jack white and roddy womblejack with the vonbondies dancing, roddy with his bird wearing a silly wolly hat.Phil DatsunPhil was out in the garden bar chatting to a few people and eating Burger King. This was while some shite support act was playing before The Datsuns *amazing* gig. I saw him again when he brushed past me and he smiled when he realised he was being ... Christian DatsunChristian was at the Darkness gig at "The Acid Ranch" at Notting Hill Arts Centre. He seemed to enjoy it, and said he was there because "someone said he should check them out". It was ME, FOO!Also the bass player was there, but I don't know his name.... The DatsunsOK, they were playing, but this is worth a mention because they did an extra set just for Radio One... They opened up the festival by playing a set in the hospitality bar that was partly broadcast on the Jo Whiley show, NICE!Also they were loitering ... Christian DatsunChristian Datsun (the lead guitarist) returned to one of last year's crime scenes when he was at the Boston Arms last Friday to see The Mooney Suzuki, which I think shared some bills last year with them.Dolph and Phil DatsunWatching The Soledad Brothers and then getting called up on stage to join in with a track... sure made a couple of peoples night!Dolf de DatsunWhile completely failing to get any Christmas shopping yesterday, I saw Dolf Datsun also moping round the market, with a girl. He had a scarf round his face, hopefully just to ward off the cold, and not because he was in some kind of disguise.The DatsunsHanging around checking out the bands then getting up on stage for the last immensely hectic song. They were crowd surfing and the crowd went mad. Good gig tooMetal Bowlie!Not sure why it's taken such a solid idea as this such a long time to catch on, but still... KERRANG magazine have organised a weekend festival of ROCK at Camber Sands holiday camp on the south coast...As with the "indie" festivals organised at the s... Datsuns TourSaw an amazing band yesterday, The Datsuns, now you can too - they're touring:Tonight (17th), Reading Fez ClubThursday 18th, Camden UnderworldSaturday 20th, Aldershot West End CenterSunday 21st, Manchester Night & Day CafeFriday 26th, Harlow SquareSa... Tonight... got plans?Can't believe I am blowing out Cheap Trick for this...Actually, I can, it's going to be RIGHT EXCITING! T'Pau, and Toyah, and EVERYTHING... There is some sort of "after show" thing, being sponsored / hosted by OK Magazine, so look out for pictures of... Night of a million billion gigsSaw the Yeah YEah Yeahs last night, at the Barfly, and it was absolutely ace. And not just becuase the singer's top fell down and I saw a boobie and also I was stood behind Justine Frischmann out of Elastica and that. The YYY's weren't what I was exp... NME Awards TourThe NME Awards Tour hits the road in January, this time round it features The Datsuns (am I the only one who still likes them?), The Polyphonic Spree, Interpol and The Thrills... The tour takes in the following dates&#9760;Glasgow Barrowlands (Jan 26... The Hellacopters and The DatsunsGot some quotes from the bands playing the Astoria on the 10th of December... it's not sold out, more tickets must have been released...Sweden's The Hellacopters frontman Nicke Anderssen exclaims "It's going to be great, it'll be kick ass high-energy... Datsuns or Darkness? Daddy or Chips?SO, tonight is the night of a million billion gigs, how often does this happen? Badly Drawn Boy, Radio 4, The Faint, Datsuns, Darkness, it's all kicking off...What gig should I go to?OK, so I've already made my decision, I'm off to the XFM do at the ... Goodnight Ladies and GentlemenDatsuns owned Camden Underworld, not for the first time, and hopefully not for the last... A full set, of surely every track they know, in front of a packed audience. Not all industry either, fans old and new nice...If you've not seen / heard them, d... The DatsunsThe DatsunsThe DatsunsFrom the brief time when I preferred them over <strong>The Darkness</strong>...The Datsuns+ The D4 and The Divine Brown.Reading 2002I was on a big fat freebie and very much enjoyed The Datsuns doing a set in the backstage bar.