Colette Music Box N°15 with Grimes, Paris May 16 2012 5:00 pm

Colette Music Box N°15 with Grimes & Chevalier Avant garde, Paris May 16 2012 5:00 pm

Chevalier Avant-Garde

Free show @ Colette, nice atmosphere, even though there are more and more people at each session, always nice to meet lots of our friends and see new sexy girls.

New wave and electronica on this afternoon program of the Colette Music Box.
First we have the Synth 80's New wave of Canadian duet Chevalier Avant Garde. (click for video)
Then Grimes, which is in fact a young girl on electronic devices for a pure set of 100% electronica, well... not the kind of music we like, in fact we hate that stuff but it was interesting seeing that girl performed, she's possessed.She's playing a sold-out show tonight at Fleche d'Or
Not our music but fun to watch.

Grimes (left & right above)

Garbage @ Fnac Forum, Paris May 16 2012, 1:00pm

Garbage @ Fnac Forum, Paris May 16 2012, 1:00pm

Signing session for the new album

Without Eric Avery: I will never get my Jane's Addiction records signed ;-(

Tonight they're playing a sold-out show @ Olympia, according to the record Cie they will be back soon in Paris for another show.

The Hives are also playing tonight a sold-out show @ Gaité Lyrique

Garbage @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris May 15 2012

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Garbage @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris May 15 2012

Garbage just played their first show in Paris in 7 years and we were lucky to attend this event for L'Album de la Semaine, Canal+ TV show in front of a selected audience of less than 200 people.
They've already played this tv show in 2005 and Rockerparis was alreday there to attend.
Same line-up with Eric Avery on bass from the original Jane's Addiction.

Strangely enough there are no monitors on stage and we can hear bits of pre-recorded tapes before they took the stage.
They're starting the gig with a new song, it's an up-tempo song but it sounds like Katty Perry, there are too many electro on it specially on drums and at one moment lots of auto-tune on the voice. It's not looking good.
They may be only 5 on stage but they do sound like there are 10 people on stage , courtesy of many effects and pre-recorded tapes.
Out of the 11 songs on tonight's setlist only 4 new songs, they do sound better Live than on the album but you can hear the difference between the new ones and the quality of the old stuff.
Garbage have some great songs and we're glad that they're playing many old ones but I have to say I was expecting more new ones tonight as it's a promotional tv show.
Nevertheless the old stuff brings back fond memories and the band is rocking, too bad we don't have tickets for tomorrow's gig @ Olympia (sold-out).
They had to re-play the first two songs as Shirley had some lipstick on her teeth, she messed up the lyrics on "Queer" so we had a third one.
Very good performance.

setlist

Before the band left the premises they stayed and signed stuff for fans and took pics with them, Patrice took a few snapshots with his digital camera.

The Gossip @ Cigale, Paris May 14 2012

The Gossip @ Cigale, Paris May 14 2012

Gossip is back in Paris to promote brand new album, they were @ Grand Rex for a private party for Canal+ tv show L'Album de la Semaine at the beginning of the month, where they previewed the new album that is very disco.
Well, I dont know... was it because we were tired, or because it is our first show just after METALLICA @ Stade de France or because the lightning was shite... really don't know !
Boring... this band doesn't talk to me anymore, this band has turn into a gay-disco shit.
Apart from a couple of songs the rest was just boring, hard to believe they were playing punk-garage rock at the beginning.
Don't get me wrong Beth is still doing the show, her voice is powerful but she tends to be very annoying by talking and saying hello to all her friends in the audience all the time

setlist

Nevertheless there was a great atmosphere with everybody singing and dancing but I felt more like being at the gay Pride parade than a rock concert.
She ended the 90 min set with a short speech on tolerance at the balcony of La Cigale.
It looks like there's a competition between her, lady gaga & Madonna to please and get the attention of the gay/lesbian community, Lots of money to be made...

Donald "Duck" Dunn 1941-2012 RIP

Steve Cropper on his Facebook page:
"Today I lost my best friend, the World has lost the best guy and bass player to ever live. Duck Dunn died in his sleep Sunday morning May 13 in Tokyo Japan after finishing 2 shows at the Blue Note Night Club."

Metallica @ Stade de France (Part 2), Paris May 12 2012

Metallica @ Stade de France (Part 2), Paris May 12 2012

Part 1 is HERE

Another great performance by 'Tallica.
Beginning of the show was terrific with "Hit the Lights" & "Master..."

The Black Album is far from being my favorite but it was interesting to hear some of these songs for the first time including brand new song "Hell & Back".

Attending the show from the Snake pit is fantastic, there's enough room to move and have a different perspective from song to song.

We were so close to the stage that I can't remember watching anything on the screens for the whole set,
We had a very good sound too and from time to time when we were just next to the catwalk we could hear the band's own stage monitors as if we were ON the stage.

Needless to tell you that METALLICA ROCKED the Stade de France !

Ross Halfin @ Work (far left)

SEEK ...AND...DESTRRRRROOOOYYY!!!

setlist:
1) Hit the Lights (another video with Master)
2) Master of Puppets
3) No remorse
4) For whom the bell tolls
5) Hell & back (new song)
6) The struggle within
7) My friend of misery
8) The god that failed
9) Of Wolf & man
10) Nothing else matters
11) Through the never (from the pit)
12) Don't tread on me
13) Wherever I may roam (from the pit)
14) The Unforgiven
15) Holier than thou
16) Sad but True
17) Enter sandman
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18) Battery
19) One
20) seek & DESTROY !!!

Enter Sandman


official Pics from the show here