Jarvis Cocker, former lead singer of Pulp, took over the Galerie Chappe in Paris to rehearse songs for his upcoming tour, as well as create new songs - opening the whole thing up to the public. It goes well beyond that though….
“What if you invite members of the public to play with the band? Or invite them to submit song titles which the band then have to base an improvisation upon? Could a live band provide the accompaniment to an aerobics class? What happens if you play music from 12 …

I am a huge Pulp/Jarvis Cocker fan, and it’s been a little frustrating recently because in recent years he’s refused to play any Pulp songs. Luckily, his first solo album was brilliant. However, while discussing song lyrics at SXSW he pulled out his acoustic guitar and played the Pulp classic “Babies”. This YouTube vid is actually from a UK television appearance, but I’m sure his SXSW performance will show up soon. Not sure about the beard, but really excited to see him playing Pulp songs again!