Elliott Murphy @ Gibert Joseph, Paris March 29 2013

Elliott Murphy @ Gibert Joseph, Paris March 29 2013

free show in this record store on Bd St Michel near the Sorbonne in Paris

 Elliott Murphy playing famous Gibert Joseph record store in St Michel on the left bank to promote the new cd and new book, he's also a writter.
Same faces in the audience with Elliott, he has very dedicated fans.
30 min + acoustic show with new songs on acoustic guitar. Elliott Murphy is a great songwritter so once again we have quality songs.
Then he signed everyone's stuff.

Alan Vega @ Galerie du Jour , Agnes B, Paris March 27 2013

Alan Vega @ Galerie du Jour , Agnes B, Paris March 27 2013 6:00pm

for the release of the book "Conversation avec un Indien" + Photo exhibition

Dustin Hoffman @ "The Quartet" première @ Ugc Les Halles, Paris March 26 2013

Dustin Hoffman @  "The Quartet" Première @ Ugc Les Halles, Paris March 26 2013

Legendary Dustin Hoffman has just directed his first movie "The Quartet" and has been promoting it for the last few days in Paris. Tonight he's meeting the press and the public @ UGC Les Halles in Paris with a photo call , some interviews and with the producer, casting Director and some of the cast he's introducing the movie to the French audience.

Nice guy he even signed both my vinyls

And video introducing the movie he directed:

 The cast of french movie "La Cité Rose" above

The Love Beatles + Pete Best @ Alhambra, Paris March 23 2013

The Love Beatles + Pete Best @ Alhambra, Paris March 23 2013

 Pete Best first drummer for The Beatles (above)

 I'm not really the kind of guy willing to pay to see a tribute band however good it is ( Letz Zepp @ Olympia) but this time I did, not that I knew who The Love Beatles were but mainly because Pete Best, 1st drummer with The Beatles was there in person... and also because a friend of mine just told me about the gig in the afternoon.
He wasn't supposed to play at all with The Love Beatles, just a Question & Answer before the gig with a former journalist from Best for 30 min.
Interesting to see him in person answering question even though there was nothing new to learn from this chat.
Then there was the gig:
The Love Beatles playing "Please Please Me" in its entirety for the 50th anniversary of its released.
They look great on stage ( same clothes and haircut)  and the sound is vintage courtesy of vintage guitars and Vox PA.
Just a short break for the band to change clothes and look like the original Beatles circa 1965-1966 for a best of...
We have a 20 min intermission where we're trying to get some info is Pete Best playing a couple of songs in the second part ? Yes He will we're being told...
Second part with the band dressed with Sergent peppers costumes before they stripped down to some casual clothing for the last part of the set.
From what I've been told The Love Beatles are much better that the Rabeats. Don't know but we had a great time, Hard to do wrong with some many hits and 4 very competent musicians sounding and looking like the originals.
Pete Best is back onstage but not behind the drum kit he's recording footage of the audience screaming a sentence for his next video... What the Fuck !!!
Too bad he didn't play at all but a great night out.

Peter Doherty with Babyshambles and Alan Wass @ Fontania Bar, Paris March 22 2013

Peter Doherty & Babyshambles + Alan Wass @ Fontania Bar, Paris March 22 2013

Another small gig by Peter Doherty after the one @ Bus Palladium on Tuesday, tonight it's in a creepy bar in Pigalle, his new HQ. Those bastards are charging 10 euros (with a drink) not sure if this bar has a license for that...well, not our business anyway. 

We're a bit late but just in time as Peter has just arrived, lots of people in front of the improvised stage in the tiny bar but it's not packed.

We're trying to find a good spot on the side that's when we noticed that Drew is there with Mick from Babyshambles, so this is our first babyshambles' gig in a very long time, can't remember last time we saw them. -(According to our archives probably in March 2009 when they've played a secret show @ Neo Club)-

There are a couple of amplifiers but the sound is complete crap and not very loud, Pete is intoxicated ( not a surprise) but in good spirit.
Good atmosphere ,musically that was awful but fun to attend (watch video below).

Very short set, less than 60 min.