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KROQ lineup: Coldplay and the White Stripes top the bill on the second night of the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concerts. Tickets will go on sale Friday for the Dec. 11 Gibson Amphitheater show, which also features Depeche Mode, Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, Nada Surf, the Bravery and Hot Hot Heat.

Spinoff: So successful has “Laguna Beach” been for MTV that now comes the spinoff: “The Hills,” premiering next year and featuring Lauren Conrad as she moves to L.A. and begins an internship at Teen Vogue.