25/03/06 Preparing a new Revolution ?

What’s happening in France ? Did the French people become silly or just sick and tired of their gouvernement ? Remember our stolen last elections : Le Pen or Chirac ? for four years we must accept every day the consequences of this stupid offer…next year a new President’s election is scheduling and the politicians did a series of mistakes voting bad laws in the urgency without consultation (btw : DADVSI’s law was voted this week by the National Assembly) but with the arrogance from the kings : a bad image in our collective memory !!! The young (and older) people simply are in the streets to say : ENOUGH ! STOP NOW !
Next big demo all ages expected March 28th : I will try to do a podcast…

 
 
 
 

Paris March 18th : pics from a great 20 years old photographer Gonzale.
She gave me her agreement to edit these pics; if you want to see more go to Woomp or Flickr; it was a long time I ever saw so nice pics !! Congratulations Gonzale ! Thanks to Loïc to turn me on her and indirectly on him : Manu Chao wants to help !
Don’t forget to check the new super great fantastic podcast on MELTINGTALKS 100% women (in French only, sorry).

19/03/06 Conversation with the Angels

The Angelsband were touring Australia-Queensland these last days and I was with them through Buzz Bidstrup (the Angels’ drummer) ‘s cell phone : I did an interview « backstage » with Rick Brewster, the terribly talentuous Angels’s lead guitarist who never left the band…with a very strong faith in that band (as famous as AC/DC in Australia and in the US) he spoke about his musical evolution during 30 years.
The Angels started in 1976 with the Brewster’s brothers Rick and John (lead guitar and guitar), Doc Neeson on lead vocals, Buzz Bidstrup on drums, Chris Bailey on bass : I played « I ain’t the one » recorded live at Thirsty ear festival in 1980 with this line-up, « Dogs are talking » and « Let the night roll on » released in « Beyond Salvation » in 1990 with Rick Brewster, Doc Neeson, Bob Spencer on guitar, Brent Eccles on drums, Jim Hilbun on bass. Now in 2006, the Angelsband are still touring with the original members back again (Rick with Buzz and Chris but without Doc, John playing guitar and singing the lead vocals) : you can find the song I played « Face the day » in their last album recorded live in Sydney in 2004 and released in 2005.

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Rick Brewster playing guitar, Rick with Doc (pics from DVD « the Angels from all angles »), the crowd enjoying « Marseille » during the Angels’concert at Narara (Australia) in 1983, my Swedish friend Lars Wallin sending a Meltingpod ID from his didgeridoo (click on the pic to watch the video) !!

      Meltingpod Connections : pics sent today March 20 th by Lars
       
It’s a true nice Meltingpod connection : Lars Wallin saw the Black Halos touring Europe in Goteborg-Sweden and met my friend Adam Becvare, the Black Halos‘ guitarist now, born in Brisbane-Australia (a town near the places where I did the phone interviews with the Angels in this podcast !!).

8/03/06 Meltingpod podcast already one year !!

My podcast first anniversary, I never thought in March 8th 2005 I would record more than one podcast; I tried one and the the addiction came ! Today is the number 40 !! with a lot of friends and listeners who never stopped to give me their support one year long : Thank you, really…some of you are fantastic, a comment posted after each show…so nice !
In this show you will listen to the Black Halos (Broken), the Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs (Satisfy, Motor City Rock and Roll and Shauna) and the Angels (« Be with you » and « Marseilles » live in the car as dedication for the Anniversary !!!), my very first song played on the podcast N°1 : Bebe Clandestine ( E stupido), nice audio comments sent for the anniversary by friends and podcasters : Michael Butler and the Rock and Roll Geek Show, Bertrand Lenotre with le podcasteur, Luc Saint-Elie in video, Saskia with Saskianation, Pierre Journel with le podcast de la Cabane au Canada and a lot of ID recorded for a year with musicians and people from around the world…enjoy the sound, the music, the different languages and Meltingpod with Annie from Marseille !

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Doc Neeson from the Angels singing Marseille in « costume » at Narara (Australia) in 83, my friend Michael Butler recording a podcast for his Rock and roll geek show from San Francisco (webcam’s pic), my friend Luc St Elie in video (click to watch on the pic) telling his hard experience helping me from Paris to build Meltingpod’s website one year ago and Doc again (pics from Angels’DVD) !

Meltingpod Connections :
What would I do without Cyrille of Inter-Flou ? he wrote to the world for days Meltingpod is in NETIZEN N°2 (THE monthly French blogs magazine) and I only bought it today : hey ! half a page N°57, nice, thanks Netizen !!
Today March 9 th I was invited to talk about DADVSI on Radio Grenouille, the best radio in Marseille : the entire show « Cocotte musique » 1h30 long will be broadcasted Sunday March 12th at 11:30 AM (88.8 FM).
The true website who talks about DADVSI : lestelechargements.fr.
A new show on MELTINGTALKS about Eurocircle‘s projects and networks.

1/03/06 Meltingpod blog : First Anniversary !

March 1st : I write that date here with emotion…a year before I opened this blog to start a podcast without knowing how to do really…a lot of memories are coming through my head mixed with sounds, pictures, laughs, old and new friends around the world who supported me this whole year, a nice adventure…thanks you !
March 8th 2005 I put on line the first podcast…March 8th 2006 will be the N°40 : a special anniversary show (if you want to participate with mp3 files you can send them to meltingpod at gmail.com). What do think, feel, hope, would like, want now ?…tell me…if nothing too bad for you…:)

 
Some of my best shots last year during the live recording for Meltingpod : don’t ask me why the both pics are with Ruyter from Nashville Pussy …just a question of lights show…:) In fact I love every my pictures and every my podcasts ! PS : every pics on this blog are mine (except special mentions) with reserved rights under Creative Commons (as the podcasts).

