With a name like that, arty photos are an inevitability

Limbering up for the joys of Lovebox this weekend, we decided to plump for the tatime in Cwmderi sounds of ex-Gorky's frontman, Euros Childs. The man is a genius. His songs are not only wonderful - varying from absolute heartbreak to all-out foot stomping indie - but he's got a good way with an anecdote. We took along one of our grumpiest muso mates, last known non-schadenfreude smile circa 2001, and he laughed and everything. No higher praise there. Check out Euros Child's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/euroschilds.