jeudi 12 avril 2012

Kim Fowley @ Saint Merri Church , Paris April 12 2012

Kim Fowley @ Saint Merri Church , Paris April 12 2012

Eglise St Merry
a bar selling beer & champagne in the church ... shocking !!! Full House

After seeing him at the Agnes B store for a signing session Kim Fowley is playing tonight in a church situated in the heart of Paris next to the Pompidou Center.
It's a bit of a mess in front of the church as there are lots of people and only one small door to get in. They also have to check the name of each punter on a list as they don't have a scanner for advance tickets.
The show's running late so it's giving us the time to have a chat with a few friends, we don't know what to expect as the "show" is advertised as a "Evening with The Animal Man" in fact it's a proper rock concert with a French band that has been put together the night before at a restaurant.
As you can see on the setlist below it's mostly covers, as it's their first show together the band is not very tight but it's fun.
Kim is acting more like a MC than a real singer but I have my doubt about the girl who's "singing" with him, she's hot but can't really call her a singer.
Lots of funny and salacious lyrics on some songs and there's a screen behind playing some of Kim's movies with sexy girls.
That was entertaining.
Poster & setlist

Tony Conrad was next on the violin to play us some "early Minimalism" but it was time for us to leave...

Kim Fowley @ Agnes B, Paris April 12 2012

Kim Fowley @ Agnes B, Paris April 12 2012

Kim Fowley & Snow Mercy

American record producer, impresario, publisher, songwriter, musician, film maker, talent scout... Kim Fowley is in Paris to play a show @ Eglise St Merry but before that he's at Agnes B store for a signing session with his missus the sexy Snow Mercy.

He did an interview for German-French tv Arte and the whole signing session was recorded as well as the photo session outside the store for the "Tracks" tv show.
The guy's a real character and actor and knows how to entertain the audience, that was fun to spend a moment with such a music legend.

Agnes B Goodie bag with poster & 3 cds (right)

Thanks to Agnes B store who gave us a goodie "Rough trade" bag with a cd by Kim Fowley & a 2cd compilation of the Sonic Protest Fest.
Eugene Mc Guinness dj set

Later we had a DJ set by Miles Kane's guitar player Eugene Mc Guinness, who's also a solo artist.

Jack White & Norah Jones @ L'Album de la Semaine next week April 2012

JACK WHITE will be recording french TV show L'Album de la semaine on April 20 2012 to promote his solo album "Blunderbuss" before its release on April 24.


Norah Jones will do the same on April 25 (tbc)
Amadou & Mariam on April 17 (book here)

mardi 10 avril 2012

Trigger Finger @ Gibus club for the launch Party of MOJO Mag, Paris April 10 2012

Trigger Finger @ Gibus club for the launch Party of MOJO Mag, Paris April 10 2012

a few snapshots from Trigger Finger with a mobile

After going to The Gossip's listening party @ Rouge Club in Pigalle, we rushed to the Gibus Club in Republique, unfortunately we've missed the first part of Trigger Finger's set.
As usual they've done a killer set of greasy rock'n roll in front of a VIP audience of hangers on, journalists and record Cie executives.
Cool party but we didn't really had the time to get a JD at the bar or even to meet a few people we wanted to.

MOJO
has always been a reference in the Music Industry & Music Mag in Great Britain so I really hope that the French edition will be as good as the English one.
It looks like it will as the first number is looking great, hope N°2 will be even better
Good luck guys !!!

setlist

Rock & Folk Mag should be in trouble as they do have now a rival that's playing in the same courtyard.

PS: Thanks to L.A.from Mojo for the Invit'

Gossip @ Rouge club, Paris, April 10 2012

Gossip Listening Party @ Rouge club in Pigalle , Paris, April 10 2012
Rouge Club 77 rue Jean baptiste Paris 9 ème

It was advertised a couple of weeks ago as a showcase then it turned into a Listening Party with the band. Too bad !
Some dance music is played in the background, free drinks and canapés, strangely enough, no one is rushing to eat the food.
Then we listened to the album, not really our cup of tea as the band is turning more and more into a disco band.
Just one listen was enough.
After some more crap music from the DJ, Beth Ditto + The Band & entourage are walking through the packed audience to one side of the room.
Beth is surrounded with people & fans who wants a picture with her or have something signed, she's very nice and chatty with everyone, giving out kisses and roses.
The members of the band are more relaxed on the side and not too bothered.
That's when we decided to leave the promises to go to the Gibus club for the launch Party of Mojo Mag.
A short set , even 30 min would have been nice !

