Peter Murphy @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Oct 20 2011

Peter Murphy @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Oct 20 2011

Former Bauhaus singer is playing in Paris to promote his new solo album.
French band Paris with singer from Poni Hoax is opening with their electro rock.
The club is quite full, though not sold out, which is a good surprise.
Beginning of the show is really dark rock à la Danzig , Peter has many problems with the sound of his voice in his monitors so he has to stop each of the first two songs to get it fixed which tends to annoy him and the audience, not the best start for a gig.
People on the first row are also complaining that they can't hear his voice anyway things are getting smoothly quickly and the concert is getting more ambient as he's playing songs from Bauhaus.
He played a NIN cover "Hurt" (click for video).
Too bad he didn't performed the second encore that was planned on the setlist even though the dedicated fans kept asking for more.

Overall good show but they should have done proper sound checks before the show to avoid these little sound problems that annoyed everyone.

Shaking hands / setlist

"Peace to Each"

Vernissage " Punk Attitude" Exhibition @ Renoma, Paris Oct 20 2011

"Punk Attitude" Exhibition @ Galerie Renoma, 129 bis Rue de la Pompe
Paris Oct 20 2011 -Jan 21 2012

Vernissage of the "Punk Attitude" exhibition @ Renoma on this cold thursday evening.
"Punk Attitude" it is only as this exhibition is taking place in a very posh store in the richest district of Paris, they have jacket that are costing so much ( 900 euros) that you will need to remortgage your house to buy one.
The store is selling lots of Punk-cuztomised clothes,as well as the pics on exhibition, The catch-line might be "Do it yourself" but Renoma is doing it for you and it is costing you your right arm. PUNK it is indeed...

Anyway, it is well-done, many pictures from the Punk era (English & American) from 19 different photographers are on display as well as some vinyls and books AND these customized clothes, the store is beautifully decorated.
It is still smelling paint as they spray some "No Future" slogan on cardboards stuck on the floor and walls with gaffer tape.

A band was ready to play on the first level but we left before as we had to go the the Fleche d'Or to see Peter Murphy.

Check the Jimi Hendrix exhibition @ Galerie Renoma from last year.

Oct 20: Lots of things to do tonight

Very busy night on this Oct 20:

-Vernissage "PUNK ATTITUDE" exhibition @ Renoma store ( invit' only @ 6:00pm)- see ya there
Joseph Arthur @ Fargo Store (Private show) 6:00pm
Rihanna @ Paris Bercy
Tony Sheridan @ Divan du Monde
The Blood Arm @ Espace B
Kasabian @ Bus Palladium (Invit' Only)
-Peter Murphy ( ex-Bauhaus) @ Fleche d'Or- see ya there

METALLICA And LOU REED: Official 'Lulu' Full-Album Stream Available

METALLICA & LOU REED stream new album "LULU" in its entirety

click on cover above to listen to the album

The Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Paris Bercy, Oct 19 2011

Red Hot Chili Peppers, 2nd show @ Paris Bercy Oct 19 2011

A wall of screens as backdrop

Red Hot Chili Peppers are playing their second sold-out show @ Bercy arena
I've never seen the pit so rammed, it's an all age audience with very young, even kids where we were seating, and older people in their forties.
It's a bit like going to a Supertramp, Tina Turner or Madonna concert, you don't need to have any of their records to know half of the songs they're playing as they're hit singles and constantly played on radios.

As you can see on Pics the stage is very simple with lots of screens to stunning affects.
They have two extra players on stage: one on percussions and one on keys.
Flea is as mad a s ever on stage, the new guitar player is doing a lot of stage moves too but he looks like a clone of John Frusciante. Anthony is singing on key but his stage antics and dancing is ridiculous, not to mention his gay moustache and hair cut.

Some cool parts when the band is playing the hit songs or older ones and some shitty parts with useless jams and many of their songs are very average specially the new ones that are sucking badly.
Great version of "Give it away" with Femi Kuti on Saxophone who was opening the show tonight, too bad the band is ending the gig on one more useless jam.(Here on video)
They've also done a great version of Jimi Hendrix' "Fire".

Set-list : (from RHCP France)
01. Monarchy of Roses
02. Dani California
03. Scar Tissue
04. Look Around
05. Emit Remmus
06. Tell Me Baby
07. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
08. Throw Away Your Television
09. Soul to Squeeze
10. Factory of Faith
11. Fire (Jimi Hendrix)
12. Jungle Man (partial)
13. If You Have To Ask
14. Can't Stop
15. Under the Bridge
16. By the Way
Encore :
17. Chad drum solo & Jam
18. Californication
19. Sir Psycho Sexy
20. They're Red Hot
21. Give It Away (with Femi Kuti) + Jam (Here on video)

Merchandising & Pass sheet
Great Pics from this gig HERE

"Give it away" with Femi Kuti + Jam