is very very poor right now - I just hope it picks up - I imagine this is what it was like in about 1998 full of self congratulation that was slowly turning in on itself - I know that in a good way there are pockets of excitement out there which we'll all stumble across and be aghast with capital letters about and we'll all get dancing and thinking again, but for now we'll hae to be patient. As I said there is hope and lots of it, wherever you are!

For the record The Optimist Club are the best band I've seen on the bog circuit this year, The Open Mouths the worst