Pete Doherty & friends @ Bataclan Paris March 9th 2009

Pete Doherty Featuring Graham Coxon & friends

@ Bataclan Paris March 9th 2009
Support bands : Adam Ficek's Roses Kings Castles
& Lipstick Melodies AKA Alan Wass & Kristian Marr

Pete did a photoshoot after rehearsing

He spotted us laughing

Here with the photographer


Rehearsals with Adam Ficek

note : the " I Love You Adam " on the case

SETLIST : ( Courtesy of oliver Peel )
01: Music When The Lights Go Out (Libertines)
02: Arcady (Libertines)
03: Last Of The English Roses
04: 1939 Returning
05: A Little Death Around The Eyes
06: Salome
07: Through The Looking Glass
08: Palace Of Bone
09: Death On The Stairs (Libertines) Peter solo
10: Tell The King (Libertines) Peter solo
11: Don't Lock Back Into The Sun (Libertines) Peter solo
12: I Am The Rain
13: Sheepskin Tearaway (with Dot Allison)
14: Lady Don' t Fall Backwards
15: Sweet By And By Drew
16: New Love Grows On Trees
17: Broken Love Song
18: Albion (Babyshambles)
19: Time For Heroes (Libertines)

Nice 5 songs set by Adam Ficek. He was welcome by the audience
Then we had Alan Wass & friend , they just played a few songs on acoustic guitar , it was a bit of a mess but i liked it.
Both of these guys are just assholes , we were backstage after the show and they were completely pissed and were kicked out of the backstage ( don't know the reason ) by the manager. Lots of tension because of this two dickheads. Nearly a fist fight.

Great set by Pete , lots of people on stage : Pete + Adam & Drew , 2 keyboard players , 3 classical musicians + Graham Coxon on guitar & Miss Allison on vocals for one song.
Nice combination of full band songs and acoustic numbers with Pete on his own.
Graham seemed sometimes a bit lost in all of this but nevertheless did some great guitar licks à la Jeff beck.
Lots of slow or medium tempo songs ( i'm not familiar with the new songs ) except for the last one " Time is for Heroes " the fastest song of the night , here on video
ENJOY !!!

See our pics and Video from Pete playing the single at a radio show last week in Paris : HERE

Last song of the show with Pete Doherty jumping into the crowd :

Paul McCartney, Pink , Beth Ditto @ Stella McCartney A/W Fasion Week in Paris March 9th 2009

Paul McCartney & Friends @ Stella McCartney A/W Fashion Week
Paris, March 9th 2009 Carreau Du Temple

Salma Hayek & Beth Ditto

Nice to see Paul McCartney back in Paris to support his daughter Stella , he's here with girlfriend Nancy Shevell ( on the right on the Pic ) .
Other celebrities present were french actresses Emma De Caunes & Zoe felix .
Famous model Twiggy , Kanye West & girlfriend were there too.

Paul McCartney

Pink

Paul McCartney & son james McCartney ( on the left )
Program & cd signed by Paul + Staff Pass & Invitation

Paul & guests :

Adam Ficek ( Babyshambles ) @ Pop' In March 8th 2009

Adam Ficek ( AKA Roses Kings Castles ) drummer from Babyshambles is playing a free show tonight ( sunday ) at the Pop'in club in Paris (105 rue amelot - 75011 PARIS M° Filles du Calvaire (8) or Oberkampf ).

Here are the Pics from the show :

Adam the man with the red socks

Relax Man !

Adam begging on his knees for NOT being mob by underage girls
not pictured here sorry !

After being mobbed

Very cool 30 min+ show with Adam in this lovely bar ( Pop' in ), lots of beautiful girls tonight.
Nice atmosphere everybody is very relax including the Staff ( quite a change compare to those assholes from the Truskel ).
Adam is one of the nicest musicians i have ever met , be sure to get to the Bataclan early tomorrow to hear him play.

Adam will be opening for Pete Doherty @ Bataclan on March 9th and 10th.
He will also play a showcase at Gibert Music store ( Boulevard St Michel ) at 5 PM on the 11th .

Sisters of Mercy @ Bataclan Paris March 7th 2009

Sisters of Mercy @ Bataclan Paris March 7th 2009

I just went to the gig out of curiosity as i don't really know anything about this band.
Just think of the heaviest and darkest early-The Cure song and you'll guess what kind of music they're playing.
First surprise : it's sold-out & the audience is VERY different from the one i've met this afternoon at the Charlie Winston showcase, instead of the 98% teenage girls, we have here a 70% male audience in their late thirties ALL dressed in Black.
The show hasn't started yet that i've never seen so much dry ice on a stage anywhere . It is hard to see the musicians on the first song and all along the concert.
There is so much smoke at the end of the show that it's also difficult to see the audience on the other side of the Bataclan.

The music is enjoyable even though it is very dark but the sound is too perfect and i'm wondering if they're not using tapes for the music and even for some vocals ( Backing vocals are obviously NOT live ).
Photographers are only allowed one song , I 'd like to see their pics, the dry ice is everywhere
The songs sounded a bit the same but the audience seemed to be really INTO it.

