Pop Crunch — Stephen Colbert will host his own one-hour Christmas special this holiday season. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! will air November 23, featuring musical performances by John Legend, Elvis Costello, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, and Feis... more info

Undercover, Australia — Yes, you read that title right. Stephen Colbert will this year bring you a musical Christmas special to appear on Comedy Central featuring an amazing line up of artists to help him out. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert is getting an early start on Christmas, enlisting musicians Elvis Costello, Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend and Willie Nelson for a one-hour holiday special that will air November 23 on the... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Kristopher Long. Above: Stephen Colbert and FeistLooks like this holiday season, our stockings will be stuffed with some cold, hard truth. Stephen Colbert-- he of the entirely earnest conservative talking television program "The Colbert Rep... more info

All About Jazz — Jeff Lorber is set to make his Peak Records debut with Heard That on September 30th. Heard That is highlighted by the first single, a swinging, bluesy-brass twist on Amy Winehouse’s Grammy winning “Rehab.” Lorber called upon his f... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS have released a new four-disc DVD set entitled "The Legend Of Loudness - Live Complete Best" in Japan through Tokuma Communications. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — The Ludwig Drums web site recently conducted an interview with drummer Frankie Banali (QUIET RIOT, FREAKSHOW). more info

Dlisted — UsWeekly has come out with their second annual list of the 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers. You know, because next to Vogue, UsWeekly is the go-to fashion bible. The list included Aubrey O'Day, Ty Ty Banks and that one frigid bitch from that one mor... more info

Twangville — It’s Such A Sad, Sad World Who you might say? That’s what I thought when I first saw this name pop up over at the “B” Side, Red Kelly’s excellent blog. These days the net is swarming with Internet publications, blogging is so easily accessi... more info

My Old Kentucky — I've been talking about Monolith so much, but I don't want you Midwesterners to forget about the 9th annual Americana Music Festival & Conference, this coming September 17-20, 2008 in Nashville TN. My Old Kentucky Blog, Aquarium Drunkard and Thirty T... more info