Heavens preserve us

The not-actually-important-parts-of-The-Jam, who've been gigging up and down the country under the name _From The Jam, have decided that the reunion is going so well, except for not having the voice of Weller, that they might as well record some new material:

Foxton says From The Jam plans to start rehearsing song ideas in April, after the group finishes its early-year tour commitments. "There will be new material, (but) it probably won't see the light of day until the end of this year," he says. "We've got a few good ideas kicking around. We'll see what we come up with. We don't want to rush it. There's no pressure from a record label or anybody. It's a great position to be in."

Obviously, the idea is to give people who haven't had a chance to get the gigs to realise that they're still alright, if you can get over the missing Weller to discover through records that, past the initial disappointment, they're alright.

A Weller-free Jam might seem an odd idea, but people buy decaffinated coffee and fat-free guacamole, don't they, and there's technically no bloody point in those products, either.