Thanks to the bland hegemony of Stereophonics, Dido and Travis, British pop is in the doldrums. Or is it?

doldrums (n) 1: a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) [syn: stagnation, stagnancy] 2: a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific [syn: the doldrums] – source: The Guardian Online June 13, 2003