Stereogum — For a couple nights before Christmas, KROQ's putting on their Almost Acoustic Christmas event at the Gibson Ampitheater in Los Angeles. One evening's heavier (AFI, Offspring, etc.) and one's only heavy emotionally (the Cure, the Killers, Death Cab, F... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Microsoft has detailed its next virtual Xtival event, which is going down on Xbox Live next weekend, November 28th to 30th.The online festival will include chats with bands like The Prodigy, music to download from Franz Ferdinand and Oasis, plus the ... more info

Pasta Primavera — Franz Ferdinand have sort of released their first single from the long awaited Tonight : Franz Ferdinand. JP’s Blog did everyone a favor by piecing together the remix stems from their remix contest for “Ulysses”. Check the contest here and sa... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday we heard the result of Kevin Barnes putting his work into the hands of Beatles-obsessed supermusicguy Jon Brion. Today we hear Kevin Barnes put the work of Lennon/McCartney into the hands of Beatles-obsessed supermusicguy himself. of Montre... more info

Chorus.fm — *Franz Ferdinand* (http://www.myspace.com/franzferdinand)'s new song is up for stream (http://www.myspace.com/franzferdinand). more info

The Quietus — Mincing populists get funky on new release more info

XFM.co.uk — Guitarist/keyboardist Nick McCarthy informs Xfm that new single, 'Ulysses', is blessed with a "real, druggy vibe", following its first spin on The Steve Harris' Show last night... more info

XFM.co.uk — Steve Harris played 'Ulysses' it first, now we're giving you the chance to listen again and tell us what you think. more info

Stereogum — For those paying attention It's been a long wait to get a followup to You Could Have It So Much Better. Last Monday we had a fan-constructed version of Tonight: Franz Ferdinand's "Ulysses," which was made using the stems available for Beatport's FF... more info

Chorus.fm — *Franz Ferdinand* (http://www.myspace.com/franzferdinand)'s new song will debut (http://www.nme.com/news/franz-ferdinand/41108) in about an hour on NME Radio. more info