Psychalizee says...
"The Hills, first single of the album plays from Wednesday, February 17 on her Official Youtube"
and via @psychalizee and Mouloud Blog
Merci @psychalizee
Alizee Lyonnet
Friday, February 12, 2010
Psychalizee says...
Alizée in the News
Une Enfant du Siecle - Limelight - Alizée....in the news!
Charts in France
Evous
Premiere.fr
News de Stars
larep.com
Starwizz
Did anyone notice that the Winter Olympics start today....I didn't think so...
27
absolutely no big deal, typo, just saying...
youtube updater person...maybe one of these times you log in...or not
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Alizée's youtube updated
Remember just a few posts back we noted that Alizée's official YouTube was not logged into for a year.
Well....not anymore....
....what time is it in Paris right now? It's like midnight when this was updated...crazy girl
Limelight
A small snipit of Alizée's new song Limelight just hit Opendisc!!!!!
This is exciting.....NEW MUSIC BY ALIZEE
The timing with our Opendisc discussions could not have been better. It is almost as Alizée and I planned it ;)...lol
No, really, as they say...even a blind squirrel finds and acorn once in a while.
Is it just me or do we talk more about the Alizée business side more...it's like she has a little business Coco Chanel in her. Cool.
You can find the Opendisc Limelight sample on YouTube already. Yes really :/ Now this poses a new question....are you happy that you paid extra for Opendisc and now it's just out there for everyone?
Think about that as you go see the YouTube version...because you know you are all going to do it. What will the forums do? Allow or Ban and it's already showed up in some. I don't know the answer but we just went a little further down the rabbit hole.
Club Alizée?
The 'Opendisc' information.
My guess, and I could be wrong, is that the Opendisc technology is the key to the pre order.
As far as a private club...I really do not see it that way. It is a product that is available to anyone, you just have to pay for it as with any product. It is not private, at this point in time the only stipulation is that it is available for a limited time. Amazon.com is not a private club because they will not share without paying. Satellite TV is not a private club because they will not allow you to have the signal without paying. Opendisc is not a private club. They have a product and service that is available for a fee. The limited time is like any sale...when the sale is over...it's over. If a manufacturer decides to only have a limited amount, they are allowed to do that.
Now, the economics of it, you could say you think it is too expensive. As some would say a Mercedes is too expensive and others may say it is a great value. It depends on your point of view, not a right or wrong. The great thing about a free market economy is that if it is not wanted or needed or the price is too high....no one will buy it. That appears to not be the case here.
The question I have is how long can Opendisc remain viable. Does it have a shelf life? Could it be a subscription news service for specific purposes? Or is it really event related with a shelf life? As with the buzz of a release of a new album? Or can it be tied to advanced information for a specific person for years? A once and done purchase or a yearly subscription....the future of Opendisc will be very interesting to say the least.
Making the decision on Opendisc and then setting a price...THAT my friends...are the meetings I would have loved to sit in on. That had to be some very interesting discussions. All of a sudden you are out of the music and into economics. That is when you feel that sensation in the pit of your stomach. Making these discussions takes some....well...huevos.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Alizée - The pre order boxed set
I think the pre order boxed set is a great idea. I know it's expensive but I feel it fills a need. Artist's need to capture this audience. This audience wants to be captured. Some will wait for the standard CD and then others will illegally download the songs. The Opendisc option could be a real difference maker, it is an option that can only be bought! Opendisc will be interesting to follow.
Take a look at some other examples out there. If you own an American Express card you have the opportunity to buy tickets before they are available to the general public. It's just business my friends.
We are delighted to welcome you to Alizée's Opendisc.
Sony and Opendisc form a partnership
Add it to the Twitter of Interest list!
FAQ
My interpretation of this is...the so called large format CD would be referring to an Opendisc CD. This in turn is what gives you access to additional information and advanced online updates.
So it's not just about getting 45's, a box and a poster. You are getting additional technology. A standard music CD will not have this extra.
