lundi 12 septembre 2011

Peter Doherty @ We love Green Festival - Parc de Bagatelle, Paris Sept 11 2011

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Peter Doherty
@ We Love Green Festival @
Parc de Bagatelle in Paris' Bois de Boulogne, Sept 11 2011
Rehearsals before Metronomy's gig in his dressing rooms

Great location for this festival: Parc de Bagatelle in Paris' Bois de Boulogne.
5000 capacity, 70 % posh female audience in their late teens-early 20's.
It stopped raining as the first artist SOKO hit the stage, then we had sunshine & Piers Faccini, Selah Sue & Metronomy.

As we were hanging out in the backstage area before Metronomy played their set, we saw that Peter was already there, a first as he's usually getting on site at the last minute and that he was playing guitar in front of his dressing room (see pics above).
He played "Delivery" in his dressing room and Patrice, our photographer, could manage to video-record it so here it is. Enjoy !

Peter Doherty is headlining tonight, it was baking all day long but now it's freezing.
Peter "Colourful" Doherty

We've seen him so many times these last few years that it's hard to remember every gig we've been to. He played 8 gigs in Paris just last year (we've missed two of them).
With Peter , you never know what to expect from great to pathetic when he's fucked up on drinks and drugs like his show @ Le Tigre club in March which was the most horrible we probably ever attented.
Tonight Peter is on "top" form even though it seems to be on autopilot, songs are played one after another. A bit of chat between songs.
Peter with guest Soko on two songs

We are treated with a Best of setlist: songs from the Libertines, Babyshambles and from his solo record.
Setlist included : Arcady, Albion, Fuck forever, can't stand me now, Twist and shout, Back from the dead, delivery, you talk... and some others (not in order)
Soko who opened the festival this afternoon is watching him from the wings of the stage and is guest on vocals on "Can't stand me now" (here on video) and on harmonica on another one.
The audience is quite calm and respectful, they don't throw shit on stage (cigarettes, books...) like they used to a couple of years ago when it was all just a circus with lots of tension in the air to every of his gig.
People are simply enjoying the gig, Peter is now an artist like anybody else.
Is it good or bad ? we don't know.
The only thing we know is that he did a good gig.
Maybe it's time to do another album as a solo artist or with Babyshambles because even if we like the old songs, he's playing the same shit over and over for the last few years, we'd like to listen to something new.

Too bad there wasn't any Encore, as he played a great gig.

Peter has left the building (far right)

Here's an interview he did after the show.



Check our reviews of ( all but two) Peter Doherty's solo shows for 2010 in Paris:
Pics & reviews : 1) Fleche d'Or 2) Joseph Store 3) Truskel1 4) Truskel2 4) Truskel3 5) Maroquinerie

& @ Le Tigre club in Paris on March 09 2011

Metronomy + Selah Sue + Piers Faccini + Soko @ We Love Green festival in Parc de Bagatelle - Paris , Sept 11 201

Metronomy + Selah Sue + Piers Faccini + Soko @
We Love Green Festival @ Parc de Bagatelle in Paris' Bois de Boulogne, Sept 11 2011
Soko

Probably the first time that we're going to the Parc de Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne. Very cool place to attend a festival, not really rock as it's just next to the richest city of France: Neuilly sur Seine and also next to the richest districts of Paris.
Don't know why but we're a bit early, the doors are not open yet, the weather's shit, it's raining and it's a nightmare to get our passes as the guest-list's not arrive yet.
As we collect our passes the sun is back and we're now roasting.

The location is really wonderful, it's a park with grass and trees, it's also quite small, no more than 5 000 people, even if I've been told that the production asked for an extended licence to get 7000 punters on the site. It's a 70% posh female audience all between 16-25 years and all very beautiful even more posh and glamourous than the Rock en Seine festival. (check Pics below)
Sunday-Sunny afternoon in the park as The Kinks would say.
Better this than the Sonisphere Festival ( with the Big 4) atmosphere.

We Love Green... and girls !

