Altsounds — Chicago's Local H will ring in 2012 with a hometown set at the Bottom Lounge (1375 W. Lake St.). The New Year's Eve show will celebrate the end of the world (as predicted by the Mayans) with a salute to Rush's 2112 and handlebar mustaches. Tickets... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, LondonSeattle's Death Cab for Cutie are the closest the 21st century has got to a pure, no-compromise indie rock success story. Sure, they signed to a major, but only after building their craft, REM-style, over four foggy, grunge-pop... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I’m enjoying this song “This Is The New Year” from hot rising New York City artist Ian Axel. He’s experienced a quick rise to fame since MTV’s new show, I Used To Be Fat picked it as it’s theme song. For all you hipster snobs out there, d... more info

Song, by Toad — It seems like a very long time since I have given you anything like a news update on Song, by Toad Records, and that’s because I usually keep things things restricted to times when I have something to give away, like an mp3 or a new video or someth... more info

melophobe — Gotta admit, the first two days of my week sucked balls. My rabbit – a.k.a. my sweet faux-dog closest-thing-I-have-to-a-child Theodore – got sick on Monday and was not acting himself. Forced to syringe feed him, I was wrestling with a rabbit-turn... more info

Starpulse — The New Year celebrity baby boom has a new star - Oscar winner Marion Cotillard. The French actress, 35, is expecting her first child with actor/director Guillaume Canet, according to UsMagazine.c... more info

ContactMusic — The New Year celebrity baby boom has a new star - Oscar winner MARION COTILLARD.The French actress, 35, is expecting her first child with actor/director Guillaume Canet, according to UsMagazine.com. The couple first met on the set of 2003's Love Me i... more info

Time — The New Year's films starring Nicolas Cage and Gwyneth Paltrow, Oscar winners from another millennium, could not derail the top Christmas holdovers. more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe New Year began at the Southbank with a circus-themed lock-in. Some of the audience had come dressed as ring-masters or lions, and no one could get in once the venue had been blocked off to control New Year revellers.Bel... more info

Perez Hilton — Sounds like things are turning around a bit! Good sign! Eva Longoria reportedly spent her New Year's Eve with friends - off the coast of Miami Beach on a yacht! A source reveals: "Eva looked beautiful and seemed in good spirits." We're thrilled to h... more info