Don't want to get into oldies v newies myself either.
Went to a Northern night before Christmas - music was ok - not very imaginative but pleasant enough. Got chatting to some old mates who still do All Nighters & have stayed with the Northern Scene . Got chatting to them about a few of Butch's tunes & how exciting the unreleased Pied Piper stuff that Ady had discovered sounded. Their eyes glazed over - they did not have a clue what I was on about - they all trudged off to the dancefloor to dance to something like "Girl Across The Street"
My point is where has the hunger & the excitement gone ? I get that with new music & also with the new discoveries I hear from the likes of Butch & Ady.