As we're getting in French Female folk singer Soko has just arrived on stage. She's on her own on guitar for some relaxed folk songs. She'll be joined later by a guitar player. Her first album will be out next month.
Good 30 min+ show if you're into folk.
Piers Faccini

There is only 1 stage so there is a 30 min gap between bands, right moment to check some of the pictures exhibitions on the site or to get some drinks or food if you don't mind queuing for an hour to get anything as there are only a couple of caterers, same shit for the biological toilet.
More catering next year, guys. The atmosphere is so relaxed than in fact we don't really care.

Piers Faccini is next, he's doing his own soundcheck then he's on for some laid back folk-rock, beautiful voice à la Paul Rodgers.Maybe a bit too laid back for us even if a couple of songs are more up-tempo with some African rhythms like they do in Mali.

Media darling and raggamuffin blue-eye singer from Belgium Selah Sue is playing next. She's been very popular these last few months over here and has played every Festival in France this summer.
For the first time of the day the audience is standing up, instead of lying in the grass, and is getting closer to the stage to feel the beat.
We already saw her at the Album de la Semaine tv show in May.

Some girls (far left) Biological toilets ( center) Selah Sue ready to go on stage (far right)
As we're a bunch of lazy bastards @ ROCKERPARIS we're just gonna copy what we wrote back then, nothing's changed:
"All white band, she sings like a black girl from the caribbean (which means eating half of each word) even though she's a cute tiny white blonde from Belgium.
Cool music even if it's not our cup of tea, the band is very tight with a nice drummer who looks like he's barely in his late teens.
She has a great soul-rock voice like a black singer so it's funny to hear her talk in french between songs as she has a very thick Flemish accent.
Some of the songs are quite good with a very modern soul feelings with a groovy up-tempo, some others are a bit too ragga for us"
setlist Selah Sue

As you can see on the pic above she's hot as hell, not sure if the setlist is correct.

Another Miss Flower ;-)
Photo session before going on stage (far left)

Electro -pop sensation Metronomy is the first band to play in the dark with the full light show.
We saw then a couple of times already: @ a free showcase for the Fnac store in May and in Oct 2008 @ a private gig for SFR, they had a different line-up then, just 3 guys mostly on keys and we thought they were horrible.
They are now very popular in France, we still hate what they're doing but they have enhanced their sound with the addition of a 4th member, too bad the girl is on drums we couldn't see her.
Sound was perfect from the back but upfront was just too loud, too much bass.

setlist Metronomy

60min+ set, great lightshow even if the music sucks badly they are entertaining.


We had a nice sunday in the park even though most bands are second rate for us ( no offence).
Headlining this festival is Peter Doherty, the one we came for.
Full Review with Pics and videos ( including "Delivery" from his dressing room) HERE

vendredi 9 septembre 2011

Duff Mc Kagan's autobiography "It's so easy", first 80 pages posted online

The first 80 pages of Duff McKagan's autobiography "It's so easy & other lies" available online for you to read:

click on book cover to read

Check our review of Loaded's gig in Paris opening for Judas Priest HERE

Check our review of GUNS N ROSES @ Zénith arena in Lille France
GUNS N ROSES @ bERCY pART 1 pART 2 pART 3 (click on all links for GREAT Pictures, setlist, exclusive videos)
GUNS N ROSES @ L'aRC Club pART 1 pART 2

Maceo Parker + Fred Wesley & Pee Wee Ellis @ Grande Halle de La Villette, Paris Sept 10 2011

We should go if we're not too busy this saturday

sorry we can't go !

Archie Shepp @ Mk2 Quai de Seine introducing " Cotton comes to Harlem"

Archie Shepp meet & Greet @ MK2 Quai de Seine, Paris Sept 07 2011
for BlackXploitation's "Cotton goes to Harlem"


Very interesting 40 min+ meeting with Archie Shepp talking about black people in Hollywood movies from the 50's to the blackxploitation;

