The December 2004 Fufkin.com page is up. This month we have the following record reviews: Mike Bennett presents full length reviews of the new Green Pajamas, Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Thirdimension, Chris Stamey with Yo La Tengo and the official issue of a live 1979 Wire concert. Mike also has capsule reviews of the new Crippled Pilgrims reissue, The Saving Graces, The Bobbleheads, Lazy Susan, Eric Ziegenhagen, Rookie Card, The Original Mark Edwards, The Zinedines, Vocoder, Outrageous Cherry and the Jobriath compilation. Gary Glauber reviews the latest from Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Adam Marsland, Eytan Mirsky and The Walnut Dash. Kurt Sampsel reviews a reissue from Morgen, while Shona Winfrey reviews new releases from Elliot Smith, Soulwax, Fatboy Slim, The Charlatans and The Undoing. Finally, Michael Allen Potter saw Courtney Love and lived to tell about it. It’s that holiday time of year again, and Michael Lynch contributes another fine piece on Christmas music. To double your pleasure, Gary Pig Gold also has some Christmas music tips. If you’re looking for a cool coffee table book, Art of Modern Rock chronicles some of the great poster art of artists like Frank Kozik. James Baumann gives you his take on this book. Mike Bennett listens to more than the releases he reviews each month. In his latest column, he discusses some of the other music that he’s been listening to lately (including Laibach, Webb Pierce, Tom Waits and Terry Reid). Alan Haber has a lot to say about the state of radio, it isn’t just “invisible airwaves crackle with life.” This is the third installment of his series on radio. Eric Sorensen’s Observations of a Jangly Music Fan is another treasure trove, with Eric opining on music from The Melroys, The Thanes, Jars of Clay, Seven Color Sky and more. Kevin Matthews doesn’t just call his column So Much Music, So Little Time. He lives it. Kevin wrapped his ears around the new Paul Weller, Tim Lee, Cheese, Pleasant Grove, Lolas, Lauren Agnelli, Gomez, Demolition Doll Rods and, of course, more. We hope you all come and visit us and have a wonderful holiday season. Please come back and visit us in the new year. ===== Chicago Pop Show Report on Yahoo Groups: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/?yguid=162827291 Music reviews: http://www.fufkin.com