BBC News Online talked to lead singer Grant Nicholas about his musical likes and dislikes.

What was the first album you ever bought?

Black Sabbath's Greatest Hits

What was the most recent album you bought?

It's a Wonderful Life by Sparklehorse

What album is best for listening to while hurtling along in your tour bus?

Check Your Head by the Beastie Boys

Apart from Buck Rogers - what other parts of popular culture do you take inspiration from?

Contemporary art and film

What song always makes you cry?

God Only Knows - Beach Boys

After the Mark B & Blade remix, who would you most like to remix next?

PJ Harvey

Are there any of your songs you wish you had not written?

No......

Which song by another artist do you wish you had written?

Strawberry Fields Forever

How long do you spend browsing in record shops - and what's the best record you've ever bought on impulse?

I buy new records about once a week and the best one on impulse would be Badly Drawn Boy.

Which song from the past 12 months is most likely to gain classic status?

Trouble by Coldplay

Which new artists do you most admire?

At The Drive In and OutKast

If you organised a festival, who would be the headline act?

Jimi Hendrix