Here's a review from their show in Koln Germany from Oliver Peel with setlist & pics
Great pictures from the Bataclan by Robert Gil

SETLIST : (Courtesy of this forum )
(1) Afterhours Intro
(2) Crash & Burn
(3) Ribbons
(4) Train/Detonation Boulevard
(5) Alice
(6) Flood I
(7) Floorshow
(8 Anaconda
(9) Marian
(10) Suzanne
(11) Arms
(12) Dominion/Mother Russia
(13) Summer
(14) First And Last And Always
(15) This Corrosion
(16) Flood II

Encores:
(17) Something Fast
(18 )Cool Vision Thing
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(19) Lucretia My Reflection
(20) Top Nite Out
(21) Temple Of Love

Live Video sorry about the quality :

Charlie Winston @ Fnac Forum March 7th 2009

Charlie Winston is getting very popular in France thanks to his hit single " Like a hobo ".
This saturday afternoon he's playing a showcase at the Fnac Forum in Paris.
Lots of girls ( 98% ) aging between 14 and 18 , all very beautiful , constantly talking about his tiny little ass ;-)
Anyway , i'm here for the music.
He's playing a nice combination of Pop-Folk with a bit of soul.
He's alternating between his acoustic guitar and his piano, he's here with a drummer , bass player ans harmonica player.
The voice is very good and the cool attitude is lighting the audience. hard to make a move the place is jammed.
After his set, he signed a few cds to fans , the guy seems very nice too.
Cool 30 min+ set.

"Like a Hobo" LIVE :


See ya tonight at The Sisters of Mercy.

Neil Young European tour dates 2009

Here they are:

2009-05-30, Primavera Sound 2009 Festival, Barcelona, Spain
2009-05-31, Velodromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain

2009-06-03, Le Zénith Nantes Metropole, Nantes, France
NEW DATE :PARIS ZENITH JUNE 4th 2009

2009-06-06, Sportpaleis, Antwerpen, Belgium
2009-06-09, Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany
2009-06-11, Norwegian Wood Festival, Oslo, Norway
2009-06-14, Isle Of Wight Festival, Newport, Isle of Wight, England
2009-06-16, O2 World, Berlin, Germany
2009-06-17, Olympiahalle, München, Germany
2009-06-19, Tanzbrunnen, Köln, Germany
2009-06-21, O2 Arena, Dublin, Ireland
2009-06-23, Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, England
2009-06-24, Aberdeen Exhibition Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland
2009-06-26, Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, England - (TBC)
2009-06-27, Hard Rock Calling Festival, London, England - (TBC)

Anais @ Fnac Forum March 5th 2009

French singer Anais did a showcase at Fnac Forum store in Paris at 5:30 PM
I happened to do some shopping there so i went to see her as it was not crowdy.
She came with 2 acoustic guitar players and ONLY played 5 songs including a Billy Idol cover.
She has funny lyrics and the music is allright.
Once again as we were making our way in, the security told us "No photos and No recording" and when the girl introduced her she repeated "No pictures whatsover".
Funny how some artists can act like divas.
Hey baby you're not The Rolling Stones... yet.

Oh Yeah , one more thing :
Lynyrd Skynyrd and Whitesnake are playing in Paris in june, prices are betwen 67 and 80 euros for Skynyrd and between 50 & 70 euros for the Snake.

How is that possible ?
You MOTHER-FUCKING SON OF A BITCH of french promoter , everywhere in Europe both these bands are playing for no more than 40 euros.
Gérard drouot productions: You BASTARDS
I feel better now ;-)

Loney Dear @ C'est Lenoir , Black Session # 295 Paris March 4th 2009

Loney Dear live @ Black Session for the C'est Lenoir radio show on french France Inter.

Loney Dear

I've never heard that Swedish "one man band" before and they ( he ) made a great impression on me as it's probably one of the best Black Session i've been to.
This guy (Emil Svanängen ) is just making some great pop-folk music.
Check his Myspace page here to listen to his music

The show was broadcasted live and we were lucky to be treated with 3 extra songs after the broadcast ended.
He had a standing ovation , everyone went home with a smile on their face.
GREAT !!!

Here's a review from their showcase at the Fnac store in Paris a couple of days ago on Oliver Peel 's site. In german and in french with pictures.

setlist

The first 2 songs not broadcasted live :

Steve Jones ( Sex Pistols ) to join The Stooges ?

British punk icon STEVE JONES has offered his services to IGGY POP as the LUST FOR LIFE hitmaker contemplates life after the death of THE STOOGES guitarist RON ASHETON.
Asheton, 60, reportedly died from a heart attack on 6 January (09) - just months after reconciling with Pop for a Stooges comeback.
But Jones is keen to keep the band's plans on track after quitting his Job as a Los Angeles DJ.
He tells the Los Angeles Times that he and Pop have been talking about Jones becoming an honorary member of The Stooges for upcoming tour dates.

