Breaking news: D Double E's favourite Street Fighter character is Sagat

For the latest Bass Odyssey column on thefader.com I had a mole implanted on the Newham Generals' table at the NME Awards, who reported back on the important things like how many cocktail sausages Footsie was eating (the average for the whole night was 48 per hour). The mole (Jack from Friendly Fires) also did a mix of classic house and bleep and stuff, which you can listen to below. Tracklist in comments.

Gotta stay away from the mess and the madness / Gotta stay away from the stress and the badness

D Double E MCing next to a Christmas tree with a bottle of Ribena and some Fruitella.

Listening to the Dizzee set from Sunday, it's clear how much everyone else in the scene has caught up. D Double, Footsie and Esco all sounded just as good. Dizzee will have to improve if Maths and English is going to be better than Wiley's Second Phase.

One more thing: if you're wondering where Durrty Goodz is, read this article.