BEACH HOUSE played their "10 Mile Stereo" for Conan. THE OLD 97s did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. SHARON VAN ETTEN stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. R.E.M. drops "It Happened Today," along with a trailer for the Collapse Into Now album. FRANK YANG rounds up less obvious holdiay covers at Chromewaves. MATT WILSON's jazz trio plays a Cristmassy Tiny Desk Concert. REMINDER: Amazon MP3's 25 Days of Free continues. THE RAMONES: "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)." CONOR OBERST talks to Spinner about the upcoming, sci-fi themed 'The People's Key,' his favorite science fiction authors, his work helping jailed immigrants and the future of Bright Eyes. "Shell Games" is already online as an advance track to the LP. ANTICIPATED RELEASES of 2011, according to Prefix and American Songwriter. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART: 17 Reasons He Was Cool. THE UNITES STATES OF AMERICANA is excerpted at CMT. (Thx, LHB.) LINDSAY LOHAN has been moved to an undisclosed location after a clash with a Betty Ford Center staffer. Lohan, a suspect in a criminal battery investigation arising from the incident, claims the staffer started it. The staffer claims that Lohan had been drinking. Betty Ford has fired the staffer -- ostensibly for talking about the story. RYAN REYNOLDS told the usual anonymous pals that Scarlett Johansson treated him badly during the filming of Green Lantern. BRET MICHAELS finally asked his on-off girlfriend of 16 years, Kristi Gibson, to marry him on the finale of his VH1 reality show. BRADGELINA is headed for a nuclear breakup, according to TV's Dr. Drew, based on no solid evidence whatsoever. STEVEN TYLER gushes over Jennifer Lopez, his new co-judge on American Idol. HOLLYWOOD's HIGHEST-GROSSING ACTORS, according to Forbes. HARRY POTTER and the Honor Beating. TERROR in the UK: British security officials say a large-scale terror attack was aimed at landmarks and public spaces, as more details of the plot emerged and police searched the homes of 12 British suspects being held for questioning. IRAN: Lebanese members of parliament denounced Supreme Leader Khamenei's comments on the investigation of the assassination of Rafiq Hariri. IRAQ: Parliament approved Nouri al Maliki as Prime Minister, and also approved three deputy prime ministers and 29 cabinet positions.
BABY RED PANDAS: Let's go to the video. A DOG has given birth to 17 puppies, leaving their owner thrilled but fatigued. Pics and video at the link. DEER RESCUERS face a fine. 100-LB AFRICAN TORTOISE found in the Arizona desert.
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