Brooklyn Vegan — The Head and the Heart at Lollapalooza 2012 (more by James Richards IV) Starbucks released the Holidays Rule compilation on October 30 with holiday covers by Paul McCartney, The Shins, Rufus Wainwright with Sharon Van Etten, Calexico, Fruit Bats, And... more info

Impose Magazine — From Bad Sports' tongue-in-cheek pre-teen pop punk to the more hallowed and harmonious ground of former Shins member Dave Hernandez's Little Cuts, Dirtnap Records' 2012 Sampler is a volume of variations on garage punk, all buzzing with high voltage a... more info

Prefix — Don't be swayed by heathen holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving--Christmas is just around the corner in 57 days! In honor ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-to-the-shins-cover-wonderful-christmastime-/71221/ more info

Consequence of Sound — Our third gift from under the Starbucks-sponsored tree. more info

Consequence of Sound — Watch the two bands play six songs each. more info

Prefix — So the Austin City Limits festival was this past weekend. Judging by the numbers (70,000+ attendees per day), it's possible--if ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/austin-city-limits-2012-highlights-jack-white-the-/70656/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Austin City Limits 2012 is happening as we speak in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. If you're not there, you can always livestream it (Saturday's sets include Rufus Wainwright, Metric, Big K.R.I.T., The Shins, Black Lips and Andrew Bird).... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Austin City Limits will webcast a number of this weekend’s performances, including Jack White, The Black Keys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iggy and the Stooges, The Roots, The Weeknd, The Avett Brothers, Childish Gambino, Florence and the Machine, Alab... more info

Guardian Music — Macca will be joined by Rufus Wainwright, Irma Thomas and others to record Yuletide classics for Holidays RuleSir Paul McCartney, Rufus Wainwright and Irma Thomas are among the contributors to a new Christmas album. Holidays Rule will be released on ... more info

Prefix — Well, it’s getting to be that time of year again. Later this month Starbucks’ Hear Music and ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-to-rufus-wainwright-sharon-van-etten-andrew/70510/ more info