Nubby Sweaters, Costco Pies, Bar Codes, Nog Stains, Clove Stink, Tinsel Clumps...

...these AREN'T a few of our favorite things this holiday season -- we just couldn't think of a title for our monthly compendium of musicy links. Enjoy...

 

How To Make An Awesome Christmas Mixtape

(Via Chicago)

 

One $100 Guitar, 3000 Miles

(NPR)

 

Stevie Nicks Holds Nothing Back

(Huffington Post)

 

WATCH: An Early R.E.M. Set from 1981

(Slicing Up Eyeballs)

 

Holy Sheet! Beck Talks About His New Song Reader

(The Quietus)

 

Arthur: The Resurrection

(Outer Worlds #3)

 

Studying the Brains of Freestyle Rappers

(Pacific Standard)

 

Help The Watts Prophets' Amde Hamilton

Record His First Solo Album

(Kickstarter)

 

"Nancy, What's That Noise?": 30 Years of Metal Blade Records

(L.A. Weekly)

 

WATCH: Vintage Sonic Youth Clips from 1985

(Pitchfork Media)

 

Monster Mashup: The Union of Books & Music

(Black Clock)

 

How Jimmy Fallon Gets Such Great Musical Guests

(Slate)

 

RANT: Stop Using "Tasteful" in Jazz Reviews, Please

(Mostly Music)

 

Rediscovering the Godmothers of Electronica

(New York Times)

 

Fug The Fugs! An Interview with Ed Sanders

(Turn It Up)

 

This Is Radio Nowhere: North-Korean Pop

(Salon)

 

Medium Cool: The CD Turns 30

(Pitchfork Media)

 

Label Spotlight: Piera Records

(Chicago Reader)

 

WATCH: Trailer for a Film About The LandFill Harmonic Orchestra

(Vimeo)

 

Fishbone: A Musical Guide to Madness

(Perfect Sound Forever)

 

Jon Langford: Still Punk After All These Years

(Austin Chronicle)

 

The 75 Best Songs of 2012

(PopMatters)

 

The 75 Best Albums of 2012

(Stereogum)

 

The Greatest Rolling Stones Movie You've Never Seen

(David Fricke's Alternate Take)

 

Amir Abdullah: How To Rebuild A Record Label

(The Revivalist)

 

The Crunchy, Gnarly History of the Laurel Canyon Country Store

(West Coast Sound)

 

L.A. Is To X What NYC Is To The Ramones. Discuss.

(Sound of the City)

 

There Is Nothing Like A Blog: The Freelancer's Recourse

(Jazz Beyond Jazz)

 

BOOK REVIEW: 101 Essential Rock Records

(International Review of Music)

 

DOWNLOAD: The Beatles' Xmas Singles Club, 1963-1969

(Aquarium Drunkard)

 

Who Picks the Music You Hear at the Mall?

(A Blog Supreme)

 

Daedelus: The Void of Yourself

(L.A. Record)

 

Read Ed Piskor's Multi-part Hip Hop Family Tree Comic

(Boing Boing)

 

Lost Tones: Lawrence "Butch" Morris

(destination: OUT)

 

Pandora's Box: The Cost of "Free" Music

(SF Gate)