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Holiday Mixes, Matthew Sweet, New U2, Shark Attack   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

THE RACONTEURS' bluegrass version of "Old Enough," with Ricky Scaggs and Ashley Monroe, is online, with a hint of Everlys.

MATTHEW SWEET played a short set for Mountain Stage, which you can stream on demand via NPR.

WOXY is again streaming its Holiday Mixer 24/7, "filled with unique renditions of your holiday favorites by modern rockers from around the globe."

NPR is also offering a streaming holiday mix that is more eclectic by genre, but a mere 100 songs in length.

PARTS & LABOR get a World Cafe twofer of tracks featuring samples sent in by fans.

U2 premieres "I Believe in Father Christmas," a charity track for (RED)WIRE, at iLike.

BLUR will reunite next summer in Hyde Park for their first performance since 2000, with more shows "in other parts of the country."

THE GUMMY AWARDS, Stereogum and Videogum's annual readers poll celebrating the best entertainment offerings of the year, are online.  Fleet Foxes tops the Best Albums list.

KEN STRINGFELLOW talks to the Jerusalem Post about The Posies and his other ongoing projects.

THE PIPETTES: With her solo single on the way, former Pipette Rose Elinor Dougall tells The Quietus about the perils and pleasures of leaving the pop world behind.

JESSICA BIEL makes the Jaunary cover of the UK edition of GQ, in which she talks about Hollywood and her good looks, but not about bf Justin Timberlake. But beyond those pics, you may want to check out the trailer for Powder Blue, in which she plays an exotic dancer.

GREY'S ANATOMY: Multiple sources confirm to Entertainment Weekly that T.R. Knight has asked to be released from his contract, a request that both ABC and Grey's show-runner Shonda Rhimes appear poised to grant.

MARIAH CAREY was spotted coming out of a well-known ob/gyn's office in L.A., "clutching what looked like a sonogram and being greeted by her entourage with cheers.

MADONNA is looking to find Yankee Slugger Alex Rodriguez a new home base just a short throw from her own.

ANNE HATHAWAY: We now have video of the actress auctioning herself for chariity.

CLINT EASTWOOD might want to stay away from the singing. A man's got to know his limitations.

THE VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW, icymi, offered as a public service, what with it being the holiday shopping season and all. Just call it Gratuitous Wednesday.

THE BREAKOUT STARS of 2008, according to Forbes magazine.

THE MOST DISAPPOINTING MOVIES of 2008, according to About.com's Jürgen Fauth. and Spoutblog's Karina Longworth.

PAKISTAN: Masood Azhar, the founder and leader of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, has been placed under house arrest. Azhar established Jaish-e-Mohammed the next year as an offshoot of the Harkat-u-Ansar, one of many terror groups created with the help of Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence agency to fight the Indians in Kashmir. Pakistani forces targeted offices and camps in Muzaffarabad run by Lashkar-e-Taiba, the main terror group behind the Mumbai terror siege. India claims that all of the Mumbai terrorists have been traced back to Pakistan.

AFGHANISTAN: Military commanders are exploring options for getting supplies into Afghanistan after recent attacks on logistical depots in Pakistan.

A GREAT WHITE SHARK attacks two scuba divers in Mexico.  What say you, Police Chief Brody?

CATS and DOGS and HUMANS: Comparative evolution.

BIZARRE ASSASSIN SPIDERS discovered in Madagascar.

HEY, IS THAT a sedated monkey in your shirt?

BEAVERS accused by environmental activists of illegal logging.

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