BISHOP ALLEN holds an incongruous Shindig in the clip for "True or False."

WHITE RABBITS did the four free songs thing at Daytrotter, one previously unreleased.

BRILLIANT COLORS are streaming their debut album via MBV: "This trio knows how to make a lovely pop racket that brings in echoes of seminal acts like The Raincoats and The Shop Assistants." And to think I have the latter on vinyl.

DAVID BAZAN stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set streaming now via MPR.

NORAH JONES is advance streaming her new LP via NPR, if you're into that sort of thing.

JOOKABOX: You could add "You Cried Me" to the list of clips I should have linked before Halloween, except that it wasn't out then.

THE RAVEONETTES: Sune Rose Wagner talks to Straight about recording In and Out of Control.

DANIEL JOHNSON talks to the Scotsman about being healthier mentally and more prolific.

KINGS OF CONVENIENCE: Erlend Øye shares a few of his favorite things with Pitchfork.

TEGAN and SARA: The latter talks to AfterEllen, which also embeds the "behind the scenes" video for "Hell."

THE FEELIES reissues of Crazy Rhythms and The Good Earth are reviewed by Drowned In Sound.

LINDSAY LOHAN's desperate call for help, leaked by her ex-con dad, likely in response to her threat to get a restraining order against him. Audio at the link.

NICOLE KIDMAN tells GQ that her experiences of love ranged from "mundane" marriage to "strange sexual fetish stuff," but won't say a thing about ex-hubby Tom Cruise.

FERGIE and JOSH DUHAMEL are denying another round of allegations from an Atlanta stripper that she had a one-night stand with the actor.  The stripper's lawyer claims Duhamel bragged about it.

MICHAEL JACKSON: How to market a dead celebrity tastefully.

ASHLEE SIMPSON was booted from the reboot of Melrose Place for her diva behavior and bad acting. Double-shocka!

SEAN PENN's son was busted for drug possession.  Dude, that's his skull.

THE 20 BEST TV SHOWS OF THE DECADE, according to Paste.

TERROR in the USA: The two men accused of plotting attacks on a Danish newspaper also planned to carry out attacks in India.

OUR FRIENDS, THE SAUDIS plan to behead and crucify a 22-year-old man convicted of raping five children and leaving one of them to die in the desert. Roman Polanski can strike the Kingdom off his list of possible escape routes.

IRAN: Protesters clashed with government forces on the anniversary of the US embassy takeover in Tehran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei rejected US offers for further negotiations and said any attempt to negotiate is "naive and perverted."

CAT and DOG, sleeping together...mass hysteria!

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: 82 Healthy Sea Turtles Hatch At SeaWorld.

BABY ECHINADAS debut at the Perth Zoo.

HIPPOS: Israel dominates the market. Who knew?

GREAT WHITE SHARKS spend months near the northern and central California coast between August and February foraging among elephant seals, sea lions and other prey, according to a new study. What say you, Police Chief Brody?