Concerts for 2015

The year 2014 was full of discovery of new bands and great concerts for me, and I hope this year will be too. For now, I have four concerts planned for this year: two bands I've already seen in live, and two bands that I have ever seen (for now).

I'll start in the order of dates:

March 16
Band: Halestorm
Room: Bataclan - Paris
For my first concert of the year, I'll see the American hard rock group Halestorm. This is the second time I see them. I saw them last year and they were great. I will always remember when Lzzy Hale, the singer, had seen my message and had me a smile and a wink. And now, less than a year later, I'm going to see again this group of which I am a big fan. I know they will make a great concert, I feel it.

March 17
Band: Lordi
Room: Trabendo - Paris
The day after Halestorm, I'm going back to Paris. My mother and sister will go to another concert, and I take the opportunity to go to the Trabendo and see the band Lordi, for the third time. I saw them twice in 2013 (the second time was a gift from my parents for my birthday, so I did not know in advance). Yes, Lordi will come in the same room or I've seen Halestorm last year. I look forward to reviewing the Finnish monsters, especially my scary and beautiful Schizo Doll, Hella.

June 16
Band: KISS
Room: Zenith - Paris
HELL YEAH! AT LAST! I have waited for this moment for a long time, and that dream becomes reality: I'll see KISS in live for the first time in my life. The last time they came to France, it was to the Hellfest 2013, but I was not go because it was too expensive. I waited a long time I watched every day, but gradually, I began to lose hope. And one day, by chance, I look on the KISS website, and I saw a date in France, in the Zenith of Paris. At that moment, my heart made a huge leap in my chest, and I had to buy a ticket as soon as possible. And now it's done, I have my ticket, and I just have to wait. I wanted to get the best, I got the best. The hottest band in the world: KISS!!

June 26
Band; ZZ Top
Room: Zenith - Paris
See two legendary groups in the same room and in the same year, this is a crazy thing, but I will. After KISS, I will return to the zenith, to see the Texas rock band most famous in the world: ZZ Top! They came last year, but I was not able to go to see them because I had other planned concerts. But this year, I tried my luck, and I want to see them at least once in my life. These guys are legends, they have revolutionized the world of rock, and their music is really great! With KISS and ZZ Top, this June will be a trip in the 70s.


All these concerts are very important for me and I look forward, to all! But this year I'm going to do less concerts than last year because I also want to get a training, to enable me to find a job and get some money for my future projects.

But for these concerts, I says: LET'S ROCK BABY!


                                                                                                           Mathias, the Lordi Rider
                                 

The terrorist attack in France, to the Charlie Hebdo: I defend my freedom of expression!

January 7, Paris was put on high alert: Terrorists stormed the offices of a newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, and killed several people, including designers. They killed them because they had drawings on Islam, but with humorous purpose, nothing more and nothing deliberately offensive. These terrorists wanted to destroy our freedom of expression, and plunged all France into terror for several days, but eventually the intervention forces managed to shoot them down during a shootout.
I live near Paris, and when I heard about this terrorist attack, I was really shocked, like all France. My sister, who was going to Paris the next day to join friends, crying and was terrified at the thought of having to go to Paris, but she preferred to stay at home, and I understand her.
In the days that followed, millions of people paid tribute to the victims of this cowardly act and despicable, perpetrated by bastards heartless and soulless. They wanted to get us on our knees, but ultimately, they pushed us to all stand up against them! Myself, I made several tributes to the victims, with messages to their families, and drawings I posted everywhere. Why? Because I feel really concerned about this.
I have my freedom of expression, and I want to defend it. No one will deprive me, and I will continue again and again! People do not let themselves be intimidated and continue to express themselves freely deal with these terrorists who want to impose their crappy and cruel laws. They did not win, and as long we are all united, they will never win!
And I also wanted to thank all countries for their support to France. The French thank all of you from the heart, everyone!
NO to the fear! NO to bullying! No to terrorism!
Let us all be united! Freedom of expression will never die!



                                                                                                         Mathias Poupinais, the Lordi Rider