Waterloo. Insert Abba joke here…

Tonight’s top new song was ‘All That You Know’ by Waterloo. Although remiss in correctly titling their website, they more than make up for this heinous error with their finely-honed indie guitar pop. Very, very catchy!

The best old song was Supertramp’s ‘Logical Song,’ which sounded particularly sweet right after a Converge golden oldie.

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful:

Skeleton Key – Wide Open
Pink Grease – The Pink G.R.Ease
Kid 606 – Ecstasy Motherfucker
Lamb Of God – Purified
Postal Service – Clark Gable
Knockout Pills – Target H
Ben Kweller – Wasted & Ready
Shesus – In The France
Lodil – Repleat Curtain
Atreyu – Right Side Of The Bed
Skomoni – Le Jeu Du Rap
Coheed And Cambria – Blood Red Summer
Plans And Apologies – Eggbound Mutebone
The GC5 – White Flag
Doormouse – Sinosim
Minus The Bear – Fine + 2 Pts
Fallacy – Big N Bashy
Minor Threat – Straight Edge
The Hope Conspiracy – Bled Across The Wire
The Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Vessel – As She Explodes
Camera Obscura – Keep It Clean
Earth Crisis – Provoke
MF Doom – Uckupon
Crooked Fingers – Call To Love
Maritime – Some One Has To Die
Le Chevre – Worst Day
AFI – He Who Laughs Last…
Kool Keith – Lost In Space
Matthew Rozeik – Oh Lord, Please Give Me Another Brain
I Farm – A Little White Lie
Skinnyman – No Big Ting
The Good Life – Lovers Need Lawyers
Guided By Voices – Gonna Never Have To Die
Original Hamster – Human Replace
Melt-Banana – STICK OUT
The Go! Team – Get It Together
Rodney P – We Don’t Like Coppers
Mercury Rev – Goddess On A Hiway
Waterloo – All That You Know
Le Tigre – Viz
Napalm Death – Scum
Adeem – Broken Right Wing
Converge – Concubine
Supertramp – The Logical Song
Sleater Kinney – Words And Guitar
The Lucksmiths – Camera-Shy
EU – Rilly
Sweatshop Union – Us
The Radio Dept. – 1995
Say Hi To Your Mom – Pop Music Of The Future
Lost Sounds – There’s Nothing
The Roots – Don’t Say Nuthin’
Elliott Smith – A Fond Farewell
Shearwater – The World In 1984

Mr. Riddim Killa himself

Woaah! You can definitely tell it’s Crimbo! The Bless was absolutely packed and consequently I didn’t get to play as much new music as usual. I find it strange when people get aggrieved that I don’t play The Killers / Libertines / Bloc Party / insert chart schmindie band. After all, they’re played to death everywhere else, you won’t get withdrawal. Innit?

Tonight’s top new tune was Rodney P’s ‘We Don’t Like Coppers.’ For those of us who remember the days of Katch 22, Gunshot, Hijack, Derek B and, of course, London Posse, hearing this track brings a tear to our rheumy, knackered eyes. Rodney P’s still fucking got it, as you’ll be able to comfirm for yourself if you buy his excellent debut album. But why trust a mad old bastard like me? Have a listen for yourself here.

The best old track? Hmmm… That’s gotta be Serge Gainsbourg again, with ‘Ballade de Melody Nelson.’ I’ve probably picked him before but what the fuck, the man was a songwriting genius. If I wrote songs solidly for the next thousand years, I might just equal the talent in his left little toenail. Maybe.

Quatorze automnes et quinze etes:

The Thermals – How We Know
A Wilhelm Scream – Mute Print
Skinnyman – No Big Ting
Venetian Snares – Einstein-Rosen Bridge
Glassjaw – Radio Cambodia
Dismemberment Plan – The Ice Of Boston
Pantera – Fucking Hostile
The Bens – Xfire
Mysterymen – Ploink
The Dillinger Escape Plan – Panasonic Youth
Fats Domino – Ain’t That A Shame
Camera Obscura – Keep It Clean
Biffy Clyro – Strung To Your Ribcage
Skomoni – Le Jeu Du Rap
Goudron – Frontline
At The Drive-In – Pattern Against User
Modest Mouse – Satin In A Coffin
Baba Brooks & His Band – Watermelon Man Ska
Postal Service – Nothing Better
Fugazi – Waiting Room
Dilated Peoples – Work The Angles
Hellogoodbye – Call N Return
Slayer – Aggressive Perfector
Le Tigre – Let’s Run
Mclusky – Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
Vordul Mega – Struggles
Guided By Voices – Gonna Never Have To Die
The Pogues – Sally Maclennane
Ilkae – Exit Theme And Victory March
Karate – Tow Truck
The Mad Capsule Markets – Out-Definition
Rodney P – We Don’t Like Coppers
Joy Division – These Days
Belle And Sebastian – You’re Just A Baby
Beep Beep – Oh No!
De La Soul – Eye Know [The Know It All Mix]
Grandaddy – Now It’s On
Datach’i – Penvag
The Ventures – Secret Agent Man
Taking Back Sunday – One-Eighty By Summer
Fallacy – The Groundbreaker
Yo La Tengo – Little Honda
The Beach Boys – Girl Don’t Tell Me
Chateau Flight – Ongaku Feat. Paris Japanese
Chin Up Chin Up – Why Is My Sleeping Bag A Ghetto Muppet
Say Hi To Your Mom – Let’s Talk About Spaceships
Serge Gainsbourg – Ballade De Melody Nelson
Peedo – Brand New World
Kings Of Convenience – Failure (Kings Of Convenience Arrangement)
Bright Eyes – Take It Easy (Love Nothing)
Paddy Kingsland – The Panel Beaters
RTX – Joint Chief
Stephen Malkmus – The Hook
R.A. The Rugged Man – Lessons…
Eu – Me
The Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
House Of Love – Destroy The Heart
Antipop Consortium + Matthew Shipp – A Knot In Your Bop
Iron & Wine – Woman King