• Sixteen things I hate about the Lions: For a team loyalist, it's been a lifelong lowlights reel
Editor's Note: Press music critic and entertainment writer John Sinkevics is a lifelong Detroit Lions fan and longtime season ticket holder, which naturally makes most people question: (a) his sanity, (b) his judgment and (c) why he hangs onto the Honolulu blue T-shirts he can't wear outdoors due to public humiliation.

• Mighty Narwhale CD named Local Spin of the Year
Maybe it was the enigmatic but fascinating song titles: "Probe Until Unproductive," "On the Abandonment of Seneca, or, All Those Who Came Before," "From Here to There, Eventually."

• Rock band Pop Evil going national
So, what happens when a "local" rock band suddenly soars to national prominence?

• Here's a stockingful of tuneful Yule albums
Ladies and gentlemen, start your Christmas music engines!

• Send us your favorite, unfavorite Yule tunes
What's your absolute favorite holiday song, and why does it warm your heart? What's your most despised Yuletide tune?