Gaslight Anthem have announced that they will be appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman. The band had this to say:

So it turns out that we’re going to be performing on the Late Show with David Letterman on Friday January 30th. Pretty wild, right? So if you want to tune in, you can see the show on your local CBS TV channel; the show starts at 11:30 pm but double-check your local TV listings to be sure.

The band released The ’59 Sound in 2008.
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Brooklyn, NY’s Black Dice have announced that their fifth full length album, REPO, will be released April 7, 2009 through Paw Tracks. The band last released Load Blown in 2007.

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Animal Collective have announced a Spring tour in support of their 2009 album, Merriweather Post Pavilion.

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The Safes have released the new video from their new full length, Sight of all Light. The puppet-filled video was produced by Chicago based film editor Frame Cyle.

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Gob has announced dates for their Canadian Winter Tour in support of their latest album Muertos Vivos, released on Aquarius Records.

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Pop punk act The Steinways have called it quits. The band made the announcement:

So, yeah, we’re not a band anymore, which means we won’t be doing the shows we have scheduled or anything. I apologize for that. Anyway, lots of you folks on here have been amazing and wonderful and nice to us through the years, and I appreciate the fuck out of it. This band was sort of a dream come true for me, and I’m glad a few folks enjoyed it.

The band’s last album was 2008’s Gorilla Marketing.
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We’ve posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Cursive / Twin Thousands – live in Brooklyn
• Reel Big Fish – Fame, Fortune and Fornication
• Andrew Jackson Jihad – live in Tucson
• Make Do and Mend – Bodies of Water
• Norma Jean – The Anti Mother
• Rebuilt – Rebuilt [7 inch]
• Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager
• Billy Reese Peters – Almost Heaven
• Pixies – Come on Pilgrim

You can check out any of our 7978 reviews right here
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Our latest contributor to Dispatches is Off with Their Heads‘ Ryan Young. The band recently got back from Europe, played Punk Rock Bowling, and are now working their way throughout the United States. The band released From The Bottom last year and will issue their second compilation of singles, The ’69 Sound on No Idea Records some time in 2009.

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Our Dispatches series with Lewd Acts continues tonight as we bring you the second entry from vocalist Tyler Densley. The band is scheduled to play Baltimore this evening and will be working their way South with a stop in Richmond tomorrow. For a complete list of tour dates, click here. In the meantime, check back here for the rest of the week as Densley continues to check in.

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Tallahassee, Florida’s imadethismistake have announced a slew of tour dates starting the end of the month and taking them to Harvest of Hope Fest in March.

imadethismistake is supporting their 2008 release, It’s Okay, and recently announced a partnership with Solidarity Recordings.

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Lily Allen‘s cover of The Clash classic, “Straight To Hell” is streaming online. The cover is her contribution to the forthcoming War Child: Heroes compilation. The set is due out February 16, 2009 and will also feature Hot Chip covering Joy Division, The Kooks covering The Kinks,

The concept of “Heroes” is that the biggest legends in music, including Sir Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Brian Wilson and The Clash, select one of the classic tracks from their own songwriting canon, and nominate an artist from the next generation to create a modern reworking of that classic song.

The song was previously covered by Moby for Burning London: The Clash Tribute and also features prominently in the track, “Paper Planes” by MIA.

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Lemuria has inished recording their portion of an upcoming split 7″ release with Minneapolis’s Off With Their Heads. Lemuria had this to say about the split, via a Myspace bulletin:

We recen​tly finis​hed our recor​ding for the split​ 7″ with Off With Their​ Heads​. The recor​d is a part of the Under​ the Influ​ences​ 7″ serie​s relea​sed on Subur​ban Home and Vinyl​ Colle​ctive​. Each band cover​s a song,​​​​ we cover​ed a Pixie​s song.​​​​ Mitch​ Clem does all of the artwo​rk for this serie​s. ​​​​We are not sure exact​ly when this will be relea​sed,​​​​ but we’​​​​ll have more info soon.

The band’s 2008 album, Get Better, was one of your favorites of 2008.
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Rvivr have posted a new track from their forthcoming debut self-titled 7-inch. The band features members of Latterman and Shorebirds and the seven-inch is due out in March. The band is currently booking a Spring tour in support of the seven inch.

Check out “Plenty of Time” right here.
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