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Murakami @ Galerie Perrotin & other stuff...

2012-01-27T12:47:00.003+01:00

Murakami @ Galerie Perrotin, Paris Jan 2012

Murakami paintings (above)

@ Galerie Perrotin

St Paul / Chatelet-Les Halles/ Place des Vosges

The Black Keys @ Zénith, Paris Jan 25 2012

2012-01-25T03:17:00.007+01:00

Updated Jan 27 with links to more videos

Sold out show for the Black Keys in Paris

Setlist Paris:(TBC)

Howlin' For You
Next Girl
Gold on the Ceiling
Strange Times
Dead and Gone
Run Right Back
Thickfreakness
Girl Is On My Mind
I'll Be Your Man
Your Touch
Little Black Submarines
Nova Baby
Sister
Chop & Change
Moneymaker
10 cent pistol
Same old thing
Tighten up
Lonely boy
Everlasting light
she's long gone
I got mine

London Guns (DJ set) feat Gary Powell from The Libertines and Adam Ficek from Babyshambles are playing @ 114 (Rue Oberkampf) on Jan 28

Rock Meets Classic with Ian Gillan & Steve Lukather & Others @ Zénith, Paris Jan 24 2012

2012-01-24T12:44:00.007+01:00

Contact: irockinparis((@))yahoo((dot))fr

Updated Jan 25 with links to videos

Rock Meets Classic @ Zénith, Paris Jan 24 2012
Feat: Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Steve Lukather (Toto), Chris Thompson ( Manfred Mann), Robin Beck, Jimi Jamison (Survivor) + Matt Sinner Band

Jimi Jamison (Survivor)

"Rock Meets Classic" What's this ? A few years ago there was the British Rock Symphony with singers like Roger Daltrey, Paul Rodgers, Alice Cooper playing pop-rock covers with a classical orchestra, I guess it's the same concept, we shall see...

Apart from Deep Purple's Ian Gillan and Toto's Steve Lukather the other singers are completely unknown over here so it's not a big surprise to see when we get into the Zénith that's it's a (very) small Zénith (2500 capacity).
Literally there's no standing pit and only a few rows on the floor and the stalls are half empty.
In fact from what people told me they only sold around 800 tickets. Hard to believe.
Maybe a lack of publicity or the tickets were too expensive, in Germany this Rock meets Classic is playing in front of sold out arenas.
There's a classical orchestra in the back (30-40 musicians) & the Matt Sinner hard rock band.

In fact there's almost no classical music at all apart from a couple of intros, after a a good version of "Jump" sung by one of the backing vocalist we have the first "star" of the night Jimi Jamison singer from Survivor who was consider very seriously to join Deep Purple but his managers didn't wanna let him go so Joe Lynn Turner was hire.
The man has a great voice he's playing His songs (AOR music) with some classical arrangements for the orchestra, it will be like this for the whole show.
Cool set

SETLIST:
Intro "1984" + "Jump" from Van Halen
1) Burning Heart 2) Didn't know it was love 3) The search is over 4) I can't hold back 5) Eye of the tiger with Jimi Jamison

Robin Beck
1) Hide your heart 2) Tears in the rain 3) First time

Female pint-size american singer Robin Beck is playing a few songs, she's sexy and has a great voice but she's dressed like shit and looks more like a (sexy) house-wife who's been ask to sing a couple of tunes.
Another soft rock singer that would please american audiences but here in Paris ?

Chris Thompson

4 songs :You're the voice,Davy's on the road again , Blinded by the light ,The mighty Quinn

Then we have Chris Thompson , Chris Who ? Another completely unknown singer in France playing songs that nobody knows.
He's doing his best to get the audience of 40 something standing up, it's not bad but it's difficult to appreciate songs you've never heard from a guy you don't know.
Overall good first part before a 20 min intermission

Intermission

Steve Lukather

Intro 1) Rosanna 2) While my guitar gently weeps 3) Africa 4) I'll be over you 5) Hold the Line (here on video)

Luckily Steve Lukather is rocking with his Toto covers and the guitar playing is neat, nice George Harrison cover too
Great set

full review in the morning

Ian Gillan

Last in line is Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan for some Purple songs, Ian looks a bit tired and his right foot is in a cast but he's gonna deliver a great performance, can't go wrong with songs like this. Great to hear "knocking..." at last(here on video),Deep Purple should play it.

1) Highway Star 2) Knocking at your back door" 3) Perfect Strangers 4) When a blindman cries 6) Woman for Tokyo 7) Hush Encore 8) Smoke on the water (with everybody)

For the last song all the singers are joining Ian for a very good rendition of "Smoke on the water".

"Smoke on the Water" (click for video) with everybody

A/S with Steve Lukather

Good show with some great songs but I'm not too sure about the concept.
Rock Meets classic it's more Classic rock with some classical musicians for extra flavour.
This might be popular in the USA or Germany but over here in France?
Or maybe with other singers because who knows jimi Jamison, Robin Beck & Chris Thompson ?
Overall good first part and great second part but it sounded more like a rock version of "Age tendre et tête de bois"

Letz Zep (led zeppelin cover band) is also playing @ Olympia on Feb 1st

The Musical Box (Genesis cover Band) is playing @ Olympia on Feb 2

Madonna to play @ Stade de France, Paris July 14 2012

2012-01-24T11:50:00.001+01:00

It's NOW official:

SdF 2008 (far left) Bercy 2009 (right)

Madonna to play @ Stade de France in Paris on July 14 2012
Rockerparis announced it to ya all in November last year

Check our review & Pics of
Madonna @ Stade de France,Paris on Sept 20 2009 & Sept 21 2008
Madonna @ Paris Bercy July 09 2009
We also have some nude pictures from 1979.

Official Facebook Rockerparis Page

2012-01-24T10:10:00.000+01:00

ROCKERPARIS has now an official Facebook page
It's HERE

Like the page Please !

Without the dead ! album artwork

2012-01-23T12:19:00.004+01:00

More covers including Ramones, Nick Drake, The Beach Boys, Johnny Thunders, The Who, Nirvana... HERE

Next recordings for Canal+ TV show L'Album de la Semaine for February 2012

2012-01-20T15:47:00.009+01:00

Updated Jan 26: Mark Lanegan date change

Next recordings of L'Album de la Semaine tv show

Michael Kiwanuka/ Skip The Use/ Mark Lanegan

Feb 06
Michael Kiwanuka : He's English a soul man,He has been compared to Bill Withers and Otis Redding,^[2] as well as Van Morrison and the Temptations.[3]

Feb 07:
Skip the Use: French rock band with a first album out the day before

***Feb 22 [May be on the 21st]***
Mark Lanegan: the man doesn't need any introduction, he's promoting his first solo album "Blues Funeral" since 2004's "Bubblegum".
For the moment this private show will be his only one in Paris on the European Tour and the very first of the tour.

Feb 27:
Trombone Shorty : Funk Soul from New Orleans

Bookings opening on L'Album de la Semaine facebook page a few days before each recording.

Lana Del Rey will be back in Paris on January 30 to play a song Live on Grand Journal @ Canal+

Chris Isaak @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Jan 20 2012

2012-01-20T10:38:00.005+01:00

Chris Isaak @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Jan 20 2012

setlist

Chris Isaak tonight for a tv recording playing his brand new album of Sun records cover.
Smartly dressed as usual playing with his band of 26 years.
The gig started nicely and smoothly with his hit song "Blue Hotel" before playing songs from the new album " Beyond the Sun" including covers from Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison & Jerry Lee Lewis who was introduced a s the King of Rock 'n Roll, I don't think he would approve that.
Chris' voice is still the same: perfect
I was wondering what's the point of playing such famous songs,everybody's covering the same ones, Sun Records has such a catalogue of great less known songs.
Even though his versions are very similar to the originals, the versions he's playing are so good that in fact you don't care and just enjoy.
He played a few extra tracks that were not on the setlist ending with Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire".
Probably the best Album de la Semaine we attended in a long time.

There's a deluxe version of "Beyond the Sun" with a second cd with 11 extra songs

Chris Isaak playing @ Grand Journal on Jan 20 (recorded in the afternoon ?)

Veuillez installer Flash Player pour lire la vidéo

Chris Isaac - It's Now or Never

Echo & The Bunnymen @ Bataclan, Paris Jan 19 2012

2012-01-20T05:21:00.002+01:00

Echo & The Bunnymen @ Bataclan, Paris Jan 19 2012

SETLIST:
1) Going up 2) Stars are stars 3)Pride 4) Monkeys 5) Crocodiles 6) Rescue 7) Villiers terrace 8) Pict on my wall 9) All that Jazz 10) Happy death Man
11) Show of strengh 12) With a hip 13) Over the wall 14) It was a pleasure 15) A promise 16) Heaven up here 17) The disease 18) All my colours 19) No dark things 20) Turquoise days 21) All I Want
Encore
22) Nothing lasts forever 23) The killing Moon 24) Lips like sugar

Erevan Tusk + The Teeers @ Colette, Paris Jan 19 2012

2012-01-20T00:16:00.007+01:00

Erevan Tusk + The Teeers @ Colette, Paris Jan 19 2012
Colette Music Box # 11

Once a month, trendy Colette store is organizing a concert @ The water bar in the basement of its Rue St Honoré store.
It's free and the food & drinks are sponsored so there 's always quality food, this time it's homemade Marshmallows by Pain de Sucre for everyone. (& some macarons & champagne on your way in).

Erevan Tusk

First band on the tiny stage is Erevan Tusk , quality 60's influenced pop-rock, very ambiant à la Mercury Rev, in English for this french band, great songs.

The Teeers / Kids wanna ROOOOCCKKK!!!

Then suddenly the basement is getting packed by many kids, don't know where they're coming from, the oldest is probably 15 and the youngest 5-6 years old.
What the Fuck ???
The headlining act The Teeers is a power trio, hard to believe but those kids are really rocking and the musicianship is high considering that each one of them is barely 14 years old. Yes... 14 years old.
Now we understand why there's so many kids down here.
They have their own songs, good ones heavily influenced by the English pop-rock & Arctic Monkeys and they're singing... in English.

They are the Real baby-rockers and they fucking rock ! and they already have lots of groupies !

Bruce Springsteen new album "Wrecking Ball" tracklisting & artwork revealed

2012-01-19T11:30:00.008+01:00

Bruce Springsteen new album "Wrecking Ball" out on March 06

artwork for single (left) & album (right)

The single "We take care of our own" is out today (Jan 19).

The album will be out on March 06.

Tracklisting:
01. We Take Care of Our Own
02. Easy Money
03. Shackled and Down
04. Jack of All Trades
05. Death to My Hometown
06. The Depression
07. Wrecking Ball
08. You’ve Got It
09. Rocky Ground
10. Land of Hope and Dreams
11. We Are alive
A special edition of 'Wrecking Ball' will also be available and include two bonus tracks and exclusive artwork and photography.
12. Swallowed Up (iTunes Bonus Track)
13. American Land (iTunes Bonus Track)

European Tour Dates are HERE

Check our review with Pics and setlist of Bruce Springsteen 's show @ Parc des Princes in 2008

AC/DC pinball Machine available from Stern

2012-01-18T21:31:00.004+01:00

AC/DC official pinball machine is now available in the USA only !