Out for a smoke (center)

There is also the launch of MOJO mag @ Gibus Club with Trigger Finger

English Hard Rockers The Darkness to support Lady Gaga on her "Born This Way Ball" European tour 2012


The Darkness (center) & Lady Gaga (here @ Paris Bercy 2010)

English Hard Rockers The Darkness to support Lady Gaga on her "Born This Way Ball" European tour 2012

WHAT THE FFFFFFFUUUUUCCCKKKK !!!!!!!
The worst gig we've ever been to was Lady Gaga, The music is complete CRAP !!!

AUGUST:
Tue 14 Bulgaria – Sofia – Vasil Levski National Stadium (w/ Lady Gaga)
Thu 16 Romainia – Bucharest – Arena Nationala Stadium (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 18 Austria – Vienna – Wiener Stadhalle (w/ Lady Gaga)
Tue 21 Lithuania – Vilnius – Vingis Park (w/ Lady Gaga)
Thu 23 Latvia – Riga – Mezaparks (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 25 Tallinn – Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (w/ Lady Gaga)
Mon 27 FInland – Helsinki – Hartwell Arena (w/ Lady Gaga)
Thu 30 Sweden – Stockholm – Ericsson Globe (w/ Lady Gaga)

SEPT
Sun 2 Denmark – Copenhagen – Parken Stadium (w/ Lady Gaga)
Tue 4 Germany – Koln – Lanxess Arena (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 8 UK – London – Twickenham (w/ Lady Gaga)
Tue 11 UK – Manchester – Evening News Arena (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 15 Ireland – Dublin – Aviva Stadium (w/ Lady Gaga)
Mon 17 Netherlands – Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 22 France – Paris – Stade de France (w/ Lady Gaga)
Mon 24 Germany – Hannover – TUI Arena (w/ Lady Gaga)
Wed 26 Switzerland – Zurich – Hallenstadion (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sa 29 Belgium – Antwerp – Sportpaleis (w/ Lady Gaga)

OCT
Tue 2 Italy – Milan – Mediolanum Forum (w/ Lady Gaga)
Thu 4 France – Nice – Stade Charles-Ehrmann (w/ Lady Gaga)
Sat 6 Spain – Barcelona – Palau St Jordi (w/ Lady Gaga)


dimanche 8 avril 2012

ACCEPT @ Bataclan, Paris 06 April 2012

ACCEPT @ Bataclan, Paris 06 April 2012

We didn't go to the show even though we walked past the Bataclan around 7:00pm as we were nearby @ Fargo store for a showcase. We just heard Hell playing from outside, they sounded horrible.
Click on links for videos

Setlist: (from Blabbermouth)

01. Hellfire (new song)
02. Stalingrad (new song)
03. Restless And Wild Lien04. Living For Tonite
05. Breaker
06. Son Of A Bitch
07. Bucket Full Of Hate
08. Monsterman
09. Shadow Soldiers (new song)
10. Guitar Solo (Wolf Hoffmann)
11. Neon Nights (extended version)
12. Bulletproof (extended version)
13. Losers And Winners
14. Aiming High
15. Princess Of The Dawn
16. Up To The Limit
17. No Shelter
18. Pandemic ((band stopped playing for 10 minutes because of sound problems)
19. Fast As A Shark
Encore:
20. Metal Heart
21. Teutonic Terror
22. Balls To The Wall

vendredi 6 avril 2012

Yves Klein FC 1 (Fire Color 1) @ Christies, Paris April 06 2012

Yves Klein FC 1 (Fire Color 1) @ Christies, Paris
Exhibition only today on April 06 2012
on sale New York City on May 08
Estimated price: between 23 & 30 Million Euros



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