ROCKERPARIS' TOP 20 Rock gigs for 2011 ! (Part 1)

ROCKERPARIS' Top 20 concerts for 2011 (Part 1)
-NOT in order-

Click on links for review, Pics , setlist & video for all these shows

Thin Lizzy/ America/ Ben Harper

1) Thin Lizzy @ Bataclan Jan 26 : (part 2) Strange line-up with Ricky Warwick / Vivian Campbell but one of our favorite show of 2011 (and it was only January)

2) Band Of Horses @ Cigale Feb 26: We've seen the band a few times before (Club,TV, radio, & festival shows) but their first headlining "big" show in Paris was Top.

3) Marianne Faithfull @ Théatre du Chatelet March 22 & 23: 60's Icon Lady Marianne introducing her new album with some of her best songs & some nasty guitar by none other than Mr Wayne Kramer from the MC5. WaaannGG !

4) America @ Casino de Paris April 19 & 20: Folk American legends performed two shows in Paris , it was a must see this year.Fantastic tunes.

5) Ben Harper & R7 @ Fleche d'Or May 09 : The new album "Give till it's gone" is not as good ( and as heavy) as the previous one "White Lies" but Ben is rejuvenated with his new band. Perfect conditions for us at this club show.

6) QOTSA @ Olympia May 23: They performed the first album in its entirety : Fantastic. The Encore was not as good with songs from the crappy latest album but still a great show.
Waters/ Doors/Megadeth/QOSTA

7) Roger Waters @ Bercy May 30 & 31: FANTASTIC SHOWS, the music, the sound , the stage, everything was top including his voice, well... he was miming over a tape. Still Fantastic. In our top 5 for 2011

8) Judas Priest @ Zénith June 20: Great performance with a smashing new guitar player and Rob Halford's voice was terrific.Great setlist too. Duff McKagan's Loaded opening was crap.

9) Manzarek/ Krieger @ Bataclan July 03: Former Doors members playing in Paris on the Anniversary of Jim Morrison's death. Everytime we saw them it was less and less good, in the end we didn't even bother going but tonight's show was great.

10) Sonisphere Fest in Amnéville with Anthrax,Slayer, Megadeth, & METALLICA July 09: Shitty conditions ( and very dangerous) as it was on a huge parking lot with stones the size of a pint glass, it was also baking hot the whole day and the security was crap. Metallica have performed a terrific set with the best setlist I have ever seen them do. Unfortunately the jam at the end of this Big 4 ruined (almost) everything as Slayer & Megadeth didn't turn up.

Judas Priest/Metallica

Merry Fuckin' Christmas 2011 from ROCKERPARIS !!!

Merry Fuckin' Christmas from ROCKERPARIS and from Dan & Jamie

Christmas time in Paris

Christmas lightning in Paris

Champs Elysées / Notre Dame/ Place Vendôme

Paris is really beautiful in december with lots of very beautiful Christmas lightning everywhere apart from the Champs Elysées where it looks like some spaceship from 2001 Space Odissey or Star Wars...Nice but no relation with Christmas.

Shop Window display @ Le Printemps by Chanel (above & below)

If you go next to the Opera Garnier, don't miss the shop window displays of department store Le Printemps. It is absolutely AMAZING ! well... for the girls and the kids !

The most beautiful I have ever seen, it is designed and inaugurated by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel.
There are several displays (click for video), not all are in Pics here, some of them are animated, the one below with Karl Lagerfeld is very funny as each "little Karl" is animated.(click for video of inauguration)
It probably cost a fortune to make, if you're in Paris it's a must see, kids will love it.
It's free and still on at night.

As Axl Rose would say:

MERRY FUCKIN' CHRISTMAS !!!

Guns N Roses Pro-shot footage of entire Los Angeles show available

Guns N Roses entire concert @ L.A. Forum recorded on Dec 21 is now available
This professionally filmed video footage was streamed on iclips as pay-per-view
It is NOW on ROCKERPARIS , it's free and it's 3 hours long.
So enjoy MOTHER FUCKERS !

Part 1 with first two songs :"Chinese Democracy" & "Welcome to the Jungle" is HERE
Part 2 Entire show below


Guns N Roses performance @ Rock in Rio in Oct 2011 is also available to watch on ROCKERPARIS Here

Check our review of GUNS N ROSES @ Zénith arena in Lille France
GUNS N ROSES @ bERCY pART 1 pART 2 pART 3 (click on all links for GREAT Pictures, setlist, exclusive videos)
GUNS N ROSES @ L'aRC Club pART 1 pART 2

Lost footage of David Bowie playing "Jean Genie" on Top of the Pops in 1973 uncovered

Footage of David Bowie performing "The Jean Genie" with The Spiders from Mars on Top Of The Pops thought to have been lost forever is to be screened for the first time in almost 40 years.
The performance has not been screened on TV since it originally aired on January 4, 1973, the day after it was recorded.

