ContactMusic — The movie might be looking like a shoo-in for several Oscars nods, but what will music fans think of Les Miserables’ soundtrack? It’s been the... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Boston’s Dropkick Murphys have now spent a decade and a half fusing Irish reels with roomful-of-drunk-bruisers punk shoutalongs. Their whole thing should’ve worn thin long ago, but it remains remarkably fun. This week, they’ll release their ne... more info

ContactMusic — “Who on earth releases an album in the first week of January?” we hear you cry, rocking with laughter that we are even attempting this round-up... more info

USA Today Music — From Christian to rock to glam metal, this week's new albums are a diverse bunch. more info

Chorus.fm — *Dropkick Murphys (http://www.absolutepunk.net/dropkickmurphys)* are set to drop its new album Signed and Sealed in Blood on January 8th. Over the course of the next week, we, along with our AbsoluteVoices sites and our friends at PureVolume (http:/... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Dropkick Murphys (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thedropkickmurphys)* new album Signed and Sealed in Blood can be streamed here (http://teamcoco.com/content/dropkick-murphys-signed-and-sealed-in-blood-exclusive-album-preview). Submitted by Slangst... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Video of the DayArtist: Dropkick Murphys Video: "The Season's Upon Us" Highlight: "We wanted the video to help to accentuate the fun, chaotic, dysfunctional side of many family Christmases," bassist Ken Casey tells Spinner. "We had more ... more info

Prefix —   Photo gallery of some of the year's best photos published at Prefixmag, as selected by the respective photographers.   ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/prefixs-best-concert-photos-of-2012/ more info

Chorus.fm — Watch *Dropkick Murphys (http://www.absolutepunk.net/dropkickmurphys)*' music video for "The Season's Upon Us" here (http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-seasons-upon-us-its-christmas-dropkick-murphys-style/). more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Indie hip hop label Duck Down Music is throwing a holiday party with Javotti Media at Music Hall of Williamsburg on December 18. Artists have not been announded yet but tickets for the party go on sale today at... more info