I recently got an email from Siouxsie who asks if I fancied coming and shooting Randy Twigg play at the Bar Music Hall in Shoreditch. Having a free evening and being intrigued by Siouxsie’s description of both Randy & André, I knew it was going to be an experience. I went and checked out their music on their MySpace and it only confirmed that the night was going to be a good one.

I turned up on the night of the gig and hung out with them before their set and I instantly warmed to them. André, a native Berliner was very softly spoken seemed shy and unassuming but ridiculously good looking and disgustingly photogenic. The gorgeous Randy, originally from Toronto but has been in Berlin for a few years, was in personality the complete opposite. I liken to her to being a cross between a tornado, a Tasmanian Devil, Jenna Jameson and Mick Jagger. In a 100% complimentary way of course. It’s hard not to fall in love with her. The one thing they do have in common is their love for Whisky, the beverage of choice all night.

It was a Saturday night, and like most East End bars, the venue was filling quite nicely. Randy Twigg was on first and I don’t think the crowd had sufficiently prepared themselves for what was about to happen. André positioned himself behind the drums doing his last minute checks and Randy plugged her bass into the amp and approached the mic. They fired into the first tune and the jaws of the crowd dropped as I don’t think they has seen or heard anything quite like Randy before. I certainly hadn’t! She virtually didn’t say a word in between the first few songs. She simply growled like a cougar into the mic which I found highly amusing and beautifully theatrical. It wasn’t long before André rolled up his sleeves to the extreme and took his top off completely, drumming away with sweat and enthusiasm dripping off him showing off his muscular physique and various tattoos. Glancing into the crowd I could see many a girl swooning.

The partying continued into the night after their set finished. I can safely say my life has been enriched by meeting this pair of extraordinary people.

I just couldn’t condense the mountain of shots I took on that evening, so I have put a gallery in my projects section if you fancy a peek. Click on the pic above or check it out here. Let me know what you think and please go check out Randy’s MySpace if you are up for some ‘Post Apocalyptic Yacht Rock’.