28/02/06 Riding with the cowboys on motorcycles

The Cowboys from Outerspace will take you away until the end of this crazy night at the Balthazar in Marseille; they played their new fifth album « Sleeping with ghosts » (a nice programme) ; on their way you will heard The Mystik Motorcycles who tested their new third album (not still released, a premiere for Meltingpod) at the Poste à galène ; I did two interviews with the both bands…a lot of fun !

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The Cowboys from Outerspace and the Mystik Motorcycles

Meltingpod Connections : DKpod chose Meltingpod for their homepage in the French podcasts’ selection.

26/02/06 Rocking with the independants

In the part 2 I ran to the machine à coudre to record LO a band from Marseille I already heard last year with pleasure opening for…the Saints !
I did an interesting interview backstage after the concert with Tom, Lo’s singer, then exchanged some words with Nicolas, Ask the Dust‘s singer, a band from Paris who opened the show. Thanks to the both bands who gave me their albums to play on Meltingpod… »Black Kites » from Lo and « Anestesia » from Ask the Dust.

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        LO at the machine à coudre

25/02/06 Walking with the little green fairy…

Come and walk with me and the Little Green Fairy throught Marseille by night : a podcast in several short episodes like my live recording of different French rock bands in the same night in two different clubs of Marseille : the Balthazar and the Machine à Coudre.
In the part 1 we begin in the Balthazar with Little Green Fairy a band from Sete, near Montpellier (South of France) who opened for the Saints, love the Angels and already knew Meltingpod by Dig It from Toulouse…nice ! You could find some songs I recorded live in their new album « Burn witch burn ».

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        Little Green Fairy at the Balthazar

19/02/06 Blue Movie…

One of Andy Warhol’s most strangest films is called « Blue Movie »…my friend Hamster Atomique loves the Angels, the blue and the Dandy Warhols (who love Andy Warhol), ; I love the Angels, the blue and Andy Warhol; the Dandys are not too bad ! Hamster just sent me his new myspace’s website’s last production : niiiiice ! By the way myspace-meltingpod is full of rock bands « friends » now : check it !

  

Meltingpod Connections : Thanks to Saskia and her French podcasting community website Podcast premiere who gave Meltingpod and me a nice place under her Spotlight !

15/02/06 Wild girls, sexy rockers and crazy pussy

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Wild, wild and crazy were the girls last night in Marseille for Valentine’s Day…the sexy punk rockers from Los Angeles, the Lords of Altamont were pleasantly surprised I guess with the girls from Marseille : one sent them empty glass, beer’s jet in the face and provocative calls to fuck her pussy, another one jumped on stage to lick the singer’s legs until to put her tongue in his mouth…but frustration for everybody : the poor guys had to drive directly after the show to Rome-Italy, hard reality of the rock and roll life in tour !! The Mystik Motorcycles opened the show with their new songs and I did a funny interview with them after their soundcheck (I will post it soon). In this hot ambience I stayed connected with my work for Meltingpod : taking pictures, recording the music live (thanks to the bands), avoiding to be crushed against the stage !

     
      
     
     
Both first pics with the Mystik Motorcycles, then the Lords of Altamont excited by the girls…Last both pics Flo The Groupie with a sexy boy and Fred from Marseille in the toilets showing me his N.D de la Garde !

3/02/06 Melting-Australia !

Last week I met in Cannes Shane Chisholm from Melbourne-Australia one of my first Meltingpod listener : he supported me for a year, commented almost every shows…we never saw each other before…I met him virtually in Automn 2004 on the Rock and Roll geek Show’s message board: we supported both at that time this podcast very seriously ! Now Shane is the co-producer of Michael Butler’s podcast. At Nice airport, Shane tried to take the control of MY show and did an interview of me…!! We spoke about Rock and roll, Australian bands, memory about kangoroo, the music industry and the future of podcasting in the world…I play the Angels with « No Exit, Can’t shake it and Marseilles » recorded live in Melbourne in April 1980…a rarity I got for Christmas from my Angels French Connection !
PS : Shane is sending me the podcast title right now from Oslo-Norway !

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      Rick, Buzz and Doc from the Angels (pics Angels French Connection)

Meltingpod Connection : I’m very proud to see one of the nicest photo I took last summer live on stage at Oulala festival chosen as profile to their myspace website by…Nashville Pussy !! yeah !

31/01/06 Forbidden fruit must be tasted

Lola Spinner from Paris under the Meltingpod spotlight today with two songs from their last album Shadow : « Forbidden fruit and Make it yourself », and two very new songs (December 2005) : « Secret to a silence and Ground Zero ». A few days ago I met for the first time Dave Hawkes, their guitarist and a Meltingpod faithful listener : we have fun together walking trough Paris by night, hearing, speaking, drinkink, eating only rock and roll…it’s a drug ! there is an short interview with him for you in a bar.

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Connections : Meltingpod got a nice recognition from the professional circle with 1/4 of the page N°33 in iCreate February 2006, a specialized magazine for Mac and iPod users which offers that month a big review about everything with Podcasting !!
A interesting analysis of the world evolution from 1960 until 2003 produced by gapminder (thanks Loïc for this info) : « China wakes up… »

First French Woman in Podcasting – Meltingpod : the Queen of Rock and Roll Podcasters will rock your world Live from Marseille