NME - The Daily Download — The Killers - 'The Cowboys’ Christmas Ball' Yeehaw! Tighten your neckerchief and rinse out the family spittoon – it’s all round Brandon’s for a yuletide Wild West barn dance. This is The Killers’ sixth Christmas song in a row, and fair play... more info

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Guardian Music — This Norwegian six-piece are so full of glee, they make the Polyphonic Spree sound like a black metal bandHometown: Oslo.The lineup: Marius D Hagen (vocals, guitar), Synne Knudsen (vocals), and their four multi-instrumentalist friends.The background:... more info

ContactMusic — Yoko Ono and the Flaming Lips have re-recorded a version of the bands festive tune Atlas Eets Christmas The acts will team up for two New Years concerts in Oklahoma at the end of the month Dec11 when they will perform John Lennons peace anthem Happy.... more info

Gigwise — Pair will perform on NYE... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers the Flaming Lips have announced a fifth New Year extravaganza with Yoko Ono in their native Oklahoma Wayne Coynes band will perform two Freakout concerts with Ono and the Plastic Ono Band in Oklahoma City on New Years Eve 31Dec11 and New Year... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - As Wayne Coyne tweeted earlier today, THE FLAMING LIPS have announced they will perform two shows to celebrate the New Year at the Bricktown Events Center in Oklahoma City, OK on December 31 and January 1, 2012.... more info

Guardian Music — Alec Feld's debut album might be called Dark Matters, but it trips the light fantastic with sheer manic joyHometown: New York.The lineup: Alec Feld (music, production).The background: Alec Feld is a New York producer who grew up listening to Chicago ... more info

Guardian Music — Pair are among first signatories of Occupy Musicians, a campaign supporting movement against income inequalityLou Reed and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello are among the first signatories of Occupy Musicians, a campaign supporting Occupy Wall S... more info

Guardian Music — If you like the hypnagogic soft rock of Ariel Pink and glo-fi slow jams of Washed Out, this will be right up your alleyHometown: Philadelphia.The lineup: Benjamin Louisiana (more instrumental/less vocal) and Thomas Crystal (more vocal/less instrument... more info