"Les Vanités" @ Musée Maillol Paris Feb 15th 2010

-Les Vanités- @ Musée Maillol, Paris
"De Caravage à Damien Hirst"

Gericault ( left)

A lost Bob Dylan @ Maillol ( right)

Dead Fruits & Picasso's

Buffet ( left ) & skull in toilet

11 Euros is a bit expensive but it's really worth seeing it.

Rivkah @ Oliver Peel session #16 Paris Feb 13th 2010

Rivkah @ Oliver Peel session #16
Paris Feb 13th 2010 6:00 PM

Back @ Oliver's place 2 weeks after attending Orouni's session.
This time it is for french artist Rivkah, as you can see on the pictures she's not playing Heavy Metal, another folk artist but no acoustic guitar this time. Just a small keyboard, some loops, 2 friends on backing vocals & violin and a soft high voice.
Not really the kind of music I'm usely listening to but she's got her own world that is worth exploring. Check her on myspace.
She's also designing stage clothes ( Gojira among many others... )
As usual @ Oliver's many folk freaks came for this private gig, only half of them are on the picture below as many left straight after the gig ( it's saturday night ).
Rivkah came with her possee so 'we' felt like foreigners in 'our' own land;-).

Rivkah and half of the audience

Emmanuelle Seigner @ Fnac Forum Paris Feb 13th 2010

Emmanuelle Seigner @ Fnac Forum
Paris Feb 13th 2010 4:00 PM

Nice boots, honey !

French Actress ( & Roman Polanski's wife) Emmanuelle Seigner has just released her second album and she's doing a showcase at the fnac store on this saturday afternoon to promote it.
Short 6 songs set with a guitar player a drummer, Her first album was rock this one is more pop and sung in French ( why ? the first one was in English).
Can't really say that she's a great singer, far from it, the music is OK but some of the lyrics ( she didn't wrote them ) are just really bad.
Nevertheless it was a cool 30 min set.
Small interview and signing session at the end.
Emmanuelle was nice and chatty with everyone.

'interview' and signing session

The Strokes recording new album on video

The Strokes are recording their 4th album at New York City's Avatar's studios.
They've just released a video from the recording process.
The record should be out in September, They're also planning two shows for this summer.
Watch them working on the new song " Taken for a fool":


I've received many E-mails asking us about Parisian shows, well I know but apart from the cold weather and sometimes snow there's NOTHING going in Paris right now... and for most of February.
That's why we're updating the site with News.
So stay tuned...

Tonight is an Oliver Peel session with Rivkah
Monday the 15th Album de la semaine recording with Lee Fields
Tuesday the 16th Album de la semaine recording with Local Natives
scroll down for the other Feb gigs in Paris

Black Sabbath. It was 40 years ago...

40 years ago on Feb 13th 1970 Black Sabbath released its first album.

Here's a message from the Riffmeister himself:
"This is quite a historic year, Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of Black Sabbath the album and this summer Heaven and Hell will have been making music for 30 years! Thank you for your support, continued loyalty and we look forward to seeing you all this summer" – Tony

Heaven & Hell summer European Tour ( click for dates).
Heaven & Hell in Paris last year HERE ( Pics, video setlist...)

Fashion designer Alexander McQueen found dead

It's with great sadness that we've been told that English Fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead this morning at his London appartment.
He was only 40 years old.
He has work with David Bowie ( Union jack coat for "earthling" ) & Bjork ( Dress for "Homogenic" cover)
And here @ Rockerparis we've been to many of his fashion shows in Paris over the last few years specially our photographer Patrice Guino.
Underneath are two of his creation for the 2006 collection

Rage Against The Machine free UK gig details

Rage Against The Machine stormed the English charts for Christmas.
They promised to play a free gig in England if " killing in the name" made the N°1 slot.
They will play London's Finsbury Park on June 6th

Registration for tickets is now open at TheRageFactor.co.uk and closes at midnight (GMT) on Sunday (February 14).
Once registered, tickets will be released on a rolling lottery basis from 9am (GMT) on February 17, with a maxium of two tickets available per person.

Good Luck to ya all !

Norah Jones @ Espace Pierre Cardin Paris Feb 10th 2010 Private gig for RTL2

Norah Jones @ Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris
Private gig for RTL2 " Concert tres tres privé"

Norah Jones is back in Paris just 2 months after playing in the Studio 104 of La Maison de la Radio for France Inter on dec 7th ( click for review Pics & setlist )
This time @ the beautiful Espace Pierre Cardin (1000 + Capacity) next to the Concorde, the Champs Elysées & in front of the American Embassy.
Nothing new in snowy Paris , she played exactly the same setlist as in December but 3 songs that she didn't play tonight , 14 songs in all.
Same pop-rock with country flavour in slow motion for 80 min.
She's still playing guitar on a few songs , the voice is perfect and she's as hot as in 2009.

Norah's personnal Setlist & invit'

Sorry for the shitty pics

Iggy & The Stooges' "Raw power" Deluxe edition boxset out in April

Iggy and the Stooges’ 1973 classic Raw Power will be reissued April 27th as a Deluxe Edition box set complete with three discs worth of music featuring 15 previously unreleased bonuses — never-before-heard tracks, demos and remixes. One of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Raw Power was the first Stooges album to feature James Williamson on guitar in place of the late great Ron Asheton, who switched to bass. The LP spawned the punk anthems “Search and Destroy” and “Gimme Danger.” As Rolling Stone previously reported, the Stooges, who will be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March, will celebrate their third album by performing the whole LP in concert.

