Side One Dummy Records has announced that music from Flogging Molly and Gaslight Anthem will soon be available via the Rock Band Network. As we reported last summer, the music will be part of a new Rock Band feature that allows independent labels like SideOneDummy to assemble their own music for sale and play in the popular rhythm game, Rock Band 2.

The label says that Gaslight’s first 2 singles “The ’59 Sound” and “Old White Lincoln” from The ’59 Sound will be released in March. They have not yet confirmed which Flogging Molly tracks are set to appear, but they are expected to surface “just in time for St. Patty’s Day.”
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Philadelphia hardcore act Blacklisted are getting set to hit the road in support of their recent release No One Deserves to Be Here More Than Me. The shows, which kick off tonight with a gig supporting Anti-Flag and Cancer Bats, will include appearances alongside Strike Anywhere, Pulling Teeth, Ruiner, Gods and Queens and many others.

No One Deserves to Be Here More Than Me is currently only available on vinyl, with a CD release expected in April via Deathwish Inc. The band also has a new 7″ out on Six Feet Under titled Eccentrichine.
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Jesse Malin, formerly of hardcore trio Heart Attack and glam punks D Generation (and a lengthy solo career), has unveiled his new band and album. The St. Marks Social will be releasing their debut via SideOneDummy Records. The record is titled Love It To Life and is due out April 27, 2010. The label had this to say about the band:

Over the summer of 2009, in the basement of Avenue A watering hole Hi-Fi, the songs came forth. Malin, with impresario Don DiLego, drummer Randy Schrager, guitarist Matt Hogan, and bassist/DJ Tommy USA, worked with his newly formed band to bash out an album s worth of gritty anthems, and The St. Marks Social was born. A solid band, but one with an open door to Malin s community of musician friends – longtime partner in crime Ryan Adams, pop singer Mandy Moore, fellow label mate Brian Fallon, and former bandmates from D Generation Howie Pyro and Danny Sage – the Social is a group effort to keep the P.M.A. Says Malin, To me, rock n roll is an exorcism that begins every night when the sun goes down, the music starts playing, and the spirits start flowing. It helps to say things in public over dirty microphones. It s a way to spit out the poison.

The band have also announced a month long residency at the Bowery Electric in New York City. More details can be found here.
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Jemina Pearl, former vocalist of the often controversial Be Your Own Pet, appeared on video blog Dirty Laundry last week. In her interview she takes a break from her tour with the Black Lips to speak about “getting into fights, her old band and hanging with Thurston Moore.” You can find the video on Dirty Laundry or

Pearl’s solo album Break It Up was released on October 6th of last year via Ecstatic Peace. It features guest appearances by Sonic Youth‘s Thurston Moore, Iggy Pop, and TV On The Radio‘s Dave Sitek.
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