

2.19.2000

Here is the CD single promo of
"Cool Frénésie"

2.11.2000

The answer was ...Etienne de Crécy.
Here are the lucky winners :

Emmy Arts (Holland)
Per A J Andersson (Sweden)
Jörgen Österberg (Sweden)
Simon Dupuis (Canada)
David Simard (Canada)
Frédéric Pouliot (Canada)
Sébastien Schram (France)
Paul Blower (U.K.)
Steven Cox (U.S.A.)
Hardy Garrison (U.S.A.)

2.10.2000

Here's your chance to win a promo CD single of
"Cool Frénésie" !

Here's the trivia :
Les Rita Mitsouko first performed "Cool Frénésie" on stage last year. A "french touch" musician joined them on keyboards. Who is it ?
You can find the answer here. The first 10 good answers will win !!! Just mail me with the right answer and your adress. Good luck !

2.08.2000

Surprise, surprise...

2.07.2000

There's an article about the Rita Mitsouko in the daily Le Monde. (2.08.2000) .Take a look at this superb brand new photo by Youri Lenquette.

1.31.2000

Tickets for the march 4th performance at Trabendo in Paris could be purchase from february 2nd at usual places in France as FNAC stores or Virgin Megastores, and on Lastminute. But don't wait the last minute to get your tickets, as it will be very quickly sold out...

1.28.2000

Here's the line-up of the musicians :

Noël Assolo : bass
Iso : guitar
Franck Mantegary : drums
Fred Montabord : keyboards
Félix : keyboards

1.27.2000

The first french concerts dates can be seen on the
on stage section

1.24.2000

Hear "Cool Frénésie" on the web on january 25th !
Click here to hear RTL radio on RealAudio
"Cool Frénésie" will be broadcasted between :
- 7 P.M. and 8 P.M. (GMT, London time)
- 2 P.M. and 3 P.M. (New-York time)
- 11 A.M. and 12 A.M. (Los Angeles time)

1.19.2000

Here's the first opportunity to see the 
 Rita Mitsouko  performing their brand new single "Cool Frénésie" on the "Graines de Stars" TV show. If you are in Paris, and available on
january 27th, just mail here
first 20 mails will be the lucky winners...

1.18.2000

"Femme de Moyen Age" is the generic song of CARNIVALE, a Deane Taylor cartoon.
Click on the link to access the website.

1.13.2000

Here are the album's reference numbers : 
Double LP 8487561 
CD 8487562 
Cassette 8487564 
(all references on Delabel/Virgin France)

1.7.2000

"Cool Frénésie" is the name of the brand new album out on march 7th ; the first single is the title track.

tracklisting :

Cool Frénésie
Femme de Moyen Age
Toi & Moi & Elle
La Sorcière & L'Inquisiteur
Dis-Moi des Mots (with Jean Néplin)
Allo
Grip Shit Rider In Paris
C'Etait Un Homme 
Les Guerriers
Fatigué D'être Fatigué
Pense A Ta Carrière
Un Zéro
Alors C'est Quoi
Jam