Players will be able to rock out to 12 classic AC/DC hits.

The Ting Tings @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris jan 17 2012

2012-01-18T02:17:00.003+01:00

The Ting Tings @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Jan 17 2012

setlist

The Ting Tings are back in Paris, a month after playing a private show for Deezer @ Caroussel du Louvre, to promote their new album "Sounds from nowheresville" to be out at the end of February.
In front of a selected audience of less than 150 people The Ting Tings are playing songs from the new album a mix of bluesy rock electro hip-hop.
Still playing as a duet with lots of pre-recorded tapes, the girl is doing the show singing-jumping & dancing .
Lively short set, not too sure about their completely electro song "Hands" that should sound perfect in a disco but not on a stage, well not for us a s we hate that electro shit.
The band ended their short set with 2 hits from the first album.
Very good set.

Check our review of their private show @ Caroussel du louvre on Dec 08 2011

The Ting Tings are playing a sold-out show tonight (Jan 18) at the Fleche d'Or

Metallica @ Stade de France , Paris May 12 2012

2012-01-17T11:45:00.005+01:00

Metallica @ Stade de France , Paris May 12 2012

It's official, tickets on sale on Jan 30 Here

Motley Crue @ Hellfest: It's confirmed plus a show @ Zénith in Paris on June 18 to be confirmed

Reminder:

METALLICA @ Sonisphere France 2011
METALLICA @ Bercy 2009
Bercy April 1 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3, Bercy April 2 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
click for review setlist video and LOTS OF GREAT PICTURES from Patrice Guino

Chickenfoot @ Olympia, Paris Jan 16 2012

2012-01-15T14:08:00.010+01:00

CHICKENFOOT @ Olympia, Paris Jan 16 2012
Feat: Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani & Kenny Aronoff

First show for year 2012 and we couldn't start better this new year than with a real Rock'n Roll band like Chickenfoot feat. 2 former Van Halen members plus guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and monster drummer Kenny Aronoff who's seating in for departed Chad Smith who's back and touring with The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Funnily our last show for 2011 was the RHCP @ Cigale on Dec 19 for an invit' only theatre show.

It's not sold-out tonight , balcony is full but there are lots of space downstairs in the pit, from what I've been told there were still 500 tickets left for the gig at the box office on the night.

First : it's the very first time That we're seeing them Live and Second, shame on us, we haven't heard properly any of their records yet.
There's a real chemistry between these guys and most of all they're enjoying what they are doing, you can see it on their faces. They all have a big smile.
Like proper American rock stars they are all, apart from Michael, wearing sunglasses, and like proper "rebels" are all dressed in black.

Hard to judge a gig when you're hearing the songs for the very first time.
Even though they do have some really good songs, it's rocking, there are no standout classic tracks.
No need to tell you that the musicianship is high.

There are a couple of supergroups out there like Chickenfoot : Them Crooked Vultures & Black Country Communion, they all have fantastic musicians but they are all missing a hit song with a great hook.
On stage they are all killing machines and Chickenfoot is no exception.

Great 1h50 in gig.

SETLIST :
Lighten Up
Alright Alright
Big Foot
Sexy Little Thing (another recording)
Soap on a Rope
Up Next (Another recording from the balcony)
My Kinda Girl
Down the Drain
Three and a Half Letters
Something Going Wrong
Turning Left
Future in the Past
Encore
Different Devil
Oh Yeah ! (+ foxy lady)
Foxy Lady

Joe hendrix

see ya paris !!!

Merchandising

Here's a 10 min live video of Chickenfoot recorded for the Rockpalast @ Mitsubishi Halle in Dusseldorf Germany on Jan 19.
It will be broadcast on WDR tv channel in Germany on Feb 27. An interview is here.

Garbage @ Olympia, Paris on May 16 2012

2012-01-15T14:06:00.000+01:00

It's official Garbage is back:

"It is our great pleasure to announce that we will be playing the legendary Olympia Theater in Paris on the 16th of May.This is a very special place for us and we hope our fans in Paris are looking forward to it as much as we are.
Merci beaucoup et a bientot! G "
from their official facebook page

Independant label Because Music is offering 12 songs to download

2012-01-15T13:58:00.003+01:00

Because Music is offering 12 songs to download, here's the list:

Selah Sue On The Run (Dan Donovan Remix)
Metronomy The Bay (2 Bears Remix)
Plasticines Barcelona (Lilfelike Remix)
Amadou & Mariam Sabali (Paul Epworth Remix)
Charlotte Gainsbourg 555 (Metronomy Remix)
Charlotte Gainsbourg Heaven Can Wait (Breakbot Remix)
Django Django Default (The Walls Remix)
Electric Guest American Daydream
Kap Bambino Dead Lazers (Birdy Nam Nam Remix)
Mickey Moonlight The Psilocybin Bars
Rodrigo Y Gabriela Juan Loco
Connan Mockasin Faking Jazz Together (Tom Furse Remix)

Go HERE to download for free

The Doors's lost track "She smells so nice" released for "LA Woman" new reissue

2012-01-13T19:03:00.010+01:00

The Doors' producer Bruce Botnick uncovered a "new song" called " She smells so Nice" that is gonna be included in the new forthcoming 40th anniversary reissue (is that the 3rd or 4th ?) of their 1971 album LA Woman to be out at the end of the month.

Listen to the song HERE (sorry couldn't embed the song)

Tracklisting
CD 1: The album with new mixes and 3 extended songs

CD2:

"The Changeling - Alternate Version"
"Lover Her Madly - Alternate Version"
"Cars Hiss by My Window - Alternate Version"
"L.A. Woman - Alternate Version"
"L'America - Alternate Version"
"Hyacinth House - Alternate Version"
"Crawling King Snake - Alternate Version"
"The WASP (Texas Radio and The Big Beat) - Alternate Version"
"Been Down So Long - Alternate Version"
"Riders on the Storm - Alternate Version"
"She Smells So Nice"
"Rock Me"

The Cranberries' European Tour 2012, so far...

2012-01-12T17:33:00.004+01:00

The Cranberries are back !

European Tour so far...
June 20 @ Grand Rex, Paris
July 06 @ Zénith , Toulouse Fra.

Mon Jul 09	Barcelona, Spain	Poble Espanyol	On Sale Jan 13
Tue Jul 10	Madrid, Spain	Palacio Vistalegre	On Sale Jan 13

The band will play 8 shows in Australia & New Zealand between March 15 & march 28 2012

Van Halen "Tattoo" video released + Artwork for new album revealed

2012-01-10T18:11:00.004+01:00

updated Jan 12

Artwork for new Van Halen album revealed:

Van Halen 2012 (left), Commodores' 1975 album "Moving on" (right)

New video "Tattoo"

Well... They've played a 'new song' @ Café Wha? called "She 's the woman" that is in fact a song they recorded as a demo in 1976 and NOW the new single "Tattoo" sounds like a song they never recorded but that they were playing in 1977 called "Down in Flames" .
It look like Sammy hagar was right when he told Rolling Stone Mag that "they didn't actually write new songs. They took old stuff from previous sessions, I mean stuff from before I even joined the band"

For more info and the new album and their concert @ Café Wha? go HERE

Other news:

A deluxe 2cd version of KISS' Destroyer will be out late february, this 2012 edition will feature remixes & outtakes plus the original cover that was rejected at the time in 1976 by Casablanca because they thought it was too violent.
Also out next month (Feb 2012) are the deluxe version of Thin Lizzy's "Fighting" & "Nightlife" and a Live DVD : Live At The National Stadium Dublin 1975.
Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Dave Grohl, Lemmy, Ian Gillan, Alice Cooper, Glenn Hughes, Sebastian Bach and some others have signed on to be part of the upcoming Ronnie James Dio tribute album which is being assembled by the singer's widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio.

Charlotte Gainsbourg @ MK2 Quai de Seine, Jan 13 2012

2012-01-10T00:59:00.003+01:00

Les fans de Charlotte Gainsbourg pourront la rencontrer au cinéma MK2 Quai de Seine, vendredi 13 janvier. L'actrice et chanteuse sera invitée par la salle parisienne du 19e arrondissement pour une séance de dédicace de son nouvel album, Stage Whisper, suivie d'une projection du biopic de Bob Dylan, I'm Not There de Todd Haynes à 20h, pour un tarif de 10,50€.

Tony Iommi diagnosed with cancer

2012-01-09T15:42:00.005+01:00

With Heaven & Hell in Paris in 2009 (left & right)

With the news that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, his bandmates would like everyone to send positive vibes to the guitarist at this time. Iommi is currently working with his doctors to establish the best treatment plan--the “IRON MAN” of Rock & Roll remains upbeat and determined to make a full and successful recovery.
This comes as Black Sabbath--Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums)--are writing and recording their first album in 33 years in Los Angeles (still set for release this fall) with producer Rick Rubin. They will now go to the UK to continue to work with Tony. Further information will be released as it becomes available.

Soundgarden @ Zénith, Paris on May 29 2012

2012-01-09T15:33:00.005+01:00

The title says it all !!!

Other European shows are HERE including Festivals

Pré-vente sur www.gdp.fr Mercredi 11 janvier 2012.

Check our review of Chris Cornell 's last shows in Paris :
@ Bercy opening for Lenny Kravitz in 2009 HERE & Headlining Cigale in 2009 HERE

Rock concerts in Paris for January 2012

2012-01-07T11:56:00.010+01:00

Updated Jan 12 : Happy Mondays @ batofar Jan 16: CANCELLED
The Ting Tings has been moved @ La Fleche d'Or (sold out) & private show @ L'Album de la Semaine for Canal+ on Jan 17

Well...it's never been so quiet, these last 3 weeks have been dead concert-wise and so is the next one, That's why we keep on updating the site with rock news ( and lots of Van Halen , I know.)
There are a few shows before the end of the month:

January 14:
The Pains of being pure at heart @ maroquinerie
Jan 16
Chickenfoot @ Olympia °
CANCELLED ***Happy Mondays @ Batofar CANCELLED ***
Jan 17:
The Ting Tings @ L'Album de la Semaine
Jan 18:
Spin Doctors @ Bus Palladium

MOVED @ La Fleche d'Or- The Ting Tings @ Fleche d'Or (sold out)-Moved @ La fleche d'OR

Lara Gibson @ Point Ephémere
Jan 19:
Echo & The Bunnymen @ Bataclan
Jan 20:
Mastodon @ Bataclan°
Jan 21:
Steve Hogarth ( marillion) @ Divan du Monde

Jan 24:
ROCK MEETS CLASSIC with Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Steve Lukather (Toto) & Robin Beck @ Zénith
Jan 25:
The Black Keys @ Zénith
Jan 26:
Band of Skulls @ Fleche d'Or
Jan 31:
Arctic Monkeys + Miles Kane @ Casino de Paris (sold out ?)°
+ Feb 02 @ Olympia & Feb 04 @ Zénith

REMEMBER: Check availability before going

Van Halen @ Café Wha?, New York City, Jan 05 2011

2012-01-05T19:21:00.010+01:00

Contact: irockinparis((a))yahoo((dot))fr

UPDATED Jan 07 with more links to videos and pictures,Artwork of new single "Tattoo"...
Tracklisting of new album revealed + 30 seconds preview of new single "Tattoo".
Stay Tuned we'll get you more soon

Van Halen played yesterday night in New York City @ Café Wha?.

