Uriah Heep @ Olympia Paris Sept 6th 2009

Uriah Heep / Blue Oyster Cult

@ Olympia Paris Sept 6th 2009

Double bill

It took 27 years to Uriah Heep to finally come back to Paris.
Of course there has been a few changes , some have left , some have died but Uriah heep is still alive and well.
Mick Box is the only survivor from the original line-up , now they have Bernie Shaw on vocals , Trevor Bolder on bass, Phil Lanzon on Keys & new guy Russel Gilbrook on Drums.

My head in your butt ( right )

Nice boot

Uriah Heep is the first band on stage but are playing a full show , there's not really an opening act , Harley Davidson France the promoter of this gig wanted a double act bill.
I can't say i know them as I never really took the time to listen to their music, but they've deliver a very good show with lots of epic songs

Trevor Bolder from "Ziggy Stardust" fame ( left )

Bernie Shaw has a lot of precense on stage and knows perfectly how to play with the audience with typical rock' n roller stage moves.

Mick Box always has a smile on his face and Trevor is focus on his bass parts. Remember he is the guy from the Ziggy Stardust band with Mick Ronson & David Bowie.
Lots of die-hard fans at the sold out Olympia tonight.

WAAOOOWWW !!!

The band is happy and so is the audience.
For more details see setlist below.
Great set
Can Blue Oyster Cult follow after such a good set ?

Hey Guys , the other way 'round

Goodbye Ladies , setlist

Secret location revealed : MUSE @ Théatre du Chatelet Paris Sept 8th 2009

That's it !
MUSE 's secret show in Paris will take place at the Théatre du chatelet on sept 8th.
info : Zégut

I tried to get more info this afternoon ( sept 5th ), People working there don't know anything about the show.
Could it be somewhere else ?

I went yesterday afternoon to the salle pleyel to see the rehearsals of the Lou reed / Laurie Anderson gig . Well it was interesting to see how this old couple is working their songs but the music seemed soo boring that i didn't bother going there for the gig. The place was packed even though the tickets were rather expensive , up to 70 euros.

Next shows in Paris Sept 2009

Contact : irockinparis ( @ ) yahoo.fr

Sept 4th :

Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson @ salle Pleyel

6th Sept :

Blue Oyster Cult & Uriah Heep @ Olympia
Dinosaur Jr @ Elysée Montmartre

Sept 7th :

Coldplay @ Parc des Princes

Sept 8th:

MUSE @ secret location in Paris

Sept 9th :

Gossip @ Maison de la Radio for Le Mouv' radio ( free gig )
Moby @ L' Album de la Semaine ( recording of Canal+ TV show )
Muse , LaRoux & Others @ Taratata ( recording of TV show )

Sept 10th:

Gossip , Mika , Lady Gaga & Others @ Taratata

Sept 11th:

Gossip @ Nouveau Casino ( Ouifm private show )
Moby, Mark Knopfler, Elbow , Gal Electric @ Taratata

Lots of e-mail regarding the AC/DC box set : No more news that this and I' m not even sure as there's nothing confirmed yet from Sony. so Stay tuned

New AC/DC Amp boxset out on Oct 12th 2009

Updated Sept 28th
Here's the box-set:

UPDATED SET 23rd : More news here soon http://www.acdcbacktracks.com/us/home

UPDATED SEPT 11th : This boxset will -definitely- be out shortly ( Oct ? , Nov ? ) there is a collector version with a real Amp that functions , This has been confirmed to me by a top executive from Sony France.

SONY MUSIC
OCTOBER 12TH release date available exlusively through acdcrocks.com
OCTOBER 12, AC/CD PUBLISHES SUPER DELUXE "AMP" BOXSET, THE most STUNNING BOX OF ITS CAREER WITH 3-CD, 2-DVD AND 1-LP

October 12, 2009, AC/DC publishes two extraordinary editions that, under the titles Super Deluxe "Amp" Boxset and Best of the Boxset, gathers such quantity of musical material, concerts, videos, peculiarities, memorabilias, etc., that will do the delights of the millions of followers of the Australian band everywhere.

The Super Deluxe "Amp" Boxset is a sophisticated box that is an amplifier for guitar (that functions!) and only will be sold through http://www.acdcrocks.com directly to the consumer. This box-amplifier contains:

1. 1 CD of rarities 2. 2 CD of live rarities 3. 1 DVD Family
Jewels Disc 3 (1992-2009 + Bonus videos) 4. 1 DVD Live At The Circus Krone (engraving in 2003 in Munich,
Germany) 5. 1 LP of 180 grams with rarities

Besides, and accompanying to all this material, the box-amplifier includes:

1. A book of 164 pages of 12" x12" in edition of luxury 2. A carries CD and DVD for the five disks of the Super Deluxe "Amp" Boxset with light 3. A great on with memorabilias that
contains: • Pin I Gave It For AC/DC (first object of merchandising that launched the group) • Sticker Beanie • Flyer of the tour of 1976 Lock Up Your Daughters • Leaf of recording of
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, third album of the band • temporary Tattooing of the parrot of Bon Scott used in the Australian cover sheet of the album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap •
Australian Dollar of internal state, utilized Only in its concerts in 1991 • sharp point for guitar with the logo of the band • Three black and blank lithographies of unpublished photos of
the band in the Alberts Studio in 1977 • Póster of the European tour Let There Be Rock of 1977.

