Caught up with Paul Weller last week at Xfm when he was in for 'Music Response'. His 'As Is Now' album's a serious, spendid return to form, punching back at the recent 'young upstarts' (Libertines, Maximo Park, Kaiser Chiefs, Paul Epworth etc.) who've stolen some Weller/Jam thunder, obviously and unavoidably having been influenced by the man himself.

Weller geeks/collectors are advised to buy their album from Virgin who are giving away a bonus 2-Track Remix CD (in-store only!) and talking of Remixes, big up Weller's knob-twiddling on the Ordinary Boys next single.