Arborea + Guests @ Oliver Peel session # 17 Paris Feb 16th 2010

Arborea + Guests Dave Olliffe, Frederic D'Oberland & Sandra @
Oliver Peel session #17 Paris Feb 16th 2010

Very unusual day for an Oliver Peel session, we're in the middle of the week just a couple of days after Rivkah played the very same place.
At Oliver's we rock ( sorry... Folk ) not only on fridays or saturdays night.

First to play are Dave Olliffe & Frederic D' Oberland ( & Sandra on harmonium).
Laid back acoustic & Electric guitars and a bit of harmonium thrown in, "ambiance music" should we call it with a terrific sound.
Perfect for a movie soundtrack.

After a intermission with red & white wine + sandwiches & cakes( courtesy of our host Cécile Peel).
It's time for Arborea to grace the improvised stage @ Oliver's.
Different country , they're from Maine, USA and different music.
Much more roots, original American folk( protest) songs, the beginning is really quiet on acoustic guitar or banjo for this couple-duet then the electric guitar kicks in ( hope the neighbours won't complain ) for more "noisy"songs.
That was their last show on their European tour and they seemed to have enjoy their trip in France. We did too... great double act.

Videos to follow shortly...

Corinne Bayley Rae @ Fnac Forum Paris Feb 16th 2010

Corinne Bayley Rae @ Fnac Forum
Paris Feb 16th 2010

Corinne Bayley Rae is attracting many people for this showcase @ Fnac Forum, the place is packed and she came with her whole band and a full production, no acoustic.
Two guitar players , a keyboardist, bassist, drummer & Corinne on vocals.
It's a real gig and she has a record out today called "The sea"

She's an English singer and is playing a kind of easy listening Pop-Soul.
As you can see she's a beauty and has a nice voice but the music is a little bit too light for me.
Nevertheless the 50 min set was really enjoyable.
Too bad she played the whole set almost completely in the dark.

Setlist

Jeff Beck & Eric clapton @ O2 London Feb 13th 2010

Enjoy HD Top quality video !


SETLIST: (from Where's Eric)

JEFF BECK & HIS BAND
Jeff Beck - guitar
Jason Rebello - keyboards
Rhonda Smith - bass
Narada Michael Walden - drums

ERIC CLAPTON & HIS BAND
Eric Clapton - guitar / vocals
Chris Stainton - keyboards
Walt Richmond - keyboards
Willie Weeks - bass
Steve Gadd - drums
Michelle John - backing vocals
Sharon White - backing vocals

THE O2 - 13 FEBRUARY 2010
Jeff Beck's Set List (45 Minutes)
01. Eternity's Breath
02. Stratus
03. Led Boots
04. Corpus Christi Carol - with 12 piece orchestra (from Jeff's forthcoming album)
05. Bass solo by Rhonda Smith
06. Hammerhead - with 12 piece orchestra (from Jeff's forthcoming album)
07. Mna Na Heireann - with Sharon Corr on violin and orchestra
08. People Get Ready
09. Big Block
10. There's No Other Me - with Joss Stone (from Jeff's forthcoming album)
11. I Put A Spell On You - with Joss Stone (from Jeff's forthcoming album)
12. A Day In The Life - with 12 piece orchestra

Eric Clapton's Set List (Approximately 60 Minutes)
01. Driftin' - acoustic
02. Layla - acoustic
03. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - acoustic
04. Running On Faith - acoustic
05. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful
06. Tell The Truth
07. Key To The Highway
08. I Shot The Sheriff
09. Wonderful Tonight
10. Cocaine
11. Crossroads

Jeff Beck's and Eric Clapton's Set List (Approximately 70 Minutes)
01. Shake Your Moneymaker
02. Moon River
03. You Need Love
04. Outside Woman Blues
05. Little Brown Bird
06. Wee Wee Baby
07. (I Want To Take You) Higher
08. Hi Ho Silver Lining - encore (Eric and Jeff shared vocals)

Aerosmith with Tyler confirmed for Download Fest in England

After all the shit that happened between Aerosmith & Steven Tyler these last few weeks, I'm quite surprise of the announcement of Aerosmith headlining the Download Fest this summer.

Some other shows will be confirmed soon ( Graspop in Belgium and a Show @Paris Bercy on June 29th ).

AEROSMITH with another singer could have been interesting & funny.

Other news:

• Slash said that he will play many Guns N Roses songs on his solo tour this summer.

• Them Crooked Vultures live @ "Austin City Limits" TV program on September 30, 2009. FULL LIVE SHOW HERE
• A man suffers cardiac arrest at AC/DC last show in Melbourne Australia.
• Hellfest in France is getting more hot names including Alice Cooper, Ratt & others TBC (KISS & Twisted sister are headlining )
  

Lee Fields & The Expressions @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal+ Paris Feb 15th 2010

Lee Fields @ Album de la semaine Canal+
Paris feb 15th 2010

Soul man Lee Fields & The Expressions is playing famous Canal+ TV show "L' Album de la Semaine".
7 musicians on stage and soul man Lee Fields , funny how the guy is looking like Mr James Brown even the voice sounds a bit like Mr Brown's.
The music is really soul ( 60's style ) à la Ottis Redding.
Lee doesn't dance like Mr Brown but he has the voice .

RIP Bertrand who was doing cartoons of all the artists playing @ "L' Album de la semaine ".
He will be missed.
See many of his cartoons HERE.

"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