Band of Horses, Foals, Skunk Anansie @ Rock en seine August 27 2010

Band Of Horses, The Foals, Skunk Anansie @
Rock en Seine Part 1 August 27 2010, Parc de St Cloud

We came mainly @ Rock en Seine fest to see Band Of Horses , once again we're late , we've missed the first song.
Band of Horses played a couple of shows this year in paris, France each time infront of a very small audience : first one was for the Album de la semaine tv show ( capacity 150) on April 7 2010 and @ Fleche d'Or ( Capacity 400) the day after. ( click on links for review , setlist, pics & video)
They will be playing in a few days a radio show for France Inter ( C'est lenoir , Black session) once again in front of a selected audience of less than 300.

No need to tell you than we love them and we were not disappointed, great gig , The audience was really into them ,quite a surprise as they're not very popular over here.
They only played 2 songs from the last record maybe to please the frenchies with more welknown tunes.
Nice to start the day like this.

SETLIST ( From Oliver Peel)
01: Islands On The Coast
02: North West Apartment
03: Is There A Ghost
04: Laredo
05: The General Specific
06: No One's Gonna Love You
07: Cigarettes, Wedding Bands
08: Compliments
09: Ode To LRC
10: The Funeral

The rest of the bill for the Rock en Seine is very poor this year for our tastes no real big names.
It is now time for The Foals to play the very same stage ( we didn't go to see Kele , former Bloc Party singer as we hate electronic shit), we saw them this year at L' Album de la semaine Tv show and we hated it, nothing's changed, they're very popular now in france and the place is packed.

The singer really sings like Robert smith, funny but we still don't like this band.

Setlist (from oliver Peel):
01: Total Live Forever
02: Cassius
03: Balloons
04: Miami
05: After Glow
06: Alabaster
07: Spanish Sahara
08: Red Socks Pugie
09: Electric Bloom
10: Two Steps Twice

With Skunk Anansie , they too have guitars but they know how to use them correctly: Heavy.

Last time we saw them was here @ Rock en Seine a couple of years ago, this time they're playing the main stage

The sound is neat, SKIN is like a lion in a cage as usual runing from one side of the stage to the other, even singing in the audience for a couple of times; and the set is heavy.

That's what we like Heavy guitars.

Very good set

Part 2 with The Kooks, BRMC & Blink 182

A new song:

Yo

Tyler literally assaulted in New York by autograph seekers

Ebay is ruining everything , every time a band is going into a hotel you see dozen of autograph seekers assaulting artists in order to get an autograph to sell it later on Ebay.
Look at this location for video : a bunch of assholes in NYC assaulting Steven Tyler & entourage for autographs.

Don't worry we also have a bunch of assholes like this in Paris, same guys everywhere you go.

Columbia Records To Release Bruce Springsteen's 'The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story on Nov 16

Out before Christmas on Nov 16
Bruce is laughing all the way to the bank !!!

Box Set Includes 3CD/3DVD Package Of Remastered Album, Never-Before-Seen Studio & Live Footage, 80-Page Notebook, 21 Previously-Unreleased Songs, And An Extraordinary Documentary Film That Will Debut At The Toronto Film Festival Sept. 14 And On HBO Oct 7

Package Features Nearly Six Hours Of Footage, Including Classic 1978 Houston Performance, And More Than Two Hours Of Audio

Columbia To Simultaneously Release 'The Promise' Double CD Complete Songs From Darkness On The Edge Of Town's Lost Sessions

Here's the complete package & all...

Columbia Records will release Bruce Springsteen's 'The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story' on Nov 16. The Deluxe Package comprises over six hours of film and more than two hours of audio across 3 CDs and 3 DVDs. The media contents are packaged within an 80-page notebook containing facsimiles from Springsteen's original notebooks from the recording sessions, which include alternate lyrics, song ideas, recording details, and personal notes in addition to a new essay by Springsteen and never-before-seen photographs. Containing a wealth of previously unreleased material, 'The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story' offers an unprecedented look into Springsteen's creative process during a defining moment in his career. 'The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story' will additionally be released as a 3CD/3 Blu Ray disc set.

The set will be available as 'The Promise,' an edition which consists of only the unheard complete songs on two CDs or four LPs, along with lyrics and the new essay by Springsteen.

The previously unheard song "Save My Love" and an excerpt from the documentary are now streaming at http://www.BruceSpringsteen.net.

The Deluxe Package includes 'Darkness on the Edge of Town,' digitally remastered for the first time.

