Five-by-Five: A smattering of awesome tunes

Sometimes there's some kind of rational thread that holds these Five-by-Five posts together. Today there isn't. Hope you enjoy the tunes nonetheless.

This is a great track from The Courteeners called "Not Nineteen Forever" from their 2008 album St. Jude.

Here are two awesome Clash songs that I remember from my childhood, both from the 1979 classic London Calling.

"Train In Vain"

"Lost in the Supermarket"

I must have discovered Guillemots through their nomination for The Mercury Prize. This is one of my favourite songs of theirs "Trains to Brazil" from the 2006 release Through The Windowpane.

Years ago I saw a cool video of a group playing acoustically at a party. You could easily believe it was a hipster bash in Soho. And I was sure the band was The Oohlas. Of course, I can't find this video now.

But here's a great song by The Oohlas. It's "Lemming's Anthem" from their 2009 album Chinchilla.

Five by Five: Classic Alternative

Here's a smattering of musical wonders, five-star songs from my library. It's a classic alternative set from years gone by. Hope you enjoy it.

7 Seconds from 1986's New Wind with "Put These Words To Music"

The Monks with "Johnny B Rotten" from their 1979 album Bad Habits.

The Clash with "Train in Vain" from the classic 1979 release London Calling.

Hüsker Dü with "Makes No Sense At All" from 1985's Flip Your Wig.

The Police from their second album, 1979's Regatta De Blanc with "It's Alright for You".