Time Out, London — Get planning your live calendar for the New Year - January includes gigs from Richard Hawley, Martha Wainwright and the Magic Numbers. more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThey say Christmas is for families, and in recent years the Wainwright/McGarrigle New York Christmas concert has become an institution, with singing siblings Rufus and Martha Wainwright and their folk-icon mother Kate McGarri... more info

BBC 6 Music — Hear My Morning Jacket, Martha Wainwright and The Maccabees on their cherished tees more info

Guardian Music — Marks & Sparks's Xmas sarnies and eBay's new mag go down a treat. Unlike fishnets, manicures and pantosGoing upM&S Christmas sandwiches Stuffing in a sarnie is so wrong, it's rightDavid Koma Hot new designer who dresses Beyoncé and Cheryl ColeThe ... more info

Guardian Music — If you were expecting Apparatjik to sound like Viva La Vida meets Take On Me, then you are going to be sorely disappointedThe first audio samples have emerged from the debut album by Apparatjik, a side project uniting Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman, A... more info

BBC 6 Music — Canadian-American folk rock singer writes ballet-inspired album more info

Guardian Music — Our pop critic's guide to the most festive albums and gigsA Not So Silent Night An all-star lineup troops across the stage for the Wainwright/McGarrigle family's Christmas show. Rufus and Martha Wainwright and their mum Kate McGarrigle have roped in ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — One of the biggest reasons bands like The Strokes took off so quickly in the early part of this decade was that were seen as a sort of cool Superhero sweeping the country away from the boring Villain of MOR rock typified by the likes of Travis, Turin... more info

Guardian Music — The singer talks about her familyI can't separate music from my family, and I try to, as much as I can. My family wasn't like the Von Trapp family – it wasn't ridiculous – but my brother Rufus and I would go on the road with my mother [... more info

I Like Music — Royal Albert Hall 9th Dec 09. Rufus & Martha Wainwright plus very special guests! more info