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samedi 22 novembre 2008

Bruce Springsteen " working on a dream " Out in January

Here is the cover of the new Bruce Springsteen album " working on a dream " to be out on January 26th 2009
Track listing : Outlaw Pete, My Lucky Day, Working on a Dream ,Queen of the Supermarket, What Love Can Do ,This Life, Good Eye, Tomorrow Never Knows ,Life Itself, Kingdom of Days, Surprise, Surprise, The Last Carnival, Bonus : The Wrestler, A Night With the Jersey Devil.

this week is gonna be busy :
Tonight 22nd Tracy Chapman @ Folies Bergere

sunday 23rd Alain Bashung @ Elysée Montmartre ,

Monday 24th Marianne Faithfull @ Fnac Store 5:30 pm + Leonard Cohen @ Olympia ,

Tuesday 25th Dirty Pretty things @ Bataclan , Ting Tings @ Album de la semaine , Mercury Rev @ EM , Leonard Cohen @ Olympia

Wednesday 26th : Leonard Cohen @ Olympia; Motorhead @ Zénith ; Blood red shoes @ trabendo & Bruce Dickinson doing a press conference at 7pm to promote a dvd of a movie he wrote on Aleister Crowley.

Thursday 27th : Puppetmastaz @ nouveau casino ( 3 shows 27,28,29 )

sunday 30th : Razorlight @ Bataclan

vendredi 21 novembre 2008

The BellRays + Charles Walker's Dynamites +The Puppini Sisters + Vigon + Kitty Daisy & Lewis @ La Musicale Paris Nov 21st 2008

Just back from the second recording of " La Musicale " . Both recordings will be edited for one TV Show broadcasted on Dec 23rd .
Tonight no big names like yesterday ( Seal & Tom Jones ) but it was a KILLER.
The BellRays , The Dynamites feat. Charles Walker , The Puppini Sisters , Vigon and youngsters Kitty daisy & Lewis .

First on are The Dynamites from Nashville featuring Charles walker ( introduced by MC Emma De Caunes as "Joe Walker" ). Great funk band à la James Brown .
http://www.myspace.com/thedynamitesband

Then we have the Mighty Bellrays , they don't need any introduction they fuckin' rock & soul but tonight is a special treat with two cool covers and an unexpected 3rd song that wasn't planned.
they're always great even though i prefer when they rock at 200 MPH.
http://www.myspace.com/thebellrays

Completely different style with The Puppini Sisters , these 3 girls are playing 40's style swing, great vocals nice outfit too.
http://www.myspace.com/puppinisisters

Vigon , this French Maroccan singer is a bit of a cult figure over here , he released a few singles and an album on Atlantic in the 60's and then completely disappeared for 40 years. He's back now as his album is finally out on cd now 40 years after its original release. Voice is fantastic a mix between Otis Redding and Sam Cooke . he broke down the house with his covers of Ray Charles' " I can't stop loving you " and Bob & Earl's " Harlem Shuffle" ( covered by the Stones ) Standing ovation , better response from the 400 strong audience than Seal and Tom Jones put together yesterday . He was the only artist to have an Encore over these 2 days of recording with Otis' " I can't turn you loose" .
VIGON RULES
Listen to that : http://www.myspace.com/vigon

Last artists to play are 3 young english , 2 sisters and their brother : Kitty Daisy & Lewis in their late teens playing early rock ' n Roll with their dad on guitar and mum on double bass : It's a family affair . they 've done a very good set too.
http://www.myspace.com/kittydaisyandlewis

I mean, it's hard to see 10 different artists playing different styles over two days and to like them all.
You know me i won't hesitate to say it if any of this bands were crap but they were all great.
Fantastic package for this Tv Show , Stéphane Saunier is always booking great bands for Canal+ on the " Album de la semaine ". He made the right choices for this one .