News from PR- Inside.

Oasis @ Paris Bercy March 3rd 2009

Contact : irockinparis (@ ) yahoo.fr

OASIS Live @ Paris Bercy March 3rd 2009

Sold-Out show in this 17 000 arena.
The gig started really well with 5 songs in a row , unfortunately the show was plagued with technical problems , the PA was not working . In fact we discover that the right speakers didn't work at all until they started working . Nice !
Then they gave up twice forcing the band to leave the stage for a couple of minutes.

Anyway that was rock' n roll , that's when things are fucking up that it's funny.
Rock bands are so boring nowadays.
Liam is always acting like a wanker , throwing is mike to the ground several times but his voice was fine.
Noel was perfect all along the show.
Liam get a girl on stage for "Supersonic" ( see video below )
I've prefered this gig to the one they've done a few months ago at the tiny Bataclan in Paris.

But nevertheless there's a huge gap between a band like AC/DC, which played 2 shows in Bercy last week, and OASIS.
They look and sound like a ballroom band compare to AC/DC.

Enjoyable gig but it could have better.
We were lucky that it wasn't worse as often with Oasis

Un petit coucou à Tonton Francis ;-)

Here's a video with Noel singing : Rockingparis

"Supersonic" :

Pete Doherty @ " Le Fou du Roi " on France Inter radio March 3rd 2009

Contact : irockinparis (@ ) yahoo.fr

Very early wake up call this morning to see Pete Doherty Playing @ Le Fou du Roi on France Inter .
We thought that he might play a couple of songs but he only played the single " Last of the English roses" Here on video.
So we made a quick exit.

Mathilde's mobile pictures

Pete has become a Mormon

"Last of the English roses":

Pete Doherty @ L' Album de la semaine March 2nd 2009

AC/DC has left Paris on saturday , sunday is a day off for me.
Monday back to rock'n roll with Pete Doherty playing Canal+ TV show : " L' album de la Semaine".

This week with AC/DC will be hard to forget for many reasons, from the day they arrived in Paris ( Feb 23rd ) till the day they left ( Feb 28th ) to go to belgium to play their next show in Antwerpen.

setlist to be completed...

Pete Doherty solo with just an acoustic guitar is always funny to see ( remember the gig @ the Truskel which ended in chaos ) . This time it's more relax , in front of a selected audience of 200+ for Canal+.
He's very smart tonight and here to play his new album Grace/Wastelands ( out next week ) so lots of new songs that i'm hearing for the first time plus a couple of Babyshambles for the encore.
I'll get the setlist right tomorrow.
Very nice set and for once he's playing ( mostly ) in tune and the vocals are right too.
A club gig without the chaos.
So sad he left straight after the gig , no one could meet him.

Past Pete Doherty reviews :
Maroquinerie Nov 2008 ( with videos )
Fete de L' Humanité ( Babyshambles )with videos
Truskel ( part 2 )with video
Truskel ( part 1 )with video

See you tomorrow morning for a radio show with Pete.

The Answer @ Fnac Montparnasse Paris March 2nd 2009

The Answer @ Fnac Montparnasse Paris March 2nd 5:30 PM

After opening for AC/DC in Paris Bercy on both nights, The Answer is playing a free gig at the Fnac store in Paris. I thought they were a bit average in Bercy but in front of a small audience the band is smoking.
I was there late so i've missed the first 3 songs , hope they will be back in a club soon , there are bands that you appreciate more in a sweaty club than in a big arena. The Answer is one of them with their Heavy blues rock.

Led Zeppelin ' 69 ? ( left )

singer & setlist signed

Playing Bob Seger's "Rosalie" ( popularized by Thin Lizzy ) :

No Faces reunion ?

From my good friend Ray :
"It now looks certain the Rod Stewart And The Faces reunion tour WILL NOT HAPPEN this year as Rod Stewart is about to announce a UK and Europe Summer 2009 solo tour.Lets hope The Faces shows happen in 2010 or at least play a one off London show at the end of 2009"

Here's an recent interview ( Feb 24th ) with Ian McLagan :
EXPRESS: How did the recent rehearsal reunion of the Faces come about?
MAC: Because I've been working for it for 30 years or more! We had a rehearsal in London in November and it was great. It was just as much fun as it should have been — and as much fun as it always was. And we left with the idea that we would play a gig in London sometime this year. And if it went down well — which I'm sure it would — we would do a short tour. Well, nothing happened and I've never heard from Rod since then. Ronnie, Kenney and I had lunch in London on Wednesday, and Ronnie told me Rod is still keen to do something, but [Rod] really doesn't want to tour. But that may change. If we do one gig or two gigs, then he might get the buzz. He certainly had the buzz when we were rehearsing. He was in great spirits. And if the Faces aren't fun, the faces are fucked!

There are also strong rumours that The Rolling Stones will tour in the USA later this year.
So it's one more for The Faces not to reform this year.