NME — The Hives and Cyndi Lauper have collaborated on a Christmas song. more info

NME — The Hives and Cyndi Lauper have collaborated on a Christmas song. more info

Rock Sellout — How cool is this!? The Hives are teaming up (against) Cyndi Lauper for a Christmas duel! The holiday-themed single will be available as a free download from The Hives official website on November 28-30, followed by a UK store release December 1 and a... more info

Pitchfork — The holidays are supposed to be a time of togetherness, where we all exchange presents and warm feelings. But don't tell that to nemeses of Noël the Hives and Cyndi Lauper, who hear "ho ho ho" as fightin' words. The two will engage in "A Christmas D... more info

Perez Hilton — The Killers did it in concert this past weekend, but their version pales in comparison to this one. Greg Laswell has done an exquisite cover of Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. It's absolutely ravishing! One of the best renditions we've ever... more info

Perez Hilton — Click here to watch Brandon Flowers and the boys' cover of Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun from a gig of theirs in the U.K. this past weekend! more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Austin's the Octopus Project have released what is possibly the best animated video I've seen this year (sorry Radiohead, Deerhoof, etc). But the sad wail of Yvonne Lambert's theremin is just complemented so well by animator Divya Srinivasan's whimsi... more info

Guardian Music — Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonThe ribbons are gone but the original Spice Girl is still having fun, says Ian Gittens more info

Idolator — When we got wind of Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Wrestling, which premieres on CMT this Saturday, we were more than a little disappointed. The only musicians participating in this thing are Tiffany and, yes, Frank Stallone (as the show's Web site succinctl... more info

The Telegraph — Helen Brown reviews Cyndi Lauper at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. more info