NME - The Daily Download — Christmas is three weeks away, so all the holiday tunes are getting pumped out. We've already gathered a round-up of ten free holiday tunes for you (featuring Royksopp, Sufjan Stevens and Slow Club). Now we're bringing you a piece of Saint Etienne's ... more info

I Like Music — Release the long promised Christmas album A Glimpse Of Stocking, mixing eight old songs with seven brand new ones. Plus December live dates more info

Altsounds — On 7 February The Radio Dept. are to release a singles compilation on Labrador. The band also play London's Scala on 5 December 2010 ... and have just been confirmed as support for St Etienne at the following shows: 16th December 2010 - Glasgow ABC... more info

NME — Plus fans get a personally dedicated seasonal song more info

The Vinyl Villain — Dubstar began life in the early 90s as a two-piece consisting of Chris Wilkie on guitar abd Steve Hillier on keyboards and vocals. By 1994 they had a new vocalist in Sarah Blackwood.Like an awful lot of bands kicking around in that era, they were ab... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Yup...I'm in there. Left hand side. Grey t-shirt. Baldier than I like to think I am. Way fatter than I'd like to be. But at 47, I can still get up on a dance floor with the best of them.The occasion was the latest Nationalpopleague event, compered b... more info

NME — Saint Etienne, Camera Obscura also added to bill more info

Guardian Music — This Franco-Dutch duo perform subversively pretty indie-pop, all barmily breezy acoustica with kookily appealing melodiesHometown: St Etienne and Haarlem.The lineup: Anton Louis Jr (instruments) and Melody Van Kappers (vocals).The background: In one ... more info

Guardian Music — First as Felt, then as Denim, Birmingham's Lawrence had hype, talent and was tipped for stardom. Here's how it all went wrongThe point at which Britpop became a movement rather than just a notion could be in April 1993, when Select magazine put Suede... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offKorallreven Honey Mine The new single from this blissed-out Swedish electropop duo features a wonderfully languid guest vocal from Victoria Bergsman. Anyone who loved early-... more info