ROCKERPARIS

vendredi 21 octobre 2011

FM Laeti @ Fnac Forum, Paris Oct 21 2011

FM Laeti

French new Soul sensation FM Laeti, that's her name, is playing a showcase @ Fnac store to promote her new album "It Will All Come Around".
She might be French but her English is perfect.
Laid back 6 songs set in front of a small audience with just her soulful voice and a piano, don't get fooled songs on her first album are much more orchestrated when the full band is steaming.
setlist: Sunken Dream, Rise in the sun, Out of my hands,It will all come around, Show me the way, + The Letter (The Box Tops cover).

Peter Murphy @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Oct 20 2011

Former Bauhaus singer is playing in Paris to promote his new solo album.
French band Paris with singer from Poni Hoax is opening with their electro rock.
The club is quite full, though not sold out, which is a good surprise.
Beginning of the show is really dark rock à la Danzig , Peter has many problems with the sound of his voice in his monitors so he has to stop each of the first two songs to get it fixed which tends to annoy him and the audience, not the best start for a gig.
People on the first row are also complaining that they can't hear his voice anyway things are getting smoothly quickly and the concert is getting more ambient as he's playing songs from Bauhaus.
He played a NIN cover "Hurt" (click for video).
Too bad he didn't performed the second encore that was planned on the setlist even though the dedicated fans kept asking for more.

Overall good show but they should have done proper sound checks before the show to avoid these little sound problems that annoyed everyone.

Shaking hands / setlist

"Peace to Each"

Vernissage " Punk Attitude" Exhibition @ Renoma, Paris Oct 20 2011

"Punk Attitude" Exhibition @ Galerie Renoma, 129 bis Rue de la Pompe
Paris Oct 20 2011 -Jan 21 2012

Vernissage of the "Punk Attitude" exhibition @ Renoma on this cold thursday evening.
"Punk Attitude" it is only as this exhibition is taking place in a very posh store in the richest district of Paris, they have jacket that are costing so much ( 900 euros) that you will need to remortgage your house to buy one.
The store is selling lots of Punk-cuztomised clothes,as well as the pics on exhibition, The catch-line might be "Do it yourself" but Renoma is doing it for you and it is costing you your right arm. PUNK it is indeed...

Anyway, it is well-done, many pictures from the Punk era (English & American) from 19 different photographers are on display as well as some vinyls and books AND these customized clothes, the store is beautifully decorated.
It is still smelling paint as they spray some "No Future" slogan on cardboards stuck on the floor and walls with gaffer tape.

A band was ready to play on the first level but we left before as we had to go the the Fleche d'Or to see Peter Murphy.

Check the Jimi Hendrix exhibition @ Galerie Renoma from last year.

jeudi 20 octobre 2011

Oct 20: Lots of things to do tonight

Very busy night on this Oct 20:

-Vernissage "PUNK ATTITUDE" exhibition @ Renoma store ( invit' only @ 6:00pm)- see ya there
Joseph Arthur @ Fargo Store (Private show) 6:00pm
Rihanna @ Paris Bercy
Tony Sheridan @ Divan du Monde
The Blood Arm @ Espace B
Kasabian @ Bus Palladium (Invit' Only)
-Peter Murphy ( ex-Bauhaus) @ Fleche d'Or- see ya there

METALLICA And LOU REED: Official 'Lulu' Full-Album Stream Available

METALLICA & LOU REED stream new album "LULU" in its entirety

click on cover above to listen to the album

mercredi 19 octobre 2011

The Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Paris Bercy, Oct 19 2011

Red Hot Chili Peppers, 2nd show @ Paris Bercy Oct 19 2011

A wall of screens as backdrop

Red Hot Chili Peppers are playing their second sold-out show @ Bercy arena
I've never seen the pit so rammed, it's an all age audience with very young, even kids where we were seating, and older people in their forties.
It's a bit like going to a Supertramp, Tina Turner or Madonna concert, you don't need to have any of their records to know half of the songs they're playing as they're hit singles and constantly played on radios.

As you can see on Pics the stage is very simple with lots of screens to stunning affects.
They have two extra players on stage: one on percussions and one on keys.
Flea is as mad a s ever on stage, the new guitar player is doing a lot of stage moves too but he looks like a clone of John Frusciante. Anthony is singing on key but his stage antics and dancing is ridiculous, not to mention his gay moustache and hair cut.

