The Music Fix — Review: Is Tori Amos Christmas Kooky? more info

Altsounds — To support the release of her new ‘seasonal’ album Midwinter Graces, which is available from November 16th, Tori Amos will be doing a one-off FREE show at the Jazz Café in Camden on Weds 2nd December in association with HMV. ... more info

Whenever an artist releases a Christmas album, it is understandably received with more than a bit of trepidation. Will it be a diluted version of that artists talent buried under tinsel and sentimentality? Will a rock star suddenly sound like a Jesus more info

NME — Gig set to take place in London on December 2 more info

I Like Music — Special Free gig at The Jazz Cafe - 2nd Dec 2009. Wristbands available from HMV, Oxford Street, London more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Tori Amos's holiday album, Midwinter Graces, is in stores tomorrow, as is the Pixies 17-disc Minotaur box set. Among the discs that have already been sent my way, I can definitely recommend Caroline Herring's Golden Apples of the Sun,... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Switchfoot [ tickets ], The Killers [ tickets ], more Bon Jovi [ tickets ] "The Circle" (Island) The New Jersey rockers return with their 10th studio album, which follows the 2007 chart-topper "Lost Highway." Bon Jovi worked on "The Circl... more info

Altsounds — Tori Amos' first ever seasonal album, *Midwinter Graces,* is an album that has been in the making for the past 40 years. Raised in the Baltimore area under the watchful eye of her Methodist minister father, Tori grew up playing holiday carols at Sun... more info

Live Daily — Evaluating Rickie Lee Jones [ tickets ]' new album, "Balm in Gilead," feels like an attempt to answer questions from a Taoist text. Is a journey complete when one returns home? If an adult connects with their youth, is a lesson finished or has it ju... more info

5 Acts — In case you missed it today and care to know what I played, here it is...01. Bjork - The Dull Flame Of Desire (Modeselektor Remix)02. Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions03. Major Lazer - Keep It Goin' Louder (Diplo Remix)04. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Head... more info