Slag hip: Pelvis will represent Ireland at the Nordeslag showcase in Holland, competing against such hip European bands as Rinne Radio from Finland and Bosco from Germany. You too can cheer on our boys in plaid, because the event will be broadcast live by satellite on the Dave Fanning show tonight at 8 p.m.

"Warning to all contemporary bands: Foster & Allen are back!" is the spine-chilling message on the press release for Mick 'n' Tony's Greatest Hits collection. "Foster & Allen may not quite have the `street-cred' of the likes of Oasis and The Verve," admits the blurb, but "the very simple fact is that they have sold more albums than both bands put together."