Two Door Cinema Club @ Fnac Montparnasse, Paris March 22nd 2010 3:00 PM

Two Door Cinema Club @ Fnac Montparnasse
Paris March 22nd 2010, 3:00 PM

Another free gig, just the time to take the tube from La Défense, where we saw Noah & The Whale + Fink ( scoll down for review), to Montparnasse to see Irish youngsters Two Door Cinema Club.
Lots of young girls for this one, around 60-70 people., The band is one time and you could'nt be late for this (very) short gig as they've only played 4 songs for a mere 12 minutes.

Hard to judge when you've never heard a band before and when it is acoustic , it's even more difficult as on cd they're a bit electro-pop à la Vampire weekend.
Listening to the album afterwards it's really not my cup of tea but the set was good.
The guys stayed after their "gig" to meet the girls and take Pics with them.

It was their first showcase in Paris ever and they are opening for French band Phoenix in a sold out Olympia tonight.

Noah & The Whale + Fink @ Chorus festival, Parvis de La Défense, Paris March 22nd 2010

Noah & the Whale + Fink @ Chorus Festival
Parvis de la Défense, Paris March 22nd 2010 Noon

First on stage in this beautifull circular tent @ La Défense just outside Paris is indie folk band from Twickenham England : Noah & The Whale.
Very unusual time for a rock concert it's noon. So lot's of people here for their lunchbreak. We're in the middle of huge buildings, in the financial district of Paris.
They are a bit more than just Folk , much more Rock, a bit like a folkier version of Counting Crows with violin but they do really rock, they even have electric guitar soli.
A very good surprise, if you like what is called " Americana" this band is for you.
Oh Yes it was a free gig , first come first serve.

After a short break we have Fink from bristol, England.
Fink aka as Fin Greenhall , is playing on acoustic guitar with a drummer and bass player.
It's much more roots, more bluesy with bits of Reggae(dub) à la Keziah Jones or early Ben Harper but more funky.
I'm not really a fan of this kind of music.

That was ok for me but people seemed to like him a lot, he added 3 songs to the original setlist, 11 songs in all.

Nice way to start on a monday morning

Guns 'N Roses Vs Metallica in the US

Metallica in Paris Bercy last year

Who has sold more records in the US ? Metallica or Guns'N Roses?

Interesting article in Billboard:
"According to the Recording Industry of America (RIAA), whose data encompasses the bands' entire careers, Metallica leads Guns N' Roses, 59 to 43.5 million. Among all artists, Metallica ranks 18th, Guns N' Roses 30th."

"Metallica"(black album) sold 15,525,00
"Appetite for destruction" sold 18,000,000

Read our reviews ( with LOTS of PICS + setlist...) of Metallica in April 2009:
Paris Bercy 1 Part 1 & Part 2
Paris Bercy 2 Part 1 & Part 2

SLASH 's version of "Paradise city" with Fergie is withdrawn from the Lted Edition album

For legal reasons ( unknown to us ) Slash collaboration with Black Eyed Peas' Fergie & also feat. Cypress Hill is withdrawn from the Limited deluxe edition of SLASH 's debut album.
A new track, "Back From Cali" (feat. Myles Kennedy) has now been added.

For more Info on the record click HERE

Watch SLASH recording his album with all guests by clicking HERE, several videos from the recording process are available on this official Slash's Youtube channel.

Listen to "Paradise City" Feat. Fergie & Cypress Hill below:

La Fiancée + Lisa Papineau @ Fnac Ternes, Paris March 18th 2010

La Fiancée + Lisa Papineau
@ Fnac Ternes, Paris March 18th 2010
Promo for Les Femmes s'en melent Festival

La Fiancée

It's almost a day off @ ROCKERPARIS, just a small showcase to promote the Les Femmes s'en melent Festival in Paris starting on Mars 23rd ( to April 4th ) @ La Maroquinerie, La Boule Noire, L' Alhambra & Le Théatre de la Cité Internationale.
Tickets are very cheap between 10 & 19 Euros.

For this showcase we are lucky to get this cute French singer La Fiancée.
Nice to see her on the bill of this festival as I discover her a few months ago via her Myspace page, I thought she was great even tough she's singing in French. Nice lyrics anyway.
We had a 5-6 songs set after a long interview with the big boss of the festival.
It may be only her 10th show but she's doing really great, her soft voice conquers you straight away, the music is between Folk-Pop and "Chanson française".
Glad to see that she's as great Live than on "cd" ( not really a cd as she's only releasing Eps ).

Lisa Papineau

Then we have American girl, currently living in Paris Lisa Papineau.
Different music and vocal style , it's more indie pop-rock. She's working on numerous different projects ( including recording vocals on an album by French band AIR ).
She can sing like German Punk doll Nina Hagen over a new wave music or wispering in your hear over a very "ambient" song.
Hard to put a label, each song is different
Here's one song NOT representative of what she's doing: