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Nostalgie California : 100% westcoastmusic webradiostation also available as a mobile app

A major event : French major radio network Radio Nostalgie (France) has just created a 100 per cent Westcoast Music / AOR / Californian webradiostation entitled Nostalgie California, just launched on February 20th, 2012. Nostalgie California is one of the 27 webradiostations of Radio Nostalgie. You can listen to it online 24 hours a day at this address.

Nostalgie California is also available via the 100% free app Radio Nostalgie for iPhone/iPad/iPod, Android et Windows Mobile devices.

The playlist of Nostalgie California is a mix of classic hits from Westcoast Music as well rarities and new californian rock music stuff : with 100% of music. Via the mobile apps, you can select the present tune airplayed to put it on your Facebook wall. Each song airplayed is featured with the title of the song and the name of the artist/group.

Interview with Laura Mayne (In English)

On february 8th, we had the pleasure to meet Laura Mayne and release a video interview with her to talk about her career with NATIVE and her return on the musical scene with her recent EP "Native song book vol.1" and upcoming new studio album "Seule et sans armes" to be released soon.

Laura had a very successful career with Native, a duet with her sister Chris, during the 90's. For their second album "Les couleurs de l'amour", they worked with an american team including Billy Steinberg, Jon Lind, Diane Warren and others. It features the song "Dans ce monde à part" which had been covered by Cher under the title "Taking Back My Heart" on her "Believe" album. Laura was also chosen to sing the Pocahontas's theme movie and be the voice of that character for the french version of that popular Walt Disney movie.

If you don't already know who is Laura Mayne, it's a big mistake and I recommend you to discover this very talented artist now!

 

Bill LaBounty exclusive interview for RTL Radiostation (France)

Bill LaBounty is the very special guest of the legendary french radioshow of Sir Georges Lang "Les Nocturnes" on RTL (french nationwide radiostation - number one radiostation) this wednesday, February 1rst from midnight to 3am (French hour - Central European Time) for an exclusive interview of Bill LaBounty recorded in Nashville last november. Bill LaBounty talks about his career, music projects as well as this new 4 CD box set "Bill LaBounty - Time Starts Now: The Definitive Anthology 1975-2011", released a few weeks ago by Warner France. You can listen to the show live on RTL via the online player at this address. Listen to one of the best artist of the Westcoast / AOR music sound!

To know more about Bill LaBounty and his latest news, take a look at his official website as well as at Les Nocturnes radioshow page  .

Photo : Bill LaBounty & Georges Lang - Copyright G. Lang

Venice band and Roger Waters band for an exclusive acoustic session live November 2, 2011 on RTL radiostation (Paris)

There are a few great moments in this life about amazing music. One of these was an acoustic session of the band VENICE (Kip Lennon, Mark Lennon and Pat Lennon) during the afternoon of June 29, 11 in the legendary studio of free format radio dee jay Georges Lang at RTL (rue Bayard, Paris, very closed to the Champs Elysees avenue) for a great acoustic session and an interview of VENICE that you can listen to on RTL tonight November 2, 2011 at midnight - french hour (or live on RTL website) from midnight to 3 am. If you love harmony vocals, guitar playing and great songs: be there or be no where!

This precious afternoon, in Les Nocturnes studio at RTL radiostation, VENICE live in acoustic in Paris was a real blast. Some other members of The Wall live tour (Roger Waters) have been featured on this acoustic session too: Jon Joyce (original background vocalist from PINK FLOYD - THE WALL album), G.E.Smith (guitar player - Bob Dylan, Daryl Hall & John Oates) and Robbie Wyckoff as lead singer (with Roger Waters).

November 2, 2011 at midnight on RTL... Let's listen this fabulous acoustic live session from the band VENICE with an exclusive interview of Mark, Kip and Pat Lennon during the program LES NOCTURNES de GEORGES LANG. RTL website has put a special page for this event. The program will be also available online on RTL Les Nocturnes website as soon as possible! Enjoy and keep on rocking!

You can check out our special gallery of this accounstic session on Westcoast Rendez-Vous Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/westcoastrendezvous - see the gallery section.

Special Thanks: Georges Lang and Yves Bigot at RTL. Olivier Saintot (at Virgin Megastore Champs-Elysées record store, Westcoast Musis section - Paris).

Photo : Kip Lennon, Mark Lennon and Pat Lennon at RTL. Copyright: J.-L. Raymond

My California Groove Package: One CD "California Groove Special Edition" + One 160 pages notebook + A 2011 calendar

My California Groove Package is a new exciting project by Warner Music France in the cool serie of the "California Groove" box sets. This package due to release November 8, 2010 features: a 160 pages notebook + a 2011 calendar + a Best Of CD titled "California Groove Special Edition" (18 tracks)... The whole package at very nice price (less than 15 EUR) available at Amazon France. This project is under the coordination of Warner Music France / Rhino France, always in the magic hands of David Dutreuil there.

Here is the tracklisting of the CD "California Groove Special Edition" (18 tracks):

1. Andrew Gold-- Genevieve
2. Robbie Dupree - Steal Away
3. Daryl Hall and John Oates - Beanie G. And The Rose Tattoo
4. Eye To Eye - T.W.A. Sari
5. Ambrosia - Biggest Part Of Me
6. Michael Franks - B'Wanna-He No Home
7. Orleans - You're Life My Friend
8. Jimmy Webb - Slippin' In The Daytime
9. Larsen-Feiten Band - Who'll Be The Fool Tonight
10. David Roberts - Never Gonna Let You Go
11. Poco - Ghost Town
12. Seals & Croft - Hummingbird
13. Firefall - It Doesn't Matter
14. Marc Jordan - Survival
15. Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind
16. Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin'
17. Carly Simon - You're So Vain
18. Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love

Peter Mayer in concert in Paris, September 23, 2010 at The Sound Gallery

Peter Mayer (member of the band PM) is Jimmy Buffett's lead guitarist, Jimmy will be Buffeting the Olympia (Paris) on Friday 24 September. Karel Beer (concert promoter in Paris) has arranged an intimate evening for Peter whilst he was in town. So Peter will do an acoustic concert with his brother Jim Mayer (also an original member of PM):

September 23, 2010

At 8 pm

At The Sound Gallery

104 quai de Jemappes

75010 Paris (France)

You can get tickets by calling at 01 53 19 98 98 or by email at karel@anythingmatters.com

Don't miss this live event

Peter Mayer and Jim Mayer (PM), Mac McAnally and Scott Kirby in concert in Paris, France - September 23, 2010

Please don't miss this great event: Peter Mayer et Jim Mayer (from the band P.M.), Mac McAnally and Scott Kirby (Carole King, Livingston Taylor...) will be in concert in Paris: September 23, 2010 (concert hall to be announced very soon).

On September 24th, the band will be the backing band of Jimmy Buffett (concert at The Olympia Hall, Paris).

Peter Mayer and Jim Mayer concerts are always great... And who can forget Mac McAnally magic Westcoast Music - AOR albums from the early 80s : "Cuttin' Corners", "Nothin' But The Truth" as well as his great career ...

The Concert Event in Paris not to miss in September!

More information soon here on the blog as well as on our Facebook Westcoast Rendez-Vous page.

Al Jarreau now hospitalized in Gap, France

AL JARREAU has been hospitalized in Gap (south of France, French Alps) yesterday evening just before his concert in a Jazz Festival in the city of Barcelonnette. He suffers breathing and heart problems according to the doctors interviews shot for french TV channels. The doctors believe fatigue as well as the altitude may have played a role in Jarreau's health problems. New of his health are good.

The singer is still AL JARREAU at Gap public city hospital and the medical center there hope to transfer Al Jarreau in Marseille (La Timone) hospital as soon as possible.

According to his agent Joe Gordon, Al Jarreau has already canceled two shows in Germany and another in Azerbaijan besides the one in France and this hospitalization forces him to cancel 4 concerts. Al Jarreau played before July 20 in Marseille. Here is a brief video shooting from a fan from his concert.

We wish Al Jarreau a full recovery.

Michael Franks, concert in Paris (La Cigale) July 10, 2010 - gallery of photos

Michael Franks was in concert yesterday evening in Paris (La Cigale hall) for a great concert of more than 80 minutes in a Jazz and Cool Westcoast Music mood. The amazing artist has not been played live in Paris since so many years (Casino de Paris, Jardin de Tuileries). Michael Franks band: Charles Blenzig (Piano, Keyboards) - Mark Egan (Bass) - David Mann (Sax & Flute) - Willard Dyson (Drums) - Veronica Nunn (Vocals).

Let's see our exclusive gallery of photos of this concert (40 pictures) at this address on the official Westcoast Rendez-Vous Facebook fanpage.

And let's write what you thought about this concert of Michael Franks!

Michael Franks will be in concert with Gino Vannelli on July 12, 2010 at the Sporting de Monte-Carlo ; a great hall for concerts and events.

Photo credit: Westcoast Rendez-Vous.

California Groove 2 (4CD Box-Set) to be released in July in France

"California Groove 2" a 4 CD Box-Set of great Westcoast Music/AOR featuring 69 songs (released by Rhino - Warner France) will be available on July 5, 2010 in France exclusively at first at Virgin stores, Starter record stores and Cultura stores, so at first for the french domestic market and later this year available outside France.

Here is the cover of this 4 CD Box-Set. More promotion and publicity for this release will be developed in September. Since last january, Westcoast Rendez-Vous staff has been very active in suggesting Classic tunes as rare and never released before versions of amazing songs. For example, we can reveal that "California Groove 2" will include very rare versions of "The Good Life" (Bill LaBounty), "Moonlight Over Paris" (PM) and a exclusive version of "All For A Reason" (Alessi Brothers) among others.

Stay tuned on Westcoast Rendez-Vous blog and Facebook fanpage for more details about this great project coordinated by David D. at Warner France.

Here is the official tracklisting of "California Groove 2":

CD 1  
1. Robert Lamm - Love Song (Hip Hop shuffle instrumental)
2. Michael Franks - Jealousy
3. Bill LaBounty - The Good Life
4. Nielsen Pearson - Don't Let Me Go
5. Sanford & Townsend - Moolah Moo Mazuma (Sin City Wahh-Hoo)
6. Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love
7. Rickie Lee Jones - Young Blood
8. Marc Jordan - Marina Del Rey
9. Larsen Feiten - Further Notice
10. Ben Sidran - Hi-Fly
11. Michael McDonald - I Gotta Try
12. Lauren Wood - Nothin' But A Heartache
13. Robbie Dupree - Steal Away
14. Twennynine & Lenny White - Best of Friends
15. Lee Ritenour - Is It You
16. John Klemmer - Magnificent Madness
17. Peter Cetera - On The Line

CD 2   
1. Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
2. David Sanborn - Let's Just say Goodbye
3. Debra Laws - Long As We're Together
4. Chicago - Streetplayer
5. John O' Banion - If You Love Me
6. Doobie Brothers - South Bay Strut
7. Ambrosia - Dancin' By Myself
8. Player - Baby Come Back
9. David Roberts - Wrong Side Of The Track
10. Greg Guidry - Over The Line
11. Jerry Corbetta - Between A Rock And A Hard Place
12. Narada Michael Walden - I'm Ready
13. Yellowjackets - Matinee Idol
14. Steve Kipner - Knock The Walls Down
15. Stephen Bishop - City Girl
16. Pages - Listen For The Love
17. Alessi Brothers - All For A Reason

CD 3   
1. Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets
2. Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy
3. Robert Lamm - A Lifetime We
4. Little River Band - Reminiscing
5. Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis
6. Sergio Mendes - Davy
7. Jonathan Edwards - Carolina Caroline
8. Michael Johnson - Rosalee
9. Turley Richards - You Might Need Somebody
10. Fifth Avenue Band - One Way Or Another
11. Leblanc & Carr - How Does It Feel (To Be In Love)
12. Jimmy Webb - Mixed Up Guy
13. The Marc Tanner Band - Elena
14. Danny Kortchmar - Lost In The Shuffle
15. The James Gang - Alexi
16. Ides Of Marc - Vehicle
17. The Dukes - Hearts In Trouble
18. Patrick Simmons - So Wrong
19. Fiona - Talk To Me

CD 4   
1. Christopher Cross - Sailing
2. Pieces Of A Dream - Warm Weather
3. Mr Mister - Broken Wings
4. PM - Moonlight Over Paris
5. King Of Hearts - King Of Hearts
6. Sven Larsson - This Is Not The Right Time
7. Jack Wagner - Island Fever
8. The Jeremy Spencer Band - Cool Breeze
9. State Cows - Lost In A Mind Game
10. Smooth Reunion - Video Band
11. Jay Gruska - Which One Of Us Is Me
12. Tom Scott - Sure Enough
13. Nightshift - Right Before The Dawn
14. Deodato - Just This One Night
15. Brenda Russell - New York Bars
16. Michael Franks - Monkey See Monkey Do (Live 1980) with Crossfire