Can somebody please explain to me the delights of this postpunk revival crap-ola?. I know this shit has been going on for a while, but in a week that saw new releases by the Libertines, Radio 4 and Interpol I've entered a deep, deep depression on this return of everything that was so hideously nauseous about the early 80s. If at the time people would have told me that 20 years down the line a comeback of the sounds from Shriekback, Echo & the Bunnyman, the Associates and their ilk would be applauded and taken seriously instead of laughed at and lined up for quick elimination, I might have jumped off the bridge right there and then. Thank God I've aged somewhat and learned that this rubbish will disappear just like every other shortlived fad (nu-metal or emo anyone?). But as always it is the injustice to the stuff with a longer lasting flavor that is so offensive. You name your favorites, and watch them struggle to make a living while these dorks rake in the moolah.

This month's releases from Ace Records.

Carl Wayne. RIP.