Eight Items or Less: Roisin Murphy's a Mom & Kid Cudi Leaves Gaga Tour

1. Here's a good "musical" guide to New Year's Eve in New York City.

2. Hours of Worship are playing Santos Party House (96 Lafayette Street) tomorrow night, December 18, with Arp and Zombi.  HOW's EP Into the Grass was released this week on French label Ekleroshock.

3. Roisin Murphy is a mom!  The singer give birth to an 8 lb. 4 oz. girl named Clodagh.  Congrats.

4. Kid Cudi has pulled out of Lady Gaga's "Monster Ball" tour following an incident in Vancouver in which Cudi allegedly punched somebody in the audience.  (via Billboard)

5. The Insound Design (303 Grand Street, Williamsburg) pop-up store is open daily from December 17 to 21, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. with tons of music-related gift ideas and live music, DJs and free drinks from 7 to 10 daily. Small Black is DJing there tonight.

6. A survey found that women are more likely to remember their first pair of shoes than the name of the first person they kissed.  (via the Telegraph)