#BestSongHeardToday Got a CD of Japanese Jazz Fusion, this is the first track and it’s great! youtu.be/UJkKlRG-zUI?...

St Anger

I had cheese on toast for dinner, it was very nice!

#20Albums2025 4/20 Grima - Nightshade Chirpy black metal, quite mesmeric and comforting! I think it’s great stuff grima.bandcamp.com/album/nights...

WELCOME TO DECEMBER! Just a reminder that CHALLENGE WEEK is the 13th to the 19th December! If you’re taking part in any other best of 2025 challenges and want your picks to count in this just add #PeoplesPop25 to your posts on those days

I wish the sausage roll people would make a comeback, then we could all unite in real discourse - the true spirit of Christmas

Yay!

#2025FavSingles 1/30 A great pop tune from Sweden! Molly Sanden - Trophy youtu.be/Cabsejw48rA?...

I have 4 albums from the Quietus list! Ano not on there, SMDH

Wham neutral to be honest, quite like Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

Mental state etc etc

This is pretty good! Number 421 in Chuck Eddy’s ‘Stairway to Hell’. It’s US midwest punky alienation, but I enjoy the modernity of the guitars The Mortal Micronotz - S/T (1982) youtu.be/iLjH0h1t9zE?...

Happy December! youtu.be/dlrQFzLneY4?...

And now, the end is near, and so I face the final consultation. Gonna be a ‘fun’ day.

#ArtAdventCalendar 1st December

I can’t afford to get into Crimson Glory, but they are pretty good! youtu.be/zoCKhU-WSgk?...

Two Ronnies Star Wars! youtu.be/3tgEIrPF6LU?...

#SoundtrackThis Pond - Happy Cow Farm Family youtu.be/jRTAgF2O4V4?...

My fave is definitely ‘To Serve Man’ youtu.be/dk01eeKMD_I?...

Just gonna assume that the ‘why are they making new music’ post is a joke and just move on

Are You Ready??? #ArtAdventCalendar

Haven’t heard the Casio demo tune in years, but it’s been playing in my head on a loop for 30 mins now youtu.be/sRwADZ_5Pm4?...

Paleo Diet but allowing modern stuff like doughnuts

#20Albums2025 3/20 Hitsujibungaku - Don’t Laugh It Off One of the best Indie albums of the year, great songs and emotion youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Think Caicedo is gonna be off here

Post your favourite Star Trek character(s). Wrong answers only

Jackdaw dusk migration - they do this everyday

Here’s my list and a playlist for the @thefestive50.bsky.social youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#BestSongHeardToday Cherie & Marie Currie - Since You’ve Been Gone youtu.be/vzofZh6hFMQ?...

#WeekendSingles Today’s finds - got a bad feeling I already have the Su Pollard

#NowPlaying Smith - Minus-Plus (1970) Liked the cover and thought it would be good for Vinyl Santa, but it’s really great early 70’s rock so now I’m keeping it!

Yes!!

Empty

Got a grail record today!!

Spot the difference

“To lock in is to focus; to endure short-term pain for long-term gain - whether that be building your body or your business.” Ah, so what we used to call getting on with stuff like normal, then.

Forever vigilant

A comedian, but funny

Costa Fox

Sky!!

Introduce yourself with 5 cars you’ve owned VW Polo, red, for 5 years or so

The vote for the 2025 Festive 50 is officially OPEN! Please send me your top 10 tracks from 2025 before the vote closes on 14th December. Votes can be public by replying or @ ing me on a post (no hashtags) or in private by sending me a DM. Please also spread the word cos we need more voters!!!

Also enjoyed this song which has 10 views on YouTube so far! But it is good Lily Takahash - Mr Blue Cat youtu.be/gzQu4QZwEtQ?...

#BestSongHeardToday Some great pop-punk here! Uplifting! N_Feni ft Pavillon - Friends youtu.be/BvzcFOPdaeo?...

Best song with bagpipes! #totp youtu.be/_CK8KPh167g?...

I think I watched about 5 or 6 episodes of Stranger Things, it was alright! But it’s on Netflix, so easy to not subscribe. I hear in thus new series they are going to use ‘I’d Rather Jack’ by the Reynolds Girls in a pivotal scene

A good place to listen to free jazz

No it’s impossible