Then " Cotton comes to Harlem" was played with Archie attending the screening.
More later stay tuned to ROCKERPARIS

mercredi 7 septembre 2011

The Kooks @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Sept 07 2011

The Kooks @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Sept 07 2011

The Kooks are in Paris to promote the new album, that will be out shortly, with a small gig at the Fleche d'Or club (500 capacity).
The show is broadcasted LIVE on the SFR website ( Wait for a week for re-play).
The club is far from being packed even though tickets sold-out in a couple of hours, there are also lots of invitations as it's a promotional gig with different sponsors.
As usual with The Kooks lots of very pretty teenager girls, the atmosphere is cool and relax.
The band is on @ 9:00 pm sharp.
As we're on Hugh Harris' side we have LOTS of guitars and not too much vocals (it's obvious on the video below). The do have an additional player on keys and acoustic guitar in the back.
Strangely enough they are only playing 4 new songs tonight ( if I get it right),They've played 3 new songs in June @ Cigale, even though the album will be out in a few days and they are here to promote it.
Can't really judge the new songs as I've never heard them before apart from that gig in June but The Kooks have some nice catchy tunes.
We've seen them a few times here at Rockerparis (check the list below) over the last few years and we've always liked them, it's lively and entertaining and they seem to enjoy what they're doing , not like those fucking Arctic Monkeys who don't seem to give a fuck.
Maybe they could have played a longer set as they were only on for 60 min including the encore.

Setlist + Invit'



Check our review of their last show @ La Cigale ( with Pics & video) on June 07 2011
Have a look at our reviews of their shows @ Rock en Seine in 2010, @ Fete de L'Humanité opening for Deep Purple in front of more than 60 000 people in Sept 2009,
@ Zénith for the Inrockuptibles Fest with CSS & Mistery Jets in Nov 2008

Primal Scream @ La Cigale, Paris Sept 06 2011

We were to busy to go yesterday night but here's a video we've found on youtube:


setlist (tbc):
1) Movin' on up
2) Slip inside the house
3) Don't fight it, feel it
4) Damaged
5) I'm coming down
6) Higher than the sun
7) Loaded
8) Come together
Encore
9) Country Girl
10) Jailbird
11) Rocks

mardi 6 septembre 2011

Pearl Jam 20th Anniversary 2nd show @ Wisconsin's Alpine Valley Music Theater Sept 04 2011

Second show of Pearl Jam's Destination Weekend @ Alpine Valley

SETLIST:
01. Wash
02. The Fixer
03. Severed Hand
04. All Night w/guests singing bg voices
05. Given To Fly-(for Dennis)
06. Pilate
07. Love Boat Captain
08. Habit w/ Liam Finn
09. Evenflow
10. Daughter/It's OK-(Cole)
11. Leatherman
12. Red Mosquito w/ Julian Casablancas
13. Satan's Bed
14. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter A Small Town w/ Dhani Harrison
15. Unthought Known (before playing the song Ed thanks Brendan O'brien the "seventh member" of the band for all his help)
{Ed introduces John Doe. John discusses not losing hope and Ed mentions the West Memphis Three and thanks those that helped and supported them.}
16. New World w/John Doe-(Doe)
17. Black
18. Jeremy
ENCORE BREAK 1
19. Eddie improv/new song (performed solo by Ed on acoustic guitar) [Another version]
20. Just Breathe
21. Nothingman
{Ed talks about Stone and Jeff's 25 years together and different leaders of the band and wanting to play a Stone song that Stone was willing to skip.}
22. No Way
23. Public Image-(Public Image Limited)
24. Smile w/ Glen Hansard
25. Spin The Black Circle-(dedicated to independent record store owners and customers)
ENCORE BREAK 2
Chris Cornell wishes Pearl Jam a happy 20th birthday
26. Hunger Strike {Eddie Vedder duet vocal}-(Cornell)
27. Call Me A Dog-(Cornell)
28. All Night Thing-(Cornell)
29. Reach Down w/ guests singing bg vocs-(Cornell)
30. Sonic Reducer w/ Mudhoney-(Bators, Blitz, Chrome, Magnum, Thomas, Zero)
ENCORE BREAK 3
Ed and Jeff thank all the opening acts for playing with them and a special thanks to Boom Gasper for playing with band for 10 years. Ed also thanks Matt Cameron calling him one of the greatest drummers alive and thanking him for keeping the band alive
31. Alive
Ed thanks family, friends, and crew
32. Rockin' In The Free World w/ lots of guests, friends and family-(Young)
33. Yellow Ledbetter/Star Spangled Banner

Lots of Pics HERE
Everything you wanna know about this weekend is HERE ( Location , bands ...)

lundi 5 septembre 2011

FOSTER THE PEOPLE @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Sept 05 2011

FOSTER THE PEOPLE @ L'Album de la Semaine- Canal+ , Paris Sept 05 2011



American Electro-pop band promoting their latest release here in France, neverheard of them before but i've been told the new single is being played on the radio over here.
Well, not really our drug of choice , it sounds a bit too much like 80's English new wave, some cool songs.
It's ok.

