Isn’t it funny when a timely but unanticipated exposure to two seemingly unique things allows you a new perspective where you recognize just how similar they actually are? Well that is exactly what happened when I was introduced to Derriere, a fabulous new hotspot in Paris just before I purchased the brand spanking new 20th Anniversary The Stone Roses box set. The restaurant/private club is one of the hottest spots in Paris and the creation of Mourad Mazouz, the mastermind behind Sketch and Momo. It’s not that the design is the most beautiful or elegant, you might even say its “Euro Trashed”, but it’s offering up something that no one else has. This space is divided into individual rooms, taking on insanely unique vibes, each with their own identity, and styles combined so imperfectly that it feels like you’re stepping into your friends’ place. Now if your friends happened to be rock stars, they must be The Stone Roses!

Listen to “I Wanna Be Adored” by The Stone Roses:

The Stone Roses are the quintessential Eurotrash band, or at least that’s what my hipster fr