Anyone that has ever had to drive (or worse still, walk!) down Norwich's Aylsham Road will know that it's stuck in a bit of a timewarp; getting worse the further from the City you get. Nowhere moreso than at old fashioned recording studio, "Old's Cool Studios".

The studio's owner Jason Badluck had this to say:

"Old fashioned? Old fashioned?!? I don't know what you're talking about! Shows how much you know, because I've already started updating our equipment! Only last week I installed our new Wax Cylinder Recorder, so all the people that have been saying that we should "get with the 40s" are going to be eating humble pie. Also, we're getting more involved with the local community by hosting a "Charleston Competition" at the Gala Ballroom later this month. Anything to support the war effort. I hope people turn up, as I was hoping to skim a bit off the top of the proceeds, cos I need to raise a bit of money to finish building my Anderson Shelter..

Long-suffering receptionist Anna Log explained "Mr Badluck has gradually marginalised the studio more and more over the years, turning away band after band that he deems "too modern", to the point that he now only accepts bookings from Skiffle bands. I really don't think the studio can survive much longer."

In answer to these accusations Mr Badluck said "Skiffle is the future, and I can't see it ever going out of style, so I've re-mortgaged the studio to fund my new record label "Badluck Recordings", so that I can put out 78s by all the great new Skiffle bands in the Norwich area. We're going straight to the tippety top!"

Ms Log went on "and to make matters worse, he insists that everyone wears black & white clothes, and walks around slightly faster than normal, so that he can carry on pretending that it's "The Olden Days"! If anyone turns up at the studio wearing anything that isn't black or white, he rushes in, screaming at the top of his lungs "No! No! No! We can't afford the Colour License!". To be honest, I think he's going a bit mental. Don't tell him I said that though, or he'll knock a Shilling off my wages!"

Yeah, erm, well, we wish the studio the best of luck in these difficult times..