"a select little band of self-delusional, smug bile-merchants who have elected themselves to rule the school,"

I already have a fair idea of the people whose opinions displease you. Some of these fellons are my friends (they are among the cranky, the odd and the subborn members here). But perhaps you'd care to offer a fuller list to this "select little band"?
It's important, because those artists under your patronage need to remember that *your* support is of course, much more important that a few random "opinions" offered on Mudcat.