Indie Update — Our featured video this week is from White Lies (a review of White Lies is coming up). White Lies is one of a number of talented independent music artists on Fiction Records. Fiction of course is best know for being home to The Cure for over 20 years... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The Shockwaves NME Awards are back and only your votes can decide the winners.Vote now to decide the nomination shortlists to be unveiled in January.You'll also be entered to win tickets to the Awards ceremony in London and the NME Big Gig, headlined... more info

Get Weird — The members of Electro pop outfit Red Wire Black Wire recently graduated from Wesleyan University and then went to New York City and MGMT, Santogold, Amazing Baby and Boy Crisis have all travelled that route so there’s something of a mi... more info

Wired - Listening Post — Daniel Barassi, who has run Depeche Mode's official website for around ten years, makes mash-ups on the side under the name Brat Productions. His latest release (video to the right, download below) mashes the vocals from The Cure's "Just Like... more info

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

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Ever wanted a one-on-one drum lesson with one of the best? Joey Kramer of AEROSMITH is auctioning off a drum lesson at his studio in Boston, Massachusetts along with his complete personal drum set in support of Samuel Waxman's Collaborating For A Cur... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — A wacky music lover has become a huge hit on the internet after using sign language to make pop videos for the deaf.Hundreds of thousands of people have viewed Tyrone Whittle’s unique interpretations of classic tracks by The Arctic Monkeys, Oa... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - An eight-year prison stint for rape, robbery and gun possession charges turned out to be a good career move for Jamaican reggae singer Jah Cure. more info

Paste Magazine — The Watson Twins' break came with Rabbit Fur Coat, their 2006 collaboration with Jenny Lewis. From the album's cover, which featured the petite Lewis flanked on both sides by the willowy Watsons, to the rich harmonies the twins wrapped around the Ril... more info

Rock Sellout — I featured The Exploding Boy twice in my Friday Five posts (R.I.P.) last year but oddly never introduced them properly on the site. I shall try to correct that now. Taken their name after a B-side by The Cure, it’s no surprise that The Exploding Bo... more info