Everybody Wants...

Somebody gave me a new album a few days ago, by a band I'd never heard of before, called The Struts. Nothing wildly new or original, but lots of bouncy fun, with a rather nicely OTT lead singer. It appeals to me, so here's a few songs that I've especially enjoyed so far:

( Under the cut for neatness )

The album was released last year, and is called Everybody Wants. Enjoying it a lot so far. It's nice to have some new music again, even if it is a year old for everybody else!

Dempsey & Makepeace

So, today marks the 30th anniversary of the debut on British screens of Dempsey & Makepeace, the gloriously 'splody TV series starring Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber. To celebrate, I have been watching things blow up all evening. Not the debut episode, as I couldn't find the series one boxset, so I had to make do with series two (aw, shame). Which was nice, as it turned out, as I got unexpected Tom Georgeson, a pleasant surprise following my recent Between The Lines rewatch. Also Tom Kelly, ill-fated wannabe member of Blake's Five-and-two-fifths (the one who got shavingcreamed). So that was nice too. Anyway, to ensure that the rest of the world (ha) gets to celebrate more appropriately, here is the pilot movie. Things go boom! Hurrah.

Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary back in November. That's not quite as much fun, perhaps, but it does make rather a nice ending to it all.

"" (Watch on YouTube)

PS: Boom!

PPS: Handy playlist!