England. The twentieth century: Teeny-tiny indie jingle-janglers make microscopic impact on the Thames Valley "scene" (what scene?) of the early nineties i.e. two square inches in the NME, 18th May 1991; half a dozen plays on Reading's local radio station (they taped them all); more than a few sweaty evenings where the roar of the crowd and the fug from the Courage brewery convinced them they were going to be the next big things. CUT TO: The Future. (i.e. Now). Gnawing doubts emerge that they may not in fact be the next big things.

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