Freebie night:A free evening's entertainment takes place at Crawdaddy this Sunday. Watch out for Bouts, Ginnels, Dáithí and more.
Soul input: The Archandroid is back: Janelle Monae has promised to release two new albums in 2012, which she will release "according to [her] soul clock".
Jonny scores: Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood will provide the score to Paul Thomas Anderson's new film, tentatively entitled The Master.
New additions: Two more names have been added to the First Fortnight finale gig. Royseven and dREA join Cashier No 9 and Le Galaxie at The Button Factory on January 14th.