(Billboard)		Since she's conquered the bottom of the pop charts and the direct-to-video market, Jessica Simpson is going country	(9)
		James Brown's children challenge his will, leaving most of his money to charity	(4)
		Bo Diddley is 79 today, Happy Birthday Bo, keep rockin'	(8)
		Good Morning, Here's "The News" by Carbon/Silicon	(6)
		Old and busted: suing file sharers. New hotness: suing legitimate customers for ripping a CD	(332)
		Hannah Montana and girlfriend have sleepover and experiment........and there are pictures out there	(88)

Nifty performance of Take Five on a 14-string guitar. Yeah, he farks up a couple notes, but could you do it?

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(Some Guy)		EMI charges "packaging costs" against artists' royalties - even on digital sales	(26)
		Your favorite band sucks. Here's why	(61)
		Plant awarded "beard of the year," narrowly beating out Katie Holmes	(25)
		It being Alex Chilton's birthday, enjoying some Big Star seems like an excellent idea	(34)
		Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me / If I spring a leak, she mends me / A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one	(45)
		Readers of Rolling Stone pick their favorite videos of 2007. Yes, the band you hate with a white-hot passion is on there	(55)
(WJBF)		Megadeth's Dave Mustaine says he had 51 different parasites in his body	(45)
		A pair of $100,000 earrings that Courtney Love was going to give her 15-year-old daughter for Christmas were stolen from her hotel room. In related news, Courtney Love was going to give her 15-year-old daughter a pair of $100,000 earrings	(36)

(Some Guy)		After getting shot, having strokes and assorted other problems, 20th century band, The Kinks, will tour in 2008	(27)
		Ace Frehley's corpse to release new album this year	(18)
		Warner Music gives in to pressure to sell DRM-free music online. Probably due to the fact that they still can't raise sales of crappy albums	(7)
		Aging rockers tell new bands to get off their lawn, concert stages	(37)
		Beastie Boys vs. Finger Eleven: "Paragalactic"	(39)
		Stephen King takes a stand, names his top 25 best rock songs ever. M-O-O-N, that spells "Burning Love"	(44)
		Ever heard the term mashup? Here is a video describing what one is	(21)

		Ozzy Osbourne having trouble writing his biography as he doesn't remember anything that happened to him	(13)
		Fergie gets engaged, pees her pants with excitement	(29)
(Weekly Dig)		"You'd need a truly pathological hatred of hippies to deny that 1967 was pretty boss." Dick Nixon unavailable for comment	(47)
		Fan's dream comes true as Anthrax names him singer. Mark Wahlberg unavailable for comment	(15)
		Latest single from Dropkick Murphys. Full of rock on this lovely Boxing Day	(28)
(Some Guy)		Neil Peart named "Drummer of the Year"	(77)
		Old unreleased recordings of jazz greats discovered	(10)
		Megadeth's Dave Mustaine donates nine-and-a-half pallets of toys to children who have lost their homes and toys. Says, "The church I go to..." Wait-- what?	(49)

		NIN using ARG to SYZ	(67)
(Rick Astley)		Vote "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up" as the greatestest song of the 80s. Because Rick won't ever give you up, let you down, tell a lie, hurt you, or eat your dessert	(63)
		Toby Keith's family awarded $2.8M in lawsuit arising from his father's death in a vehicle accident. There's a country song in there somewhere	(9)
(Some Guy)		Amy Winehouse banned from visiting hubby in jail after he fails drug test. In other news, Amy Winehouse gives off a contact high	(21)
		Just in time for Christmas, the coolest solo guitar version of "Carol of the Bells" you will ever see. Period	(26)
		James Brown died a year ago today. Here are some classic clips. Get down	(8)
(Some Guy)		Jay-Z stepping down as Def Jam president after contract expires. What ever will he do without a job?	(11)
		We all know from Bing and Bowie for Christmas - but the best part of that old TV special was the Duke's version of "Heroes"	(16)
		"Merry Christmas Baby" - Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band featuring Santa Claus, Larissa the blow up doll, Conan O'brien on guitar and the blonde woman in the audience the with teh boobies from the LINYC DVD	(5)
		Pink Floyd, "Atom Heart Mother," live in Saint Tropez 1970	(19)
(Some Beatnik)		The over-analysis of almost every Beatles song every written. Musicians only	(26)
(Sum Yung Gai)		Rapper Yung Joc arrested on gun charges. In other news, there is a rapper named Yung Joc	(23)

		To say farewell to the great jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, here's the man himself with his rendition of "Goodbye." Good Night, Piano Man	(17)
		One of the best and one of the most under appreciated songs of the 1990's: "Undertow" by R.E.M	(12)
		Rufus Wainwright, Moby and Sean Lennon - "Across the Universe"	(22)
		Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan urges all computer nerds to make room in their lives for plenty of booze	(25)
		R.I.P. Oscar Peterson : 1925-2007	(34)
		Lead singer for Hinder arrested for DWI, was just trying to go home, get stoned	(12)
		Happy 62nd birthday Lemmy, you magnificent ugly bastard. Motorhead's "Killed by Death" -- great song, awesome '80s cheese video	(19)
		Ian Burden of The Human League turns 50 today -- "Keep Feelin' Fascination." And keep the eyeliner flowing, Phil	(6)
		The top 25 albums according to NPR listeners. Those snobby bastards really like their Radiohead	(81)
		Seven years ago this week, Kirsty MacColl was run over and killed by a boatload of Mexican billionaire douchebags who paid a £61 fine to beat the rap - now, the investigation into her death has quietly been reopened	(24)
(Some Guy)		Dislike her all you want, but if there's one thing good to say about Amy Winehouse, it's that she refuses to turn to Kabbalah for assistance	(27)