Mike Bennett reviews the latest from Cheer-Accident, The Hold Steady, Pernice Brothers, Lindsey Buckingham, Beck, Yo La Tengo, Doleful Lions, Pere Ubu, Channels, Andrea Perry and a Birmingham compilation.

Mike also presents capsule reviews of releases by Atlantics, Catfish Haven, Sparklehorse, Steve Almaas, The Nice Boys, Bryan Estepa, Dog Age, Robyn Hitchcock, The Prototypes, The Adored, The Supers, The Dresden Dolls, Smart Brown Handbag, Bob Dylan, The Successful Failures, Black Watch, Bang Bang, Ruby Dee, Chris Brown and Scissor Sisters.

Mike also has his CD-R of the Month and a column about the closing of Tower Records.

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Note from Editor: Most have noticed that we have published sporadically this year. I personally am responsible for the infrequent updates due to some personal problems that are sorting themselves out. Rest assured the site is still alive and will come back stronger in 2007. We have published uninterrupted for over 6 years now, and we will be redesigning the site in 2007. We will be going completely css to make the site load faster. The redesign will give us greater control over our voluminous content. Ideas include a blog page, an mp3/podcasts section and some other things. The sheer size of the site and content have made any redesign a somewhat a costly endeavor. I have not yet decided if we have to cease publishing for a short period during the redesign. We are doing what we can to avoid that. If an update is late, unless you see a notice we are ceasing publication, assume an update is forthcoming.

We publish Fufkin for the same reason today as the day we started in 1998: merely because we want to give a voice to good music writers and give a media outlet to many who, despite making great music, would have no publicity at all but for Fufkin. Hopefully, you will continue to find it worth it to visit us in 2007 and stick with us as we have been going through a period of change. All the best to all of you in 2007.

David Fufkin

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We at Fufkin have published this comprehensive discography of Christmas recordings for many years now. Each year, Michael adds a few songs. We at Fufkin wish to thank Michael for such a great list and for the privilege of being able to publish it every year. It is one of the most linked pages on our website and has brought 10s of thousands of visitors to Fufkin. This is the column from 2005.

Christmas Sounds: Sixty-Plus Years Of Holiday Recordings

by Michael Lynch

One of the traditions of the Christmas season for any music fan is hearing on the radio those classic holiday recordings we only ever hear a few weeks out of the year. Well, sure, you COULD play your copy of Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" in June, but wouldn't you feel rather funny about it?

Well, I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who...

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