Van Halen @ Café Wha?, New York City, Jan 05 2011

Contact: irockinparis((a))yahoo((dot))fr

UPDATED Jan 07 with more links to videos and pictures,Artwork of new single "Tattoo"...
Tracklisting of new album revealed + 30 seconds preview of new single "Tattoo".
Stay Tuned we'll get you more soon

Van Halen played yesterday night in New York City @ Café Wha?.

(c) VHND

SETLIST: (click for videos) [° Better quality]

• You Really Got Me°
• Runnin’ With The Devil
• Somebody Get Me A Doctor° (intro David talking)
• Everybody Wants Some (Another version° including "She's the woman")
  
• She’s The Woman (new song)
  
• Dance The Night Away
• Panama
• Hot For Teacher°
• Ice Cream Man (Intro only)
  
• Ain’t Talkin Bout Love
• Jump

Beautiful Girls & Unchained were on the setlist (after "Jump") but not played, as you notice there is just ONE new song: "She's the woman".
Not really a new song as it was on the demo they recorded for Gene Simmons before they get signed for the first album !!??!?? Listen to the original demo from 1976 here.

Pics from the show HERE, review of the show in Rolling Stone with a nice Pic

The American Tour has been announced, all dates are HERE, starting in Louisville KY on Feb 18 ending @ New Orleans on June 26th.

The new album " A different kind of Truth" will be out next month,
new single "Tattoo" will be out next week (Jan 10), here's the artwork above on the right
The deluxe-edition version of the CD will contain a bonus DVD featuring four brand new acoustic performance videos.

Tracklisting: (Thanks to Melodirock)
01. Tattoo
02. She's The Woman
03. You and Your Blues
04. China Town
05. Blood and Fire
06. Bullethead
07. As Is
08. Honeybabysweetiedoll
09. The Trouble With Never
10. Outta Space
11. Stay Frosty
12. Big River
13. Beats Workin'

Lana del Rey signs with Model Agency + New single "National Anthem"

New Pop sensation Lana Del Rey has just sign with Model Agency Next Models.
Her record will be out at the end of the month

Lana Del Ray aslo has a new song out for her single it's "National Anthem":

LDR - NA Vidéo bestofleak sélectionnée dans Musique

Check pro-footage of her show at Chateau Marmont Here
Our review of her show @ L'Album de la Semaine in November 2011

The Last Shadow Puppets to record 2nd album

Miles Kane & Alex Turner to reunite

Miles Kane has confirmed that he will reunite with Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner to record a second album with The Last Shadow Puppets.
A second album for The Last Shadow Puppets may even surface this year. “Maybe the end of this year. Maybe next year,” he says.

Watch the Noise11.com interview with Miles Kane here:

Guns N Roses pro footage of entire Las Vegas concert on Dec 30 available

GUNS N ROSES played two concerts @ The Joint in Las Vegas: first one on Dec 30 and second one on New Year's Eve.

The first show was streamed online via iClips as a pay-per-view event.

The entire show is now available for you to watch on ROCKERPARIS in 7 Parts:

Part 2 , Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 (click to watch)
The VH new album cover will be "based on" this artwork

Other news:
Van Halen is to play their first show for 2012 in New York City @ Café Wha ? (250 capacity) on thursday. Though nothing is official, word is the band are going to perform a 45-minute set.Van Halen should announce their Tour in a few days. The album will be out in February. For some more click HERE

Guns N Roses performance @ Rock in Rio in Oct 2011 is also available to watch on ROCKERPARIS Here (Also The Los Angeles' Forum on Dec 21)

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

The Best of Street Art 2011

The Best of Street Art 2011

You know how much we love Street Art @ Rockerparis, There is some good shit and some very bad but here's the best of 2011 for you.

We just chose this images randomly there is some AMAZING stuff @ Street of Utopia

Some more HERE too

Steven Tyler performs with Alice Cooper on New Year's eve in Hawaii

Alice Cooper was playing for New Year's eve @ Mala Weilea in Hawaii with Weird Al Yankovic and Doobie Brothers' Pat Simmons & Michael McDonald when Steven Tyler joined in to play The Beatles' "Come Together". Steven also sang two other songs from Aerosmith "Sweet Emotion" & "Walk this way":

This is our first post for 2012.
Hope you like it !

Happy New Year 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

With lots of concerts...

Hopefully Van Halen is back and The Rolling Stones should tour next year with a show @ Stade de France in Paris in September 2012... fingers crossed.

Madonna should also pay us a visit @ Stade de France in July, MUSE is also on our agenda @ SdF next year.

