THE NEW YEAR STARTS HERE: …with THE BEAT FARMERS!  Making a tradition of this more sober than usual, professionally-shot, early BF gig recorded at Universal Studios, including "There She Goes Again" (VU); "Road to…

DAVID BOWIE: Rare footage of "The Jean Genie" from a 1973 performance on Top of the Pops. SARA WATKINS (Nickel creek) plays the Mountain Stage. THE THISTLE & SHAMROCK: Fiona's Holiday Celebration. THE…

JON PRATT: Pate's frontman plays "Days So True," which he wrote for a prior Pate reunion, while blogging his thoughts about a future one. RIK & THE PIGS stream their three-song 7″…

GIVEN THE SLOW NEWS CYCLE, let's ease back into the week lightly: WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:  The Last Jedi easily repeated atop the holiday chart with 101MM.  That's a 54 percent drop from…

THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: … with CHRIS ISAAK, live at Universal Studios. Your holiday-themed numbers include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Hey, Santa," "Last Month of the Year," "Blue Christmas," and "Christmas on…

EURYTHMICS'. Dave Stewart declares "Christmas is For Lovers". ST VINCENT stops by WFUV for a chat and mini-set. CURTIS HARDING stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER,…

DARLENE LOVE's final "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" for Letterman. THE NATIONAL plays a mini-set on KEXP. BENJAMIN BOOKER plays a mini-set on KEXP. LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL stopped…

KIM WILDE drunkenly warbles "Kids In America" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" on the subway. STARS stopped by WFUV's Studio A for a chat and mini-set. HANSON plays a Holiday Tiny…

SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS are dreaming of a "White Christmas." RAYN ADAMS & SHHAKEY GRAVES played Austin City Limits. FOO FIGHTERS played a Christmas Medley on SNL. THE DECEMBERISTS & LIN-MANUEL…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with AIMEE MANN's CHRISTMAS CAROL (profanity warnings): Part One has your Scrooge-y set-up with Michael Penn. Part Two features The Office's John Krasinski. Part Three has Michael Cera.…