ROME: Jack White provides the vocals for Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi on "Two Against One."

KATHLEEN EDWARDS is advance streaming Voyageur.

HOWLER -- whose music brings to mind The Strokes, Guided by Voices, The Jam and The Buzzcocks -- is advance streaming America Give Up.

RAE SPOON is advance streaming I Can't Keep All Our Secrets.

CRAIG FINN (The Hold Steady) drops "Honolulu Blues" ahead of Clear Hearts Full Eyes.

LA SERA: Vivian Girls' Katy Goodman drops "Please Be My Third Eye" in advance of Sees The Light. Yum!

OF MONTREAL drops the not-dour "Dour Percentage" in advance of Paralytic Stalks. Reminds me a bit of classic Todd Rundgren, with a dash of Prince in his psychedelic phase.

DAVID BOWIE turned 65 yesterday and is profiled in semi-retirement at The Guardian. That essay notes his long streak in the 70s, so let's enjoy "Queen B^tch" from the OGWT.

BEST COAST: Bethany Cosentino tells Pitchfork she hopes to shed her old image through the band's as-yet-untitled sophomore record.

25 ALBUMS TO LOOK FORWARD TO, according to Paste.

ETTA JAMES, who is terminally ill and battling leukemia, is out of the hospital.

BOB WESTON, the British guitarist who played with Fleetwood Mac in the ‘70s, has died. He was 64.

TOM ARDOLINO, longtime NRBQ drummer, is dead at 56 after a long illness.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: The Devil Inside tops the chart with 34.5 million -- absolutely blowing away predictions of 8-10 million.  Made for less than a million, it made twice that on Thursday night showings, possibly launching another franchise in the mold of Paranormal Activity.  That opening, btw, is bigger than any weekend enjoyed by the second-place Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, which brought in another 20.2 million (which still beat the predicted 15 million).  Tom Crazy now has 170 million in the US and almost 300 million overseas.  Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows shows with 14 million; it didn't start as big as the reboot, it has been pretty leggy here, if a bit disappointing in overseas markets.  The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is fourth with 11.4 million and the best hold on the chart, again underscoring the stupidity of a Christmas release for this one.  Alvin and the Chipmunks rounds out the Top5, but makes only 9.5 million on a 42 percent drop.  Below the fold, War Horse struggles a bit in sixth place (as does Tintin in eight), while We Bought a Zoo recops its 50 million budget in seventh place.  Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy gained mometum from a near-wide release and landed in ninth with 5.8 million and 1 10.4 million total (plus 25 million abroad).  The ball drops on New Year's Eve as it clings to the bottom rung of the Top 10.

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY:  The film adaptation of the John le Carre Cold War classic may not be as good as the Alec Guinness-led mini-series, as the amount of condensation necessary makes the thriller that much more difficult to follow.  Given the difficulty of the task, the screenplay mostly rises to that challenges, but the real strength of this film is the performances.  Gary Oldman is almost always excellent and his take on Smiley is no exception, possibly resulting in an Oscar nod.  But the rest of the cast is also very good from Colin Firth to Benedict Cumberbatch (The new Sherlock on Masterpiece Theater) to Tom Hardy (though he walks a fine line toward overdoing it as Ricky Tarr).  I sometimes wonder whether young viewers might be put off by the chilly tone and relative lack of "action" in this kind of film, but I credit all involved for resisting the temptation to tart it up.

BEYONCE & JAY-Z welcomed a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter in New York City on Saturday.

SIENNA MILLER and boyfriend Tom Sturridge are expecting a child.

JOHNNY DEPP's long term relationship with Vanessa Paradis is on the rocks, according to RadarOnline.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON's mom claims she is cash-poor and can't obtain a mortgage in a real estate dispute that offers a rare peek into the finances of a stage mom and her famous daughter.

PAULA ABDUL and her boyfriend, record label owner Jeff Bratton, have called off their romance.

KAT DENNINGS is dating her 2 Broke Girls co-star, Nick Zano.

ROBERT DOWNEY, JR., is being courted to play Geppetto in a live action take on Pinocchio.

TERROR in the KINGDOM: The Saudi government has begun the trial of 16 al Qaeda operatives, including 14 Saudis, a Pakistani, and an Afghan, accused of killing a policeman and plotting attacks against military and government sites. The operatives are also accused of supporting and financing terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq.

EGYPT: Islamist parties won more than two-thirds of the seats in the parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results.

IRAN: The UK threatened military action if Iran attempted to close the Gulf of Hormuz. Western nations prepared contingency plans in case Iranian oil supplies are cut off. Iran prepared to move uranium enrichment into underground bunkers.

A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Don't bungee-jump over croc-infested waters.

EBENEEZER the DONKEY has his own calendar, website and even his own street sign in Grandview, MO.

A WILD BOAR that has wreaked havoc for about a year in the back woods of a dog track in Melbourne, FL - and totaled two cars - was captured Friday.

A GIANT RAT was found in a Foot Locker in the Bronx.