Some cool parts when the band is playing the hit songs or older ones and some shitty parts with useless jams and many of their songs are very average specially the new ones that are sucking badly.
Great version of "Give it away" with Femi Kuti on Saxophone who was opening the show tonight, too bad the band is ending the gig on one more useless jam.(Here on video)
They've also done a great version of Jimi Hendrix' "Fire".

Set-list : (from RHCP France)
01. Monarchy of Roses
02. Dani California
03. Scar Tissue
04. Look Around
05. Emit Remmus
06. Tell Me Baby
07. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
08. Throw Away Your Television
09. Soul to Squeeze
10. Factory of Faith
11. Fire (Jimi Hendrix)
12. Jungle Man (partial)
13. If You Have To Ask
14. Can't Stop
15. Under the Bridge
16. By the Way
Encore :
17. Chad drum solo & Jam
18. Californication
19. Sir Psycho Sexy
20. They're Red Hot
21. Give It Away (with Femi Kuti) + Jam (Here on video)

Merchandising & Pass sheet
Great Pics from this gig HERE

"Give it away" with Femi Kuti + Jam

mardi 18 octobre 2011

Joseph Arthur exhibition & showcase in Paris, Oct 19 -20 2011

JOSEPH ARTHUR
THE GRADUATION CEREMONY
Peintures

EXPOSITION A LA GALERIE CHAPPE
Du 19 au 25 octobre 2011

Vernissage le mercredi 19 octobre à partir de 19h
en présence de l’artiste
4 rue André Barsacq, 75018 Paris

Métro : Anvers ou Abbesses
Ouvert tous les jours de 14h à 20h

Showcase @ Fargo Store
Oct 20; 6:30pm
Invit' only, send email to Fargo (link above) for Tix.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers 1st show @ Paris Bercy, Oct 18 2011

Set-list :
01. Monarchy of roses (another version)
02. Can't Stop
03. Charlie
04. Dani California
05. Otherside
06. Look Around
07. Hard To Concentrate
08. Me And My Friends
09. Wet Sand
10. The adventures of rain dance Maggie
11. Higher Ground
12. Under The Bridge
13. Right On Time
14. Californication
15. By The Way

Encore :
16. Drum Solo
17. Around The World
18. Everybody knows this is nowhere

19. Give It Away + Jam

The kooks @ Casino de Paris, Oct 18 2011

The Kooks + Morning Parade + Atlantics @ Casino de Paris
Oct 18 2011

Atlantics (far right)

Another sold-out show for The kooks in Paris. Third time they're playing the French Capital this year after La Cigale in June & La Fleche d'Or in September ( Scroll down for links to reviews)

Tonight we have two opening bands: First one is Atlantics an uninspired rock band and the second one is Morning Parade who are mixing Rock with Electro, every fuckin' band is mixing rock with Electro and we HATE electro @ Rockerparis.

Morning Parade

The intermission is going on and on... as roadies are getting the stage ready wich is hidden behind a black curtain.
As soon as The Kooks are getting on stage, we can all see that they have spend lots of money on lightnings and stage props, the drum kit is on a platform like heavy Metal band used to in the 80's and there is a "cat walk" in front of the whole stage.

As always with The Kooks there is a great atmosphere thanks to the teenage girls.
The band probably started the set with a new song , still haven't heard the new album, the whole pit went mad as soon as they played older songs.
The singer is the only one using the cat-walk.

It looks like the band wants to get to a higher level with a better stage and better lightning and look more like a stadium band with the big sound ( it was louder than I have ever heard at a Kooks gig) with an extra player hidden behind amps on Keyboards & vocals.

Luke is doing the show and as soon as he gets on that cat-walk and is getting nearer the first row , girls are screaming like mad.
New songs are not as catchy as the old ones but The kooks have always been entertaining on stage that's why we're coming back everytime to see them.
I'll try to get the setlist so stay tuned...
The only thing I cannot understand is why they do have 3 records to play and they are only on stage for 60 min.
Can you tell me why ?
Are English bands lazy ? , same shit with Artic Monkeys they don't play no more than 80 min.