Christina Antipa + Flowers from the man who shot your cousin @ Oliver Peel session#23, Paris May 8th 2010

Christina Antipa +
Flowers from the man who shot your cousin
@ Oliver Peel session #23

Flowers from ....

Back @ Oliver's for his famous sessions.
It's sold-out , there's probably as much people than when Troy von Balthazar played a session here a few months ago.
Americans came once again in force.
First to play is American ,currently leaving in Paris: Flowers ftmwsyc with the help from Erwan on bass guitar who's in charge of Waterhouse records.
Laid back acoustic songs

...The man who shot your cousin

After a short break and more beer/wine/sandwiches/pies & everything we could put our hands on including beautiful girls.
Oliver Peel sessions better than Meetic ? Yes indeed !
We get Christina Antipa on electric guitar for some laid back (again?) electro-acoustic songs that reminded me of the early Cat Power.
Even had a "freebird" cover from Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Christina Antipa

the beautiful people

A joyful audience

Can you spot Oliver Peel & Carla Bruni's little sister on the Pic ?

Yeah baby !

Paul Di Anno @ Forum Vauréal, May 7th 2010

Paul Di Anno + Waltari @ Forum de Vauréal
May 7th 2010

Paul Di Anno former singer with Iron Maiden is playing Vauréal , a new city 35 kilometers from Paris.
I've been told that he played last week in a very small city 20 km outside of Paris in a fuckin' restaurant, he couldn't believe how he landed there.
It's funny there's nothing at all around, the city center looks like being in the "Truman Show" or Disney-land , all the buildings are brand new and looking fake situated in the middle of nowhere.
A bit like Milton Keynes in better or Portmerion.( for all you ignorant bastards reading this, this the "Village "from "The Prisoner").

Le Forum is a small club ( capacity around 300), Steve Lukather from Toto played there last month.
Gates opened really late @ 8:30 PM, then we had to endure support band Waltari for a good hour, and Paul Di Anno didn't play before 10:30 PM.

Good light show and really heavy sound Paul is in fine spirit even though he can barely walk without help as he has problem to one of his leg, he's having surgery in Brasil to fix it at the end of the tour in Brazil where he lives.
Hard to recognize him if you still have in your mind the way he was looking when he was singing in Iron Maiden. He's bald without tattoos all over his body, he's looking like a perfect English hooligan at a football match.

Cheers and thumbs up !

He still has a decent voice, lots of very heavy versions of Iron maiden songs from the first two albums he recorded with them (the best ones) + songs from his solo career.(see setlist for details)
We also had a fast & furious Ramones' cover " Blitzkrieg Pop" lasting no more than a minute.
"I'm coming from Punk, you know !"
One thing is for sure he hates his ex-wife and London.

Nice girl in nice outfit

He was playing with a very good all french band

Heavy 90 min set, all the best to Paul for his leg surgery.

setlist

" Remember tomorrow"

Peter Doherty " Frenchette" movie trailer

Recorded by Katia de Vidas & Christian Fevret.

Film to be out soon

DEAD WEATHER new album " See of Cowards" online

To listen to it it's HERE or HERE

Eli "Paperboy" Reed @ Virgin Champs Elysées, Paris May 6th 2010 6:00PM

Eli "Paperboy" Reed @ Virgin Megastore Champs Elysées
Paris May 6th 2010 6:00PM

American Soul rocker Eli "Paperboy" Reed is making a stop in Paris , in the middle of his European Tour , to play a showcase at the Virgin Megastore on the Champs Elysées.
i already saw him a few months ago at famous Canal+ tv "L' Album de la Semaine".
This time that's just him and a guitar player for a short 8 songs set ( one song was left out).
Not a lot of people turned up for this young artist, no more than 50,even though the store was busy.
Cool set but it's much more better with a full band.
Hard to play soul music with just 2 guitars, you need more instruments but we had a good time.
He then met his fans to sign a few cds and take Pics.

Eli & setlist signed

After that we went to the Max Linder movie théatre to attend the Premiere of Performance a movie with Mick Jagger which is finally released on dvd.
We had lots of shit before the movie : a funny Beastie Boys copycat band then a few performers who were allright but their place was at a party for the trendy & arty Palais de Tokyo and NOT here. Then a short movie which once again had nothing to do here before that movie with Mick Jagger & Anita Pallenberg.

Peter Doherty @ Truskel , Paris May 5th 2010

Another Peter Doherty secret gig @ Truskel bar in Paris.
May 5th 2010

3rd show for Peter Doherty @ Truskel in less than a month, he's probably staying in Paris for a while as a friend of mine saw him in the french capital last week in a cab.

The tiny Truskel bar is over-packed once again, first rows are lucky this is not as ugly as it was last month for the second secret show @ truskel. This time they can breath which wasn't the case last time but it's hot & sweaty anyway. No AC in here ?

Broadcasted live on the internet ?

Pete arrives at 00:15 Am and gets into the VIP area, where we are, to tune his guitar.
Another show , another late start: around 00:25 AM
Lots of sexy girls in the audience and lots of foreigners too.

The gig is going very smoothly and for the whole set, no technical problems this time, Pete is very relax and focus.
Is it because there's a laptop recording the whole set ? maybe it is broacasted live on the internet.
I really wonder if half of the audience is here to listen to the songs or be part of it to tell their friends they were there.
Not too much pushing from people down the front this time apart from one moment when the first row ended on the stage.

