Billy Corgan from The Smashing Pumkins @ A Tout Livre book store in Paris, Sept 30 2010

updated Oct 2nd with new links to videos
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Billy Corgan & Claire Fercak @ A Tout Livre book-store
Paris , Av Daumesnil, Sept 30 2010

A dedicated audience of less than 200.

Billy Corgan is in Paris to promote a book he co-wrote with french girl Claire Fercak.
Yesterday night he played one song "Spangled" @ France 3 tv show " Ce soir ou jamais".
Scroll down this page to view video of performance
Tonight he's @ " A Tout Livre" book-store on Avenue daumesnil for a musical-reading.
A small crowd is gathering in front of the closed door of the store , Billy is already in doing an interview for rock & folk mag.
8:30PM doors are opening.
You had to book in advance on first-come first-serve basis.
Less than 200 people here in a cool and relax atmosphere.
First they started with the book reading ( click for short video) in french by Claire with acoustic guitar provided by Billy Corgan. It lasted 40 min+

Billy & Claire during the " Lecture Musicale"

Then Billy Corgan played 8 songs on acoustic guitar ( see picture for setlist)including a brand new song ( here on video) that he wrote a few days before and that is performed for the first time ever.

SETLIST: (click for videos)
Stich in Time (new link)
Spangled
Song for a son
Freak (new link)
In the arms of sleep
To sheila
Jesus needs a hit (new song performed for the first time ever)
Encore
Tonight tonight (new link sorry for quality)

This lovely evening ended with a signing session of the book "Chants magnétiques" or records for the fans.
Billy was nice and chatty to everyone all along these 2 hours, making jokes about French Rockers Johnny Hallyday and Plastic Bertrand.

Great moments with Billy in such an intimate setting, we're lucky bastards once again.

setlist & signing session

New song "Jesus needs a hit":

Performed for the first time ever.

Another video of the reading :

feat Billy & Claire

Tony Curtis RIP 1925-2010

It's with great sadness that we've been told that Tony Curtis has just died today
RIP
As kids (and still today) we were all fans of The Persuaders with Roger Moore.

Billy Corgan Live on French Tv show "Ce soir ou jamais" on France 3 tonight 11PM, Sept 29

Updated : Sept 30
Video from Billy Corgan yesterday at tv show performing "Spangled" HERE

Billy Corgan ( Smashing Pumpkins) will be the guest of Frederic taddei's tv show " Ce soir ou jamais"on France 3.
He's here to promote a book written with Claire Fercak called " Chants Magnetiques" and the Smashing Pumkins' boxset.
" spangled" will be played on acoustic at the end of the show just before midnight.

When The Smashing Pumpkins released "Adore" in 1998, they played a showcase for 200 people on the rooftop of the Fnac Ternes store. ROCKERPARIS was there.
Can you spot The Angelo M in the first rows ?


Blonde Redhead played there yesterday night ( watch video at the end of the show by clicking on the link above)

Aloe Blacc @ L'Album de la semaine, Paris Sept 28 2010

Aloe Blacc @ L'Album de la Semaine Canal+
Paris Sept 28 2010

Young soul man Aloe Blacc is playing famous Canal+ tv show to promote his new album "Good things".
We already saw him at another Canal+ tv show La Musicale where he played 4 songs on the piano.
This time he's with a full band (drums, bass, keys, guitar and sax) all dressed in black.
Aloe is good looking , has a nice voice, is a good dancer and is dressed smartly, the music is also a cool cross between soul and reggae.
Everything is a bit too perfect, too rehearse, it's lacking a bit of "Soul".
Good show but it could have been better.

Prince to Tour Europe next month (Oct 2010)

Anything in Paris Sir ?

Yes Mr Purple Yoda as some people call him will be back in Europe this october to play a few shows.

Here are the dates so far:
Oct 15: Helsinki, Hartwall Arena (tix between 69 & 129 Euros)
Oct 18: Norway
Oct 20: Forum, Copenhagen
Oct 22: MCH Multiarena, Herning
Oct 26: Antwerpen, Sportspaleis ( prices up to 267 Euros for VIP package with Dinner...)
More shows to be announced...

He's been rehearsing in Paisley Park for a couple of weeks now.
iI've also been told that Prince has moved into an " Hotel Particulier" in the richest part of Paris , the 7th district.

More info HERE ( In French only, sorry)