Fun Lovin Criminals - live

Miserable skin heads, phantom trains and band necks: Or the story of three friends going to see the Fun Lovin’ Criminals at Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 15/03/2001. The day started off strangely, my first friend (Who I will call Rixie) heading off from University to New Street station to begin our trip to see our favourite gangsters. At New Street the fun began. We encountered our first phantom train of the day. Sitting quite happily waiting for our train to Wolverhampton, one to Walsall mysteriously turned up instead. Now, while Rixie and I may tease our friends from Wolverhampton and Walsall that the two places are the same (Wolverhampsall), we didn’t ...

As frontman Huey said at the show "It doesn't get any better than this; three guys from New York playing in Old York". He would be proven right after almost two and a half hours of music and entertainment from the self-confessed Kings of Schmoove, who are doing a good job reminding people that the "New Acoustic Movement" (Coldplay, Travis etc)has not yet eliminated the strongest of musical opposition. I was, I will now admit, quietly apprehensive about this show, because of the seemingly pop-orientated route that the Fun Lovin' Criminals appear to be taking recently. Having followed the band since their debut in 1996, each album has ...

Huey - Is he like James Bond or what? Forget that Robbie William's bloke. It's Huey that all the guys want to be like and it's Huey who all the girls want to sleep with. Tonight suited and booted the 3 piece, complete with new drummer Mackie, walk on-stage to a standing ovation at this competition winners only gig. Run by the mobile phone company One 2 One, they want to achieve the ultimate in product placement and all that heavy marketing shit - what their basic philosophy is that you buy a One 2 One mobile phone, go to a One 2 One gig and live the One 2 One Lifestyle (Ed: Read Naomi Klein's "No Logo" book for more info on this lifestyle ...