The day couldn’t have started or ended better. After watching my fellow Frenchmen give the Brazilians a good spanking – I’m talking about the World Cup, not about some of my friends’ habits – I headed to Hollywood for a special evening hosted by the Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones, which would turn to be the highlight of the festival, as it’s no secret I’m a big Pistols’ fan.
Now a DJ on local cult radio station Indie 103.1, Jones broadcast his show Jonesy’s Jukebox live with guests including The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess, the cute girls from The Like, Mr. “Obey”, The Vacation, etc… The talented Like performed some Pistols’ songs as well as a couple of cuts from their album, followed by a group of musicians offering violin-based versions of some of the punk band’s tunes. Jones introduced the screening of The Filth & the Fury directed by Julien Temple and at the end of the documentary we were “gratified” with another round of covers by, this time, the Vacation. While it was a bit disappointing that Jones didn’t join the Like with his guitar or that Burgess didn’t step behind the mike, more troubling was Indie’s insistence on promoting The Vacation, a bland band with poor singing – even Jonesy told them they sucked when they came on a previous show. It was time to say au revoir to the festival, which is always kinda sad, but this time, it certainly ended on a strong note. In pure LA tradition, we ended the night at Canter’s on Fairfax for a midnight dinner…
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