But so what? If you’re into something then it largely doesn’t matter if you’re one of a few or one of millions who like it. The only time it’s a problem is when the bands you want to see start playing venues that are big and rubbish and on top of that, it’s really hard to get tickets.

I met a friend the other day who is putting together a book about the Bristol Graffiti movement - I was lucky enough to be part of it back in the late 80’s and his take on today’s graffiti scene that its ‘far too mainstream’ - i.e. what once was considered underground and leftfield is now the norm. We were stood outside of a far-too-trendy-for-its-own-good new rave clothes shop and for sale in the window were Banksy adorned tea mugs for crying out loud… Joy Division, The Pixies and Bauhaus etc were the ‘indie’ bands that I grew up listening to and, even then, the ‘following’ they had pissed me off - and that’s the point I think, its very difficult to follow/listen to the music these days without getting caught up in the scene and the idiots that proliferate it – or at least be pigeon holed by others but to be honest its never been any different.

It would appear that you (Hollie) is an independent girl at heart which is what matters – the music, not the scene. I quite like Gloria Estefan aswell.