Kim Fowley @ Agnes B, Paris April 12 2012

Kim Fowley @ Agnes B, Paris April 12 2012

Kim Fowley & Snow Mercy

American record producer, impresario, publisher, songwriter, musician, film maker, talent scout... Kim Fowley is in Paris to play a show @ Eglise St Merry but before that he's at Agnes B store for a signing session with his missus the sexy Snow Mercy.

He did an interview for German-French tv Arte and the whole signing session was recorded as well as the photo session outside the store for the "Tracks" tv show.
The guy's a real character and actor and knows how to entertain the audience, that was fun to spend a moment with such a music legend.

Agnes B Goodie bag with poster & 3 cds (right)

Thanks to Agnes B store who gave us a goodie "Rough trade" bag with a cd by Kim Fowley & a 2cd compilation of the Sonic Protest Fest.

Eugene Mc Guinness dj set

Later we had a DJ set by Miles Kane's guitar player Eugene Mc Guinness, who's also a solo artist.

Jack White & Norah Jones @ L'Album de la Semaine next week April 2012

JACK WHITE will be recording french TV show L'Album de la semaine on April 20 2012 to promote his solo album "Blunderbuss" before its release on April 24.


Norah Jones will do the same on April 25 (tbc)
Amadou & Mariam on April 17 (book here)

Trigger Finger @ Gibus club for the launch Party of MOJO Mag, Paris April 10 2012

Trigger Finger @ Gibus club for the launch Party of MOJO Mag, Paris April 10 2012

a few snapshots from Trigger Finger with a mobile

After going to The Gossip's listening party @ Rouge Club in Pigalle, we rushed to the Gibus Club in Republique, unfortunately we've missed the first part of Trigger Finger's set.
As usual they've done a killer set of greasy rock'n roll in front of a VIP audience of hangers on, journalists and record Cie executives.
Cool party but we didn't really had the time to get a JD at the bar or even to meet a few people we wanted to.

MOJO has always been a reference in the Music Industry & Music Mag in Great Britain so I really hope that the French edition will be as good as the English one.
It looks like it will as the first number is looking great, hope N°2 will be even better
Good luck guys !!!

setlist

Rock & Folk Mag should be in trouble as they do have now a rival that's playing in the same courtyard.

PS: Thanks to L.A.from Mojo for the Invit'

Gossip @ Rouge club, Paris, April 10 2012

Gossip Listening Party @ Rouge club in Pigalle , Paris, April 10 2012

Rouge Club 77 rue Jean baptiste Paris 9 ème

It was advertised a couple of weeks ago as a showcase then it turned into a Listening Party with the band. Too bad !
Some dance music is played in the background, free drinks and canapés, strangely enough, no one is rushing to eat the food.
Then we listened to the album, not really our cup of tea as the band is turning more and more into a disco band.
Just one listen was enough.

After some more crap music from the DJ, Beth Ditto + The Band & entourage are walking through the packed audience to one side of the room.
Beth is surrounded with people & fans who wants a picture with her or have something signed, she's very nice and chatty with everyone, giving out kisses and roses.
The members of the band are more relaxed on the side and not too bothered.
That's when we decided to leave the promises to go to the Gibus club for the launch Party of Mojo Mag.
A short set , even 30 min would have been nice !

Out for a smoke (center)

There is also the launch of MOJO mag @ Gibus Club with Trigger Finger

English Hard Rockers The Darkness to support Lady Gaga on her "Born This Way Ball" European tour 2012

The Darkness (center) & Lady Gaga (here @ Paris Bercy 2010)

English Hard Rockers The Darkness to support Lady Gaga on her "Born This Way Ball" European tour 2012

WHAT THE FFFFFFFUUUUUCCCKKKK !!!!!!!
The worst gig we've ever been to was Lady Gaga, The music is complete CRAP !!!

AUGUST:
Tue 14 Bulgaria – Sofia – Vasil Levski National Stadium (w/ Lady Gaga)
Thu 16 Romainia – Bucharest – Arena Nationala Stadium (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 18 Austria – Vienna – Wiener Stadhalle (w/ Lady Gaga)
Tue 21 Lithuania – Vilnius – Vingis Park (w/ Lady Gaga)
Thu 23 Latvia – Riga – Mezaparks (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 25 Tallinn – Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (w/ Lady Gaga)
Mon 27 FInland – Helsinki – Hartwell Arena (w/ Lady Gaga)
Thu 30 Sweden – Stockholm – Ericsson Globe (w/ Lady Gaga)

