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Let's see what Andee Frost bought Anna Lunoe for 20 smackers as part of the Modular Virtual Kris Kringle.

Album of 2009: One that wasn't released or maybe LTAB 3.

Song of 2009: Anything by Cottam or Mark E.

Favourite Xmas Dish: Fresh crayfish.

Favourite Xmas Song: Mike Dixon - "Swing My Jingle Bells" and any cover of "Frosty the Snowman", of course.

Complete this sentence: "I'm really happy for you, I'ma let you finish, but __________ had one of the greatest __________ of all time."

I'm really happy for you, I'ma let you finish, but J-Lo had one of the greatest fragrances of all time.

$20 present for Anna Lunoe: She can have The Fame Monster by Lady GaGa.

Wolfmother have been included on the War Child: 10 compilation, covering Neil Young's After The Gold Rush classic, "Don't Let It Bring You Down". Joining the track list ranks with Wolfmother are big guns such as Radiohead, New Order and Beck just to name a few.

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As if the Modular Xmas Parties alone weren't bringing the holiday cheer by the sackful, we thought we'd make things even merrier by hosting a 'virtual Kris Kringle' between the parties' illustrious line up. The rules were simple - we plucked names from a Santa hat and informed each artist who'd they be spending a hypothetical $20. Jonathan Boulet, who has just released his first album, was the first gift-giver and he was given the task of buying the Bang Gang lads a present for under 20 clams, in addition to telling us some of his 2009 highlights.

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A big congratulations from Modular to Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who have received a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album of the Year for It's Blitz!. Hats off.

You can catch Karen O and her crew rolling deep around the country throughout December and January, on the national It's Blitz! Tour.

We've got a fever, and the only prescription is more Van She. While the latest release from Bacardi's B-Live Bat Box doesn't feature any cowbell, Van She's cover of the Blue Oyster Cult classic "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is nothing short of banging. The Van She lads already did a killer job re-working Groove Armada's "Drop The Tough" earlier this year for B-Live, so when they wanted to take on the Reaper - who could honestly stop them?

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Excuse the pun, but we have a community service announcement to make: Jonathan Boulet's self-titled debut album is now available at all good music portals, both physical and digital, today.

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