INTIMATE ESQUIRES SHOW FOR WENDY JAMES

We gave you the heads up about Wendy James' appearance at Bedford Esquires a couple of weeks back, but a timely reminder that the former Transvision Vamp lady will be playing the venue on Saturday night (June 4).

Her colourful career takes in three decades and her classic punk rock sounds has served her well.

As we mentioned before, her third solo album The Price of the Ticket – featuring a topless James on the cover – was released in February, and boasts a stellar line-up of players.

Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds drummer Jim Sclavunos, Patti Smith group collaborator Lenny Kaye and Iggy and the Stooges' Steve Mackay played on the opus. That's a tempting proposition, right there.

Miley Cyrus likes her apparently, we've put her on the guest list,” says promoter Milky.

Now NYC based, Wendy is still potent and essential.

'The perfect cocktail of dirty blues and punk attitudes...quality boom and bap,' says her online profile.

We'll take that.

Wendy will treat the assembled to new material, choice cuts from solo discs and a smattering of TV favourites.

Tickets to see her at work on Saturday night are £16 from www.seetickets.com