Bruce Springsteen has announced that he won't be opening his doors to trick or treaters this year, but by way of compensation he's giving away a free new song...

A Night With The Jersey Devil. Grab it at www.brucespringsteen.net.

Matador Records have posted an autumn sampler on their blog. The 21 tracks include classic oldies by Pavement and Belle & Sebastian as well as strange new stuff by bands with swearwords in their names: http://www.matadorrecords.com

Navigate yourself to the Downloads section of Muse's official site for a live version of Fury recorded at their Teenage Cancer Trust show at The Royal Albert Hall. It's both furious and very good for you: www.muse.mu.

Finally US music mag Spin is streaming an album of cover versions of songs from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas from the likes of Marilyn Manson (what a surprise) and Plain White T's www.spin.com.