Sky News — Security forces are fighting opposition supporters in the wake of the funeral of Iran's top dissident cleric in the city of Qom, reports say. more info

The Playlist — Studios are super-keen to get trailers for their big 2010 movies in front of "Avatar," and we've already seen premieres for "Robin Hood," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Iron Man 2" in the last few days, and a couple more hit last night.Swords-and-sandals... more info

Rolling Stone — • Stooges, Genesis, ABBA: Rock Hall Class of 2010 • Axl Rose Denies Releasing LAX Statement • Green Day: Rock Band Game Due in 2010 • Chris Brown Says Stores “Blackballing” New LP • January Weezer Shows in Peril • The Clash’s London... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — Today’s date of December 14th marks the 3o year anniversary of London Calling, the groundbreaking album by punk icons The Clash! London Calling is the band’s third album, recorded in the late summer of 1979 at Wessex Studios in London and release... more info

Rolling Stone — We’re spending a lot of time celebrating Rolling Stone’s Number One album of the 2000s — Radiohead’s Kid A — this month. So consider this a pause to pay tribute to our Number One album of the Eighties … an album so good, it actually came ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — This time 30 years ago, this single had been in the shops for about a week. It would eventually climb to #11 in the UK charts and give The Clash their biggest ever hit while they were a going concern (they did of course top the charts in 1990 with a... more info

Guardian Music — This obscure gem from 1978 succeeded in melding punk with psychedelia for a journey through a derelict, nocturnal cityTranscendence is not a quality usually associated with punk rock but if you keep your ears open, it's there. Just think of the space... more info

Guardian Music — Thousands pay tribute to singer Victor Jara, who was shot after the brutal Pinochet coup of 1973The Chilean folk singer Víctor Jara, who became a symbol of opposition to the regime of Augusto Pinochet, was finally laid to rest in an emotional fune... more info

Sky News — Gordon Brown has said he is "impressed" by Pakistan's efforts to tackle extremism, despite telling Sky News the country must do more to tackle al Qaeda and find Osama bin Laden. more info

Guardian Music — Stars such as Lady Ga Ga, Katie Price and, er, the Vatican, compile lists for relaunch of music-based social networking siteFor the launch of MySpace Music today, the site asked a selection of artists to create a playlist to share with their fans â�... more info