Here's the complete setlist :( based on technicians ' official setlist ).
Dynamites feat. Charles walker : " Slinky " + " Cold sweat" .
The Bellrays : "you got the love " , " with a little bit of your love" + extra song " Santa's got a big old bag"
The Puppini Sisters : " boogie Woogie " , " Crazy in Love " + extra song " ? "
Vigon : "I can't stop loving you " , " harlem shuffle " + encore : " I can't turn you loose"
Kitty Daisy & Lewis : " going up the country " , " baby Hold me tight " , + song with brother on piano maybe " bugging blues " ???

sorry No Pictures it's forbidden

SEAL + Tom Jones + Eli Paperboy Reed + Alice Russell + Molly Johnson @ La Musicale Canal+ Nov 20th 2008

Nice bill for this Canal+ TV show " La Musicale" ( to be broadcast on Dec 23rd ) with :
SEAL , Tom Jones & less known artists Eli "Paperboy" Reed , Alice Russel and Molly Johnson.
The setting is a Cabaret with MC Emma De Caunes ( french actress and daughter of Antoine De Caunes famous in England for hosting the tv show Eurotrash with Jean Paul Gaultier ), Tables down the front, like in a cabaret, for VIPs and stalls in the back for the rest of us .

Many mentions were made of Obama's election and black and white mixing together , SO NICE but here you don't mix VIPs and normal punters. Around 300 people but lots of empty seats. They're dying to find people for tomorrow's recording .

It started very late and there were 15 min breaks between each band to move cameras from one stage to another so it was a real bore.

But the show was fantastic , each artist was absolutely great Seal started and played a few more songs that were originally planned ( see setlist ) , the guy seems very cool and he has an amazing voice .
Tom Jones after busking in front of the RFH in London for charity yesterday is as smart as a Prince today in this Cabaret, playing 2 new songs and his hit " It's not unusual ".

Eli " Paperboy" Reed did his thing , he knows every of James Brown's tricks. Already saw him last month @ Canal+ 's " L' Album de la semaine ".
Listen to his songs here : http://www.myspace.com/elipaperboyreed

setlist part 1

Blond English soul singer Alice Russel played 3 songs including a very beautiful and very different cover of Gnarls Barkley's " Crazy " ( i've listened to this song so many times on the radio that i fucking hate it now ! ) Check her myspace she's doing a complete different cover of the White Stripes' " Seven nation army" : http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=53995913
Her voice is soulful and powerful, she sould be black.

setlist part 2

Jazz singer Molly Johnson ended the show in style with 2 songs.
Check here you' ll like her : http://www.myspace.com/mollyjohnsonmusic
GREAT NIGHT
Sorry No Pictures Totally forbidden

Tomorrow Same show with The Bellrays , the 40's swing vocal female group The Puppini Sisters, Rockabilly teenage trio Kitty Daysy & Lewis , funk singer Charles Walker & the Dynamites ( this guy opened for Etta James , James Brown , Wilson Pickett in the 60's ) and soul Maroccan singer Vigon ( He has a fantastic voice like Ottis redding had ).

mercredi 19 novembre 2008

KEANE @ RTL2 Paris Nov 19th 2008

Before playing tomorrow at the Zénith in Paris , Keane is playing a private show in the studios of French radio RTL2 in front of a selected audience of competition winners and VIP.
Around 200 people seated.

First there is a 15 min interview and then a 40 min show, i mean what can i say about this band ?
During the interview the singer said that the guitars were back,
What guitar ???
I've seen a guitar played on stage but i haven't heard it at all .
These guys have no charisma at all and the music they're playing is not that interesting , i though it might be good LIVE but no It really sucks but the girls love them.

setlist

Video of " is it any wonder ? " :
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=JQceHBTOTN0

Tomorrow is very busy many gigs in Paris ,Nov 20th :
Todd Rundgren @ Trabendo ; The Yardbirds @ New Morning ; Girls in Hawaii @ Bataclan ;
Keziah Jones is playing a private show @ studio SFR near Madeleine in Paris.

I' m going to a Canal+ TV Show " La Musicale" with Seal, Tom Jones, Alice Russel , Eli Paperboy Reed & Molly Johnson .
On the 21st same tv show with The BellRays, Kitty daisy Lewis , The Dynamites , the Puppini sisters & Vigon.

Oh forget to tell you that Pete Doherty was in Paris these last few days staying in an hotel in Le Marais. He went to see the Kooks at the Zénith but i didn't see him.

mardi 18 novembre 2008

Chuck Berry & Jerry Lee Lewis Paris Zénith More Pictures...

UPDATED NOV 18TH
( Young girls if you're looking for The KOOKS , scroll down this page )

Many people asked me for more pictures from " Les Légendes du Rock " @ Paris Zénith Nov 14th 2008. So here they are :