(c) VHND

SETLIST: (click for videos) [° Better quality]

You Really Got Me°
Runnin’ With The Devil
Somebody Get Me A Doctor° (intro David talking)
Everybody Wants Some (Another version° including "She's the woman")
She’s The Woman (new song)
Dance The Night Away
Panama
Hot For Teacher°
Ice Cream Man (Intro only)
Ain’t Talkin Bout Love
Jump

Beautiful Girls & Unchained were on the setlist (after "Jump") but not played, as you notice there is just ONE new song: "She's the woman".
Not really a new song as it was on the demo they recorded for Gene Simmons before they get signed for the first album !!??!?? Listen to the original demo from 1976 here.

Pics from the show HERE, review of the show in Rolling Stone with a nice Pic

The American Tour has been announced, all dates are HERE, starting in Louisville KY on Feb 18 ending @ New Orleans on June 26th.

The new album " A different kind of Truth" will be out next month,
new single "Tattoo" will be out next week (Jan 10), here's the artwork above on the right
The deluxe-edition version of the CD will contain a bonus DVD featuring four brand new acoustic performance videos.

Tracklisting: (Thanks to Melodirock)
01. Tattoo
02. She's The Woman
03. You and Your Blues
04. China Town
05. Blood and Fire
06. Bullethead
07. As Is
08. Honeybabysweetiedoll
09. The Trouble With Never
10. Outta Space
11. Stay Frosty
12. Big River
13. Beats Workin'

Lana del Rey signs with Model Agency + New single "National Anthem"

2012-01-05T12:28:00.006+01:00

New Pop sensation Lana Del Rey has just sign with Model Agency Next Models.
Her record will be out at the end of the month

Lana Del Ray aslo has a new song out for her single it's "National Anthem":

LDR - NA Vidéo bestofleak sélectionnée dans Musique

Check pro-footage of her show at Chateau Marmont Here
Our review of her show @ L'Album de la Semaine in November 2011

The Last Shadow Puppets to record 2nd album

2012-01-04T11:39:00.003+01:00

Miles Kane & Alex Turner to reunite

Miles Kane has confirmed that he will reunite with Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner to record a second album with The Last Shadow Puppets.
A second album for The Last Shadow Puppets may even surface this year. “Maybe the end of this year. Maybe next year,” he says.

Watch the Noise11.com interview with Miles Kane here:
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Guns N Roses pro footage of entire Las Vegas concert on Dec 30 available

2012-01-03T11:31:00.004+01:00

GUNS N ROSES played two concerts @ The Joint in Las Vegas: first one on Dec 30 and second one on New Year's Eve.

The first show was streamed online via iClips as a pay-per-view event.

The entire show is now available for you to watch on ROCKERPARIS in 7 Parts:

Part 2 , Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 (click to watch)
The VH new album cover will be "based on" this artwork

Other news:
Van Halen is to play their first show for 2012 in New York City @ Café Wha ? (250 capacity) on thursday. Though nothing is official, word is the band are going to perform a 45-minute set.Van Halen should announce their Tour in a few days. The album will be out in February. For some more click HERE

Guns N Roses performance @ Rock in Rio in Oct 2011 is also available to watch on ROCKERPARIS Here (Also The Los Angeles' Forum on Dec 21)

Check our review of GUNS N ROSES @ Zénith arena in Lille France
GUNS N ROSES @ bERCY pART 1 pART 2 pART 3 (click on all links for GREAT Pictures, setlist, exclusive videos)
GUNS N ROSES @ L'aRC Club pART 1 pART 2

The Best of Street Art 2011

2012-01-02T13:49:00.005+01:00

The Best of Street Art 2011

You know how much we love Street Art @ Rockerparis, There is some good shit and some very bad but here's the best of 2011 for you.

We just chose this images randomly there is some AMAZING stuff @ Street of Utopia

Some more HERE too

Steven Tyler performs with Alice Cooper on New Year's eve in Hawaii

2012-01-01T23:10:00.004+01:00

Alice Cooper was playing for New Year's eve @ Mala Weilea in Hawaii with Weird Al Yankovic and Doobie Brothers' Pat Simmons & Michael McDonald when Steven Tyler joined in to play The Beatles' "Come Together". Steven also sang two other songs from Aerosmith "Sweet Emotion" & "Walk this way":

This is our first post for 2012.
Hope you like it !

Happy New Year 2012

2011-12-31T11:33:00.003+01:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

With lots of concerts...

Hopefully Van Halen is back and The Rolling Stones should tour next year with a show @ Stade de France in Paris in September 2012... fingers crossed.

Madonna should also pay us a visit @ Stade de France in July, MUSE is also on our agenda @ SdF next year.

Paul McCartney's new album "Kisses on the Bottom" artwork & tracklisting revealed

2011-12-30T19:39:00.009+01:00

Updated Jan 10:

Paul McCartney's new album is called:
"Kisses on the Bottom"

Cover above

Official Tracklisting:

1. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (Alhert/Young) 2:36
2. Home (When Shadows Fall) (Van Steeden/Clarkson/Clarkson) 4:04
3. It's Only a Paper Moon (Arlen/Harburg/Rose) 2:35
4. More I Cannot Wish You (Loesser) 3:03
5. The Glory of Love (Hill) 3:45
6. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) (Dorsey/Robertson/Mysels) 3:22
7. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (Arlen/Mercer) 2:31
8. My Valentine (McCartney) 3:14
9. Always (Berlin) 3:49
10. My Very Good Friend the Milkman (Burke/Spina) 3:04
11. Bye Bye Blackbird (Henderson/Dixon) 4:26
12. Get Yourself Another Fool (Forrest/Heywood) 4:42
13. The Inch Worm (Loesser) 3:42
14. Only Our Hearts (McCartney) 4:21

Deluxe CD Album will feature two bonus tracks plus access to a download of an exclusive live show (available from Tuesday 14^th February via paulmccartney.com), plus longer liner notes and expanded packaging featuring three postcards)

15. Baby’s Request 03:30

16. My One And Only Love 03:50

The album will also be available digitally. You will be able to pre-order the album directly from PaulMcCartney.com soon!

The album is set to be released on 7 February 2012 from Concord/Hear Music.
On this album of covers (apart from a couple of songs) Paul McCartney will pay homage to some of the songs that inspired him
New single "My Valentine" fest. Eric Clapton can be listen to HERE

Check our review of Paul McCartney @ Paris Bercy Arena on Nov 30 2011 with lots of Pics from the show + videos, setlist and more links to some more Macca stuff

The Rolling Stones' Full show @ Austin, Texas Oct 22 2006 available

2011-12-28T21:40:00.003+01:00

It's still Christmas time so ROCKERPARIS is treating you good with the full show that performed the Rolling Stones in 2006 in Texas

Enjoy !

Artists of the year 2011 for Rockerparis: Anna Calvi & Miles Kane

2011-12-28T13:10:00.007+01:00

Anna Calvi is the artist we've seen the most for this year 2011

It started last year when she opened for Nick Cave's Grinderman @ Cité de la Musique on Oct 26.

Click on links for review , setlist, Pics & video for each concert

She has released a great first album and has played many concerts and radio & TV shows in Paris this year:
Black session @ C'est Lenoir on Jan 17
L'Album de la Semaine for Canal+ , Jan 19
Nouveau Casino, Frb 08 (we didn't go to this one)
Trianon, April 22
Fnac Montparnasse, June 16
Rock en Seine festival, August 28
Olympia, for Les Inrocks festival Nov 11

An Amazing 7 shows in Paris in just a few months, we've been to 6 of them out of 7.
She only has one album so each gig was basically the same but each time we were charmed,
when she played the Rock en Seine festival, we thought about staying for a just a couple of songs before moving to the 3rd stage to see the Horrors,in fact it was so good that we stayed even though it was our 5th gig this year. Gig @ Fnac Montparnasse was a free showcase, she was sharing guitar duties with a guy as she had a bandage on her wrist.

Miles Kane is also an artist that we've seen a few times this year and who has released a great solo album. He played a few shows in Paris including
L'Album de la Semaine, March 29
Rock En Seine Festival, August 28
Cigale for Les Inrocks festival, Nov 04

After playing with The Rascals (check their shows @ Fleche d'Or on Sept 05 2008 & @ Maroquinerie on Dec 1st 2008 ) Miles Kane is now going solo with a very good album maybe not as rock as with his previous band but live his new band is smoking.
He will be playing a few shows next January/February opening for Arctic Monkeys @ Casino de Paris, Olympia & Zénith.

ROCKERPARIS ' most exclusive shows we've been to this year 2011

2011-12-26T13:24:00.004+01:00

ROCKERPARIS went to some exclusive shows this year: private concerts, club shows by arena size bands.

Nothing could top Guns N Roses playing @ L'Arc Club in 2010 but we've been to some good stuff in 2011, here's the list:

Pj Harvey/ Jamiroquai/ Ben Harper

1) PJ Harvey @ Maroquinerie Feb 14 : First show to promote "Let England Shake" in this tiny 400 capacity club, guests and competition winners only.The show was broadcasted live on Arte TV. She played the whole new album and a few oldies. She would be playing two sold out gigs @ Olympia Théatre a few months later.

2) Jamiroquai @ Olympia March 07 : Private show during the Fashion Week for Paul & Joe.
This fashion brand was celebrating their 15th anniversary and invited Jamiroquai for a short 45 min set. I think it was Jamiroquai first show to promote the new album as the Tour only started one month later. We had a great night : first the fashion show then the concert and afterwards party all night long with DJs, lots of booze and quality food. The best party we've been to this year.

3) Ben Harper & R7 @ Fleche d'Or May 09: To promote "Give till it's gone" album, club show with competition winners, guests and some people who bought their ticket. Great show, broadcasted live on the radio and on the internet for video. Only show in Paris for this tour.

4) Arctic Monkeys @ Album de la Semaine June 16 & @ Cigale June 16 : First was a private show @ Canal+ in front of 200 people, 12 songs in less than 45 min. A let down as the Arctic Monkeys have never been a great live band. It seemed as if they didn't give a fuck.
Second show the day after at the tiny Cigale (1200 capacity) for a proper show opened to the public. 21 songs set. Much better gig but still it could have been better.

Arctic Monkeys / Coldplay/ Red Hot Chili Peppers : all playing La Cigale this year.

5) Coldplay @ Cigale Oct 31: Private show for competition winners & guests before they played a sold out Bercy on Dec 14. They will be playing @ Stade de France in September 2012 and it's already sold-out. Average show too many shitty songs, Bercy was much better in December.

6) Patti Smith @ Eglise St Eustache Nov 04: Patti played a few acoustic shows in unusual places in France on this tour including this one @ Paris in a church. Great show once again. She would be back in Paris later that month for two sold out shows at the Olympia. It's not the first time we're attending gigs in a church with Patti. Last time was for the "Nuit Blanche" of 2008 @ Eglise St Germain des Près where she performed 5 sets between 9:30pm and 4:00am. We've been to all of them.

7) Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Cigale, Dec 19: After seeing them @ Paris Bercy on Oct 19 for their second show in this arena (both shows were sold-out) RHCP are back in Paris for this private show for guests and competition winners. Once again it's broadcasted live on the internet. Better show than the one in Bercy.We were just in front of Flea, second row on the side Great view for a very good gig. Our last for 2011

It's Official: Van Halen to Tour in 2012 with a new album

2011-12-26T13:23:00.005+01:00

Contact: irockinparis((a)) yahoo((dot))fr

Updated Dec 30

VAN HALEN IS BACK: IT'S OFFICIAL

(c) Roxy & VHND

Van Halen have made an official announcement: The band will be hitting the road in 2012, with tickets for their first dates going on sale 10 January.
The Tour will be announce on Jan 3rd

I guess it will be the American Tour only.
The band has been rehearsing for the last two months at the Roxy club in L.A. where they did a 3 day video shoot in November for the newest single of the album yet untitled.

The new single and video will be available on Jan 10
The album (on Interscope) will be out on February 07 2012
Source: VHND

Cat Power new single & video "King Rides By"

2011-12-26T13:22:00.001+01:00

ROCKERPARIS' Top 20 rock concerts for 2011 ! (Part 2)

2011-12-26T00:39:00.004+01:00

ROCKERPARIS' Top 20 Concerts for 2011 (Part 2)

-NOT in order-

Click on links for review, Pics , setlist & video for all these shows

Jeff Beck / BCC/ Crosby & Nash

11) Jeff Beck @ Grand Rex July 1st: First time we were seeing him live, Yes can you believe it ?

Amazing guitar player.

12) Black Country Communion @ Bataclan July 19: our last show before the holidays and great performance by Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonamassa. A great band

13) Crosby & Nash @ Olympia Oct 14: I never thought this show would be so good without Steven Stills on guitar. In our Top 3 this year, everyone I talked to after the gig thought that they nailed it. What a great back catalogue.

14) Alice Cooper @ Zénith Nov 08: (Part 2 ) Whatever you can think of his latest releases (including "Welcome to my Nightmare II") Alice Cooper is always doing a very theatrical performance with LOTS of hits. He's on top form. Glad to see that Steve Hunter is back in the band. Same show as the one he did this summer @ Montereau Festival on June 10 (Part 2).

Scorpions/Lana Del Rey/ Alice Cooper

15) Lana Del Rey @ L'Album de la Semaine Nov 23: New pop sensation Lana Del Rey for a special TV show @ Canal+. We heard so much about her we needed to check what the fuss was all about. Great songs, she's hot as hell, great voice too and after we met her we all fell in love she 's very nice. Looking forward for the album out next January.

16) Scorpions @ Bercy Nov 23: Not the best show (and the best setlist) we've seen them performed as there were too many ballads. They've decided to stop their career at the top of their game. Nice to see them back in a sold-out Bercy.
Lenny Kravitz/ Paul McCartney

17) Lenny Kravitz @ Bercy Nov 29: Well, you wonder what is this fucking poser doing here ? His latest show was a great surprise, he's still acting like a fucking diva on stage but some of the songs he performed tonight were really steaming and during last song he crossed the pit and went into the stalls for a whole tour of Bercy in the middle of the crowd for a good 10 min. That was fun.

18) Paul McCartney @ Bercy Nov 30: (some more here) Once again Paul is at the top of the hill. Almost a 3 hour show with lots of gems from The Beatles and Wings plus some solo stuff. Some surprises as well with "Come & get it" "1985" and special songs just for Paris "Michelle" & "San Francisco bay" only performed tonight.

19) and 20)
Well... It's up to YOU !!!

ROCKERPARIS' TOP 20 Rock gigs for 2011 ! (Part 1)

2011-12-25T23:26:00.010+01:00

ROCKERPARIS' Top 20 concerts for 2011 (Part 1)
-NOT in order-

Click on links for review, Pics , setlist & video for all these shows

Thin Lizzy/ America/ Ben Harper

1) Thin Lizzy @ Bataclan Jan 26 : (part 2) Strange line-up with Ricky Warwick / Vivian Campbell but one of our favorite show of 2011 (and it was only January)

2) Band Of Horses @ Cigale Feb 26: We've seen the band a few times before (Club,TV, radio, & festival shows) but their first headlining "big" show in Paris was Top.

3) Marianne Faithfull @ Théatre du Chatelet March 22 & 23: 60's Icon Lady Marianne introducing her new album with some of her best songs & some nasty guitar by none other than Mr Wayne Kramer from the MC5. WaaannGG !

4) America @ Casino de Paris April 19 & 20: Folk American legends performed two shows in Paris , it was a must see this year.Fantastic tunes.

5) Ben Harper & R7 @ Fleche d'Or May 09 : The new album "Give till it's gone" is not as good ( and as heavy) as the previous one "White Lies" but Ben is rejuvenated with his new band. Perfect conditions for us at this club show.

6) QOTSA @ Olympia May 23: They performed the first album in its entirety : Fantastic. The Encore was not as good with songs from the crappy latest album but still a great show.
Waters/ Doors/Megadeth/QOSTA

7) Roger Waters @ Bercy May 30 & 31: FANTASTIC SHOWS, the music, the sound , the stage, everything was top including his voice, well... he was miming over a tape. Still Fantastic. In our top 5 for 2011

8) Judas Priest @ Zénith June 20: Great performance with a smashing new guitar player and Rob Halford's voice was terrific.Great setlist too. Duff McKagan's Loaded opening was crap.

9) Manzarek/ Krieger @ Bataclan July 03: Former Doors members playing in Paris on the Anniversary of Jim Morrison's death. Everytime we saw them it was less and less good, in the end we didn't even bother going but tonight's show was great.

10) Sonisphere Fest in Amnéville with Anthrax,Slayer, Megadeth, & METALLICA July 09: Shitty conditions ( and very dangerous) as it was on a huge parking lot with stones the size of a pint glass, it was also baking hot the whole day and the security was crap. Metallica have performed a terrific set with the best setlist I have ever seen them do. Unfortunately the jam at the end of this Big 4 ruined (almost) everything as Slayer & Megadeth didn't turn up.

Judas Priest/Metallica

Merry Fuckin' Christmas 2011 from ROCKERPARIS !!!

2011-12-24T22:26:00.002+01:00

Merry Fuckin' Christmas from ROCKERPARIS and from Dan & Jamie

Christmas time in Paris

2011-12-24T13:48:00.004+01:00

Christmas lightning in Paris

Champs Elysées / Notre Dame/ Place Vendôme

Paris is really beautiful in december with lots of very beautiful Christmas lightning everywhere apart from the Champs Elysées where it looks like some spaceship from 2001 Space Odissey or Star Wars...Nice but no relation with Christmas.

Shop Window display @ Le Printemps by Chanel (above & below)

If you go next to the Opera Garnier, don't miss the shop window displays of department store Le Printemps. It is absolutely AMAZING ! well... for the girls and the kids !

The most beautiful I have ever seen, it is designed and inaugurated by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel.
There are several displays (click for video), not all are in Pics here, some of them are animated, the one below with Karl Lagerfeld is very funny as each "little Karl" is animated.(click for video of inauguration)
It probably cost a fortune to make, if you're in Paris it's a must see, kids will love it.
It's free and still on at night.

As Axl Rose would say:

MERRY FUCKIN' CHRISTMAS !!!

Guns N Roses Pro-shot footage of entire Los Angeles show available

2011-12-23T23:22:00.006+01:00

Guns N Roses entire concert @ L.A. Forum recorded on Dec 21 is now available
This professionally filmed video footage was streamed on iclips as pay-per-view
It is NOW on ROCKERPARIS , it's free and it's 3 hours long.
So enjoy MOTHER FUCKERS !

Part 1 with first two songs :"Chinese Democracy" & "Welcome to the Jungle" is HERE
Part 2 Entire show below

Guns N Roses performance @ Rock in Rio in Oct 2011 is also available to watch on ROCKERPARIS Here

Check our review of GUNS N ROSES @ Zénith arena in Lille France
GUNS N ROSES @ bERCY pART 1 pART 2 pART 3 (click on all links for GREAT Pictures, setlist, exclusive videos)
GUNS N ROSES @ L'aRC Club pART 1 pART 2

Lost footage of David Bowie playing "Jean Genie" on Top of the Pops in 1973 uncovered

2011-12-22T12:19:00.003+01:00

Footage of David Bowie performing "The Jean Genie" with The Spiders from Mars on Top Of The Pops thought to have been lost forever is to be screened for the first time in almost 40 years.
The performance has not been screened on TV since it originally aired on January 4, 1973, the day after it was recorded.

HERE IT IS, ENJOY :

Read more on how the footage was uncovered HERE

Listen to "My Valentine" Paul McCartney's new song

2011-12-21T11:25:00.003+01:00

Hear Paul McCartney's new song "My Valentine" featuring Eric Clapton on guitar from yet untitled new album to be out in February 2012

Paul is about to offer a glimpse into “the songs which inspired the songs” with the upcoming release of a brand new album of those standards he grew up listening to in his childhood—plus two brand new McCartney compositions: the album, which is currently untitled, will be released on Hear Music/Concord Records on February 7^th 2012.

Slayer's guitarist Jeff Hanneman's scar after surgery

2011-12-20T21:11:00.002+01:00

Jeff Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis, likely caused by a spider bite, and has been undergoing surgeries, skin grafts and intense rehab.
Tom Araya on Jeff's disease :"Jeff ended up contracting a bacteria that ate away his flesh on his arm, so they cut open his arm, from his wrist to his shoulder, and they did a skin graft on him, they cleaned up… It was a flesh-eating virus".

The Red Hot Chili Peppers @ La Cigale, Paris Dec 19 2011

2011-12-18T19:53:00.008+01:00

The Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Cigale, Paris dec 19 2011

After playing two sold-out shows in October @ Bercy (17 500 Capacity), The Red Hot Chili Peppers are back in Paris , this time to play the tiny Cigale ( 1500 capacity). It's the second time they're playing here, first time was in April 2006 and Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore were watching from the wings of the stage.

Don't need to tell you that it's Sold-out, but it's only competition winners from Orange Mobile phone and NRJ radio on the floor and VIP guests from media, Warner Cie and sponsors at the balcony upstairs.

We chose to be with real fans on the floor to get warm as the weather was absolutely horrible all day long: very cold and rainy.
There's a party with free booze and canapés at the nextdoor Boule Noire club before the show.

The band is onstage at 9:05 pm.

Even though we know that we're VERY lucky to be with the happy few, we're not great fans anymore of the RHCP they've done too many shitty records these last 10 years and the last album is probably the worst they've ever done.
Nevertheless when the RHCP are not playing shitty songs they are very entertaining, Flea is always doing his funny faces and funny stage moves, Chad Smith is a great drummer.

Can't say that Anthony is a great singer as he's sometimes singing flat but he's also doing the show.
Luckily the band has some great hit singles to entertain the younger audience and the girls.
They're not jamming too much like they did on their arena tour as it was very boring and useless.
It was a much better gig than the one we saw @ Bercy two months ago and it's always a pleasure to see a stadium rock band playing in a small theatre specially when you're so close to the stage as we were tonight.
Very good 1h50 min show.

Setlist & Pass-sheet

After the show we had a few drinks and some tasty canapés in the vip area @ Boule Noire.
We had our picture taken by the Orange guys in front of the "wall of fame" for the gig, looking forward to see our ugly faces on their website.

