AC/DC Bercy 1 Paris Feb 25th 2009

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AC/DC Paris Bercy Feb 25th 2009

Rock On !

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For setlist and more on this gig click here and here ( In french )
More on AC/DC in Paris HERE , HERE & HERE .

" Dirty deeds Done Dirt Cheep" video :

Chris Cornell @ Cigale Feb 24th

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Chris Cornell @ Cigale in paris Feb 24th 2009

Nice to see Chris Cornell back in Paris after his gig was cancelled last June.
He did a set at the trendy night club the Showcase in 2007 and he was smoking , playing a Best of... his whole career .
Unfortunately tonight things are very different , he's here to promote his shitty new cd produced by Timbaland and tonight's concert consisted of his WHOLE new cd.
No need to tell you that the first 45 min were complete crap , lots of backing tapes , loops and samples.
We were several wondering ( including me & Patrice Guino , our fellow photographer) if he was really singing live , i honestly think that for most of it he wasn't.
He played a bit of acoustic guitar but it seemed it wasn't plugged.
Come on Chris ! What happened to ya !

Second part of the show( which was brilliant ) was introduced with the James Bond Theme " you know my name " and then the show really started playing Soundgarden' s " Rusty Cage " , "Outshined" and " Loud Love" + others including a great version of Temple of Dog 's " hunger strike " .

Shame that Chris Cornell has become such a joke !!!

SETLIST : ( from Chris Cornell's site )
Intro - Part of me - Time -Sweet Revenge - Get up - Ground Zero - Never Far Away -Take Me Alive - Long Gone - Scream -Enemy - Other Side Of Town - Climbing The Walls - Watch Out - You Know My Name - Wide awake - Rusty Cage - Loud Love - Hunger Strike - Outshined

There was suposed to be a meeting with competition winners that was cancelled because Chris left the venue straight after the gig. Nice !

setlist

" You know my Name " :

Angus Young in Paris Feb 24th 2009

We went to say hello to Angus at his hotel , he was kind enough to pose for me before going out with his wife .

Little devil : Angus Young
Paris Feb 24th

Unreleased version of The Beatles ' Revolution 1 discovered ???

Here it is listen & Enjoy !!!

U2 & AC/DC in Paris Feb 23rd 2009

First we had someone going to U2 's hotel just before going to canal+ , the band came back from the rehearsals around 4:30 pm , only Bono signed a couple of things to fans outside ( see picture ).
Then, as one of our reporter was going back home from work he spotted a few fans outside a hotel or restaurant and was lucky to see Malcom Young from AC / DC.
That's what i call being Lucky

Alice Russell @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal+ Feb 23rd 2009

Alice Russell @ L' Album de la Semaine

Some of us were lucky to go to Le Grand Journal to see U2 doing an interview and playing 2 songs LIVE , I wasn't ...and i had already booked my evening to see White English Soul babe Alice russell.

L' Album de la Semaine is the coolest place to see a band live , 150 people seating in stalls just in front of the musicians , can't beat these perfect conditions.

She's here to promote her recent cd "Pot of Gold" , Lots of musicians on the stage : 7 all dressed in white ( black trousers for half of ' em ) plus Alice in black & PINK !

She's playing Soul with Jazz influences , her voice is great, crystal clear for moments and really Rock at others ( as if she had drink a bottle of JD before singing ).
Some might argue well , here's another Amy Whinehouse or Duffy .
First: after hearing Alice Russell i can tell you that Duffy can go back to school. Alice is one league above. But Second :unfortunately she doesn't have the Charisma or the Soul that Amy has.
There's something missing and i don't put the blame on her ( Alice ) but maybe on her musicians , these guys are perfect but when you're playing soul music , you need SOUL .

I can't feel any SOUL in them maybe she should add some black musicians to her band.
She did a very good soft version of Gnarls Barkley' s "Crazy" ( and i really hate that song ! ).
She came back for an encore singing an also very good version of The White Stripes' "Seven nation army".
Nice set but could have been better. But don't get me wrong she's worth 10 Duffys.

U2 @ Grand Journal or Alice Russell @ L' Album de la Semaine

Tomorrow two shows @ Canal+ :
1) U2 at the Grand Journal with interview and 2 songs LIVE
well we don't have anything for this one but we're gonna try to sneak in ...
2) Alice Russell @ L' Album de la Semaine .

Tuesday the 24th :
1) Chris Cornell @ Cigale
2) The Only Ones @ L' Album de la Semaine

AC/DC Bercy 25th & 27th Feb

Kings Of Leon @ Olympia Feb 20th 2009

Could'nt get a ticket for the kings of Leon yesterday night @ the Olympia.
It was sold out a long time ago, didn't bother asking for one in advance i thought i would find one easily on the night which obviously wasn't the case , funny with the music they're playing lots of trendy girls in the audience no rockers at all.
Lots of English & americans too.

The Marquee & the Opera de Paris

Nevertheless here's a review from our good friend Oliver Peel with pictures & SETLIST.
Finally i've found a good video on the net ( & another one ).

Popa Chubby & friends @ Jamel Comedy Club Paris Feb 19th 2009

Popa Chubby & Friends @ Jamel Comedy Club Paris Feb 19th 2009

Late night set for Popa Chubby ,of course when you think that it's gonna be alright that's when it's ugly : The show is supposed to start at 11 PM and we're still waiting outside just before midnight AND after seeing him at the Album de la semaine a couple of days ago we were put on the guest list and that bitch ( probably from the record company ) did NOT.
Anyway Patrice Guino our lovely camera man could get us in very quickly... just in time , Popa was just getting on the tiny stage.

Popa The Vicious country cat

Popa played many songs from his new country cd ( see review from the Album de la semaine here , it will be broadcast in March on Canal+ ).
We were lucky to get a few guests tonight , first was JJ Milteau ( a great harmonica player ) for a couple of songs . Then a french guitar player ( ? ) and the one that everybody was waiting for ... Nono from french rock band Trust on two songs ( including a 10 min version of "Red House" ).
Last guest was Jean Michel Kadjan who did tour with The Yardbirds recently.
Very nice bluesy-country gig.

Popa Chubby & JJ Milteau

Nice building next to my home

here's a video with Popa Chubby & Nono :