Weekly Recap: 12/7 – 12/13

News:

1. MTV is going to be laying off close to 300 workers today, most from the "music side of the business." Anyone else want the "M" back?
2. Mercy Mercedes have been confirmed for next year's Bamboozle Road Show.
3. Down for the Count's debut EP Battle Royale will be released in stores on January 13th.
4. Action Item have posted a new video update along with the announcement that they'll be writing a new song with Justin from Brighten and go into the studio this month to record a new record with Jeff Schneeweis.
5. We The Kings will be releasing a new EP titled Secret Valentine via iTunes on Tuesday, December 16th.
6. New Found Glory will be releasing their new single, "Listen to Your Friends," on December 23rd via iTunes.
7. Bedlight for Blue Eyes are breaking up.
8. Silverstein will release their new album on March 31st.
   About the Album: When we made Discovering the Waterfront there was something so special about the process. We've made the last 3 records essentially the same way. The process was get in a room, jam it out and let it come out how it comes out. This time we've decided to switch it up and write an entire album instead of just a collection of songs. We're considering the flow between songs and transitions a lot more, and lyrically this record will tell a story. It will be a concept album.
9. Anberlin's "Feel Good Drag" has moved up to #11 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Congratulations to the band.

Streaming Music:

1. An unmastered remix of Fall Out Boy's "America's Suitehearts" by Suave Suarez (Cobra Starship) is up on Pete Wentz's Friends Or Enemies journal.
2. Racing Kites have posted "Takeover" on their myspace.
3. The Maine is streaming their upcoming EP, ...And A Happy New Year, on purevolume.
4. Socratic have posted "A Christmas Coal Carol" on myspace.
5. The Sophomore Attempt posted a cover of The Early November's "Ever So Sweet" on myspace.
6. Chris and Bryan of The Ataris have posted their instrumental cover of "Carol Of The Bells" over at their other band, The Widow Jenkins' myspace.
7. Brightwood have posted their rendition of the Christmas classic "Oh Come O Come Emmanuel" on myspace.
8. First Class Fever have posted a new Christmas song on their myspace.
9. The Delivery Boys have posted a Christmas song titled "You're All I Want For Christmas" on myspace. The song was recorded and produced by Nick Scalise, formerly of October Fall.
10. Head over to the to The Bigger Lights' AP.net Profile to stream "Holly Holidaze" a very merry ABSOLUTExclusive.
11. Between the Trees have posted a new demo on myspace.
12. Fall Out Boy's b-side "Pavlove" can be streamed here.
13. Listen to a clip of New Found Glory's new single, "Listen to Your Friends," here.

Free Download:

1. You can download the MP3 for Fall Out Boy's "Tiffany Blews" (featuring Lil Wayne) for free at The FADER
2. Socratic recently posted "A Christmas Coal Carol" on their myspace, but they wanted to make it available for download, so you can now head to their AP.net profile and do just that! (bottom right corner)
3. Koopa's new single can be downloaded here.