I still want a hula hoop. But I'll settle for a sweet stash of new music and reissues. Here are the newbies for this festive holiday week. [via All Music] Rock America - Silent Letter/Alibi (Beat Goes On) Bananarama - Really Saying Something: The Platinum Collection (WEA International) Beloved, The - Platinum Collection: Sun's Rising/Halcyon (WEA International) Bronski Beat/Communards - Age of Consent/Platinum Collection (WEA International) Emma Bunton - Life in Mono [Bonus Tracks]......

You know how it is... rockin' and rollin' and whatnot... Below is this week's hearty list of new releases. Try to consume at least two servings of new music a week as part of balanced diet. Please send all thank-you notes, fruit baskets and cookie platters to the fine people at AllMusic for providing such wonderous data. Blues Roger "Hurricane" Wilson - Way I Am Celtic Iona - Circling Hour (Open Sky UK) Childrens’......

FRIDAY • Of Montreal, Tilly & the Wall and Grand Buffet will be performing tonight at the Vanguard Theatre (not the Ex Plex!). Tickets are $10 and the show starts at 8 PM. • The Fold at El Cid has The Dilettantes (featuring Joel from The Brian Jonestown Massacre) with Electromagnetic and Random Aok. Tickets are $7. • The second and final night of The Pixies at The Wiltern features shows at 7:30 and......