Thu
27-May-2004

the living embodiment of rock'n'roll!

Tom P, Neil, Nick, my brother and myself all sloped off to the Garage at Highbury and Islington last night to witness the glory of Guitar Wolf, the Tokyo rock band with absolutely no irony and an intense dedication to leather jackets, combs and the smouldering essence of rock'n'roll. They came on at ten, we pushed through to the front, and then the next hour was a crazy sweat drenched flying hair moshing screaming pit of madness. Very good band. The lead singer particularly takes the whole thing very seriously, inspiring all around him to also do so. The venue was also perfect, a fairly small dark dingy upstairs room, consecrated by the skulking gods of long hair and black t-shirts, built on powerful foundations of plastic cup beer and jubilant rock magic. It was one of those rare moments of alchemy, when things are just as they should be.

Balls of fire are burning in my body!
The temperature is rising in my leather jacket
The speed meter is fierce & impatient!
Speeding square on the Rock'n Roll!