STEVE GIBBONS: A PORTRAIT IN BLACK & BLUE

Julie Burchill of the New Musical Express, never one to mince her words when she cart hang, draw and quarter them first, said recently of Steve Gibbons: "Why is it that every redundant old rock 'n' roller who makes an effort to look like a fresh-faced post-punk contender ends up looking like a vain Latin waiter who's never pulled anything more thrilling than an outside lavatory chain?