Manic Street Preachers - This Is The Day

REM - Off to "The Great Beyond"

A Clip From Doctor Who: The God Complex

Of course, for a geek like me, this is one of the most exciting things to happen in weeks. Seriously. Doctor Who meets The Shining with a feral beast stalking the corridors. Can't come quickly enough as far as I am concerned...

The Sound: Sense of Purpose

The Fall: Lay of the Land

The Weekend and Wire

I'm away over the next couple of days, so the sedate and philanthropic posts that this blog has become famous for will not be appearing until Monday at the earliest. But just to keep you all interested, YouTube will be popping in now and again to offer you some gems from the post-punk era. Now, who wouldn't want that?

Let's start with a rather boring video for the wonderful "Outdoor Miner" by Wire:

Sparky's Magic Piano Remixed and Re-imagined.

Simultaneously hilarious and deeply bad taste:



Well, it is a Saturday.

Pancake Day

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

Probably the best Christmas song ever, and one that manages to be a good song in its own right - a colossal rarity for a festive treat. Enjoy.

I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake

The curse of restricted playback is with us again, but you can enjoy this (slightly angry and bitter in places) Christmas tune over at YouTube. There'll be another one along this afternoon - and I think that one can actually be embedded. Which is nice.

Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)

In which the Ramones create a Christmas song that sounds a lot like the rest of their songs. But with a hint of sleigh bells and the use of the word Christmas. Magic.

It's Clichéd To Be Cynical At Christmas - Half Man Half Biscuit

A little bit of monotonous indie festive whining this morning - but, amazingly, a video I can actually embed. Woo-fucking-hoo. Anyway, enjoy the wonderfully named Half Man Half Biscuit:



BTW, they'll be a second festive treat for you all this afternoon! I know, I know, I'm too kind - but it is Christmas.

James Dean Bradfield - Last Christmas

Today's festive treat is James Dean Bradfield (of Manic Street Preachers fame, natch) performing Wham's "Last Christmas". However, to enjoy it, you'll have to head over to the Tube of You.

Magazine - Shot By Both Sides

The Pogues - Thousands Are Sailing

Morrissey: First of the Gang to Die

High Hopes - Pink Floyd

Divine Comedy - Something for the Weekend

How to turn Where's Wally into a nightmare, by Werner Herzog

Concrete Blonde - ...a long time ago

A good song and a nice ending to a great series.