Silver Jews have apparently called it quits. According to this report, primary member David Berman had this to say:

Yes I cancelled the South American shows. I’ll have to see the ABC Countries another way. I guess I am moving over to another category. Screenwriting or Muckraking. I’ve got to move on. Can’t be like all the careerists doncha know. I’m forty two and I know what to do. I’m a writer, see?

I always said we would stop before we got bad. If I continue to record I might accidentally write the answer song to Shiny Happy People.

The Silver Jews released Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea in 2008.
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Charlie Cooper of Telefon Tel Aviv has passed away. His bandmate had this to say:

It breaks my heart to inform you all that Charlie Cooper, my better half in Telefon Tel Aviv, passed away on January 22nd. We have been friends since high school, and began making records together a decade ago. We have been so fortunate to tour the world together, while at the same time having a massive amount of laughs at one another’s expense.

He is survived by a sister, a neice, a nephew, his mother, his stepfather, me, and more adoring friends than the Universe has dark matter. As such, his family and I ask for your discretion and consideration of our privacy during these extremely turbulent waters.

Our condolences to his friends and family.
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Bomb the Music Industry! are continuing their first tour of the UK this week and are back for their third episode of Dispatches. For the dates of the tour, click here.

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P.O.S. has released the first video from his forthcoming album. The record is titled Never Better and is due out February 3, 2009.

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Lovehatehero has completed the follow-up to their 2007 release White Lies.

The band recorded with producers Daniel James and Leah Haywood (Dreamlab) in Studio City, CA for nearly a month during the holiday season. According to Lovehatehero, the album is, “10 tracks of AMAZINGNESS!“
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Classics of Love, the new band from Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy and Common Rider have announced some upcoming tour dates which include shows in the US and in the UK. The band will be releasing a new EP this year.

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The soundtrack to Underworld: Rise of the Lycans features brand new remixes of music from The Cure, Perry Farrell, Deftones, AFI, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, From First to Last, William Control, Blaqk Audio, Drop Dead, Gorgeous and many others.

We’ve got a copy of the album and an exclusive poster to give away to one reader.

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The Number Twelve Looks Like You have announced a tour with We Came As Romans, I See Stars and Our Last Night. The shows are in support of their forthcoming album. The record is titled Worse Than Alone and is due out March 10, 2009.

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Doghouse Records act Mansions will release their debut full-length, New Best Friends, March 3. The album will feature the 12-song studio release on the first disc and a bonus MP3 CD on the second disc featuring the entire EP Initiative, a 7″ project the band released late last year.

The band will hit the road throughout March and May with labelmates Weatherbox.
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Our stream today comes from Athens, GA-based Pegasuses-XL. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new full length, Electro Agitators. The group includes members of Bomb the Music Industry! and The Arrogant Sons of Bitches and just released the album via Ernest Jenning Record Co.. They released The Antiphon in 2008.

You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
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Austin Lucas has posted another track from his upcoming album. The record is titled Somebody Loves You and is due out March 10, 2009.

You can check it out here.
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A fan has posted four new videos of Blake Schwarzenbach’s new band. The Thorns of Life. The band features the influential Jawbreaker and Jets To Brazil frontman on guitar, Aaron Elliott of the Cometbus zine, Crimpshrine and Pinhead Gunpowder on drums and actress / musician Daniela Sea on bass. Sea performed in Berkeley punk rock acts the Gr’ups and Cypher In The Snow and most recently appeared on Showtime series The L Word.

You can check out all the videos here.
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New Found Glory have announced plans for a special vinyl single of their song, “Listen to Your Friends.” The 7-inch will be released via Bridge 9 Records who explained some of the fancy features of this particular bit of wax:

This will be pressed only one time. The 7″ will feature the single “Listen To Your Friends” on the A-side and the B-side will be the instrumental version. [7-inch will feature] embossed gold foil that’s totally badass and a free poster only available with this single

The instrumental version of the track is notable as the label is planning a karaoke contest with what promises to be “pretty awesome prizes.” Orders begin on February 3rd and street date is February 10, 2009.
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