Dlisted — Ryan O'Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett's son Redmond was arrested for the ten zillionth time on December 29th for violating probation while he was out on a 24-hour pass from court-ordered rehab. The LAPD didn't give details on how he ... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Young Governor is Canadian Ben Cook, who's played with bands such as Fucked Up, the Bitters, and Marvelous Darlings. His roommate, fellow Marvelous Darling Mark Fosco, also records with Cook under the alias Roommates (get it?), and they've each got a... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — See the new issue of NME for more on Julian's choices, plus what he really wants for Christmas. My favourite Christmas song… Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas? "I love that song. It’s got a really strong ’80s thing going on. I just h... more info

Guardian Music — Hi there listeners, hope you're all wrapped up warm with this lovely weather we're having. This week's show begins with a cosy chat with alt-folk queen, Regina Spektor. The 29-year-old singer-songwriter chatted to Rosie Swash about her current album,... more info

PICK OF THE WEEK Since barging their way into the collective consciousness by being partially nude, great at playing music and having interesting things to say, Canadian hardcore band Fucked Up have become darlings of the indie rock world. Here we ha... more info

Chorus.fm — *Fucked Up* (http://absolutepunk.net/fuckedup)'s holiday benefit song (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1415062), "Do They Know It's Christmas?" featuring *Andrew W.K.*, *Bob Mould*, *David Cross*, *Ezra Koenig*, *GZA*, *Kevin Drew*, *Kyp... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Today, you can purchase Fucked Up's star-studded cover of Band Aid's ‘Do The Know It's Christmas?' All proceeds will go to benefit three organizations in Canada working to bring to end to the epidemic of missing and murdered nati... more info

NME — Bob Mould, Andrew WK also feature on 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' more info

The Quietus — Hardcore band cover 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Matador announced that Fucked Up's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' charity single "should be available" from iTunes today (December 8th) (still waiting). As previously reported, the song is packed with guests, including Yo La Tengo... more info