CD 1: REMASTERED 'DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN'
1. Badlands
2. Adam Raised A Cain
3. Something In The Night
4. Candy’s Room
5. Racing In The Street
6. The Promised Land
7. Factory
8. Streets Of Fire
9. Prove It All Night
10. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

"'Darkness' was my 'samurai' record," Springsteen writes, "stripped to theframe and ready to rumble…But the music that got left behind was substantial." For the first time, fans will have access to two discs containing a total of 21 previously-unreleased songs from the 'Darkness' recording sessions, songs that, as Springsteen writes, "perhaps could have/should have been released after 'Born To Run' and before the collection of songs that 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' became."

Highlights include the extraordinary rock version of "Racing in the Street," the never-before-released original recordings of "Because the Night," "Fire," and "Rendezvous," the supreme pop opus "Someday (We'll Be Together)," the hilarious "Ain't Good Enough for You," the superb soul-based vocal performance on "The Brokenhearted," the utterly haunting "Breakaway," and the fully orchestrated masterpiece and title song "The Promise." All 21 songs have been mixed by Springsteen's long-time collaborator Bob Clearmountain. According to long-time manager/producer Jon Landau, "There isn't a weak card in this deck. 'The Promise' is simply a great listening experience."

CD 2: THE PROMISE (DISC 1)
1. Racing In The Street ('78)
2. Gotta Get That Feeling
3. Outside Looking In
4. Someday (We'll Be Together)
5. One Way Street
6. Because The Night
7. Wrong Side Of The Street
8. The Brokenhearted
9. Rendezvous
10. Candy's Boy

CD 3: THE PROMISE (DISC 2)
1. Save My Love
2. Ain't Good Enough For You
3. Fire
4. Spanish Eyes
5. It's A Shame
6. Come On (Let's Go Tonight)
7. Talk To Me
8. The Little Things (My Baby Does)
9. Breakaway
10. The Promise
11. City Of Night

The Deluxe Package also features "The Promise: The Making of 'Darkness on the Edge of Town,'" a documentary directed by Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny. The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978—including home rehearsals and studio sessions—with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record. Advanced word on the documentary is so strong that it was invited to debut at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival on September 14 and will make its television debut on HBO on October 7.

DVD 1: "THE PROMISE: THE MAKING OF 'DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN'"

In addition, the set features more than four hours of live concert film from the Thrill Hill Vault, including the bootleg house cut (the footage that appeared on-screen at the concert) from a 1978 Houston show, and a 2009 performance of 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' in its entirety from Asbury Park. The special performance in Asbury Park was shot in HD without an audience and successfully recreates the stark atmosphere of the original album.

DVD 2: DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (PARAMOUNT THEATER, ASBURY PARK, NJ,
2009)
1. Badlands
2. Adam Raised A Cain
3. Something In The Night
4. Candy's Room
5. Racing In The Street
6. The Promised Land
7. Factory
8. Streets Of Fire
9. Prove It All Night
10. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

THRILL HILL VAULT (1976-1978)
1. Save My Love (Holmdel, NJ 76)
2. Candy's Boy (Holmdel, NJ 76)
3. Something In The Night (Red Bank, NJ 76)
4. Don’t Look Back (NYC 78)
5. Ain't Good Enough For You (NYC 78)
6. The Promise (NYC 78)
7. Candy's Room Demo (NYC 78)
8. Badlands (Phoenix 78)
9. The Promised Land (Phoenix 78)
10. Prove It All Night (Phoenix 78)
11. Born To Run (Phoenix 78)
12. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (Phoenix 78)

DVD 3: HOUSTON '78 BOOTLEG: HOUSE CUT
1. Badlands
2. Streets Of Fire
3. It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City
4. Darkness On The Edge Of Town
5. Spirit In The Night
6. Independence Day
7. The Promised Land
8. Prove It All Night
9. Racing In The Street
10. Thunder Road
11. Jungleland
12. The Ties That Bind
13. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
14. The Fever
15. Fire
16. Candy's Room
17. Because The Night
18. Point Blank
19. She's The One
20. Backstreets
21. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
22. Born To Run
23. Detroit Medley
24. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
25. You Can't Sit Down
26. Quarter To Three

Bruce Springsteen - "The Promise: The Making of 'Darkness on the Edge of Town'" Sneak Peek from Columbia Records on Vimeo.