The next question of course is ... the extra content. How much extra content will it be, how often and how long will it continue. In the past there were times when information slowed, the official website was not updated for a long periods. That may have been due to a break in activity by Alizée, privacy issues...etc... But now...we are paying for information. Should be interesting.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
chillaxin
hummming tik toc.............I'm talking bangs growing down to there, there
Rob still has longer hair, hair
Boys flirtin' and I don't care, care
oh...did...did I sing that out loud... :/
CLUE - the Alizée version
Miss Scarlet, in the library with ....
per Wikipedia - Miss Scarlett is the resident femme fatale
In response to Alizee South Afirca's speculation on the first video...oh oh I wanna play, I wanna play
So....I say its:
MelleAlizee
in Spanish
in this outfit...
Alizée - code orange
I just did a whole post on social networking and deleted it. Ha...it was long, sucked and was boring...moving on..
Getting inside Alizée's head. See...it can not be done. New pictures have come out...but not via any of Alizée's own sites...interesting.
Now added to the Alizée watch list is lillytown, psychalizee and JulienPerret Twitter
With this new activity we are now on code orange, I repeat, code orange
and Twitter of interest are goodbyedarkness and popismyheart
oh yeah I almost forgot...our forces intercepted this message from lillytown to jive_epic...I guess we should move jive_epic back to the twitter of interest list too.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Inside Alizée's head
Yeah I know...everyone else is going picture crazy, she is so pretty, she is an angel, she could never do anything wrong...and then there is me and I am trying to get inside Alizée's head. Hey, she started it! Trying to get inside my head. Look at those last 3 pictures...
...ears covered, shaved head, 45 rpm as a hat....
You're messing with my mind Alizée...I want to be across the poker table from you, of course I would beat you...ohhhhhhh that made your blood pressure jump 10 points...LOL...what, you did not think that I noticed that you were a competitor.
So if you can excuse us right now Alizée we are talking about you...
What to expect next.
I have to assume the official website is tied up until Feb 23 for pre orders. Right?
New articles could come out of no where, no predicting that, but that could happen. Pre order ends about a month before the official release of the album, so sometime in the next 7 weeks and probably sooner then later a single should be released. Would it be right after the pre order ends? That would be a likely guess.
What about something from Institubes, Jive Epic even Sony. Now that's hard to say, someone has to come out with something but who has that obligation?
So what about something from Alizée directly, there is always twitter. We may want to go on a MySpace watch. It was played with on Feb 3rd and 4th. It is an "official" site that is not tied up with the pre order...new album pic loaded, information updated, just sitting there waiting for the new single...or...a teaser?
What about YouTube? Now that's a tough one. Do you go all in like Shakira did? I noticed I can not view the videos in "my" country. I would be hesitant to use it for current music but...song teasers, the "making of" some of the songs, the behind the scenes of the making of a video (positive thinking).
But if you make a video you have to show it somewhere and then....it shows up somewhere else. 
last sign on ...1 year ago
So what we figured out...is....nothing! Alizée!!! poker face!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Institubes...Who are those guys...
Institubes...Who are those guys...I say guys because it is kind of like a boys club...and now there is Alizée!
There is a small self description on their website: "At first, it was a cute little club between card-carrying friends. Our little hut in the trees, deep in the woods, where the noise bothered no one."
It was their own little "Our Gang", the Little Rascals of Paris. From the old black and white series from the 1930's!
You see it... If Alfalfa is Para One then Spanky is...well...I think you get the picture...and there is Alizée right in the middle of them. They just need a studio dog with a circle around one eye.
Just having a little fun with "the gang"..."the little rascals"...
Institubes, more then any other label, is defined by who they are more then what they are and what they do...the label has a personality. .
I do not know what is more interesting...that Institubes worked with Alizée or Alizée worked with Institubes. I am so looking forward to this "creation"...so much more then the standard homogenized, pasteurized product on the shelf. There is nothing wrong with that, but...going for more, being creative, following your heart...that's a whole different level. You have to admire that.
The last paragraph of Institubes description says it all: "Anyway. We'll try and entertain." - That's it, that's all I ask. Be creative and try to entertain.
Henry David Thoreau wrote in 'Walden', "If a man loses pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured, or far away."
(Who are those guys...1969 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
(Thoreau was an early influence on me..'Civil Disobedience' - ahh of course you say, but until today I never gave thought that Thoreau is of French origin)
Friday, February 5, 2010
Geometric Alizée
Geometric Alizée
Does it mean anything...the design...anything to do with Sacred Geometry?
