"Back and Forth" Foo Fighters' Documentary screening @ Canal+, Paris April 27 2011

Screening for the press in a projection room at the Canal+ HQ.

James Doll did a documentary just in time for the released of the 7th Foo Fighters' studio album "Wasting Light" out this month.
All you wanted to know about Foo Fighters from the early beginning in 1994 when Kurt Cobain died to the recording process of the new album is in the documentary.
Lots of talking, a few things unknown to us and interesting facts from the beginning of the Foo, it's well done, there's also a bit a live footage but very few.
You won't see other musicians telling how great they are but as it's official there's no controversy regarding the HIV-Aids denialist movement that supported Nate Mendel or anything alse, it's only focus on the history of the band.
They did mention Dave playing with The QOTSA but NOT Them Crooked Vultures, Why ?
Really great, a must see.A good commercial for the new album.
It will be play on Canal+ on May 19 @ 11:55pm

Moriarty @ Divan du Monde, Paris April 26 2011

Moriarty @ Divan du Monde, Private show for the Fnac Store
Paris April 26 2011

After playing a few sold-out shows @ Trianon last month ( 1200 capacity) Franco-American Folk-country band Moriarty is playing a private show for the Fnac Store in this 'newly' refurbished 500 capacity club: Le Divan du Monde.
Competition winners are downstairs and VIPs upstairs on the tiny balcony drinking free champagne and ... talking loudly.
We already saw the band a few years ago and we liked what we saw but it seems that the band has turned into a joke, first: most of the songs are crap and second: musicians are trying to act funny on stage which is fuckin' ridiculous.
Only the last 20 min minutes of the 65 min gig was good with some better songs at the end including a couple of their hits and acting more "seriously".
Oliver called this "Musique pour les ploucs" I guess he wasn't that far...
The show ended with a song they recorded specially for the "Record Store Day" and here on video.
The only one problem was, once again these VIP dickheads upstairs that didn't stop talking loudly for the whole set. (Patrice, our photographer was there but I guess he didn't talk as he was probably so bored...)

Song for "Record Store Day":

Angus & Julia Stone @ Trianon, Paris April 26 2011

Angus & Julia Stone @ Trianon
Paris April 26 2011

We didn't go but here's the setlist wich is probably wrong as they never follow it

James Blake @ Maroquinerie, Paris April 25 2011

James Blake @ Maroquinerie
Paris April 25 2011

setlist

We didn't go but Uschi kindly sent me the setlist so here it is with a nice video from a Feist cover song

Dum Dum Girls @ C'est Lenoir, Black Session Paris April 25 2011

Dum Dum Girls @ C'est Lenoir, Black Session
Paris April 25 2011

All girl band Dum Dum Girls @ C'est Lenoir for a Black session just one day after playing La Machine du Moulin Rouge.
Nice poppy song to begin with , a kind of psyche-rockier version of The Bangles then and for the whole gig it was more rock but it sounds all the same with the same rythm over & over, impossible to single out one catchy song.
Maybe is it because they are technically limited so a good above average show with one new song played.
45 min + set

see ya tomorrow (on tuesday) @ Divan du Monde for the Fnac private gig of Moriarty ("musique pour les ploucs" as Oliver called it)

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Yes, it's Avenue de la Motte Picquet in case NO one noticed (center)
Jean Charles de Castelbajac chalk drawings (left & right)