Great night out for our last show for 2011

Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground"

check our review of RHCP @ Bercy on Oct 19 2011

Peter Doherty @ Le Tigre, Paris Dec 17 2011

2011-12-18T19:34:00.005+01:00

updated Dec 20 with link to pics from the show and this video below

Peter played yesterday night ( saturday Dec 17) @ Le Tigre club in Paris
Sorry we were NOT there as Boxer rebellion was playing La Maroquinerie

From what we've heard he played around 2:00am for 20 min, wasn't happy as people were making lots of noise (speaking loudly ?) He poured beer over the audience, then broke his guitar on the miror-ball threw it into the audience and left.
Pictures from the show HERE

Peter already played for the 2nd anniversary of this club on Nov 19 and in March (see review here)
We saw him @ Colette briefly on Nov 17 when Marie-Flore played this store.

Check our review of Peter 's gig @ We Love Green Festival in Paris in September 2011 with exclusive video in his dressing room.

Boxer Rebellion @ Maroquinerie, Paris Dec 17 2011

2011-12-18T00:35:00.001+01:00

Boxer Rebellion @ Maroquinerie, Paris Dec 17 2011

setlist

The Beach Boys announce 50th Anniversary new Album and Tour

2011-12-16T23:59:00.005+01:00

updated Dec 20 with link to Mike Love interview

It's NOW official:

– The founding members of The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary bands in popular music history, will reunite for a global 50th Anniversary CELEBRATION in 2012. Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will come together for a new studio album and commemorative catalog releases with Capitol/EMI and a 50-date international tour to begin in April with a headlining performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ("Jazz Fest") as well as other exciting events to be announced. -
It was the worst kept secret as we already announced it on ROCKERPARIS several months ago.

Mike Love did an interview for Rolling Stone us mag HERE
There will be shows in Europe and 3 shows in Japan in August are confirmed

Check our reviews (with Pics , setlist & videos) of The Beach Boys in concert in Paris @ Grand Rex on July 06 2011
Brian Wilson @ Casino de Paris on Sept 20 2011

Peter Doherty for The Kooples 2012

2011-12-16T00:28:00.005+01:00

Peter Doherty designing clothes for The Kooples

The Kooples vient de présenter sa prochaine collection dessinée par le chanteur Peter Doherty.

Pour les Hommes: 16 pièces. Pour les femmes: 8 pièces

Une collection de T-Shirts avec collages et dessins originaux de l'artiste
La collection sortira au printemps-été 2012.

and we're NoT getting paid for this publicity !

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Announce 2012 Tour

2011-12-15T12:28:00.005+01:00

First time in 20 years in Paris ?

American shows are HERE

Europe 2012:

June 7: 02 Arena, Dublin, IR
June 8: The Marquee, Cork, IR
June 10: 02 World, Hamburg, GER
June 12: Open Air, Horsens, DK
June 14: The Globe, Stockholm, SWE
June 15: Norwegian Wood Festival, Oslo, NOR
June 22: Isle of Wight Festival, UK
June 24: Hallenstadion, Zurich, SWI
June 25: Lanxess Arena, Cologne, GER
June 27: Grand Rex, Paris, FR
June 29: Piazza Napoleone, Lucca, IT

June 30: SAP Arena, Mannheim, GER

We only saw Tom Petty once, it was @ Concert for George on Nov 29 2002 playing George's songs. Glad to see him perform his own tunes with his band at last...in Paris on June 27 @ Grand Rex.

Coldplay @ Bercy, Paris Dec 14 2011 & Jarvis Cocker @ Agnes B

2011-12-13T23:24:00.006+01:00

Vernissage @ Moretti & Moretti @ 6:30 pm

First there is a Vernissage @ Moretti & Moretti Galerie near Bastille with some street artists (Miss Tic, Konny Steding, Jef Aerosol and many others...) who are probably NOT street artists anymore considering the price they are selling their shit. Some good and some very bad but we'll talk about this later... so stay tuned

Jarvis Cocker @ Agnes B @ 7:15 pm

Then we went to the Agnes B store near St Eustache where Jarvis Cocker was doing a reading from his new book, we missed the beginning, it was more crowded than yesterday for Josh T Pearson's acoustic set.
Jarvis then sold a lot of books and people had it signed. We left for Bercy...

And...Coldplay @ Paris Bercy, Dec 14 2011 @ 9: 00pm

Balloons, confettis... Let's Party !

Sold -out Bercy for Coldplay, second time in a couple of months as they've played a theatre show in Paris @ La Cigale on Oct 31.

It's party time @ Paris Bercy as everyone has a wristband that would lit up several times during the set so everyone is waving his hands like maniacs to great effects.
They could have done in with cell phones it would have been more ecological.
They've also used lots of confettis at the beginning of the show and some big balloons.
There's a catwalk that Chris is using several times , the band will play a couple of songs there in the middle of the crowd.

SETLIST:
1) Mylo Xyloto 2) Hurts like Heaven 3) Yellow 4) In my place 5) Major Minus 6) Lost 7) Shiver 8) Violet Hill 9) God puts a smile... 10) The Scientist 11) Up in Flames 12) Up against the world (On B Stage) 13) Politic 14)Viva la vida 15) Charlie Brown 16) Paradise Encore 17) Clocks 18) Fix You 19) Every teardrop...

Entertaining show, you know what we're thinking about the music, the first 2 albums were great then it went from bad to worse.
Considering their stardom and after 5 hit records it's a bit strange that they're only on stage for 95 min.
I guess that was enough for us even though the show was better than expected

Pass -sheet

"Roll the Dice":

Josh T Pearson @ Agnes B store, Paris Dec 12 2011

2011-12-12T01:02:00.003+01:00

Josh T Pearson @ Agnes B Store, Paris Dec 12 2011

Agnes B with Rough Trade record store for a week on the first floor of the female store in Rue du Jour just next to the St Eustache Church where we saw Patti Smith performed an acoustic set last month.
Around 50 people to attend Josh's showcase, as usual he's laid back so is the audience, he only performed 3 songs but there are between 7 min and 15 min long.
He took time afterwards to introduced himself to everybody in the room and have a chat with girls.

Ozzy, Geezer Butler, Dave Mustaine + others performed @ final 30th Metallica anniversary show @ Fillmore, Dec 10 2011

2011-12-11T14:07:00.007+01:00

Contact: irockinparis (a) yahoo ((dot)) fr

Updated Dec 14 with more links to videos

METALLICA is celebrating its 30th Anniversary @ Fillmore in San Francisco with 4 very special concerts that already included on stage: Jason Newsted, John Marshall, King Diamond & Mercyful Fate, Rob Halford, Marianne Faithfull, Lou Reed, Jerry Cantrell, Glenn Danzig, Biff Byford from Saxon, Diamond Head, John Bush from Armored Saint & Anthrax, Gary Rossington from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ray Haller from Sweet Savage...and probably a few others. (click for videos)

Yesterday night was a dream come true as ALL original members of Metallica have played on stage: [Hugh Tanner (Guitar)], Ron McGovney (Bass), Lloyd Grant (Guitar) & Dave Mustaine plus Jason Newsted.
Ozzy Osbourne & Geezer Butler also played a few songs with Metallica.

SETLIST (From Blabbermouth): click for more
01. Orion
02. Through the Never
03. Ride the Lightning
04. The God That Failed
05. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
06. Rebel Of Babylon (previously unreleased song from "Death Magnetic" sessions)
07. Blackened (with fan-club members Dennis, Annette Diaz)
08. Dirty Window (with Bob Rock)
09. Frantic (with Bob Rock)
10. Sabbra Cadabra (BLACK SABBATH cover) (with Geezer Butler)
11. Iron Man (BLACK SABBATH cover) (with Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler)
12. Paranoid (BLACK SABBATH cover) (with Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler)
13. King Nothing (w/ Jason Newsted)
14. Whiplash (w/ Jason Newsted)
15. Motorbreath (w/ Hugh Tanner)
16. Phantom Lord (w/ Dave Mustaine) (Other recording)
17. Jump In The Fire (w/ Dave Mustaine) (other recording)
18. Metal Militia (w/ Dave Mustaine) (other recording)
19. Hit The Lights (w/ Lloyd Grant, Dave Mustaine, Ron McGovney) (other recording)
20. Seek & Destroy (w/ Jason Newsted, Dave Mustaine, Lloyd Grant, Ron McGovney, Hugh Tanner, Mark Osegueda, and THE SOUL REBELS) (other recording)

Charlotte Gainsbourg @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Dec 10 2011

2011-12-10T11:22:00.003+01:00

SETLIST: (from Oliver Peel) check his review
01: All The Rain
02: Anna
03: Greewich Mean Time
04: Terrible Angels
05: Ouvertures Eclair
06: Out Of Touch
07: Got To Let Go (mit Charlie Fink)
08: Me And Jane Doe
09: Waste Of Home
10: White Telephone
11: Jamais
12: Forever Dolphin Love (Connan Mockasin)
13: Just Like A Woman (Bob Dylan Cover)
14: Memoir (Feat. Villagers)
15: The Song That We Sing

16: ?
17: Greenwich Mean Time
18: The Song That We Sing

Dec 11:
INXS @ Bataclan
Thurston Moore @ Gaité Lyrique
Dec 12:
Josh T Pearson @ Agnes B (7:30pm)
Dec 14:
Coldplay + Emeli Sande @ Bercy

Dec 17:
Boxer Rebellion @ Maroquinerie

The Ting Tings @ Caroussel du Louvre for Deezer, Paris Dec 08 2011

2011-12-08T19:50:00.005+01:00

The Tings Tings' private show @ Caroussel du Louvre, Paris, Dec 08 2011
For Deezer worldwide launch with Facebook & Orange

Some Girls & Big Oils are out in force including French Minister for culture

LeWeb11 is organizing 2-3 days of conferences about the Internet and they had the good idea to have a huge party with The Ting Tings to celebrate the worldwide launch of French streaming Cie Deezer in collaboration with Big Brother's FaceFuck & Orange.

Lots of sexy girls in the audience, it's always a pleasure, and lots of free booze at the bars.
It's the first time we're attending a Ting Tings' gig and we only know a couple of songs that were played on radio from their first album.
No preconceived mind about this English duet...well maybe about their clothes !!!

Anyway, even though there are only the two of them on stage, it's sounding good, they do have some pre-recorded stuff but not that much.
The girl is doing the show running everywhere, including a small trip into the audience and headbanging like a Metallica fan during "Seek & Destroy".
The guy is playing Drums, some guitars and Keys and the chick is playing guitars and keys and singing of course.

They do have some cool songs that are rocking with a pop/dance beat and feeling.
I'm not too convinced with the more electro tunes, luckily most of the songs are rocking.
I'm not too familiar with the repertoire but out of 9 songs they've probably performed 5-6 new songs.
Nice 45 min set.

setlist with new songs

Pearl Jam European Tour 2012 announced

2011-12-08T17:33:00.002+01:00

Pearl Jam 2012 European/UK Tour
Los Angeles punk rockers X will serve as the support act for all Pearl Jam’s own headlining shows.

