The song, ‘A Christmas Duel‘, will be released as a free download on November 28 and will also be made available for purchase on December 2nd.

In a post on their website, The Hives wrote: “The Hives have recorded a Christmas tune that might be out in time for the Holidays. The song is waiting to be mixed but people who have heard it are raving about the greatness of the track.

The song is a duett with Cyndi Lauper and we can hear her and Howlin´ singing their hearts out for Christmas time.”

The former Beatles‘ frontman said he wants to release ‘Carnival of Light‘, a 14-minute experimental track the band recorded in 1967 for an electronic music festival but never released.

Speaking about the track during a recording session at Abbey Road studios McCartney said he told the other band members to “just wander round all of the stuff and bang it, shout, play it. It doesn’t need to make any sense.”

McCartney revealed his hopes to release the track during an interview for BBC Radio 4’s Front Row.

Ficek solo project, Roses, Kings, Castles, will be touring the UK early next year.

Kicking off January 5, the tour will see Roses, Kings, Castles play several major cities including Cambridge, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.

Ficek is touring in support of his recently released self-titled solo album.

The singer has revealed details of a new talk show he will be hosting on the Sundance Channel.

“Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…” will begin airing December 3 and will also see appearances by Rufus Wainwright, Herbie Hancock, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Diana Krall, John Mellencamp and former President Bill Clinton.

Elton John, who will be Costello’s first guest, is the show’s executive producer. (via Pitchfork)

The performance will take place at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square and will begin at 7pm.

The band will be playing songs from their debut self-titled album, which was released last week (November 4).

The forthcoming album, which is due out January 20, will also see an appearance by fellow band member Flea.

‘The Empyrean‘ is the follow-up to 2005’s ‘Curtains‘.

Southbound Fest will take place January 2-3, 2009 in Busselton, Australia and will see appearances by the Hives, Late of the Pier, Tegan and Sara and many more.

Unfortunately tickets for the two day festival are sold out.

The singer has announced the forthcoming release of ‘Dark End Of The Street‘ which will feature previously unreleased tracks from her last album, ‘Jukebox‘.

The EP will hit store shelves on December 8, just in time for Christmas.

The short four day jaunt will kick off December 6 in Providence, RI and run through Austin, TX.

The tour is in support of their debut album, ‘Partie Traumatic‘, released earlier this year.

The two dates announced are set for June 15 and June 22 of 2009.

The June 15th show will take place at the O2 Arena in London while the June 22nd gig is set for the Evening News Arena in Manchester.

Tickets for both dates go on sale Friday (November 14) at 9am (GMT) and will cost £32.50 + booking fees.

The Followill boys are also set for an extensive UK tour to kick off in December.