Rock en seine August 27-28-29 2010

shit : It should rain all day on Friday & saturday.
walk with your boots on baby
sunshine for sunday ( of course)
from Meteo france

see ya there

Next Shows in Paris for end-August and early-september 2010 + a few news

Check first before going to ono of these gigs :

Rock en Seine fest on June 27, 28 & 29 (click for full line-up, schedules...)
August 27:
Klaxons @ L' Album de la semaine (Canal+ tv show invit only)
August 30:
The Black Angels @ L' Album de la semaine ( same shit) 8:00PM
Band of Horses @ C'est lenoir, Black Session ( radio show, invit only) 10:00PM
Serj Tankian @ Bataclan
August 31:
Marc Ribot & Very Special Guest - Black Diamond Heavies @ Cité de la Musique
Sept 4:
D. Krakauer, F. Wesley & SoCalled "Abraham Inc" @ Cité de la Musique
Sept 5:
John Cale @ salle pleyel
Sept 6:
Jim Jones Revue @ L'Album de la semaine ( canal+ tv show invit only)
Sept 7:
Black Mountains @ L' Album de la semaine (Canal+ tv show invit only)
from Sept 7 to...
charlie watts @ duc des Lombards

In other news :

• Iron Maiden's "The final frontier" tops charts in 21 countries INCLUDING FRANCE, it's a fucking miracle.
• Van Halen will be back in the studio with david Lee Roth on vocals
• Phelps 'Catfish' Collins died a couple of weeks ago he played guitar with James Brown, Parliament & funkadelic.He played with Bootsy in Paris for a James Brown tribute gig @ Bataclan (click for Pics).

• The Faces played a couple of shows in England with Mick Hucknall on vocals: he's doing a very decent job , our mate Glenn Matlock is on bass.

Here's "Stay with Me" :

Here's the setlist( tbc),click for videos:
Miss Judy's Farm
Maybe I'm Amazed
I Wish It would Rain
I'd Rather Go Blind
Flying
I Feel So Good
Debris
Ooh La La
Cindy Incidentally
Poolhall Richard
Too Bad
Had Me A Real Good Time
Stay With Me
Woody Slide Solo (incl Prodigal Son, Black Limousine)

The Libertines played their first comeback show @ HMV Forum in London, August 25 2010

We're back... with a vengeance !!!

Here's the setlist: (click for the videos)
'Horrorshow'
'The Delaney'
'Vertigo'
'Last Post On The Bugle'
'Tell The King'
'Boys In The Band'
'Music When The Lights Go Out'
'What Katie Did'
'Can't Stand Me Now'
'Death On The Stairs'
'The Ha Ha Wall'
'Don't Look Back Into The Sun'
'Time For Heroes'
'Campaign Of Hate'
'Begging'
'Lust Of The Libertines'
'What Became Of The Likely Lads'
'The Good Old Days'
'Radio America'/'Up The bracket'
'What A Waster'
'I Get Along'

They've done a secret show at the very same place the day before ( august 24th) in front of an audience of family & friends, 300 people only.
Here's the setlist:
'Horrorshow'
'The Delaney'
'Vertigo'
'Last Post On The Bugle'
'Begging'
'The Ha Ha Wall'
'Lust Of The Libertines'
'Campaign Of Hate'
'Boys In The Band'
'Tell The King'
'Death On The Stairs'
'Music When The Lights Go Out'
'What Katie Did'
'The Saga'
'Can't Stand Me Now'
'What Became Of The Likely Lads'
'Don't Look Back Into The Sun'
'The Good Old Days'
'Time For Heroes'
'Radio America'/'Up The Bracket'
'What A Waster'
'I Get Along'

Hole @ Bataclan August 25 2010

Courtney Love's HOLE played the Bataclan yesterday night, we were still sunbathing by the seaside but we have a few things for you

Pics: HERE

Setlist:(from Musiq Mag) [click for videos]
"Pretty on the Inside"
"Sympathy for the Devil" (The Rolling Stones)
"Skinny Little Bitch"
"Miss World"
"Violet"
"Celebrity Skin"
"Honey"
"Take This Longing" (Leonard Cohen)
"Pacific Coast Highway "
"Malibu"
"Plump"
"Jeremy" (Pearl Jam)
"Doll Parts"
Encore
"Play with Fire" (The Rolling Stones)
"How Dirty Girls Get Clean"
"Thirteen" (Big Star)
"Norther Star"
"Never Go Hungry

Back Soon...

Hi everybody !

We'll be back soon....

So stay tuned to ROCKERPARIS !!!

ROCKERPARIS Holidays in the sun...

Holidays in the sun for ROCKERPARIS.

A cheap holiday in other people's misery

We won't be @ HOLE @ Bataclan on August 25.
We should be back for the ROCK EN SEINE festival in St Cloud August 27-28-29.

Or maybe NOT if we get kidnapped by the locals in this case we'll be back officially for GUNS 'N FUCKIN' ROSES @ Bercy on Sept 13.