SEPT
Sun 2 Denmark – Copenhagen – Parken Stadium (w/ Lady Gaga)
Tue 4 Germany – Koln – Lanxess Arena (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 8 UK – London – Twickenham (w/ Lady Gaga)
Tue 11 UK – Manchester – Evening News Arena (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 15 Ireland – Dublin – Aviva Stadium (w/ Lady Gaga)
Mon 17 Netherlands – Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 22 France – Paris – Stade de France (w/ Lady Gaga)
Mon 24 Germany – Hannover – TUI Arena (w/ Lady Gaga)
Wed 26 Switzerland – Zurich – Hallenstadion (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sa 29 Belgium – Antwerp – Sportpaleis (w/ Lady Gaga)

OCT
Tue 2 Italy – Milan – Mediolanum Forum (w/ Lady Gaga)
Thu 4 France – Nice – Stade Charles-Ehrmann (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 6 Spain – Barcelona – Palau St Jordi (w/ Lady Gaga)

ACCEPT @ Bataclan, Paris 06 April 2012

ACCEPT @ Bataclan, Paris 06 April 2012

We didn't go to the show even though we walked past the Bataclan around 7:00pm as we were nearby @ Fargo store for a showcase. We just heard Hell playing from outside, they sounded horrible.

Click on links for videos

Setlist: (from Blabbermouth)

01. Hellfire (new song)
02. Stalingrad (new song)
03. Restless And Wild 04. Living For Tonite
05. Breaker
06. Son Of A Bitch
07. Bucket Full Of Hate
08. Monsterman
09. Shadow Soldiers (new song)
10. Guitar Solo (Wolf Hoffmann)
11. Neon Nights (extended version)
12. Bulletproof (extended version)
13. Losers And Winners
14. Aiming High
15. Princess Of The Dawn
16. Up To The Limit
17. No Shelter
18. Pandemic ((band stopped playing for 10 minutes because of sound problems)
19. Fast As A Shark
Encore:
20. Metal Heart
21. Teutonic Terror
22. Balls To The Wall

Yves Klein FC 1 (Fire Color 1) @ Christies, Paris April 06 2012

Yves Klein FC 1 (Fire Color 1) @ Christies, Paris
Exhibition only today on April 06 2012
on sale New York City on May 08
Estimated price: between 23 & 30 Million Euros

FC1

Making of...

Don't do it at home !

LISA HANNIGAN @ Fargo Store, Paris April 06 2012 6:00pm

LISA HANNIGAN @ Fargo Store, Paris April 06 2012 6:00pm

Free show @ 6:00 pm
see ya there

Very quiet week with
ACCEPT @ Bataclan (april 06)
Angels & Airwaves @ Bataclan (April 07) CORRECTION
Gossip @ ??? (April 10) private show
Trigger Finger @ Gibus for the Mojo Launch party (april 10)
Killing Joke @ Cigale (april 13)
The Stranglers @ Olympia (april 13)
The Asteroid Galaxy Tour @ Trianon (april 16)
Nightwish @ Bercy (april 17)
Mariee Sioux @ Gibert (april 18 6:00pm) free show

we may go to only 2-3 of all these gigs

The Gunter Sachs Collection, Exhibition @ Sothebys, Paris April 2012

The Gunter Sachs Collection
Highlights Exhibition @ Sothebys Paris April 3-5 2012
Auctions in London 22 & 23 May 2012

Andy Warhol's acrylic & silkscreen ink on canvas

Gunter Sachs, the millionaire who inherited a family fortune from the car maker Opel shot himself last year. He was a photographer & art collector.
His personal collection of art is being sold by Sotheby's in London.
Gunter Sachs is well known for having Brigitte Bardot as his second wife between 1966 & 1969

Richard Avedon Picture /Marianne by Alain Gourdon (Brigitte Bardot) / Andy Warhol

Highlights from his collection is shown in different cities around Europe: Paris, Zurich, Munich this month and in New York City in May before the auctions in London on May 22 & 23.

There are several furniture from Giacometti (tables & chairs not pictured here), Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann's secretaire...

Paintings by Yves Klein & Andy Warhol, Picture by Richard Avedon...

Yves Klein blue "Brain" & painting / François-Xavier Lalanne furniture (sheeps)

Cool exhibition, some objects or paintings in the catalogue are not in Paris so they probably split the collection in two for the exhibitions.

Arman's broken violin on panel /

Elmut Newton posters in Paris ( note: no naked girl on the subway poster, even the car is missing from the pic)