Paul McCartney's new album "Kisses on the Bottom" artwork & tracklisting revealed

Updated Jan 10:

Paul McCartney's new album is called:
"Kisses on the Bottom"

Cover above

Official Tracklisting:

1. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (Alhert/Young) 2:36
2. Home (When Shadows Fall) (Van Steeden/Clarkson/Clarkson) 4:04
3. It's Only a Paper Moon (Arlen/Harburg/Rose) 2:35
4. More I Cannot Wish You (Loesser) 3:03
5. The Glory of Love (Hill) 3:45
6. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) (Dorsey/Robertson/Mysels) 3:22
7. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (Arlen/Mercer) 2:31
8. My Valentine (McCartney) 3:14
9. Always (Berlin) 3:49
10. My Very Good Friend the Milkman (Burke/Spina) 3:04
11. Bye Bye Blackbird (Henderson/Dixon) 4:26
12. Get Yourself Another Fool (Forrest/Heywood) 4:42
13. The Inch Worm (Loesser) 3:42
14. Only Our Hearts (McCartney) 4:21

Deluxe CD Album will feature two bonus tracks plus access to a download of an exclusive live show (available from Tuesday 14^th February via paulmccartney.com), plus longer liner notes and expanded packaging featuring three postcards)

15. Baby’s Request 03:30

16. My One And Only Love 03:50

The album will also be available digitally. You will be able to pre-order the album directly from PaulMcCartney.com soon!

The album is set to be released on 7 February 2012 from Concord/Hear Music.
On this album of covers (apart from a couple of songs) Paul McCartney will pay homage to some of the songs that inspired him
New single "My Valentine" fest. Eric Clapton can be listen to HERE

Check our review of Paul McCartney @ Paris Bercy Arena on Nov 30 2011 with lots of Pics from the show + videos, setlist and more links to some more Macca stuff

The Rolling Stones' Full show @ Austin, Texas Oct 22 2006 available

It's still Christmas time so ROCKERPARIS is treating you good with the full show that performed the Rolling Stones in 2006 in Texas

Enjoy !

Artists of the year 2011 for Rockerparis: Anna Calvi & Miles Kane

Anna Calvi is the artist we've seen the most for this year 2011

It started last year when she opened for Nick Cave's Grinderman @ Cité de la Musique on Oct 26.

Click on links for review , setlist, Pics & video for each concert

She has released a great first album and has played many concerts and radio & TV shows in Paris this year:
Black session @ C'est Lenoir on Jan 17
L'Album de la Semaine for Canal+ , Jan 19
Nouveau Casino, Frb 08 (we didn't go to this one)
Trianon, April 22
Fnac Montparnasse, June 16
Rock en Seine festival, August 28
Olympia, for Les Inrocks festival Nov 11

An Amazing 7 shows in Paris in just a few months, we've been to 6 of them out of 7.
She only has one album so each gig was basically the same but each time we were charmed,
when she played the Rock en Seine festival, we thought about staying for a just a couple of songs before moving to the 3rd stage to see the Horrors,in fact it was so good that we stayed even though it was our 5th gig this year. Gig @ Fnac Montparnasse was a free showcase, she was sharing guitar duties with a guy as she had a bandage on her wrist.

Miles Kane is also an artist that we've seen a few times this year and who has released a great solo album. He played a few shows in Paris including
L'Album de la Semaine, March 29
Rock En Seine Festival, August 28
Cigale for Les Inrocks festival, Nov 04

After playing with The Rascals (check their shows @ Fleche d'Or on Sept 05 2008 & @ Maroquinerie on Dec 1st 2008 ) Miles Kane is now going solo with a very good album maybe not as rock as with his previous band but live his new band is smoking.
He will be playing a few shows next January/February opening for Arctic Monkeys @ Casino de Paris, Olympia & Zénith.

ROCKERPARIS ' most exclusive shows we've been to this year 2011

ROCKERPARIS went to some exclusive shows this year: private concerts, club shows by arena size bands.

Nothing could top Guns N Roses playing @ L'Arc Club in 2010 but we've been to some good stuff in 2011, here's the list:

Pj Harvey/ Jamiroquai/ Ben Harper

1) PJ Harvey @ Maroquinerie Feb 14 : First show to promote "Let England Shake" in this tiny 400 capacity club, guests and competition winners only.The show was broadcasted live on Arte TV. She played the whole new album and a few oldies. She would be playing two sold out gigs @ Olympia Théatre a few months later.

2) Jamiroquai @ Olympia March 07 : Private show during the Fashion Week for Paul & Joe.
This fashion brand was celebrating their 15th anniversary and invited Jamiroquai for a short 45 min set. I think it was Jamiroquai first show to promote the new album as the Tour only started one month later. We had a great night : first the fashion show then the concert and afterwards party all night long with DJs, lots of booze and quality food. The best party we've been to this year.

