Tom Dunne: Damn the begrudgers - let's sing up for the unsigned bands 

A certain broadcaster caused a stir when he griped about unknown acts this week, but in truth they are the lifeblood of the industry 

Chris Moyles: no fan of bands before they get signed

Chris Moyles: wash your mouth out with soap. Why not just walk into the middle of an under-11 game and tell the kids none of them are going to make it? Any home truths about Santa you’d like to share? And you part of the magic circle, on radio, the man behind the fader!

The former BBC Radio 1 breakfast show presenter’s declaration this week that “most unsigned bands are crap” didn’t initially offend me. It reminded me instead of a point around 2002 when the advent of the MP3 and very cheap home recording saw a tectonic shift in the amount of music being sent to radio. It was not all fragrant of nature.