Just 3 days after ordering it on the website , the box set is at home sent from Nashville TN, USA That's what I call being efficient.
I won't tell you about what's on the cds , already have it ten times , nothing new AT ALL ! I won't tell you either How much it cost me inclusing taxes and shipping, my ass is hurting so bad !!! But I had to have it , why do I have the feeling of being gypped.
Arte tv show " One shot Not" is doing a recording just outside Paris. Once again a real mess to get in, we had to wait for an hour. Lovely studio ( 300 capacity ) there's no proper stage, people on the front are siting down on the floor around the instruments , a few others are standing up in the back.
Archie Shepp did 3 songs , the first one on sax , he sang the other two. Great mix of Jazz hip hop or blues. 20 min set ( "dig", "trippin", "Revolution" )
Skunk Anansie were next , they also did 3 songs of powerfull Heavy pop-rock. Skin is as sexy as ever. ("Because of you", "Hedonism","Tear the place up" )
Madness broke the house down once again by performing 4 songs ( " Our House", "Forever young", "Dust devil", "Night boat to Cairo" ) Suggs seemed completely drunk.
Charlie Winston did two on the piano plus one on the guitar with Manu Katche on drums, well a bit boring to me ( " i love your smile", "My name", "Kick the Bucket" )
Nouvelle Vague was a nice surprise , two girls on vocals ( one american and one french ) plus musicians. First song was nice with share vocals between the completely wild american vocalist and frenchie Melanie Pain ( who looks like the elder sister of Emilie Simon ending with a silly song with just the american girl and drummer.( "Blister in the sun", "Metal ", "sex beat" )
Kasabian performed 3 songs acoustic , great but it lacked power. I prefer when they are electric, I'll see them tomorrow @ Bataclan. ( "Underdog", "Where did all the love go", "Thick as thieves" )
Peter von Poehl was the last artist but as it was getting very late i had to leave the set. ("28 paradise", "Forgotten garden", "Moonshot falls" )
Peter Von Poehl & Nouvelle Vague : " can't get you out of my head" ( Kylie Minogue )
Very nice evening , the technicians only took 5 min between sets to change everything so it went very smoothly. I don't know when it's gonna be broacast. There's another recording tomorrow night with Alicia Keys & Pink among others. I won't go as I'm @ Bataclan for Kasabian.
UDERZO @ Virgin Megastore Champs Elysées Paris Oct 22nd 2009
Uderzo , Famous French cartoonist and creator of comic book Asterix was doing a very rare signing session for the released of new book " L' Anniversaire d' Asterix et Obelix". It's also the 50th anniversary of this french comic book , so lots of people queueing early & LOTS of press , different Tv from all over the world.
I know It' s NOT rock'n roll but I've read Asterix' books since i'm 11 years old so... And it was probably one of my last chance to finally meet Uderzo as he's 82 years old.
It was a bit of a mess to get a ticket ( only a 100 ) to have your comic book signed as the characters from the cartoon were giving them away randomly to people waiting outside the store, I was lucky to get one and was the first in line to have it signed. As you can see on the picture Uderzo has trouble holding a pen so it might be his last comic book.
Uderzo signing my copy ( right )
Then I left to go to One Shot Not tv recording with Archie Shepp , Skunk Anansie , Kasabian, Madness ...
After seeing Wolfmother recording for Canal+ 3 days ago , we're back in the studio 104 in northern Paris this time to see Vampire Weekend promoting their new cd , to be out in January. The studio is packed tonight ( 200 people ) for those youngsters. I saw them at The Rock en Seine Festival ( click for Pics & review )in August and i wasn't impressed at all. Will it be different tonight ? They're young and looking like good mama's boys unfortunately , their music is soooo boring. Ok they are different from the other bands with their African influences but the music doesn't talk to me at all. see setlist for details , they came back to perform another bash of songs as they were not happy with them , They had to do a few takes of " Horchata" as the singer couldn't help from laughing. Kids seems to dig'em , I really don't.
Up and comingband The XX will record L' Album de la semaine on Oct 26th. ( Sonic Youth on the 27th ); There's a real hype for this band in Paris.
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour + Ladylike Dragons @ La Scène Bastille Paris Oct 20th 2009
Ladylike Dragons
Wow, I haven't been to this club for such a long time but I remember it well as I saw the reformed DOORS with Ian Astbury on vocals in this very same place. First on stage is brand new indie rock french band Ladylike Dragons , cool set with a nice guitar player looking like Jimmy Page circa '69 when he was still in the Yardbirds. You can hear that they're quite young but they have a nice stage 'precense' .
setlist
Invite only for this OUI FM showcase to promote Danish Pop/ Soul band The Asteroids Galaxy Tour. The main attraction is the very sexy tiny blonde girl on vocals. The band sounds like a light version of Morcheeba or a soul Cardigans but a very poppy soul with brass. They did a cover of Marvin Gaye's " Inner city blues". see setlist for details
I've never heard of them before listening to the single on OUI FM which is ok , live they're very entertaining thanks to their singer Mette Lindberg too bad the bass player is dressed like a dick.