The first disc of the box set will contain the newly remastered Raw Power, featuring David Bowie’s original mix for the album that was previously out of print, while the second disc boasts the Georgia Peaches bootleg, comprised of an unreleased soundboard recording of a 1973 concert the Stooges performed in Atlanta, Georgia. Two more unreleased songs will grace the second disc: An Iggy Pop/James Williamson-penned outtake called “Doojiman” and a rehearsal performance of “Head On.” The third disc features four more outtakes — “I’m Hungry,” “I Got a Right,” “I’m Sick of You” and “Hey, Peter” — and alternate mixes of four tracks: “Shake Appeal,” “Death Trip” “Gimme Danger” and “Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell.”

The Raw Power: Deluxe Edition box set also includes a new hour-long making-of Raw Power documentary, a 48-page photo book and a replica of the 1973 Japanese “Raw Power” 7” single. The box set will only be available through the Iggy and the Stooges Website.

Iron Maiden WON'T headline Rock en Seine 2010

Too bad, Iron Maiden will NOT headline Rock en Seine 2010.
Blink 182 will appear at the Parisian festival.
info: Zégut

They will be headlining Sonisphere Fest. in Knebworth with Rammstein , Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, The Cult, Anthrax...are also on the bill

More Heavy Metal news:
Bass player Dave Ellefson is back in Megadeth

© Stéphanie Cabral

The HotRats @ l' Album de la semaine Canal+ Paris Feb 8th 2010

The HotRats @ L' Album de la Semaine, Canal+
Paris Feb 8th

Setlist

The HotRats featuring Gaz Coombes & Danny Goffey from Supergrass have just released an album " Turn ons" consisting of only covers.
They were promoting it tonight @ famous Canal+ tv show L' Album de la semaine.
Dressed as 'sailors' with black & white stripes t-shirts, Gaz on guitar & vocals and Danny on drums & vocals are having fun
Oh yeah first it's another another duet, lots of people are doing it now guitars & drums, nothing new but it gives an extra flavor.
In this case too bad they don't have a third musician as they're using tapes for the bass ( or the Piano).
Hey guys if you're doing a duet you have to keep it RAW, what's the point of additionnal sounds on tape ?!?
Anyway it's straight rock'n roll with covers from The Doors, Roxy Music, The Beat, Elvis Costello, early Pink Floyd, David Bowie , Beastie Boys ( hard to recognize this one : " fight for your right" ) & a couple of others I could not put a name on it.
9 songs set in front of less than 200 people.
Cool !!!
They're playing tomorrow @ Point Ephémere.

Next week:
On Feb 15th @ L Album de la semaine is Lee Phields ( bookings only)
On Feb 16th Local Natives (@ Album de la Semaine ) bookings only, ckeck website
On Feb 13th Emmanuelle Seigner @ Fnac Forum 4:00 PM ( free entrance )
On Feb 16th Corinne Bailey Rae @ Fnac Forum 5:30 PM ( Free entrance )
On Feb 17th Micky Green @ Fnac St Lazare ? PM ( free entrance )
on Feb 18th The XX @ Fnac Forum 5:30 PM ( Invit only )
on Feb 19th : Chokebore ( feat Troy Von Balthazar ) @ Maroquinerie
& MUSE secret show in a Parisian Theatre ??? CANCELLED

The Who Live @ Superbowl Half time 2010

Here it is:

AND...

Jane's Addiction is writing new material with...Duff McKagan ?

Jane's Addiction is back, well... not yet
They are working on new material.
Once again Eric Avery has left the band and is working on his second solo album ( He also played with Garbage a few years ago ).
Perry farrell, Stephen Perkins & Dave Navarro are writing new songs with... Duff McKagan ( former Guns 'n Roses & Velvet revolver ).
They have a new song so far called " Top Dog".
Yeah that's the word out on the town but take it easy nothing's confirmed yet.

Norah Jones Private gig @ espace Pierre Cardin, Paris Feb 10th 2010

Norah Jones will play a private gig ( "concert tres tres privé" ) for RTL2 radio @ Espace Pierre Cardin on Feb 10th 2010.

It will be her second private gig for a radio in Paris in 2 months after the concert she did for Radio France on Dec 7th 2009 ( click for Pics, setlist & review ).
Thanks to Stéphane D. for the info

Leonard Cohen's European Tour 2010 postponed

Leonard Cohen @ Paris Bercy July 7th 2009

After hurting is back recently Leonard Cohen has decided to postpone the whole European Tour 2010 that was to start next month.
The tour is push back to september.

Check our review of his last show in Bercy on July 7th 2009 ( with setlist, Pics & Videos ).

Here are the new dates:

15 septembre : Zénith de Caen

17 septembre : Palais des Sports de Grenoble

19 septembre : Zénith de Strasbourg

21 septembre : Dôme de Marseille

23 septembre : Parc des Expositions de Tours

25 septembre : Zénith Grand Palais de Lille

Johnny Depp filming a Keith Richards documentary in L.A.

Johnny Depp on the set with Keith & Patti on Jan 30th 2010
© Charlimoon @ Shidoobee

Johnny Depp is in L.A. filming a Keith Richards ( Rolling Stones) documentary " Happy".
The documentary is beeing shot at the Los Angeles Theatre, guests includes Patti Smith & Norah Jones

More Pics from the shooting HERE

People in my Head @ Truskel Paris Feb 4th 2010

Lo-Phi Phil is organizing rock concerts @ Truskel. All musicians are what we call now in Paris babyrockers as they've barely 18 years old.
Tonight People in my Head is headlining, quite a surprise they're no posers like most of the other bands , no boots , No slim trousers and No shitty attitude.
They know how to play, a blues - garage influenced rock reminding me of the early Led Zep, Flaming Groovies & Fleshtones.
Check them on their Myspace , they have an EP out.

They will play @ Batofar on March 13th.