Take care and KEEP ON ROCKING !!!

A few news before we go...AC/DC , DIO, a pERFECT cIRCLE

A book for AC/DC and a statue for RONNIE JAMES DIO

• Strong rumours are suggesting that A PERFECT CIRCLE is back.
• Ozzy's remastered & expanded versions of Blizzard of ozz & Diary of a madman will be release in Japan in October... Europe should follow soon after
• A new book regarding AC/DC will be out in September in the US of A; "AC/DC In The Studio: The Stories Behind Every Album" by music biographer Jake Brown. Featuring "exclusive" interviews with producers, engineers, as well as extensive, sourced commentary from band members on the making of such classics as "Highway To Hell" and "Back in Black", the book is "the definitive account of the making of the greatest hard rock anthems of all time,"
• Knucklebonez wil release a Rock Icons Statue :The sculpture of Dio is displayed with his signature devil horns and iconic crouched stance.All figures in the Rock Iconz™ series are limited editions and the Ronnie James Dio statue is very exclusive with only 3000 pieces slated for production. A portion of all proceeds from www.knucklebonz.com go to the "Stand Up and Shout" cancer fund in honor of Ronnie James Dio. Reserve by Pre-Ordering Now: $115.00

Manic Street Preachers to play Album launch secret London gig tonight @ Hammersmith

contact: Irockinparis((@))yahoo.((dot))fr

Updated August 6 with setlist, Pics & video from the show

That's what i call "Good Job" Pics from the rehearsals and even the setlist before the end of the gig. I LOOOOVE technology.

From the rehearsals (C) Official Manics' Twitter

Manic Street Preachers is doing a secret gig tonight ( August 5 ) to launch their brand new cd " postcards from a young man".
It's not really a secret as I can tell you that the show will take place in a very small club : The Hammersmith Mens Society.
Bus stop: Hammersmith bridge (North side).You should see the club from the bus stop, it has a red painted wood wall.
♠ Hammersmith And Cirle lines are out

Rehearsals & Gig (right)

Setlist (tbc)

Ist song replayed after false start


Cheers mates

Original BLACK SABBATH line-up to reunite with OZZY ?

BLACK SABBATH to reunite ?

Tony Iommi & Geezer Butler from Heaven & Hell or Black Sabbath ???

OZZY Osbourne was @ KNAC radio yesterday talking about a few things including a "very probable" reunion of the classic BLACK SABBATH line-up feat. Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward.
The funny thing is that he said that they would "very very" probably record new material to do " the ultimate SABBATH record" and then go on tour.

Hard to believe, he can't barely walk on stage and he's planning a year and a half tour to promote his new album "Scream".
So if it ever happens it won't be before 2012
You have to remember that they tried to do a record ten years ago and it was shelved.

He also had some very kind words for the late Ronnie James Dio.

We shall see...

New feud between Aerosmith & Tyler regarding his possible "American Idol" gig as a judge

Updated August 5 :
With Interview from The Cowhead Show (click to listen to the interview).
Joe Perry : "Again, the four of us were in shock. It was a replay of last year, except this time he had a job." "It's like getting hit over the head." ...and so on...
The future doesn't look bright for AEROSMITH.
Source: blabbermouth

Tyler has a head as big as this nowadays (left) & his head is getting heavier and heavier (right)
@ Paris Bercy june 2010

Tyler has confirmed that he will be a judge for "American Idol".
Perry was furious: "I found out on the Internet like the rest of the world" he told the Boston Herald.
"There was an AEROSMITH afterparty at Studio 54 after the Vegas show — which none of us in the band knew anything about — and he said some stuff there. I mean, this is no small thing."
"I mean, after working with me for 40 years, he couldn't tell me about this," Perry told BostonHerald.com. "Why so secretive? We're told it's a done deal. If Steven is committed to a TV show, that kind of affects the rest of us. We'd like to plan our lives, ya know?"
Perry said he confronted Steven in his dressing room before the band’s show Saturday night at the MGM Grand about the “American Idol” buzz. Tyler said he was instructed not to discuss it, said Perry.

It looks like Tyler is loosing it once again... and this time it's not prescription drugs.
It's probably a thing called EGO , remember a few months ago he wanted out and do a solo record among other things.
AEROSMITH threatened to go on tour with another singer... and things cooled down suddenly with a Tour.

HEY STEVEN WHAT DA FUCK ARE YOU SMOKIN' ???

Check our review from their show @ Paris Bercy Part 1 on June 29 ; Part 2 & Part 3 (click for Pics, setlist & video).