20.06 Manchester (men arena)
23.06 Isle of wight -festival-
26.06 Amsterdam (ziggo dome)
29.06 Werchter -festival-
30.06 Arras -festival-
04.07 Berlin (o2 arena)
07.07. Stockholm (globe)
09.07. Oslo (spektrum)

10.07. Copenhagen (forum)

Smith & Burrows @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Dec 07 2011

2011-12-08T01:45:00.006+01:00

Smith & Burrows @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Dec 07 2011

Far from being full tonight when we get @ Fleche d'Or after coming from The Horrors @ Bataclan.
First Aid Kit & Liz Green had already played their set
beautiful setting for the stage with Trees, fairy lights ...
No drummer tonigth just a guy on trumpet in the back, a cello played, a keyboard played and the singer of The Editors (also on piano and guitar) and the former drummer from Razorlight who's on vocals, guitar and piano.
Lots of covers from different bands ( Black , REM and others...) plus some christmas songs.
it's a very laid-back and relaxed concert, It's like seeing friends playing songs in your apartment for a kids party.
There was even a raffle to get some merchandising and a bottle of wine before the encore.

setlist

I didn't know what to expect as I was invited by friends when I was leaving the Bataclan , where The Horrors had just played, I'm glad I attended as They've done a great set.

reminder:
Razorlight @ Fleche d'Or Feb 2011, @ Bataclan in 2008
The Editors @ Olympia 2010, @ Bataclan 2009

The Horrors @ Bataclan, Paris dec 07 2011

2011-12-08T01:42:00.004+01:00

The Horrors @ Bataclan, Paris dec 07 2011

We're getting into the Bataclan just as The Horrors are getting on stage, the pit is packed but there are seats left on the balcony upstairs.
As usual with The Horrors the lightning is "atmospheric", we already saw them @ Rock en Seine festival and we enjoyed it.

Tonight we're less convinced by their psyche-rock heavily influenced by Joy Division. Songs are sounding too much the same.
Good show nevertheless but it could have been better. Short set 65 min

setlist:( same every night on this tour)

Changing The Rain
Who Can Say
I Can See Through You
Scarlet Fields
Dive In
Endless Blue
Sea Within A Sea
Still Life

-encore-
9.Mirror's Image
10.Three Decades
11.Moving Further Away

The Ting Tings & Charlotte Gainsbourg to play private shows in Paris this week

2011-12-07T13:27:00.003+01:00

The Ting Tings will play a private corporate show @ Caroussel du louvre on thursday (dec 08) for an internet Convention.

Charlotte Gainsbourg will play @ L'Album de la Semaine on saturday ( Dec 11) to promote her new Live album.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ Casino de Paris, Dec 06 2011

2011-12-07T00:30:00.007+01:00

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ Casino de Paris, Dec 06 2011
& Electric Soft Parade

Electric Soft Parade

When we get in the support band was already on stage, part of the audience wanted them out, they took it with a laugh; too bad they've done a great set ending with a smashing ten minutes song. I've been told later that it was Electric Soft Parade, I remember now that i probably saw them many years ago opening for another band ( may be Oasis) at the Royal albert Hall.
They really deserve more success.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

This gig has been sold-out almost immediately when it went on sale, I understand why, it's full of English singing No-el for the whole set.
The band has a powerful sound and a great white light show.
The whole gig is being recorded by French tv Canal+ for a future broadcast, they've already did it last time Oasis played at the tiny Bataclan theatre in Nov 2008.

We haven't heard the record yet but we heard the single and it is sounding very good.
so it's no surprise that Noel's band is sounding much better than Oasis, probably because he's singing all the songs.
Needless to tell you that we're not Oasis fans over here.
Noel is alternating between acoustic & electric guitar, he's not a fantastic guitar player but he has very good songs including the Oasis ones which are sounding ten times better when he's singing them.
A few heavy tunes and some acoustic moments including acoustic versions of "Wonderwall", "Supersonic"...
He had a few requests but he preferred to stick to the setlist, he also had a few funny chats with some English members of the audience.

SETLIST:

(It's Good) To Be Free
Mucky Fingers
Everybody's on the Run
Dream On
If I Had a Gun...
The Good Rebel
The Death of You and Me
Freaky Teeth
Wonderwall
Supersonic
(I Wanna Live in a Dream in My) Record Machine
AKA... What a Life!
Talk Tonight
Soldier boys...
Broken arrow
Half the world away
(Stranded on ) the wrong beach
-------Encore-------
Little by Little
The Importance of being idle
don't look back in anger

Overall very good show even though he could do better than this.

Merchandising & Pass Sheet

Paul McCartney joined on stage by Ron Wood @ O2 in London, Dec 05 2011

2011-12-06T11:19:00.003+01:00

"Get Back":

Review with Pics, setlist & many videos: Paul McCartney @ Paris Bercy on Nov 30 (Part 2)

Combien gagnent les artistes avec itunes ?

2011-12-06T00:02:00.002+01:00

Interrogés par le "Nouvel Obs", Claire Giraudin, Responsable des études à la Sacem, et Bernard Miyet, Président du Directoire de la Sacem, répondent aux préoccupations actuelles concernant la rémunération des artistes selon les nouveaux modes de distribution de la musique.

La Sacem, notamment garante du respect et du reversement des droits d'auteurs, explique percevoir « entre 90 centimes et 1,10 euros, soit 9% du prix hors taxes sur un CD de quinze titres ».

Acheté sur la plateforme Apple. « Par titre vendu, la Sacem perçoit 7 centimes d'euros au total pour le ou les auteur(s), le ou les compositeur(s) et le ou les éditeur(s) », sachant qu'un morceau unique coûte généralement 99 centimes au consommateur. Quant à l'interprète, on estime qu'en moyenne 2 centimes lui reviennent.

Déja que les maisons de disques escroquaient les artistes à l'époque de la vente de cds et il y avait les intermédiaires à payer ( fabrication, livraison, disquaire...) maintenant c'est encore pire pour les artistes avec le téléchargement légal et il n'y a plus aucun intermédiaires.

Question: OU VA LE POGNON ? Pas dans la poche des artistes.

Quand je pense qu'on nous a fait passer Steve Jobs pour un saint, Pourris en enfer charogne !

Liz Green @ Fnac Ternes, Paris Dec 06 2011 6:00pm

2011-12-05T22:48:00.003+01:00

Liz Green @ Fnac ternes, Paris Dec 06 2011, 6pm

Very cool 5-6 songs acoustic set from this English folk artist, too bad there wasn't a lot of people even though there was a few posters in the store promoting this showcase.

She's playing tomorrow ( Dec 07) with other bands @ Fleche d'Or in Paris

Imelda May @ L'album de la semaine, Paris St Denis le 05 Dec 2011

2011-12-04T19:15:00.002+01:00

Imelda May @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Dec 05 2011

Cool private show in the Studio 104 of La Plaine St Denis for tv recording of Canal+ L'Album de la Semaine.
We already saw her opening this summer for Brain Setzer @ Grand Rex.
She hasn't changed... maybe the dress, she's wearing a yellow-black stripes dress and top that makes her look like a giant bee. Not the best looking outfit.
Anyway it's nice to hear some vintage 50's rock 'n roll with a good looking female singer with a slightly rock voice.
We were lucky to get an extra encore with a new song at the end that will be be on the next album ( probably called "Mayhem").
Very good set

Kate Moss as Ziggy Stardust in Vogue, Brian Ferry & Jerry Hall for H&M

2011-12-04T19:03:00.003+01:00

Rock & Fashion

For the rock chicks reading this site:

Kate Moss is on the cover of the new Vogue France as David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust.
The December issue of the magazine also has Pics from Mick Rock and other musical stuff

Brian Ferry & son Tara are doing the latest H&M campaign for Christmas
Jerry Hall & daughter Giorgia are doing the same.

It looks like these people need the extra cash before Xmas.

Paul McCartney @ Paris Bercy 2011, More Pictures...

2011-12-02T23:27:00.004+01:00

Paul McCartney @ Paris Bercy Nov 30 2011

"Hello"

Deafening

The Angelo is somewhere here

" Allons Enfants..."

GoodBye !

Setlist , review, , Picturess , Links to videos for this show HERE

Imelda May to record @ L'album de la semaine, Paris St Denis le 05 Dec 2011

2011-12-02T12:31:00.006+01:00

Imelday May en concert gratuit à Canal+

Imelda May donnera un concert gratuit dans les locaux de Canal+ (studio 104 de la Plaine St Denis, M° Porte de la Chapelle) le Lundi 05 Décembre 2011
RV 19h30, fin du concert vers 21h30
Il reste des places , appelez Bertrand dès maintenant au 01 55 93 40 48

si vous aimez le rockabilly ce concert est pour vous.

Imelda May avait ouvert pour Brain Setzer au Grand Rex le 28 Juin 2011.

Mötley Crüe becomes first Hard-rock band for short term residency @ Las Vegas

2011-12-02T12:01:00.003+01:00

It’s official. Motley is headed to Sin City!

The World’s Most Notorious Band and the World’s Most Notorious City come together for the first ever Rock Residency! From February 3rd – February 19th, “Motley Crue in Sin City” will be taking over The Joint and the Hard Rock in Las Vegas for their most interactive fan show ever and this is your chance to get tickets before they go on sale to the general public!

Paul McCartney @ Bercy, Paris, Nov 30 2011

2011-11-30T02:01:00.010+01:00

Contact: Irockinparis((a)) yahoo(dot)fr

UPDATED DEC 02 with much more links to videos (only missing a couple of songs)

Paul McCartney @ Paris Bercy, Nov 30 2011

Nearly two years after his last show @ Paris Bercy, Paul McCartney is back in the french Capital. No new album to promote so we have a Best of setlist.
Even if the show is quite the same from the previous tours : same musicians and basically the same songs in the same order but we have a few very good surprises tonight with songs that are played for the first time ever in Paris , like "1985" "come and get it"...
It's only the beginning of the Tour (3rd show) but we had a special treat with "Michelle" & "San Francisco baby blues" that were performed for the first time on this tour.

Otherwise same show as usual : paul is alternating songs on bass, electric guitar, ukulele, piano...
He also had 3 people on stage to sign them autographs, it looks like those fans were picked up randomly from the first row in the audience but all of them had a special pass so they've payed (600 euros) to attend the soundcheck,that took place minutes before they opened the doors for the general audience.

2h55 min show
in our Top 10 for 2011

SETLIST PARIS BERCY (corrected)
Hello GoodBye
Juniors Farm
All My Loving
Jet
Drive My car
Sing The Changes
The Night Before
Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady
Paperback Writer
Long and Winding Road
Come and Get It
1985
Maybe I'm Amazed
San Francisco Bay Blues (Première ?)
I've just seen a face
I Will
Blackbird
Here Today
Dance Tonight
Michelle
Mrs Vanderbilt (scroll down this page for video)
Eleanor Rigby
Something
Band on the Run
Ob la di, Ob la da
Back in the USSR
I've got a Feeling
A Day in the Life/Give Peace A Chance
Let it Be
Live and Let Die
Hey Jude
The Word/All You Need Is Love
Day Tripper
Get Back
Yesterday
Helter Skelter
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

Paul signing autographs on stage

No need to tell you that we LOVE Paul McCartney & the Beatles on ROCKERPARIS, it's after attending such a great concert that we can see the gap between a Macca concert and Ringo Starr & his "All Starr" band.
Ringo was in Paris @ Palais des Sports this summer and his show was so ridiculous compare to Paul's.
Looking forward to see Macca back @ Bercy for another great show but with a rather different setlist next time.

