Sky News — A Christmas cracker company is trying to stop festive groans this year, by replacing their old jokes with new ones. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — And Pluck Your Strings lists the 20 most anticipated albums of 2010. The CBC lists the biggest publishing stories of 2009. The Nashville Scene examines the "indie-fication of metal" in 2009. Cracker's David Lowery talks to the North County Times... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Buffalo Killers: "Run Rudolph Run" [mp3] other Buffalo Killers posts at Largehearted Boy Cracker: "Merry Christmas, Emily" [mp3] from Forever other Cracker posts at Largehearted Boy My First Earthquake: "Holiday ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Carrie Rodriguez: 2008-12-04, Kent [mp3,ogg,flac] "El Salvador" [mp3] other Carrie Rodriguez posts at Largehearted Boy Chatham County Line: 2009-08-20, Bergen [mp3,ogg,flac] "One More Shot" [mp3] other Chatham Co... more info

CMT — I remember the first time I ate at Cracker Barrel. It was Thanksgiving 1994, about three months after moving to Nashville to attend Belmont University. One of my friends invited me to join her and I ordered your typical Thanksgiving dinner -- and I r... more info

I Like Music — Alessi's Christmas Cracker, London, Luminaire, 10th Dec 09. Plus Treetop Flyers and Jake Bellows more info

Twangville — Anybody recall “That’s What Friends Are For” featuring Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Elton John? I don’t know if this recent collaboration between Cracker and Patterson Hood qualifies as the modern day version, but who wou... more info

Dlisted — While hawking out her new perfume called "Vintage," Kate Moss was asked by WWD what one of her mottos is. Kate replied: "There are loads. There's 'Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.' That's one of them." Why does this trick s... more info

Live Daily — Jam-rockers Tea Leaf Green [ tickets ] will launch a headlining trek early next year after they first say goodbye to 2009 with a New Year's Eve show in the desert. The San Francisco-based band will close out the year in Phoenix before kicking off ... more info

CMT — Nothing says the CMA Awards are in town like pecan logs and apple butter. So the folks at Cracker Barrel are setting up a temporary store right in downtown Nashville from Nov. 7-12. It's really to celebrate the Alan Jackson Collection with more than ... more info