I OFTEN get asked what the ska band Bad Manners are currently up to.

I would like to inform their legion of North-East fans that Buster Bloodvessel and his mates have released a new single, available via download.

What Simon Says is a new tune written by the band. It’s about Simon Cowell and his dominance over British music.

The up-tempo ska tune is a pulsating brass laden affair and I hope that it gets the Lord of The Jellyfish and his chums back in the UK charts.

It really is the tune to play at your Christmas party this year but please watch your hamstrings with those manic squat jumps on the dance floor.

Christopher Wardell, Darlington.