So what is the deal with Carter USM? Do they have a bad name in the UK?

No, I just think Wendy didn't like them very much. The only song of theirs I know is "Only Living Boy In New Cross", which I quite like (although it does have the unfortunate side-effect that I can't stop humming it when I walk through New Cross, and I imagine most of the locals have tired of it by now).

Peter