Gareth Grundy, deputy editor of music magazine "Q," was equally upbeat. "There are bands that are in for the long haul like Keane and Franz Ferdinand. Coldplay could be of the same stature as REM -- a proper global force," he said. "What is selling in Britain is what is good," he added. "That is hugely encouraging. Right now we are in a very healthy place -- I don't see bands as interesting or as original as Franz Ferdinand, Muse or the Libertines coming out of America." Franz Ferdinand? original? *Cough* talking heads *cough*