THE KILLERS' video for "Here With Me", directed by Tim Burton, features a Winona Ryder cameo.

ANDREW BIRD stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

ALT-J played a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR.

THE TOP FOLK & AMERICANA LPs OF 2012: Folk Alley streams tracks from their selections.

17 LEONARD COHEN COVERS, collected by Largehearted Boy.

SHE & HIM get animated for their take on "Baby, It's Cold Outside," which Zooey originally sang in Elf.

THE BEST LPs OF 2012, according to critics at The Guardian.

THE MOST OVERLOOKED ALBUMS of 2012, according to the Daily Swarm.

PITCHFORK's TOP 100 TRACKS OF 2012.

WHEN NICO meets BAUHAUS.

NOW SHOWING (OR SOON): This weekend's wide releases start today with The Guilt Trip, currently scoring 43 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; and the 3-D rerelease of Monsters, Inc., scoring 95 percent.  Friday brings Jack Reacher, which is currently scoring 79 percent; This is 40, scoring 62 percent; and the near-wide debut of Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away, which is currently not scored. Christmas brings Django Unchained, currently scoring 97 percent; Les Miserables, scoring 72 percent; and Parental Guidance, unscored.  All of these are early numbers, so double-check the links before heading off to the cineplex.

BRITNEY SPEARS: To be dumped by Jason Trawick? Too good to check.

LINDSAY LOHAN: Too broke for a shrink? That's what RadarOnline claims.

ORLANDO BLOOM & MIRANDA KERR deny a split. Or her mum does, anyway.

ZOOEY DESCHANEL & BEN GIBBARD, otoh, are officially divorced.

KATY PERRY & JOHN MAYER were... wait for it.... caught canoodling at an intimate birthday party in NYC.

QUENTIN TARANTINO is tired of defending his films each time the US is shocked by gun violence.  But his Django Unchained star, Jamie Foxx, think the films have influence.

KATE UPTON previews the SI Swimsuit issue... from Antarctica. 

LIBYA: Assailants attacked two Benghazi police stations on Sunday in an attempt to free one or two prisoners linked to assassinations of security officials; four policemen were killed and several others were wounded.

SYRIA: After days of heavy fighting, rebel forces took control of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp south of Damascus. The government massed forces to retake the camp. Large numbers of Palestinian residents fled. Rebels made further gains in central Syria.

IRAN's president said Western sanctions would not slow down its nuclear program. Iran's nuclear chief said Iran would not stop enriching uranium to 20 percent. The US resumed efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program.

EGYPT: Opponents resumed protests over a draft constitution. Egypt's public prosecutor, appointed by President Morsi, resigned.

THIS CAT helps school crossing guards.

PUGGLES: Two baby echidnas, which weighed less than one gram each when they hatched at the Perth Zoo in August, are the result of the first successful breeding from zoo-born echidnas.

A FOX makes like Pooh and the honey pot, but with a Volkswagen.

BIRDS are lining their nests with cigarette butts to repel pests and keep themselves warm, according to research.