THE BUZZ
Next Month is looking, or rather Sounding, quite good:

First, the EXTREMELY POPULAR Arcade Fire will be performing on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15 AM PST on 17 January 2005. If you live out of their Santa Monica, CA range, you can catch the performance online at KCRW.COM

Second, Lou Barlow is releasing a new solo album, EMOH on 25 January 2005. I can only imagine this is going to be a great album, since just about everything Lou Barlow is involved in, Sebadoh, Sentridoh, Folk Implosion, etc....ROCKS! And all the buzz I've been hearing so far is really really positive. More info at Loobiecore.