Having treated audiences at the May 2007 All Tomorrow's Parties' "ATP vs. The Fans" festival to her gentle brand of Northern Californian folk, Mariee Sioux returns to the UK this week to play a series of London gigs. A childhood friend of Rough Trade favourite Alela Diane, Sioux also grew up in the mountainous, artist-friendly town of Nevada City, a landscape which can be heard speaking through both singer's works. With a languid step......

The cold weather - and holiday festivities - descended upon Gothamist. The Rockefeller Christmas tree was lit, Broadway stagehand finally ended their strike, and NASCAR decided to run their victory lap through Times Square. There were disturbing photographs revealing the working conditions in which many city manholes are produced and ninjas were also a hot topic, either robbing homes or entering into alibis. But the city was really rocked by how Rudy Giuliani's visits......

The stuff you find on the tube: An unpublished novel by renowned author Jeanette Winterson has been found at an Underground station in south London. The Stone Gods, by the writer of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, is not due to be published until September. Martha Oster, 27, said she was "amazed" when she found the 134-page manuscript lying on a bench at Balham station on Wednesday night. Penguin claim it was accidentally......

Ok. Pay attention (ignore the crappy music, but tune back in around the 2 minute 20 second mark): Talking water. Cool. That was clue number one for Vanishing Point in Las Vegas. Normally Nevada is a little further outside the M25 than we prefer, but in this case we'll make an exception as a similar clue is due to arrive on Saturday the 20th in Trafalgar Square (50'30' 29.21"N, 0'7' 41.27"W) at 7pm. If you......