Herman Dune + C.S.S. + The Kills @ Rock en Seine, St Cloud, August 26 2011

Herman Dune + C.S.S. + The Kills @ Rock en Seine

St Cloud August 26 2011

Herman Dune

The bill for this Rock en Seine is far from being good, no more than 2 very good bands or major acts every day.
Today apart from Foo Fighters and The Kills there's nothing really worth standing in the rain all day.
Well I guess that Météo France should by new computers as it didn't rain for the whole day.
We arrived there just in time for Herman Dune.
We've missed Seasick Steve who was joined by Allison from The Kills ( click for video) It was probably good, we already saw him @ L'Album de la Semaine and Biffy Clyro.

Very good discovery with Herman Dune, just 3 guys but they had a wall of sound. Lots of mid-tempo and relax songs for some cool folk rock à la Neil Young.
Nice start.

CSS from Brasil

CSS is playing on the main stage, these girls from Brasil have already played @ Rock en Seine in 2007 and even though we're not fans of electro pop, we've always liked CSS live, they are very entertaining.

As you can see on the pics, their singer LOVE FOXXX is making the show with some crazy dancing and funny stage clothes, they've also played a couple of (more) heavy rock songs.
Once again they were very good, even Foo Fighters fans around us liked the show.

Setlist CSS, The Audience, Frederic Mitterrand

Frederic Mitterrand french minister for the Culture was there hanging out.

We stayed on the main stage to wait for The Kills, last time we saw them was a few months ago @ the hot & sweaty Bataclan and we were disappointed.
Will it be the same today ?

The Kills

Well... yes, first the sound was shit down the front and second they don't have real songs and it seems that they're playing on auto-pilot. The fact that they added two black girls on backing vocals for a few songs didn't change anything.
We used to like them... not anymore so we left before the end to go and see Mick Jones' Big Audio Dynamite.

Rock en Seine special merchandising

The end of "C'est Lenoir-Black Sessions" on France Inter

Sad news: it's official "C'est Lenoir" radio show is over on France Inter

No more Black Sessions.

"Salut à vous, Entre musique pas comme les autres et vie au grand air, j'ai enfin choisi. Merci pour ces longues années de complicité et de soutien indéfectible. Cela ne sera pas facile de vivre sans ce rendez-vous quotidien. Vous me manquerez. Caresse et bise à l'oeil Bernard Lenoir"

We've seen sooooo many bands there, including Arctic Monkeys, Divine Comedy, Anna Calvi and countless others....

Jerry Lee Lewis cancells Béthune rock show on August 27 2011

Jerry Lee Lewis' concert in Béthune on August 27 is cancelled

Source : L'avenir de L'Artois

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HI THERE !!!

ROCKERPARIS IS BACK

see ya there @ Rock en Seine
Stay tuned !

The Kills @ L'Album de la Semaine August 24 2011, Canal+

The Kills @ L'Album de la Semaine for Canal+

We didn't go as we were still on holidays

Here's the setlist:
No Wow
Future Starts Slow
Heart Is A Beating Drum
Kissy Kissy
DNA
Satellite
Tape Song
Baby Says
One Silver Dollar
Pots And Pan
The Last Goodbye

Rock en Seine Festival @ St Cloud, August 26-27-28 2011

ROCKERPARIS will be back at the end of the month

for the
ROCK EN SEINE 2011

Jerry Lee Lewis on August 27 in Bethune ( Near Lille)

Stanley Kubrick Exhibition @ Cinémathèque, Paris July 27 2011

Stanley Kubrick Exhibition @ Cinémathèque

Paris July 27 2011

"Paths of Glory", costumes for "Spartacus"

Last week for the Stanley Kubrick exhibition @ Cinémathèque next to Bercy Arena, it's closing on July 31.
If you like Kubrick's movies , it's a MUST SEE.
Lots of Pics of his career, posters , paper work, costumes, memorabilia 95% of them originals some reproduction.

"Lolita" "Dr Strangelove" & "2001..."

Everything from the beginning of his career as a photographer for Look Mag, some of his early documentaries, his first movies to the big time with Paths of Glory... to what he couldn't do : Napoleon, Aryan Papers & AI Intelligence Artificial.

"2001..." :academy award for special effects (far right)

The biggest room is the one dedicated to "2001..." with lots of drawings, Pics, costumes, slides for special effects...

"2001..." & "Clockwork Orange"

"Barry Lyndon" & "Shining"

Smaller rooms ( too small for me) for "Full Metal Jacket" & Eyes wide shut" on the second level
There's also a corridor filled with flight-cases, cameras & lenses.
Small rooms for unrealized projects.

"Full Metal Jacket"

"Eyes Wide Shut" & Audrey Hepburn's letter turning down Josephine for" Napoleon"

cop car on Ile St Louis

Now ROCKERPARIS is enjoying some well deserved holidays