The Datsuns: Camden Underworld, London, Friday,...
You have to feel just a little bit sorry for The Datsuns. There they were, on the verge of making New Zealand look interesting on a global level, and along come The Darkness to do a massive cack on the doorstep of everything they held dear,...
The Datsuns : Manchester University
If AC/DC 's Angus Young took over the School Of Rock, tonight's gig would be the first topic on his syllabus. "Y'see, if you're gonna rip off our three-chord stadium-rock schtick," he'd tell the kids in his trademark Aussie drawl, "you...
The Datsuns : Outta Sight/Outta Mind
The La's , Godspeed You Black Emperor , Elastica - 20-volume annals could be devoted to debating the exact moment of heroin addiction, tunelessness and, er, heroin addiction that was to prove the fatal ruin of these once-great bands. Some...
The Datsuns : Blacken My Thumb
Never mind MCA, what the sweet baby Jesus has Dolf De Datsun been up to since he stumbled into garage rock fame (ie being bothered by over-eager, cord-sporting grease gurus in dank toilets)? While his snake-hipped compatriots grind out their evil...
The Datsuns : Shepherds Bush Empire
So you've learnt your three chords - what's next? Are you going to churn them out joylessly every night? Or are you gonna take a leaf out of The Datsuns ' Big Book Of Stadium Rock Heroics and play things as fast and full-on as possible?...
The Datsuns : Harmonic Generator
Christ knows what a harmonic generator is, but Dolf's is on the blink so he's got to shake it down. Bloody intermodulator's playing up, too. What to do? Maybe call a plumber. This second single off ‘The Datsuns’ fairly shudders with...
The Datsuns : Milan Club Alcatraz
Phwooooooar! What is it good for? The Datsuns are raw sex. Chopped liver, wearing suspenders, on Viagra. How can you not like The Datsuns ? How can you carp and sneer and parsimoniously nit-pick when every inch of your hot and throbbing body is...
The Datsuns : The Datsuns
Shame is not a concept known to The Datsuns . If it was, they would never have called a song ‘Motherfucker From Hell'. They might have thought twice about the riff that ignites ‘Sittin' Pretty' (not to mention that apostrophe). And certainly,...
The Datsuns : London Camden Underworld
Man alive. NME hasn’t ever set eyes on anything as freakin’ ridiculous, genetically brilliant or downright sexy as kick-ass Kiwis The Datsuns . But let’s take a step back. Alongside Vines, The Datsuns (that’s T-H-E D-A-T-S-U-N-S) are...
The Datsuns : In Love
Well, what were you expecting? A tender ballad? For those struggling at the back, The Datsuns are four longhairs from the underside of the planet who are poised to take over the world. They like it fast. They like it loud. So it’s no...
