IF YOU thought you would have to wait until next year to read a review of 2006, think again. Here, thanks to Discotheque's psychic powers (that's psychic, not psycho), are the music stories you will be reading in the coming months.

"I think Dublin needs a station which plays classic alternative greats like I Don't Like Mondays, Rat Trap and songs from my solo albums that no one bought, rather than the tripe we can expect from that lot," commented Geldof. He hopes to hold a Make Phantom History benefit gig in the coming months. "Of course, I'll be fooking playing," he said when asked about the line-up, before talking about "interest" in the gig from Midge Ure, Status Quo and one of the Proclaimers.

When pressed on the fact that most reviews of We Got the Money, Baby (And You Didn't) actually highlighted the band's poor, dreary, second-hand punk riffs and the singer's own inability to hold a note, rather than mentioning any record deal, Mulrooney hung up in a huff.

It is believed that many bands who've been going around playing the same dreadful tunes for years without anyone paying them a blind bit of notice have already gone into hiding in Leitrim.

It is believed that companies such as Brennan's Bread, Vodafone, Hector Grey's, Supermacs and Tayto are currently negotiating with the band. Tracks for the as-yet-untitled album include Your Love Is Like Blackrock on a Sunny Day, The Irish Keep Fallin' Over and Whatever Happened to In Tua Nua?

Negotiations are ongoing with venue bookers at the Voodoo Lounge and Eamon Dorans. It is hoped that the Earlscourt Terrace venue will host the next Psycho Fest all-dayer featuring The Things and friends.