Can't really tell you about the setlist as I didn't write it down but he played some more relax songs for the first part before getting into the more wellknown and faster stuff.
I'll try to get the correct setlist tomorrow.so stay tuned to ROCKERPARIS.

Here's part of the setlist that I could get HERE (there are songs missing):
-This setlist TBC- Not in order
??? "several songs" ???
Bollywood To Battersea
Tell The King
The Good old days
Music When the Lights goes out
Beg Steal or Borrow
For Lovers
What a waster
Arcady
I love you but youre green
Don't look back into the sun
The Ha Ha Wall
Time For Heroes
FRANCE
BUCKETSHOP
what Katie did
Salomé

Like Keith Richards Peter can be asleep at his own gig.

He doesn't talk too much between songs but we're used to this for the last 4 or 5 shows he did in Paris all of them this year 2010.

As you can see on the Pics he's carefull about the tuning

It's 1:35 AM and it's time to go home for Peter.
65 min+ show.
Very good show and less chaotic than the previous ones at Truskel.

"i'm on TV"

Peter stayed a bit in the VIP area with his friends for a while after the set and took a few Pics with fans who sneak in there.

He's playing the Maroquinerie on sunday See Ya There, lads

Sorry no videos as the lightning wasn't bright enough

Peter Doherty @ Maroquinerie on sunday May 9th 2010

Peter @ Truskel last month & @ Joseph store in March

The title says it all

It's now SOLD OUT

Adam Ficek will be in Paris with Roses Kings Castles on May 19th @ Espace B

See our previous reviews of Peter's gigs in Paris HERE ( Lots of videos, Pics , setlist...)

This is the 5th time that Peter Doherty will play a show in Paris for 2010.

Pete @ Truskel tonight at 11:00 PM ( May 5th) ????

Plan B @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal+ , Paris May 4th 2010

Plan B @ L' Album de la Semaine

Paris May 4th 2010

setlist and Girls looking for Plan C

English artist Plan B is promoting new album " The Defamation of Strickland Bank" @ famous canal+ tv show L' Album de la Semaine.
I don't know anything about this artist apart that he's just been N°1 in England.
Might worth checking what he's doing.

5 musicians ( 2 guitars, bass , drums, Keyboards) and 3 girls on backing vocals.
Ben , the singer has a high voice like Smokey Robinson.

Mixing Motown & English soul with a very modern sound à la Eminem and a bit of Rock music too, this can't be bad and ...it is very good indeed.
Musicians are quite young but everything is perfect even though they had to re-do a few songs.
We were lucky to get one more extra song: a Paolo Nutini song that was hardly recognizable.
Lots of very cool and soft songs with a groove maybe they should had some real brass instead of having them played on the keyboards, and few rocky tunes at the end.
The singer's rapping on a couple of songs but not too much ( I Hate Rap music).

Hard to believe we were less than a hundred people tonight watching this killer set as these guys are N° 1 in UK.
I've been told that their show yesterday @ Maroquinerie was cancelled because of poor sales.(?!?)

Heaven & Hell cancels European summer 2010 Tour

Ronnie & Tony in Paris June 23 2009

Here's the official statement:

"We have to announce that all forthcoming HEAVEN & HELL European shows have been cancelled as sadly [vocalist] Ronnie [James Dio, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer in November 2009] isn't well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time."

See our previous review of H&H in Paris with Pics , setlist & video HERE.

In other news:
Jane's Addiction will play its first official show with Duff McKagan on bass @ Bardot club in Hollywood tomorrow night (May 5th).
They've already played one for Perry Farrell 's birthday (click for Pics & video)

Bret Michael's is doing much better after his brain Hemorrhage.

Japan Lovers @ Les Disquaires, Paris May 3rd 2010

Japan Lovers @ Les Disquaires, Paris May 3rd 2010

French Pop-Rock duet (now with an additional drummer) Japan Lovers played a short set @ Les Disquaires in Bastille.
Cool gig but they're missing a bass player to give some depth to their sound.

Here's the video of their single:

Japan Lovers from thejapanlovers on Vimeo.

Tonight (May 4th):

70's legends UFO @ Trabendo

Plan B @ l' Album de la semaine tv recording

May 6th:

Eli "Paperboy" Reed @ Virgin Megastore Champs Elysées, Paris 6:00PM (Free Show)

KISS @ Sheffield Arena, England May 1 2010 Live Video Available

KISS played the first show of their " Sonic Boom over Europe" Tour yesterday night@ Sheffield Arena in England on May 1st
Here is a great video from Bass Solo & "I love it loud" :


I have to say, and i never thought I would say that, KISS new album " Sonic Boom" is fantastic.
Live, KISS has always been great but most of their album, apart from a couple, suck so bad but the new one's great.

Here's the setlist:
01. Modern Day Delilah
02. Cold Gin
03. Let Me Go, Rock And Roll
04. Firehouse
05. Say Yeah
06. Deuce
07. Crazy Crazy Nights
08. Calling Dr. Love
09. Shock Me
10. I'm An Animal
11. 100.000 Years
12. I Love It Loud
13. Love Gun
14. Black Diamond
15. Detroit Rock City
16. Lick It Up
17. Shout It Out Loud
18. I Was Made For Lovin' You
19. God Gave Rock'n Roll To You
20. Rock And Roll All Nite

Enjoy !

Local Natives Live PRO - SHOT videos available from their show @ Maroquinerie Feb 17th 2010

LIVE pro-shot videos available for the LOcal Natives gig @ Maroquinerie on Feb 17th 2010

HERE