Soundcheck Pass / Merchandising

Pass sheets & autograph

Lenny Kravitz + Raphael Saadiq @ Bercy, Paris Nov 29 2011

2011-11-29T13:18:00.006+01:00

Lenny Kravitz + Raphael Saadiq @ Paris Bercy, Nov 29 2011

Raphael Saadiq

Firts on stage is Raphael Saadiq and his band for a mix of Soul & Blues that kept the audience entertained for the 45 min he was given.
Nice set.

The last time we saw Lenny was @ Bercy in May 2009 with Chris Cornell opening, he also played a charity show @ Grand Rex for the Peace one day Fest in Sept 2009 but he only performed 3 songs.
Tonight it's sold-out, he will play another gig in June 2012 in this very same arena.
Lots of beauties everywhere, Lenny is always attracting beautiful girls.

We haven't heard the new album but the single sounds like a b-side of a 70's song by Stevie Wonder and his previous record "It's time for a love revolution" was really crap.
So we have doubts about tonight's show.

The stage is beautiful: Pyramide shaped with a screen in the back, it started with some rock songs : first a new song then " always on the run" and "American woman".
There's a powerful lightshow and Lenny is making sure to be in the spotlight all the time even when his musicians have a solo spot.
He's the star.
Craig Ross is doing a great job on lead guitar and there is the charming Gail Ann Dorsey on bass, from the David Bowie Band, she has also played with Gwen Stephanie and many other artists.
There is also a horn section for extra flavour.
For the last songs of the set Lenny is getting more and more rock with a stunning version of "Are you gonna go my way" (Here on video).
For the Encore only Craig and Lenny are back to play a couple of acoustic songs just in front of the first row of the audience. Cellphones are out.

SETLIST:
1) Come & get it
2) Always on the run
3) American woman
4) It ain't over till it's over
5) Mr Cab driver
6) Black & white america
7) Fields of joy
8) Stand by my woman
9) Believe
10) Stand
11) R'n R is dead
12) Rock star city life
13) Where are we running
14)Fly away
15) Are you gonna go my way
Encore
16) Push (acoustic )
17) I belong to you (acoustic)
18) Let love rule

For the last number after an almost 10 min & very groovy version of "Let love rule" Lenny is taking off his jewelery and is getting down into the pit from the front to the back and is walking up the stairs to go into the stalls for a full tour of Bercy.
Only to come back a few minutes later to the stage to say goodbye.
Needless to tell you that the girls are wetting their pants.

saying Hello to a few friends

Great gig !

pass sheet

Merchandising

Jean Louis Aubert @ Bercy, Paris Nov 28 2011

2011-11-28T19:22:00.003+01:00

Jean-Louis Aubert @ Paris Bercy, Nov 28 2011

Fin de tournée pour l'ancien chanteur-guitariste de Téléphone dans un Bercy plein à craquer.
On remarque quelques caméras pour filmer le tout dont une "luma", c'est quand même plus sympa de sortir un dvd "Live à Bercy" plutôt que "Live au centre expo de Reims".
La scène est assez dépouillée avec juste un grand écran au fond et le groupe assez étoffé : deux batteurs, un clavier, deux guitaristes et un bassiste accompagnés par 3 cuivres.
Le concert commence de la manière la plus improbable qui soit par un titre acoustique tres lent, la suite est dans le même registre électro-acoustique. il faut attendre la fin du premier tiers du concert pour que le groupe se lache un peu et que Jean-Louis Aubert prenne enfin une guitare electrique. Le public relativement calme se lève enfin lorsque les premières notes du standard de Téléphone (Humour) "Argent trop cher" se font entendre.
C'est lorsque tout le monde est chaud bouillant que Jean Louis fait tomber le température pour se mettre au piano même si c'est pour nous interpréter un autre tube de Téléphone et c'est bien dommage.
Le dernier tiers du concert redevient plus enjoué et rock avec "Juste une illusion" et "Temps a Nouveau" mais c'est déja le moment des rappels.
"Ca c'est vraiment toi" est joué dans une version longue de près de 10 min avec soli de guitares à profusion (ici en vidéo).

Le concert se termine avec un Jean-louis seul à la guitare acoustique pour une tres belle version de "Voilà c'est fini".

Un bon concert malgré un départ difficile et assez lent, il est clair que le rock de débuts est bien loin et que Jean -Louis préviligie les titres de sa carrière solo plus accessibles au grand public.

Last concerts for november in Paris

2011-11-27T23:49:00.003+01:00

Nov 28
Jean Louis Aubert @ Bercy
Nov 29
Lenny Kravitz @ Bercy (sold out)
Kaiser Chiefs @ Olympia
Sallie Ford @ L'Album de la Semaine

for Bookings, call Bertrand NOW on 01 55 93 40 48, it's free

Nov 30
Paul McCartney @ Bercy (sold out)

Out in Paris...with Elie Wiesel, a few Samuraï and some crazy other shit !

2011-11-27T22:16:00.009+01:00

Musée du Quai Branly/ Elie Wiesel / Louvre /Drouot-Montaigne/ Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton

Même pas peur !

Details of a Helmet

Busy week-end , it started on friday with a late visit of the Exhibition "Samurai, Armor of the warrior" @ Musée du Quai Branly with a personal guide plus some aftershow performances with some crazy japanese musicians & some other stuff. Real Cool !

Elie Wiesel (far left), Monkey @ Louvre

We did some crazy shit on saturday but we can't talk about it, apart from Other Lives cancelling their showcase @ fnac store.

On sunday morning we had a meeting with Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel talking about his new book and some religion...Yes I know we're getting very serious.

Later we went to the Drouot-Montaigne exhibition with some interesting Pics, sculptures... here are some samples below with Barbie travelling and some double sided pics of the Beatles among others.

Barbie by Fabrice Sandré---Patrick Rubistein (Beatles/All you need is love -Paris/NYC)

Last but not least with went to the upper floor of the Louis Vuitton store to see (and hear) a very conceptual musical exhibition with different pieces of art from different artists that was really cool, you could even be part of it by making music yourself with some of it... we did and we had a great time.

@ Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton

Listen to the Music !

Hellfest 2012 Line-up so far...

2011-11-26T19:38:00.007+01:00

updated Jan 25 2012 : with King Diamond

Hellfest 2012

There are rumours of MOTLEY CRUE headlining.This should be confirmed soon
They will also play @ Zénith in Paris on June 18 2012

Reminder: HELLFEST 2010 with KISS , Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, Slash, Motorhead...
Hellfest 2011: Thin Lizzy entire performance on video available HERE

Other Lives @ Fnac Ternes, Paris Nov 26 2011 4:00pm

2011-11-26T13:21:00.003+01:00

CANCELLED !

Reminder:

Other Lives @ Casino de Paris for the Inrocks Fest Nov 02 2011

@ Studio 105 Maison de la radio for Le Mouv', Nov 03 2011

Lulu Gainsbourg @ Fnac Ternes, Paris Nov 25 2011

2011-11-24T22:53:00.003+01:00

Lulu Gainsbourg @ Fnac Ternes, Paris Nov 25 2011

Lulu Gainsbourg has just released an album with covers from his late father Serge Gainsbourg feat. lots of well-known artists: Marianne Faithfull, Scarlett Johansson, Iggy Pop, Vanessa Paradis & Johnny Depp and others not for the best result I've been told.
Anyway, he did , probably the shortest showcase I have ever attended.
He only played two instrumental songs on the piano, it probably lasted 4 min in all.
We were expecting songs from the album but he didn't sing at all.
Then we had a interview in which he told us that he was more a musician and arranger than singer ( the press slag him off for being a lousy singer) that's probably the reason why he didn't sing even though there was a microphone in front of him. He's more interested in being a composer for movie soundtracks., and gave us some of the names of the people he contacted for his album that didn't (or couldn't) make it including Bono from U2.
Then he signed copies of his album

Bruce Springsteen @ Paris Bercy on July 4th & 5th 2012 + European Tour 2012

2011-11-24T14:59:00.008+01:00

updated Jan 18: with European Tour Dates

IT'S OFFICIAL :

Bruce Springsteen will play 2 shows @ Paris Bercy on July 4th & 5th.

He will be @ Montpellier's Park & Suites arena on June 19.
heck our pics & review of Bruce @ Parc des Princes 2008

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S 2012 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:

Date	City	Venue	On Sale
13 May	Sevilla	Estadio Olimpico	On Sale
17 May	Barcelona	Estadio Olimpico Lluis	On Sale
18 May	Barcelona	Estadio Olimpico Lluis	On Sale
25 May	Frankfurt	Commerzbank Arena	On Sale
27 May	Cologne	Energie Stadion	On Sale
28 May	Landgraf	Pink Pop	3 Mar
30 May	Berlin	Olympia Stadion	On Sale
2 June	San Sebastian	Estadio Anoeta	On Sale
3 June	Lisbon	Rock in Lisbon	On Sale
7 June	Milan	Stadio Meaza	On Sale
10 June	Florence	Stadio Francesco	On Sale
11 June	Trieste	Stadio Trieste	On Sale
17 June	Madrid	Estadio Santago Bernabu	On Sale
19 June	Montpellier	Park & Suites Arena	On Sale
21 June	Sunderland	Stadium of Light	On Sale
22 June	Manchester	Etihad Stadium	On Sale
24 June	Isle of Wight	Isle Of Wight Festival	On Sale
4 July	Paris	Bercy	On Sale
5 July	Paris	Bercy	On Sale
7 July	Roskilde	Roskilde Festival	On Sale
9 July	Zurich	Stadium Letzigrund	On Sale
11 July	Prague	Synot Tip Arena	On Sale
12 July	Vienna	Ernst Happel Stadium	On Sale
14 July	London	Hard Rock Calling	On Sale
17 July	Dublin	RDS	On Sale
18 July	Dublin	RDS	On Sale
21 July	Oslo	Valle Hoven	On Sale
23 July	Bergen	Koegen	On Sale
24 July	Bergen	Koegen	On Sale
27 July	Gothenberg	Ullevi	On Sale
28 July	Gothenberg	Ullevi	On Sale

Peter Doherty @, Truskel tonight, Nov 23 2011

2011-11-23T19:22:00.001+01:00

Sorry it was announced live on OUI FM @ 7:30 pm
I've just been told that they cancelled it 2 hours later
We were @ Scorpions

Scorpions @ Bercy, Paris Nov 23 2011

2011-11-23T12:43:00.009+01:00

Before the show (c) Official Bercy facebook Page
It's NOT a Gold award but just a commemorative "plaque"

updated Nov 25 with lots of links to videos

Scorpions + Guano Apes @ Bercy, Paris Nov 232011

Bercy is totally rammed tonight for Scorpions , they even sold tickets on the sides of the stage.
We have some fantastic seats in the stalls: 1st row with the band's family & management.
Great stage with some huge screens in the back and a catwalk where the band will band entire songs.
As it's a farewell tour it's a Best of setlist.
The show is starting nicely with a new song "Sting in the Tail".
They had to cancelled yesterday's show in Poitiers (sorry it was Tours, but who gives a fuck) and Klaus had trouble finishing the previous show in Montpellier, they had to stop it for 15 min.
Tonight his voice is perfect and the band is on top form specially Rudolf who's running like a maniac all the time.

