VIC CHESTNUTT died on Christmas Day at 45 from an apparent drug overdose. Chesnutt was partially paralyzed and has used a wheelchair since age 18, when he was involved in a car…

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with CHRIS ISAAK, live at Universal Studios on December 12th. Your holiday-themed numbers include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Hey, Santa," "Last Month of the Year," "Blue Christmas,"…

THE RAMONES: "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)," plus Joey's cover of "What a Wonderful World," for Twofer Tuesday. NEW RELEASES: Great Lake Swimmers, Nosound and more, plus Christmas albums from…

DAVE STEWART dropped "Christmas is For Lovers" last week for free! BONUS: Annie Lennox (the other half of Eurythmics) and Al Green covered Jackie DeShannon's "Put a Little Love in Your Heart"…

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.…

YO LA TENGO kicked off Paste's new "Live at Moog" series, and a set from White Rabbits is up now, too. Each also offers a free MP3. THE 50 WORST SONGS OF THE…

U2 joined ELVIS COSTELLO on his Spectacle show, mashing up "Pump It Up" with "Get On Your Boots" and playing each other's material including "Stuck In A Moment," "Mysterious Ways," and "Two…

THE MUPPETS: "Ringing of the Bells." NEW RELEASES: Julian Lennon, Lisa Hannigan and Variety Lab are streaming this week via Spinner. LOCH LOMOND did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter, two…

EELS released a video for "In My Younger Days" from the upcoming End Times album. FANFARLO and THE SWIMMERS played the World Cafe Friday. You can stream either set now via NPR. CURTISS…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with SHINDIG CHRISTMAS '64! Part One includes The Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance," Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren singing "Keep on Searching," the Righteous Brothers doing "The Jerk" and an…