Pearl Jam 20th Anniversary @ Wisconsin's Alpine Valley Music Theater Sept 03 2011

Pearl Jam celebrating 20 years @ Alpine Valley Music Theater Sept 03 2011 with many guests and with The Strokes & Queens of the Stone Age opening.

The Strokes were joined by Eddie Vedder for "Juicebox"
Lots of videos and photos HERE & HERE & HERE
There was also a PJ museum, Lots of Pics HERE

SETLIST:

RELEASE

ARMS ALOFT
DO THE EVOLUTION
GOT SOME
IN MY TREE
FAITHFULL
WHO YOU ARE (with Joseph Arthur + Liam Finn + Glen Hansard + Dan Peters)
PUSH ME, PULL ME
SETTING FORTH
NOT FOR YOU (with Julian Casablancas)
IN THE MOONLIGHT (with Josh Homme)
DEEP
HELP HELP
BREATH
EDUCATION (avec Liam Finn)
ONCE
STATE OF LOVE AND TRUST (with Dhani Harrison)
BETTER MAN
WASTED REPRISE
LIFE WASTED
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REARVIEWMIRROR
STARDOG CHAMPION (Mother Love Bone song with Chris Cornell )
SAY HELLO 2 HEAVEN (Temple of the Dog with Chris)
REACH DOWN (Temple of the Dog with Chris)
HUNGER STRIKE (Temple of the Dog with Chris)
LOVE REIGN O’ER ME
PORCH

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KICK OUT THE JAMS (with Mark Arm & Steve Turner )

Stay tuned to ROCKERPARIS for "report" of the second night (Sept 04)


vendredi 2 septembre 2011

Next show in Paris for September 2011

Sept 05
Foster The People @ L'Album de la Semaine
Sept 06
Primal Scream playing"Screamadelica" @ Cigale
Archie Shepp @ La Villette
Lenny Kravitz + B Frazer + many others @ Taratata tv show recording
Sept 07
The Kooks @ Fleche d'Or
Red Hot Chili Peppers + Camille + James Morrison + Imelday may + Others @ Taratata recording
Sept 09
Coldplay + Louise Attaque+ The Kooks + Ben Howard + Others @ Taratata recording
Sept 10
Maceo Parker + Fred Wesley + Pee Wee Ellis @ La Villette
Sept 11
Peter Doherty @ We love Green Fest @ Parc de Bagatelles.

Metallica & Lou Reed's collaboration album "LuLu" artwork revealed

updated: Sept 06
Metallica + Lou Reed's "Lulu" artwork:

(c) Anton Corbijn

Everything you need to know about this collaboration: history, project, photos... is on the Official site

Final Tracklisting:
01. Brandenburg Gate (4:19)
02. The View (5:17)
03. Pumping Blood (7:24)
04. Mistress Dread (6:52)
05. Iced Honey (4:36)
06. Cheat On Me (11:26)
07. Frustration (8:33)
08. Little Dog (8:01)
09. Dragon (11:08)
10. Junior Dad (19:28)

jeudi 1 septembre 2011

Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Grand Journal, Sept 1st 2011

Red Hot Chili Peppers are in Paris doing promo for their new album they've played their single plus an interview and came back later on the set to play 5 other songs @ Le Grand Journal tv show on Canal+.

This is the "5 songs":
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Setlist @ Grand Journal:
Rain dance Maggie (song + interview)
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Can't stop
Meet me at the corner
Rain Dance maggie
Californication
Monarchy of Roses

They will be recording Taratata tv show on Sept 07.
Next year they will be back in Paris for one (or two shows) @ Stade de France (end of June ?)