jeudi 30 mai 2013

Phoenix @ L'Album de la Semaine- La Musicale Canal+ , Paris May 30 2013

Phoenix @ L'Album de la Semaine- La Musicale, Canal+ , Paris May 30 2013

Live TV show tonight to promote new album "Bankrupt"

In the middle of their Tour to Promote new album "Bankrupt" Phoenix is playing Canal+ TV show L'Album de la Semaine which is in fact now call "La Musicale". Good point as band are playing a longer set, instead of the 7-8 songs it is now 14-15 songs. Queens of the Stone Age played a couple of weeks ago.
Tonight it's French pop band from the posh Versailles city: PHOENIX. We've never really paid that much attention to that band, we've heard a couple of their songs on the radio but that pretty much about it.
Well, that's very pop, with a very trendy radio-friendly sound, they've found a "formula" and they're sticking to it.They have some very good songs and I'm sure it's very enjoyable attending one of their gig at a festival but in the end it all sounds a bit the same.
One of the best song tonight was the one they've played with just the singer and an acoustic guitar.
Not really the kind of stuff that we're listening to everyday but a good show.
setlist

Punk+ Sheila Rock exhibition @ Agnes B, Paris From May 30 2013...

Punk+ Sheila Rock exhibition @ Agnes B, Paris From May 30 2013...

Vernissage tonight




jeudi 23 mai 2013

Miles Kane @ Maroquinerie, Paris May 22 2013

Miles Kane @ Maroquinerie, Paris May 22 2013
We're getting into the tiny Maroquinerie as the opening band is playing its last song, of course it's packed as the show is long sold-out.
it's 9:00pm sharp when Miles Kane & friends are making their way onto the stage, Miles is here to introduce us to his new solo album out next week but all the young girls down the front know all the lyrics already.
A few weeks ago on April 22 @ Canal+ tv show L'Album de la Semaine we were lucky to see him performing some of the new songs, that sounding great and really rocking even though conditions at a tv show are more clinical.
Tonight in front of a "real" audience things are more organic, Miles is Rockin' like never before and always... with a smile to the girls from the first row.

See setlist (underneath) for details, first song of the Encore  "Colour of the trap" is performed alone by Miles on acoustic guitar.
Last song "Don't forget who you are" is also the tee shirt sold at the merchandise table tonight that was wearing all the roadies
The whole show was professionally video recorded by several cameras.
Great gig !

Our Archives:
Miles Kane 
@ Album de la Semaine, Paris April 22 2013 (TV show for new album)

@ Main Square Fest with PEARL JAM  June 30 2012
@ Inrocks festival in Nov 2011 @ Cigale,
@ Rock en Seine , august 2011
@ Album de la Semaine March 2011

Check our reviews of Arctic Monkeys @ Rock en Seine 2011, @ Cigale on June 16, @ L'Album de la Semaine on June 15 2011 & @ Zénith in 2009

Check also Check our reviews of The Last Shadow Puppets @ Olympia on August 26 2008 & @ Album de la Semaine for Canal+ the day after.

With The Rascals :
@ Maroquinerie Dec 01 2008
@ Fleche d'Or  Sept 05 2008




mardi 21 mai 2013

The Rolling Stones @ Staples Center, L.A. May 20 2013

The Rolling Stones @ Staples Center, L.A. May 20 2013

May 21: updated with MORE Links to videos

SETLIST:
Get Off Of My Cloud
It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It)
Paint It Black
Gimme Shelter
All Down The Line
Faraway Eyes (first on this Tour)
Sway (By Request – with Mick Taylor) Version 2
Doom And Gloom
One More Shot
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking (with Mick Taylor) Version 2
Honky Tonk Women
BAND INTRODUCTIONS
You Got The Silver (with Keith on lead vox)
Before They Make Me Run (with Keith on lead vox)
Midnight Rambler (with Mick Taylor)
Miss You
Start Me Up
Tumbling Dice
Brown Sugar
Sympathy For The Devil
ENCORE
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (with the University of Southern California Thornton Chamber Singers)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (With Mick Taylor)

Ray Manzarek dead at 74, RIP 1939-2013

Ray Manzarek dead at 74, RIP 1939-2013



The Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek died yesterday in Rosenheim, Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74.

 A statement from his family says: “Ray passed away today at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife Dorothy and his brothers Rick and James."

Archives:
ray-manzarek/robby-krieger @ Bataclan in 2011