Monfils vs Djokovic Final Paris Bercy Paris-Bas BNP Masters

Monfils defeated by Djokovic

Francis Ford Coppola Master Class @ Fnac Montparnasse Paris nov 13th 2009

Master Class with Francis Ford Coppola
@ Fnac Montparnasse Paris Nov 13th 2009

AWESOME !!!
Francis Ford Coppola is in Paris to promote his new movie TETRO.
A couple of days ago he did a master Class @ Forum des Images, yesterday he presented Tetro @ Max Linder movie theatre ( He was there 5 min ) & tonight he's doing a Master Class @ Fnac Store.
We could secure a few tickets , have nice seats down the front.
8:20 Pm the Master is entering the Fnac store for a Question & Answer.
First he took questions from a girl from France Inter radio then from people in the audience.

He talked about everything : his new movie & and how to cut production costs ( he did it in Argentina because it's cheaper , he's the producer ) , Apocalypse Now ( a great war movie to make lots of money to do art films with the money afterwards ) , How he started ( HERE on video ) and many other things I don't remember right now.
SOOOOOooo interesting , the guy is so cool and relax.
We spent more than an hour with him and it was really fantastic.
The whole video will be online on the Fnac store website shortly, I advice you to have a look there for the whole thing ( I'm Waayy to lazy to type it down now ).
At the end he came to shake a few hands to people ( including me , Yo ).
This will be hard to forget.

Francis Ford Coppola on the beginning of his career :

Morrissey + Doll & the Kicks Zénith Paris Nov 12th 2009

Morrissey + Doll & the kicks
@ Paris Zénith nov 12th 2009

Well,well, well !!!
For once Morrissey is not playing on the same day as the Babyshambles. Good Point.
It's a very small Zénith tonight ( 2500 capacity ) and it's far from being full up , the pit is probably one of the the smallest I have ever seen @ Zénith.
Last time I was here it was full of very sexy teenage girls ( for the Artic Monkeys) tonight it's full of gays in their 30's.

English support band Doll & The Kicks did a nice job even if they sounded a bit too much like No Doubt.

During the intervall we had some nice video-clips on the huge screen including some live footages from The New York Dolls and a very funny Lou Reed interview ( circa 74 ? ).

Then it's time for the diva Queen Morrissey to take the stage, remember what happened a few days ago in Liverpool ? where he stopped the show after only two songs because he received a plastic bottle on his head. Two minders are watching over him as soon as he gets near the audience.

He opened the set with " This Charming Man" from the new record, Matt Walker ( ex- Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage ) still on drums.
The audience is dead down the front , really strange atmosphere.
Morrissey can't stop playing with the wire of his mike, it's annoying in the end.
Songs are played one after another and even though he communicates with the audience there's something missing, there's no passion.
" Irish blood English heart" woke everybody up. It was time
He threw his last shirt for the evening ( a purple one , after the black & the blue ) into the audience , it almost landed on my head , the girl next to me gave me a piece of it( smelling perfume ).

I've seen him a few times and this one was just average maybe it was the dead audience.

Merchandising with special Eiffel Tower Paris' T-shirt

Pass , Setlist & Piece of his shirt

A/S with Doll & the Kicks

Kings of Convenience + guest Feist @ Bataclan Paris Nov 11th 2009

Updated with complete setlist

Kings Of Convenience + Feist as a guest

@ Bataclan Paris Nov 11th 2009

First time for me as I never saw Kings of Convenience LIVE.
I only have one cd and the last time they've played in Paris was 8-9 years ago.
Sold-out show.
So lots of expectations from the dedicated fans who were cheering to EVERY song they were playing.

As there was no support band and the Bataclan wanted to charge them a 1000 euros for rotten business reasons ( With no support band the Bataclan will sell less drinks at the bar ) , The band decided that they will be their own support band.
So they came on pretty early ( 8:15 Pm ) to play a short first set ( 30 min )

After a 20 min break they came back to play the proper set.
What about the music ?
KoC are like a young & Norwegian Simon & Garfunkel except that they charge you 10% of what S&G will ask you to see them live, they're very funny ( song about Justin timberlake ) and they don't hate each other.

The sound and lightning was perfect , no need for earplugs at all ( first time in Years ).

SETLIST: ( thanks to Stéphane D )

Ist SET
My ship isn't pretty

24-25

Me in you

Cayman Islands

Love is no big truth

I don't know what I can save from you

Singing softly to me

Stay out of summer

Mrs Cold

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2nd SET
Until you understand

Homesick

Renegade

Misread

Rule my world

Boat behind

Toxic Girl

"justin Timberlake"

I'd rather dance with you

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Know how

the build up

Kings of Convenience with Feist

After a hour they left the stage to come back with Special guest Feist for 2 songs : " know How" & "Build-up".
GREAT gig !!!
There was an aftershow party @ Scopitone club ( announced on stage ) we went there but were being told that they will only Mix so we didn't stay, just hoping that they didn't play.

My fav song tonight :

Peter Doherty surprise guest with Anto Dust @ Motel Paris Nov 10th 2009

UPDATED NOV 12th:
Pete is ( was) in Paris to do ( appear in or shoot ) a video-clip or movie.

English female singer Anto Dust played yesterday night at Le Motel in Paris and Peter Doherty joined her on stage for a few songs.

SETLIST with Pete : (from Oliver Peel website )
01: Don't Look Back Into The Sun (The Libertines)
02: Can't stand Me Now (The Libertines)
03: She Loves You (The Beatles)
04: Happy Birthday (für einen Gast)

A few Pics from the show HERE