Perhaps copying the design of the sunflower and incorporating the Fibonacci Sequence
Maybe it is just decorating with geometrics...
Or is it a spirograph gone wild!
Fun or a message....
The Hybird Forum
Twitter is turning into the the Hybryd Forum
Different Alizée forum members are meeting and sharing on Twitter
It is nice to see different forum members from different forums and countries getting along...and all without the use of a moderator...now how can that be....
N6B8WFMMXBW9
Une En Enfant du Siecle Order Day
Une En Enfant du Siecle Order Day
That's a nice looking jump as far as graphs go...congratulations Alizée!
yipes stipes Alizée got em'
showing off her stripes... dark on dark
The mask
Classic beauty
My geometric friend has been busy...
Alizée, Vinyl and Ears
wt had asked in a previous post:
"Why is Alizee covering her ears with her hands? Or is that just another clue to the story? And why include "vinyls" in the preorder special? I got rid of my record player 20 years ago. Maybe the included book will explain it all."
Lets start with the vinyl...Madonna said it best in a word "Vogue". The prevailing fashion, practice, or style. It is the latest trend. Yesterday at a coffee shop they were playing vinyl LP's! I inquired on why they were doing this....or was it because she was attractive....no matter...it's the latest thing they told me. They all have some vinyl and they bring them in and play them in the coffee shop. (side note: yes I did share the news of Alizée and her latest boxed set)
Here is a very good Time Magazine article on the subject. The title is "Vinyl Gets Its Groove Back".
Now the next question is....do you play them? It's a collectors set. Do you even open it?
Your Barbies, Ken's, G.I. Joe's and yes....dare I say it..you Star War figures (smh) are worth more if they were never opened.
So, ...are you going to open yours???? Inquiring minds want to know.
So, collectors boxed set, vinyl...it's all the rage.
Now on to your first question. ""Why is Alizee covering her ears with her hands?"
Well that goes back to my post Apple and Mac tattoo's - iAlizée? no? where I made a comment about her showing too much ear in some of her pics...so....she decided to cover them up for fun on the album cover...
"pause"......
"pause"........
"pause"..........
what? you don't think that's it? really?
Alizée - Musique Radio - Part Deux
Alizée - Musique Radio - Part Deux
Look at Musique Radio coming right back with a second post! 
Twitter - Alizee - Mentions
Follow Alizee mentions on Twitter today....
Keep in mind it could be the restaurant in Baltimore, the skier, or you mentioning Alizee...you get the idea.
scroll around, have fun....and why are you not on there!!!!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Some numbers...
It is currently 6 1/2 hours since...."THE TWEET"
couple of numbers for you
on twitter, in the 6 1/2 hours since "THE TWEET" there were 44 mentions of mellealizee
(me using twitter search for mellealizee and physically counting)...about 7 per hour.
The tweet "the one and only" of the cover, 27 1/2 hours later, had 2,479 visits ...about 90 visits per hour
Not unique visitors. If you hit refresh it comes up as another hit.
just throwing some numbers out there...feel free to contribute...
I gave you all a break on the graph thing....since it does not show today...lets wait...
Crop Circles...
The geometrics are kicking in big time, or is it just me....
or is there something going on here....
and then some really unbelievable connections here....oh...can you hold on a second...there are some men in black knocking on my front door.....
connecting more dots...
Alizée...you and your team are driving me crazy...
Last week I am all over the magazine Amusement...
Why you say...
Because House of Kids did some artwork for them...
ah ha...lesson learned...unfortunately I am more like the Pink Panther then Sherlock Holmes....if one of the inner sanctum shows up somewhere...keep an eye out...
Last night I can't stop thinking about this picture...
no...uhhhh.....sorry Rob not you....although I am quite envious.....alright, alright, alright, I am not envious I am jealous....there, I said it....
whew...where did that come from....
The Shirt....what is that shirt
and now I am thinking....can it be...is it she...
if it is she...well...lets just see....
Does everything have to be a well planned tease? oh these French woman...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Alizée MySpace
Did you notice the Alizée MySpace log on...
no songs or anything...just some activity...
la la la la la, somebody's watching me....
www.alizee-officiel.com
Nice bump in traffic on the official website...can't wait to see what happened with todays news :) 
PopHeart Une Enfant Du Siecle
From PopHeart
UPDATE:
Regarding the pre-order, there is a box numbered only available for 3 weeks and only on the official site! It will never be reissued.
