My recent trip to the UK had me in a series of meetings, one of which was with XFM, the indierock station operated by Capital Radio London. XFM is just one of the stations they run, the others being of different formats - classical, hip-hop, rock and pop. The guys also gave me a tour of their "brand rooms," which would make anyone in local radio drool and turn an envious shade of green.

Oh, and I thought I saw the Kaiser Chiefs step out of one of the meeting rooms.

After our pleasant little chit chat, the guys from XFM were quite amazed at how Ricky Gervais (who happens to be their former colleague) has gained a somewhat iconic status as a MUSICIAN over here and decided to invite me to their event in a few nights' time. What the connection here was, I have no idea. But in any case, I was grateful. The event was at the Brixton Academy where the Furtureheads and a couple of newbies were playing. I was given 4 tickets and figured this was a perfect time to get together with London-based friends Jenny, Steve & Mica.