Soundgarden to release career spanning retrospective album "Telephantasm" on Sept 27/28

Chris Cornell @ Cigale Feb 2009

Soundgarden will release their first collection of music since 1996, Telephantasm on September 28th in the US and September 27th internationally. This career-spanning retrospective album includes never-before-heard unreleased track “Black Rain,” taken from the Badmotorfinger recording sessions.

Additionally, on September 28th A&M/UMe will be releasing 3 expanded versions of Telephantasm which will include a double-disc with 12 additional tracks, 5 of which are previously unreleased, and Soundgarden’s first-ever DVD, featuring 20 videos, 13 of which have never been released, a Deluxe 3-LP Vinyl Edition and an individually numbered Super Deluxe Collector’s Edition. The Super Deluxe Collector’s Edition will be available for a limited time and will include 2 CDs, the limited edition DVD, three heavy vinyl discs, a collectible poster, lithos, and much more. These 3 expanded versions will be available at all music retail outlets and on the band’s website.

The track listing for the various release formats is as follows HERE

Yeah! Coool How to make quick bucks with nothing !

The band will also play a intimate show @ Vic Theatre in Chicago on August 5 before heading to the LOLLAPALOOZA Fest.

Check our review of Chris Cornell's last shows in Paris @ Cigale on Feb 24 2009 & Paris Bercy on May 20 2009 supporting Lenny Kravitz. (with Pics setlist & video).

U2 preview 2 new songs @ Rehearsals in Torino, Italy

U2 preview 2 new songs @ Stadio Olimpico di Torino

U2 @ Stade de France ( Part 1) July 12 2009 Part 2 HERE,
& the First show @ SDF on July 11
click for great pictures & video

U2 is back on the road after Bono's back surgery.
They will play their first show on August 6th @ Stadio Olimpico di Torino in Italy.
Yesterday night Italian fans camping outside the gates of the stadium recorded what is supposed to be 2 new songs.
Here's the first one:

But wait .... there's another one HERE

The Black Crowes , Entire "Croweology" Album Available For Streaming

Listen to the entire new album
Croweology

click on cover please.

To celebrate their 20th anniversary The Black Crowes are releasing in a few days an acoustic double album ( for the price of only one) featuring 20 of the best songs from their catalogue.

You can listen to the entire album by clicking on the cover above.

The band will go on tour in the USA from August 'till December ending the tour @ The Fillmore East in Frisco with a 6 night stand from December 12 -19 before going on a lengthy hiatus to spend time with their families.
Which means that we won't see them in Europe before a few years. Too bad

The last time they've played a proper show in Paris was @ Olympia in 2001, ROCKERPARIS was lucky to see them performing a private show @ Canal+ on April 8 2008.

Chris Robinson (vocals/guitar), Rich Robinson (guitar), Steve Gorman (drums), Sven Pipien (bass), Luther Dickinson (guitar) and Adam McDougall (keyboards)

Them Crooked Vultures, "Gunman" LIVE video from Fuji Rock festival July 30 2010 Japan

Fuji rock festival is on in Japan and we have so quality live footages of Them Crooked Vultures from the green stage for you all.
It's " Gunman":

Pharrel Williams' custom Harley Davidson

Pharrell Williams with his newly designed custom Harley Davidson

Pharrell Spot For Harley-Davidson from Team Satten on Vimeo.

AC/DC to release new live album for the Black Ice Tour

A new live album for AC/DC shortly...

Brian Johnson confirmed yesterday at the BBC that there will be a new LIVE album soon, before christmas ???
AC/DC is cashing in and laughing all the way to the bank as the Black Ice Tour was the second most lucrative tour in history ( after the Rolling Stones' ).

Sony signed them a few years ago for a fortune they've only done a studio album ( Black Ice) all the rest were shitty compilation of known songs (the crap from Iron man 2) or so called -unknown- songs (the crap "backtracks").

What about the album with new studio tracks that was supposed to be ready ?

Now we have a new live album with the 20th version of "Highway to hell" or " Back in Black" COOL !

Check our previous reviews with LOTS OF GREAT PICTURES of AC/DC :
Stade de france June 2010 Part 1 & part 2
Stade de France June 12 2009
Paris Bercy 1 Feb 2009 , AC/DC @ Hotel in Paris
Paris Bercy 2 Feb 2009 , Part 2

Aretha Franklin, Live video @ Olympia Paris June 21 1971

Aretha Franklin @ Olympia 1971

Click on Pic for video

French National TV archive are streaming lots of live music video.
This week the INA is releasing a 20 min live video of footages of Aretha Franklin's concert @ Olympia Theatre in Paris on June 21 1971 featuring the late King Curtis who will be shot down 3 months later in New York.