Pop Matters — Verve Remixed Christmas adds a dash of soul, if not sophistication, to the ever-growing holiday music spread. more info

All About Jazz — A SPOT OF HOLIDAY CHEER THAT'LL SPIN YO' DREIDEL Elizabeth and The Catapultby Darcy Fowler Not all holiday music sucks it sideways, and over the next couple weeks we'll spotlight a few nifty tidbits to brighten your solstice festivities. Our initi... more info

JamBase — A SPOT OF HOLIDAY CHEER THAT'LL SPIN YO' DREIDEL Elizabeth & The Catapultby Darcy Fowler Not all holiday music sucks it sideways, and over the next couple weeks we'll spotlight a few nifty tidbits to brighten your solstice festivities. Our initi... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Photographer Michael Spencer Jones shares his Oasis memories with Jon Perks.Oasis' Cigarettes and Alcohol coverYou’d think that anyone working with Liam and Noel Gallagher on a regular basis would require the patience of a saint.Not so, says M... more info

Soul Sides — Jim Friedman: Love Makes It BeautifulFrom Hungry (JF Records, 197?)Paul Mitchell Trio: Don't Let Me Be Lonely TonightPaul Mitchell Trio: Now That I Know What Loneliness IsFrom Another Way to Feel(Dantes Down the Hatch, 1973)Spirit: The Other SongFrom... more info

All About Jazz — The brand new Verve Remixed site has launched! Browse through the Verve Remixed discography for releases, ringtones, videos and more. New remix ringtones are now available for Count Basie's Good Morning Blues, Dinah Washington's Silent Night, Jimmy S... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The stars pick their best tracks of 2008Noel & Liam GallagherNoel: The MGMT album, Oracular Spectacular. The video for 'Time To Pretend' was great. All the stuff about moving to Paris to shag supermodels and do heroin - not to condone heroin - it's l... more info

Detroit Free Press — Fordirelifesake: With the Weakend and Wafflehouse, 8 p.m. Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward, Detroit. 313-833-9700. $10. Matt Watroba: 8 p.m. The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. 734-761-1451. $15. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The View used Oasis album Definitely Maybe for their inspiration while recording new material.The Same Jeans hit-makers made their latest album with Owen Morris, who has famously produced for The Verve, Ash and The Paddingtons among others.And he pla... more info

Chorus.fm — *Ace Enders* (http://www.myspace.com/aceendersandamilliondifferentpeople) will be (http://www.buzznet.com/musicnews/ace-enders-friends-cover-bittersweet-j3418441/) releasing a cover of The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" on December 2nd, with proceeds... more info