Perfect antidote to Eurovision nonse last night in the form of Robyn Hitchcock and His LA Squires at what used to be ULU. Opening act was Jessica Lee Morgan
1. She can sing a bit. In fact she can sing a lot. And she had these percussion gadget strapped to her boots, which looked like the sort of electronic tags The Man fits to ASBO recipients. Miss von Brandenburg and I approve of her, though not quite enough to buy her records.
Quite a long wait for the main attraction, but worth it. The LA Squires are a rum-looking bunch but they play guitar/bass/drums like ringing a bell. It's Mr Hitchcock's first tour with a full band since his collaborations with the Venus 3 a Several of years ago and was a fine trawl through his extensive back catalogue all the way back to the Soft Boys
2 days. Highlight had to be "I Wanna Destroy You", written for Reagan and Thatcher in 1980 and 'dedicated' this time to "Jeremy Hunt and that other guy, whatisname, Trump". "Stop hectoring us" shouted the token twat in the audience. I've never seen Uncle Bobby get angry before but he tore the token twat a new one
1. Whose mum came second in Eurovision in 1970
2: Whose other guitarist won Eurovision in 1997