HERE IT IS, ENJOY :

Read more on how the footage was uncovered HERE

Listen to "My Valentine" Paul McCartney's new song

Hear Paul McCartney's new song "My Valentine" featuring Eric Clapton on guitar from yet untitled new album to be out in February 2012



Paul is about to offer a glimpse into “the songs which inspired the songs” with the upcoming release of a brand new album of those standards he grew up listening to in his childhood—plus two brand new McCartney compositions: the album, which is currently untitled, will be released on Hear Music/Concord Records on February 7^th 2012.

Slayer's guitarist Jeff Hanneman's scar after surgery

(c) KEVIN WINTER (?)
Scar tissue: impressive !
irockinparis@yahoo.fr

Jeff Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis, likely caused by a spider bite, and has been undergoing surgeries, skin grafts and intense rehab.
Tom Araya on Jeff's disease :"Jeff ended up contracting a bacteria that ate away his flesh on his arm, so they cut open his arm, from his wrist to his shoulder, and they did a skin graft on him, they cleaned up… It was a flesh-eating virus".

JEFF HANNEMAN 

RIP

Interesting article written by a doc on his death HERE

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers @ La Cigale, Paris Dec 19 2011

The Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Cigale, Paris dec 19 2011

After playing two sold-out shows in October @ Bercy (17 500 Capacity), The Red Hot Chili Peppers are back in Paris , this time to play the tiny Cigale ( 1500 capacity). It's the second time they're playing here, first time was in April 2006 and Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore were watching from the wings of the stage.

Don't need to tell you that it's Sold-out, but it's only competition winners from Orange Mobile phone and NRJ radio on the floor and VIP guests from media, Warner Cie and sponsors at the balcony upstairs.

We chose to be with real fans on the floor to get warm as the weather was absolutely horrible all day long: very cold and rainy.
There's a party with free booze and canapés at the nextdoor Boule Noire club before the show.

The band is onstage at 9:05 pm.

Even though we know that we're VERY lucky to be with the happy few, we're not great fans anymore of the RHCP they've done too many shitty records these last 10 years and the last album is probably the worst they've ever done.
Nevertheless when the RHCP are not playing shitty songs they are very entertaining, Flea is always doing his funny faces and funny stage moves, Chad Smith is a great drummer.

Can't say that Anthony is a great singer as he's sometimes singing flat but he's also doing the show.
Luckily the band has some great hit singles to entertain the younger audience and the girls.
They're not jamming too much like they did on their arena tour as it was very boring and useless.
It was a much better gig than the one we saw @ Bercy two months ago and it's always a pleasure to see a stadium rock band playing in a small theatre specially when you're so close to the stage as we were tonight.
Very good 1h50 min show.

Setlist & Pass-sheet

After the show we had a few drinks and some tasty canapés in the vip area @ Boule Noire.
We had our picture taken by the Orange guys in front of the "wall of fame" for the gig, looking forward to see our ugly faces on their website.

Great night out for our last show for 2011

Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground"


check our review of RHCP @ Bercy on Oct 19 2011

Peter Doherty @ Le Tigre, Paris Dec 17 2011

updated Dec 20 with link to pics from the show and this video below

Peter played yesterday night ( saturday Dec 17) @ Le Tigre club in Paris
Sorry we were NOT there as Boxer rebellion was playing La Maroquinerie

From what we've heard he played around 2:00am for 20 min, wasn't happy as people were making lots of noise (speaking loudly ?) He poured beer over the audience, then broke his guitar on the miror-ball threw it into the audience and left.
Pictures from the show HERE

Peter already played for the 2nd anniversary of this club on Nov 19 and in March (see review here)
We saw him @ Colette briefly on Nov 17 when Marie-Flore played this store.

Check our review of Peter 's gig @ We Love Green Festival in Paris in September 2011 with exclusive video in his dressing room.

Boxer Rebellion @ Maroquinerie, Paris Dec 17 2011

Boxer Rebellion @ Maroquinerie, Paris Dec 17 2011

setlist

The Beach Boys announce 50th Anniversary new Album and Tour

updated Dec 20 with link to Mike Love interview

It's NOW official:

– The founding members of The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary bands in popular music history, will reunite for a global 50th Anniversary CELEBRATION in 2012. Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will come together for a new studio album and commemorative catalog releases with Capitol/EMI and a 50-date international tour to begin in April with a headlining performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ("Jazz Fest") as well as other exciting events to be announced. -
It was the worst kept secret as we already announced it on ROCKERPARIS several months ago.

Mike Love did an interview for Rolling Stone us mag HERE
There will be shows in Europe and 3 shows in Japan in August are confirmed

Check our reviews (with Pics , setlist & videos) of The Beach Boys in concert in Paris @ Grand Rex on July 06 2011
Brian Wilson @ Casino de Paris on Sept 20 2011