Whitney Houston is postponing tonight's show in Paris Bercy

UPDATED APRIL 7th:
Whitney houston has been hospitalized at the American Hospital in Neuilly for nasopharyngitis and a severe respiratory infection.

"Whitney is suffering from an upper respiratory infection and after a consultation with her doctors has been advised to postpone her performance," said a statement from the concert's organisers. "Whitney and her band apologise that the show has to be rescheduled on such short notice."

Why are we taking about her ?
Honestly I dunno.

Joe Perry Project to play London' s 100 club

For our london mates:
Joe Perry Project which is opening for Bad Company on their UK Tour this April will play a special show @ 100 Club in London on April 13th 2010.

Next show in Paris:

April 6:
Whitney Houston @ Bercy -POSTPONED-
April 7:
Band of Horses @ L' album de la semaine Tv recording
Laura Marling @ Fleche d' Or

april 8:

Band of Horses @ ---FLECHE D'OR---

April 9:
Kris Dollimore @ Gibert Joseph store in St Michel, Paris 5:30PM

April 11:

Mellissa Auf der Maur @ ---FLECHE D'OR---

April 16:
NEW YORK DOLLS @ TRABENDO (don't miss this one )

Easter Egg with exclusive Live KISS footages from Sidney 1980

Enjoy !

Much more exclusive KISS stuff HERE

Mia Doi Todd + June Madrona @ Oliver Peel session #21, Paris April 3rd 2010

Mia Doi Todd + June Madrona
@ Oliver Peel session #21, Paris April 3rd 2010

Double bill for this Oliver Peel session #21, yes already 21 sessions.
Once again lots of new faces ( and beautiful girls) from different countries.
First to play is June Madrona from Olympia , Washington; Home town of many bands from the Grundge era.
Grundge it ain't @ Oliver's , It's Folk, Folk & Folk. Do you get it ?

Very rural Folk with banjo, "ukulele" & Cello.
Cool last song with audience participation on wine glasses.

Last minute addition to the bill is American girl Mia Doi Todd from L.A.
Mia has recorded several albums and collaborated with many artists including Saul Williams.

Folk with many influences : Nick Drake, indian music and even south american, very "hypnotic" in a good sense.

setlists & some of the beautiful people.

MUCH more Pics from the session @ Oliver's (click)

Watch her video directed by Michel Gondry:

Stevie Wonder European tour 2010

Check our previous review of Stevie's show in Bercy last time: HERE

June 24 O2 Dublin, UK
June 26 Hyde Park London
June 27 Glastonbury fest
June 29 Manchester MEN Arena
June 30 Arenes de Nimes, France
July 1 Paris Bercy
July 2 Zénith Nantes
july 7 The moon & Stars Fest, Ticima Switzerland
July 9 & 10 Sporting Monaco
july 11 North sea Jazz fest Ahoy rotterdam holland

LUKE @ Fnac Forum, Paris April 2nd 2010 6:00PM

LUKE @ Fnac Forum 6:00 PM
Paris April 2nd 2010

French rock band LUKE is doing a showcase to promote their new album in the middle of the cd racks of the Fnac store in Chatelet.
Usually @ ROCKERPARIS we do NOT attend any French rock band gigs as they suck so bad, it's even worse when these rockin' froggies are singing in French.
Would you care for a rock band singing in Spanish or Italian ?
There's only one band that rocks and they're singing in French that's LUKE.
The songs are just well written including the lyrics.

Short semi-acoustic 7 songs set, "kids" are here in force, they know all the lyrics.
They have the talent to write very good songs with nice hooks.
Check them out they are worth it.

setlist

SLASH, entire solo album available for streaming

Do you want to listen to Slash entire new solo album ?

It's HERE

Maceo Parker @ Casino de Paris April 1st 2010

Maceo Parker @ Casino de Paris
Paris, April 1st 2010

After seeing The Four Tops & The Temptations for some SOUL music in this very same beautiful theatre yesterday night ( click for review & videos).
Today we're back with a vengeance for some FUNKY music with Maceo Parker.

The show is long Sold-out, the tickets were at a fair price : less than 40 euros.
French & sexy female singer Sophie Delila is opening, she's hot and has a very beautiful voice unfortunately the music she's playing sounds like Ayo and Ayo is a bit boring. But she did well.

Then we have master of the saxophone himself and former player for Mr James Brown ( as well as Martha High who's singing backing vocals ).
As you can guess lots of Funky music and lots of sax.
" We're gonna make it Funky" aww right man !
There were very good parts ( when he's playing the sax ) and some others less interesting (when there's the same rythm over and over for 15 min or when Maceo is repeating every 2 min " Give the band a round of applause") It tends to get on my nerves.

Maceo is doing a very good James Brown impersonator during the set, he even did a Ray Charles imitation that was breathless, including the voice.
Martha came to sing one down the front ( here on video).
Very Funky 2 hour set.

Maceo Parker & Martha High " think":

Metallica's "Enter Sandman" Smooth Jazz version

It's fool's day so let's have some fun

Jane's Addiction Performs first gig with Duff McKagan for Perry Farrell 51st birthday

Pic courtesy of © Todd Newman

Yesterday night at the " Les Deux" club in Los Angeles , Jane's Addiction performed for the first time with former Guns'n Roses and Velvet Revolver bass player Duff McKagan.
It was Perry Farrell 51st birthday party.

Happy Birthday Perry !!!

More Pics from the gig and Duff rehearsing with Jane's Addiction HERE

"Whole lotta love" Birthday cake HERE

The Temptations & The Four Tops @ Casino de Paris, Paris March 31 2010

The Temptations & The Four Tops
@ Casino de Paris in... Paris, March 31 2010

Soul Music , that's the way we like it, Han Han !
REAL Soul Music, not that shit from Destiny's Child & Co even though Beyonce is much more sexy than all past & present members of The Four Tops & The Temptations put together.

They may be called The Four Tops but they could be re-christened The One Top as there's only one original member : Abdul « Duke » Fakir.
The Motown Quartet from... Detroit, famous in the 60's for their Doo-wop, jazz , Soul & even disco music is still active and doing good... very good indeed.

Abdul « Duke » Fakir, if there is one...

Can't be wrong with all these HITS : "Bernadette", "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)", "It's the Same Old Song", "Standing in the Shadows of Love" and many others I can't remember.

shake it man !

GREAT 45 min set, I mean really GREAT !

Otis Williams ( right)

20 min intermmission to get a drink and check all the pretty girls at the bar and it's time to get back into this beautiful théatre that's nearly sold-out tonight with VERY expensive tickets ( Of Course, it's a Gérard Drouot Prod° ) between 70 & 95 Euros.

Same thing with The Temptations, there's only one original member :Otis Williams.
The Temptations are headlining which they already did when both bands played together in Paris @ the Olympia theatre a few years ago

Once again nothing can go wrong with a HITlist like they have : " My Girl", "Get ready", "I can't get next to you", "Papa was a rolling stone", "Just my Imagination", "Ball of confusion"... and many others.
It's simply unbelievable Hits after Hits...

The new guys have a great voice and the Temptations have always been one step above all the other Motown bands simply because the songs are great and they've played many different styles of music all along their career : Doo-wop, Jazz, soul, Rock Psyche, funk...

We have a winner

One of our best gig for 2010 !

"Get ready":


"My girl" & "I'm losing you":


YEAAAAHHH BABYYYY !!!!!!!!!!!