Made it into Fontaines D.C.’s DOPAMINE CHAMBER listening party at my local record store, Ground Zero! Got there 15mn early and the line was already around the block. I had to wait an hour for the first group session to be over before making it with the second group: 60-70 of us packed in a record store, goodies bag in hand 🖤💙💜
The album itself is different beast: more reverb, more synths, almost dystopian at times. But the poetry is all there — it’s a love record about the kind of love that feels right but makes you worse. If Romance was stadium joy to scream out loud, Dopamine Chamber is the comedown 👀 (and yes, Dopamine Chamber = D.C. as a nice call back since it originally stands for Dublin City 😏)
Standouts: the 80s noir of Mimesis, the heavy break on Happy for You 🤘, and Where Is Gone? with ROSALÍA — full Bond ballad energy.
Left with a tote, poster, postcards, sticker and a zine on the making of the album. I can’t wait to listen to the album again when it drops (and I pick up my order at Ground Zero) and later attend the concert in November! 🎸
Back to my startup roots: Day one at Steerlab in the books as the founding Customer Success Manager!
The show started with the AWGE Paris Fashion Week runway show (Rocky’s fashion label), which they ran at the arena a few hours before the show.
Then the concert started and turned the whole thing upside down.
Rocky starting the show from inside the crowd, jumping and riding on mini helicopters
Special appearances from Rihanna, baby Riot, and Tyler the Creator
repeated mosh pits
great stage presence and vibes
A$AP Rocky was never the most skilled rapper, but he has always been one of the more creative artists in his scene. The man knows how to put up a show!
Final day at my job today. A new era begins next week.
Happy to be back to my second home for our season opener!
Something I’m taking into my next job:
If I share an asynchronous update with my team, no one is getting me to run a 15-30mn meeting going through the damn update 🙃
Bumped into my friend who had booked the exact same screening three seats away.
Both a lot funnier and a lot jump-scarier, body-horror galore, and quite a different take from the past movies and Saga. And yet it feels very faithful to the video games!
I’ll forever regret not being able to attend a Mac Miller concert.
Mac —as well as Prince— is an artist that left us before I got the chance to see them perform live.
If you can afford it, definitely go see your favorite artists. Human connection is all we got!
Wednesday morning run after dropping my daughter off at school, followed by a coffee date with my wife at the local neighbourhood café by the canal.
With things being quite frustrating at work lately ahead of my departure in 2 weeks, this little Wednesday morning routine is exactly what I need for my own sanity before diving into the day.
Happy Apple OS upgrade day to all those who celebrate! 🍎 🖥️ 📱 🤖 ⚙️
Something I actually haven’t blogged about: a neighbor in the building next door was selling this vintage bike for a cool 50€. So I bought it, sent it down to the shop for some upgrades and maintenance, and now I’ve got a brand new Vintage bike. Very excited to ride it all over town for my solo trips & commutes!
As a huge Blink and Travis fan I have actually his memoir about a year ago, so the first half was essentially a visualizer from the book, but nonetheless, what a guy!
Amazing day today with our friends/neighbors. Our daughters are born 6 months apart but will start school together next month, in the same class.
The day started with a children-friendly screening at the cinema (in the Kids Screening Room, co-designed with LEGO), a lovely picnic in the part, and — a guilty pleasure— the museum exhibition of the summer: Beyond The Streets, a street art retrospective at Villette !