Backstage at Koko

As you'd expect - and as NME found out - backstage with The View is a heady mixture of soothing panpipe music, fiercely contested games of backgammon and grape eating contests.

Ok, ok, we're lying.

We caught up with the feisty tykes a few minutes before their Shockwaves NME Awards Show at London KOKO on Monday (February 10).

As you'll see from the videos below, when gearing up to go onstage the Scots like nothing more than slapping each other, wearing eyeliner and singing Beatles songs.

Here's Kyle and Kieren talking about the band's pre-gig rituals. If you're reading, Jon Bon Jovi, watch out...

Videos
Pre Gig Rituals
Kyle and Kieren from big up Twisted Wheel
Dirty Pretty Strings

NME.com, 12th February 2008