3) Ben Harper & R7 @ Fleche d'Or May 09: To promote "Give till it's gone" album, club show with competition winners, guests and some people who bought their ticket. Great show, broadcasted live on the radio and on the internet for video. Only show in Paris for this tour.

4) Arctic Monkeys @ Album de la Semaine June 16 & @ Cigale June 16 : First was a private show @ Canal+ in front of 200 people, 12 songs in less than 45 min. A let down as the Arctic Monkeys have never been a great live band. It seemed as if they didn't give a fuck.
Second show the day after at the tiny Cigale (1200 capacity) for a proper show opened to the public. 21 songs set. Much better gig but still it could have been better.

Arctic Monkeys / Coldplay/ Red Hot Chili Peppers : all playing La Cigale this year.

5) Coldplay @ Cigale Oct 31: Private show for competition winners & guests before they played a sold out Bercy on Dec 14. They will be playing @ Stade de France in September 2012 and it's already sold-out. Average show too many shitty songs, Bercy was much better in December.

6) Patti Smith @ Eglise St Eustache Nov 04: Patti played a few acoustic shows in unusual places in France on this tour including this one @ Paris in a church. Great show once again. She would be back in Paris later that month for two sold out shows at the Olympia. It's not the first time we're attending gigs in a church with Patti. Last time was for the "Nuit Blanche" of 2008 @ Eglise St Germain des Près where she performed 5 sets between 9:30pm and 4:00am. We've been to all of them.

7) Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Cigale, Dec 19: After seeing them @ Paris Bercy on Oct 19 for their second show in this arena (both shows were sold-out) RHCP are back in Paris for this private show for guests and competition winners. Once again it's broadcasted live on the internet. Better show than the one in Bercy.We were just in front of Flea, second row on the side Great view for a very good gig. Our last for 2011

It's Official: Van Halen to Tour in 2012 with a new album

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Updated Dec 30

VAN HALEN IS BACK: IT'S OFFICIAL

(c) Roxy & VHND

Van Halen have made an official announcement: The band will be hitting the road in 2012, with tickets for their first dates going on sale 10 January.
The Tour will be announce on Jan 3rd

I guess it will be the American Tour only.
The band has been rehearsing for the last two months at the Roxy club in L.A. where they did a 3 day video shoot in November for the newest single of the album yet untitled.

The new single and video will be available on Jan 10
The album (on Interscope) will be out on February 07 2012
Source: VHND

Cat Power new single & video "King Rides By"

ROCKERPARIS' Top 20 rock concerts for 2011 ! (Part 2)

ROCKERPARIS' Top 20 Concerts for 2011 (Part 2)

-NOT in order-

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

Jeff Beck / BCC/ Crosby & Nash

11) Jeff Beck @ Grand Rex July 1st: First time we were seeing him live, Yes can you believe it ?

Amazing guitar player.

12) Black Country Communion @ Bataclan July 19: our last show before the holidays and great performance by Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonamassa. A great band

13) Crosby & Nash @ Olympia Oct 14: I never thought this show would be so good without Steven Stills on guitar. In our Top 3 this year, everyone I talked to after the gig thought that they nailed it. What a great back catalogue.

14) Alice Cooper @ Zénith Nov 08: (Part 2 ) Whatever you can think of his latest releases (including "Welcome to my Nightmare II") Alice Cooper is always doing a very theatrical performance with LOTS of hits. He's on top form. Glad to see that Steve Hunter is back in the band. Same show as the one he did this summer @ Montereau Festival on June 10 (Part 2).

Scorpions/Lana Del Rey/ Alice Cooper

15) Lana Del Rey @ L'Album de la Semaine Nov 23: New pop sensation Lana Del Rey for a special TV show @ Canal+. We heard so much about her we needed to check what the fuss was all about. Great songs, she's hot as hell, great voice too and after we met her we all fell in love she 's very nice. Looking forward for the album out next January.

16) Scorpions @ Bercy Nov 23: Not the best show (and the best setlist) we've seen them performed as there were too many ballads. They've decided to stop their career at the top of their game. Nice to see them back in a sold-out Bercy.
Lenny Kravitz/ Paul McCartney

17) Lenny Kravitz @ Bercy Nov 29: Well, you wonder what is this fucking poser doing here ? His latest show was a great surprise, he's still acting like a fucking diva on stage but some of the songs he performed tonight were really steaming and during last song he crossed the pit and went into the stalls for a whole tour of Bercy in the middle of the crowd for a good 10 min. That was fun.

18) Paul McCartney @ Bercy Nov 30: (some more here) Once again Paul is at the top of the hill. Almost a 3 hour show with lots of gems from The Beatles and Wings plus some solo stuff. Some surprises as well with "Come & get it" "1985" and special songs just for Paris "Michelle" & "San Francisco bay" only performed tonight.

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Well... It's up to YOU !!!