The version reduced of this edition is thrown with the title of Best of the Boxset and includes three disks:

1. 1 CD of rarities live 2. 1 CD of the better rarities (a selection of the CD of Super Deluxe "Amp" Boxset) 3. 1
DVD Family Jewels Disc 3

ON THIS SITE , LOTS OF GREAT PICS FROM THEIR SHOWS IN PARIS HERE :
Paris Bercy 1
Paris Bercy 2 Part 1, Part 2
Paris Stade de France
Hotel 1 , 2, 3

MUSE to play secret show in Paris next week

MUSE will play a secret show in Paris On Sept 8th.
More details soon...

They will be recording a TV show: Taratata on Sept 9th.
There are rumours that they will play " L' album de la semaine" but i've been confirmed that they will NOT play this Canal+ TV show.

Charlie Watts NOT quitting The Rolling Stones ( updated )

UPDATED :

According to Undercover Charlie Watts is leaving the Rolling Stones .
It is NOT official for the moment
Check back later for more news.

According to Music Mix who interview the band's spokesperson ( read article )

Charlie Watts is NOT quitting the Stones

In other sad news when I was on holidays this summer two musicians died Willy Deville on August 6th from pancreatic cancer and legendary guitar player Les Paul at the age of 94 on August 13th from pneumonia.

IZIA @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal+ Sept 1st 2009

French Female singer IZIA is playing L' Album de la Semaine tonight.
She's 20, already opened a couple of years ago for the Stooges and did a duet performing two songs for Canal+ TV show " La Musicale" with Iggy when he was in Paris to promote " Préliminaires" .
Her band is 100% Classic rock, she might be only 20 but she knows how to walk that stage and get an audience wild well ... she's wild herself.
She's our french Janis joplin.
Maybe they should work a bit more the melodies of a couple of songs which sounded too simple.
Great set anyway

Hitler's reaction to Oasis ' split

HILARIOUS !

Them Crooked Vultures ( aka Les Petits Pois ) @ Rock en Seine St Cloud August 30th 2009

Them Crooked Vultures ( AKA 'Les Petits Pois')
@ Rock en Seine Parc de St Cloud, August 30th 2009

Last day for the Rock en Seine , the bill is even worse than the previous days as most of the bands are electro- rock.
We couldn't get there in time for the Eagles of death Metal or "The Pigeons of Shit Metal" as Axl Rose called them.
Erratum : We just know that Josh homme play the penultimate song " wanna be in L.A." with them.

A real nightmare for us poor bastards as we were busy this afternoon and we arrived just when Dave Grohl, Josh Homme , John Paul Jones and let's not forget Alain Johannes get on the second stage.
It's absolutely packed in the front with mostly male rockers, where are all the beautiful girls ?

Anyway John Paul Jones ( Led Zeppelin ) is smiling , Dave Grohl ( Foo Fighters ) is banging his drums like a maniac , Josh Homme ( QOTSA ) is concentrated on his guitar & Alain johannes ( Eleven ) is helping out on guitar and keys .

The set is VERY heavy with long songs. As i've never ever heard any of them before I can't really tell you anything about them except that they sound like the best of QOTSA.
Very heavy with bluesy licks and breaks.

This band is more like "QOTSA with friend J-P J" as all the guys on stage have played one moment or another in the QOTSA.
Funny to see how John paul jones is fitting in.
When you consider the history & Music of led Zeppelin and the history & Music of Nirvana , Foo Fighters & QOTSA , John Paul Jones seems to be out of place here even though his bass parts are perfect.

Dave Grohl is like a kid in a candy store playing with John Paul always looking and smiling at him in awe.

John- Paul is playing different bass guitars including a very weird one and a couple of songs on keys ( see Pics below)

Great 1 hour mother-fucking killer set probably the most waited for and the best of the festival.

Yeah Right ! go motherfucker go !

Weird guitar ( left )

SETLIST : ( From HERE )
01/ Elephants
02/ Dead End Friends
03/ Gunman
04/ Mind Eraser
05/ Bandoliers
06/ Caligulove
07/ Daffodils
08/ New Fang
09/ Nobody Loves Me and Neither Do I
10/ Warsaw

Alain johannes on guitar ( far right)

Dave Grohl 's drum after the show.

here's a video ( not mine ):

Prodigy , Mgmt, The Klaxons , Patrick Wolf @ Rock en Seine August 30th 2009

MGMT , The Klaxons , Prodigy , Patrick Wolf
@ Rock en Seine Parc de St Cloud August 30th 2009

After such a killer concert by "Les petits Pois" ( AKA Them Crooked Vultures ) it was hard to see anything after that.

Mgmt on main stage and crash barrier in front

So hang around the site, had a quick glance @ MGMT , not my drug of choice.

Some girls

The Klaxons are next on the second stage , another electro- rock band , some songs are really heavy others more dance and others really crap. There's a bit of everything but their best song is their single.
they're OK

It seems that all the Rock en Seine is expecting Prodigy , they're very powerfull on stage running everywhere but the music, apart from a couple of songs is very monotone .
So we left after 30 min

On our way out we saw Patrick Wolf for his last song a cover of Madonna's "Like a virgin" .
Funny guy it seems.

The 'cascade' at night ( left )

Zombies in the night