It contains:
The special edition album
The book of record
The album in five 45s
A poster
Moreover, for the first 100 orders, a single Polaroid signed by Alizée go with the command ...
Alizée state of mind
What a day to be caught out and about! But keep in mind that the Alizée state of mind is a destination and not a race...
In November I thought this was going to be on the album...
Then in January I thought this was going to be the album cover...
Now...
(Original photo by Camille Vivier, artwork by Partel/Oliva)
Une Enfant du siècle
Alizée you are such a tease and seducer....
yeah...you better be giggling...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Remixes...
There have been some articles regarding remixes that have caught my eye.
The first was from TASHED regarding the band Phoenix: PHOENIX REMIXES KEEP ON COMING
The second regarding the same subject from Music Under Fire Phoenix: Remixes
I anticipate Alizée to have her share of remixes with this new album. The association with Chateau Marmont and Insitubes will attract more remixes then we have seen in the past. Whoa...did I go out on a limb there? No longer just a redistributer of news, or opinions, now predictions...If I am wrong you can cut my pay.
So, what about remixes? Everyone knows, you take a song, put your own video to it and YouTube shuts you down due to copyright violations. As it should be. Some songs/video can not be seen in certain countries.
But what of this remix thing....change the tempo, call it a remix and....
What does Wikipedia have to say on the subject
"A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version.
A remixer uses audio mixing to compose an alternate master recording of a song, adding or subtracting elements, or simply changing the equalization, dynamics, pitch, tempo, playing time, or almost any other aspect of the various musical components
Copyright Implications
Because remixes may borrow heavily from an existing piece of music (possibly more than one), the issue of intellectual property becomes a concern. The most important question is whether a remixer is free to redistribute his or her work, or whether the remix falls under the category of a derivative work according to (for example) United States copyright law.
There are two obvious extremes with regard to derivative works. If the song is substantively dissimilar in form (for example, it might only borrow a motif which is modified, and be completely different in all other respects), then it may not necessarily be a derivative work (depending on how heavily modified the melody and chord progressions were). On the other hand, if the remixer only changes a few things (for example, the instrument and tempo), then it is clearly a derivative work and subject to the copyrights of the original work's copyright holder"
This opens up a Pandora's Box full of questions
Do remixers pay royalties?
If a sports venue plays a song royalties must me paid, what if they play a remix? Are royalties paid to the remixer, the original artist, both, neither?
If a non-professional remixes a song and calls it a remix, will it pass on YouTube?
Will a song not allowed to be seen in a certain country via YouTube be allowed to be seen/heard if it is remixed?
Isn't this fun....
Someone associated with Institubes knows the answers...
Monday, February 1, 2010
Photogenic Alizée
Photogenic Alizée
"If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late? Nobody."
J. D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye, spoken by Holden Caulfield
Or if the pre order is ready or not....
wishing and hoping and...
What else is there to do...might as well have some fun
When life give you lemons, lets make lemonade
well there went 15 minutes of my life I'll never get back....:)
Les Enfoires aftermath...
Giving time for everyone to get home and settle down let's hope for some additional nice photos and pictures to appear to wrap up Les Enfoires 2010. We can only hope.
Perhaps Jo Jacotey will have something available to share.
Today has been a bit of a waiting game for Alizee fans...looking for the pre order page....
It has been suggested that the pre order was a test or trial balloon to gauge initial interest in the new album Une En Enfant Du Siecle.
Well I have conspiracy theory of my own....perhaps the pre-order story was leaked as a test to see how many people visit the official website to see how many would be interested in a pre-order which in turn is a test to see how many are interested in the cd....you do realize I am joking...right.
There was a 10% jump in official website visits from the 29th to the 30th. Keep in mind the real jump will occur when information is verified and turns real. Is it real? There are 7 hours of Paris time remaining on this Monday. We will be back.
Lily Towners...
Did anyone catch the "Lily Towners" hanging out on Twitter together waiting for that pre order announcement...It's 9:30 am Paris....nothing yet
Alizee NationFrench band Phoenix wins Grammy
French band Phoenix wins Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album with their album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.
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