It's a long tour so the band is making sure to have some moments so they can rest so we have lots of ballads, an instrumental "Coast to coast" to let Klaus rest his voice , a funny drum solo, a completely shitty guitar solo by Matthias.

The musicians are coming all the time on the catwalk to be closer to the fans, they're playing a couple of the acoustic numbers on it.
They do have a great lightshow that's guitar shaped (see pics below).
Klaus is giving away dozens of drumsticks to the first rows all along the show and the audience is singing along most of the songs. They're stretching out some songs so the audience can participate and sing they're lungs out.
No matter they've done some pretty average albums these last few years, on a stage they're giving it all and they've always done some great performances.
It's nice to see them them back playing in front of a full house in this Bercy arena, but even when we saw them playing at a small Zénith in front of 3000 people or at the Olympia theatre in May last year, shows were incredible.
Maybe I preferred the setlist on the previous tours, there were songs from the Uli Jon Roth era and more songs from "Lovedrive" & "Animal Magnetism" but tonight they've played a Best Of.. setlist so that everybody could go home happy.
We did !
Still loving you Scorpions !

SETLIST:
Sting In The Tail
Make It Real
Bad Boys Running Wild
The Zoo
Coast To Coast
Loving You Sunday Morning
The Best Is Yet To Come
Send Me An Angel
Holiday
Raised on Rock
Tease Me Please Me
Dynamite
Kottak Attack
Blackout
Big City Nights
-Encore 1-
Still loving You
Wind of change
Rock you like a hurricane
-Encore 2-
No one like You (sorry for the quality on this one)
-Encore 3-
When the smoke is going down (ONLY SONG MISSING ON VIDEO)

Merchandising

"Rock you like a Hurricane":

Lana Del Rey @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Nov 23 2011

2011-11-23T12:42:00.003+01:00

Lana Del Rey @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Nov 23 2011, 3:00 PM

New American Pop sensation Lana Del Rey is (still) doing promo for her album to be out next year.
We already saw her performing one song when we went to Taratata tv show to see Lou Reed/ Metallica.We liked what we saw.
This time she's playing a "real" show in front of an audience of 200 people at the Studio 104 of la Plaine St Denis just outside Paris for Canal+ tv show "L'Album de la Semaine".
She's playing with the band she's been performing with for her last proper shows in Paris @ Nouveau Casino & @ Silencio Club this month: 3 black musicians (for the groove) on drums, bass & keys plus a white guy on guitar.
High heels, stunning dress, red hair, great actress poses, sulky attitude and always a smile in the end: that's Lana Del Rey.
She also has some really cool & laid-back songs and great voice to go with, sometimes low à la Nico, sometimes higher à la Kate Bush.
On a couple of songs you can feel a tiny Hip Hop influence but most of the songs are atmospheric, like a soundtrack to a David Lynch movie
8 songs 35 min set plus an encore with 2 songs that she already performed but this time with just a piano ( and a bit of guitar).
45 min set in all.

Despite all the gossips going on about her being manufactured, there's a great talent.

We met her after the show and she was VERY nice & Chatty with everyone, signing stuff and posing for photos with always a kind word and a smile.

Ana played another private show at a Nokia party on Nov 24 2011

Metallica, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Coldplay & Muse @ Stade de France in 2012

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Metallica , Coldplay, Muse & more @ Stade de france next year

It looks like 2012 will be a very busy year @ Stade de France:

Metallica @ Stade de France May 12 2012 (not official yet)
Coldplay @ Stade de France on Sept 02 2012

but not only:

The Rolling Stones & Muse are likely to play in Sept 2012
A little bird also told me that MADONNA will play on July 14 2012 @ Stade de France
Bruce Springsteen won't play any stadium shows in France but two shows @ Bercy on July 4th & 5th plus another show in France in Montpellier @ Park & Suites Arena on June 19.

Remember where you saw it first !

Jamiroquai @ Bercy, Paris Nov 22 2011

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Jamiroquai @ Paris Bercy , Nov 22 2011

My first show on this tour , they've already played a sold-out show a few months ago @ Paris Bercy, this time it's not officially sold-out but the pit downstairs is rammed and it's hard to find a seat in the stalls.
We already saw them @ The Olympia for a small private show in March (link to review below) and the band was smoking.
We had to endure a DJ as support, the end of his set was welcomed.

For Jamiroquai the stage is simple but beautiful with a huge screen in the back playing lots of very bright a nd colourful images and movies, and some planets hanging from the ceiling.
Jay is dressed with a green jacket and is still dancing a doing his little moves maybe not as much as a few years ago and the voice is perfect.
He complained a bit to his sound engineer for the sound in his monitors but we're used to that.
Technically and soundwise the show was perfect, these guys know how to play & groove.
A 2 hour show without any breaks as songs are played one after another maybe some of them are sounding a bit the same in the end but an overall very good show.
They've modified the arrangements on some songs and they added a few extras at the end.
Groovy gig

SETLIST: (TBC) click on link for video
Rock Dust Light Star
Main Vein
Cosmic Girl
High Times
Little L
Canned Heat
All Good In The Hood
Hey Floyd
Dynamite
Feels Just Like It Should
Love Foolosophy
Travelling Without Moving
Scam
Alright
Deeper Underground
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White Knuckle Ride

Check our reviews of the private show of Jamiroquai @ Olympia on March 07 2011 for Paul & Joe.
@ Casino de Paris on May 31 2011

Patti Smith @ Olympia, Paris Nov 21 2011 "How she wrote "Because the Night"...

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Patti Smith @ Olympia, Paris Nov 21 2011

Here's a nice video on which she's explaining how she wrote "Because the Night":

Thanks for the vid.

ROCKERPARIS

Murakami @ Galerie Perrotin & other stuff...

The Black Keys @ Zénith, Paris Jan 25 2012

Rock Meets Classic with Ian Gillan & Steve Lukather & Others @ Zénith, Paris Jan 24 2012

Madonna to play @ Stade de France, Paris July 14 2012

Official Facebook Rockerparis Page

Without the dead ! album artwork

Next recordings for Canal+ TV show L'Album de la Semaine for February 2012

Chris Isaak @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Jan 20 2012

Echo & The Bunnymen @ Bataclan, Paris Jan 19 2012

Erevan Tusk + The Teeers @ Colette, Paris Jan 19 2012

Bruce Springsteen new album "Wrecking Ball" tracklisting & artwork revealed

AC/DC pinball Machine available from Stern

The Ting Tings @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris jan 17 2012

Metallica @ Stade de France , Paris May 12 2012

Chickenfoot @ Olympia, Paris Jan 16 2012

Garbage @ Olympia, Paris on May 16 2012

Independant label Because Music is offering 12 songs to download

The Doors's lost track "She smells so nice" released for "LA Woman" new reissue

The Cranberries' European Tour 2012, so far...

Van Halen "Tattoo" video released + Artwork for new album revealed

Charlotte Gainsbourg @ MK2 Quai de Seine, Jan 13 2012

Tony Iommi diagnosed with cancer

Soundgarden @ Zénith, Paris on May 29 2012

Rock concerts in Paris for January 2012

Van Halen @ Café Wha?, New York City, Jan 05 2011

Lana del Rey signs with Model Agency + New single "National Anthem"

The Last Shadow Puppets to record 2nd album

Guns N Roses pro footage of entire Las Vegas concert on Dec 30 available

The Best of Street Art 2011

Steven Tyler performs with Alice Cooper on New Year's eve in Hawaii

Happy New Year 2012

Paul McCartney's new album "Kisses on the Bottom" artwork & tracklisting revealed

The Rolling Stones' Full show @ Austin, Texas Oct 22 2006 available

Artists of the year 2011 for Rockerparis: Anna Calvi & Miles Kane

ROCKERPARIS ' most exclusive shows we've been to this year 2011

It's Official: Van Halen to Tour in 2012 with a new album

Cat Power new single & video "King Rides By"

ROCKERPARIS' Top 20 rock concerts for 2011 ! (Part 2)

ROCKERPARIS' TOP 20 Rock gigs for 2011 ! (Part 1)

Merry Fuckin' Christmas 2011 from ROCKERPARIS !!!

Christmas time in Paris

Guns N Roses Pro-shot footage of entire Los Angeles show available

Lost footage of David Bowie playing "Jean Genie" on Top of the Pops in 1973 uncovered

Listen to "My Valentine" Paul McCartney's new song

Slayer's guitarist Jeff Hanneman's scar after surgery

The Red Hot Chili Peppers @ La Cigale, Paris Dec 19 2011

Peter Doherty @ Le Tigre, Paris Dec 17 2011

Boxer Rebellion @ Maroquinerie, Paris Dec 17 2011

The Beach Boys announce 50th Anniversary new Album and Tour

Peter Doherty for The Kooples 2012

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Announce 2012 Tour

Coldplay @ Bercy, Paris Dec 14 2011 & Jarvis Cocker @ Agnes B

Josh T Pearson @ Agnes B store, Paris Dec 12 2011

Ozzy, Geezer Butler, Dave Mustaine + others performed @ final 30th Metallica anniversary show @ Fillmore, Dec 10 2011

Charlotte Gainsbourg @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Dec 10 2011

The Ting Tings @ Caroussel du Louvre for Deezer, Paris Dec 08 2011

Pearl Jam European Tour 2012 announced

Smith & Burrows @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Dec 07 2011

The Horrors @ Bataclan, Paris dec 07 2011

The Ting Tings & Charlotte Gainsbourg to play private shows in Paris this week

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ Casino de Paris, Dec 06 2011

Paul McCartney joined on stage by Ron Wood @ O2 in London, Dec 05 2011

Combien gagnent les artistes avec itunes ?

Liz Green @ Fnac Ternes, Paris Dec 06 2011 6:00pm

Imelda May @ L'album de la semaine, Paris St Denis le 05 Dec 2011

Kate Moss as Ziggy Stardust in Vogue, Brian Ferry & Jerry Hall for H&M

Paul McCartney @ Paris Bercy 2011, More Pictures...

Imelda May to record @ L'album de la semaine, Paris St Denis le 05 Dec 2011

Mötley Crüe becomes first Hard-rock band for short term residency @ Las Vegas

Paul McCartney @ Bercy, Paris, Nov 30 2011

Paul McCartney @ Stella McCartney Fashion Week Spring/ Summer 2009 Paris Carreau du Temple Oct 2nd 2008

Lenny Kravitz + Raphael Saadiq @ Bercy, Paris Nov 29 2011

Jean Louis Aubert @ Bercy, Paris Nov 28 2011

Last concerts for november in Paris

Out in Paris...with Elie Wiesel, a few Samuraï and some crazy other shit !

Hellfest 2012 Line-up so far...

Other Lives @ Fnac Ternes, Paris Nov 26 2011 4:00pm

Lulu Gainsbourg @ Fnac Ternes, Paris Nov 25 2011

Bruce Springsteen @ Paris Bercy on July 4th & 5th 2012 + European Tour 2012