My dear fluffy little cherubs, please accept my humble apologies for the lateness of this post. It's one of those situations where dealing with the horribleness of real life gets in the way of doing the things you really enjoy.
Then there was the tale of the hooker with dysentery, projectile vomiting in York & the incredible story of the exploding geese! All contributing factors. I could go on but I'm sure I'd only bore the pants off you!!
So it was, after a chance meeting with Michi Sinn, one time chanteuse with the awesome 'Junior Manson Slags', I found out about her latest project 'Riot In Paradise'. Playing only their second show, at the old punk venue, the Hope & Anchor in Islington. Yours truly had to feast his peepers & wingnuts on this!
Waking up in a strange bedroom on Good Friday morning, feeling like Satan & his minions were dancing on my tongue, I made the vow to calm down with the drinking as I headed for home & a much needed bath.
A nice steady 200 mile drive & I finally arrived at the Cricklewood Travelodge. (Don't ask) it seemed like a good idea at the time, it was the nearest one to the venue with a car park. Sitting at Cricklewood station waiting for an overground for 35 minutes, I was beginning to wonder whether this was a good idea. Finally, arriving at St Pancras, I was starting to feel a little alive. Just one tube stop & I was actually at the Hope & Anchor. Thankfuckfully!!!!
A couple of steady beers later & I was feeling quite human again & had a rare old titter with a few people from Poland who were friends of Pete the bass. But enough of my ramblings & misgivings & on with the show.
Riot in Paradise! Who feature 'Terry Macleay' formerly of Sex Gang Children as guitar maestro; 'Michi Sinn' on vocals & gyrations (did I mention that she used to be in the Junior Manson Slags?) 'Pete Nowakowski' as bass extraordinaire & 'Ben Clack' pounding the skins, gave me one hell of a shock!
You see, I'd kinda conditioned myself into believing nothing could ever be as good live as the Manson Slags were. (They really were that good) But that was then & this is now & we are talking about a whole different medium.
Riot in Paradise tore up the stage!
But please don't ask me to tell you what they sounded like. If I can quote their own press, it's 'TRANCEY, PUNKY, DUBBY, JAZZY, SPIKEY, DANCEY, DARK n SPARKY & STRANGELY DISTURBING POP TUNES FOR THE PARTIALLY DISTURBED HEPKATS n KITTIES'.
Whooosh! get yer gums round that little mouthful! Who am I to detract or add to that? Believe me kittens.; it does exactly what it says on the tin!
They started with the old classic Venus & ripped through a 40 minute set which seemed to last about 10 seconds, (the best ones usually do)! The only other song I kinda knew was the old Sex Gang Children classic 'Sebastian'. Can we expect a release some day soon? Here's hoping!
Michi Sinn prowls the stage like a cat, commanding it with an aura not dissimilar to a 1920s movie star, circa louise Brooks & Nazimova.
Such prescence, such craft! Boys & girls, take it from your old mate Flash, you need Riot in Paradise in your life. Great songs, great show & this gal makes all other pretenders to the throne, in comparison, look like old gin soaked harridans with a face like a Natterjacks back!
Indeed my dears, we were even treated to one of her trademark wigouts, culminating in a crescendo which brought about the end of the show. Gadzooks! I left this building on a high. Don't you just love it when a rock'n'roll show lifts you thus? So much so that I wasn't even bothered by running the gauntlet of West Ham supporters in St Pancras.
Riot In Paradise, next have a show at Slimelight in London on the 30th of June, alongside Andi Sex gang, Grooving in green & Angelbomb. 'You would be so damn foolish to miss this one'.
My sweet little cherubs, please believe me when I tell you that you are going to be hearing one hell of a lot more from 'Riot In Paradise'.
Chin Chin.
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