Family. That innocent and unassuming little word represents so much to so many in an infinite number of ways. Fans of EastEnders will see it as a word with a lot of vowels, ‘faaaaaaamily, ’ which means giving your cousins an alibi when they’ve done over a bookies or set fire to a pub. Family Fortunes offers a more light-hearted outlook, relying on one another’s ability to recall simple facts about everyday life under the intense pressure of studio lighting. And of course, there’s Sly and the Family Stone, demonstrating that there’s no brotherhood quite like that of dropping psychedelic mischief to a backing track of funky bass licks. You can choose your friends, as the old saying goes, but you can’t choose your family. They’re yours whether you like it or not, so you might as well have a few adventures together.
Now, we at have waxed lyrical from time immemorial about how the cars our relativesrunabouts and turning them into flamespitting retro track monsters, we see this happening all over the scene. In the case of Sophie Bichener, it was a MINI-obsessed cousin who first planted this particular automotive seed, and it wasn’t too long before the entire family toppled like a house of cards.
