Chorus.fm — * Butch Walker* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/butchwalker) will be producing some of the new *Dashboard Confessional* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/dashboardconfessional) album. Submitted by leifstar more info

MTV.com News — Goal is to get 100,000 signatures for petition that 50 Cent, Ludacris played concert supporting last month.By Gil Kaufman US soldiers salute during a Veteran's Day ceremony in Kabul on Tuesday Photo: Shah Marai/ AFP/ Getty Images Less than... more info

Idolator — "Multi-platinum pop group Backstreet Boys, with Tampa native Nick Carter, will perform the U.S. National Anthem prior to Game One of the 2008 World Series at Tropicana Field. Grammy Award-winning group Los Lonely Boys will perform the U.S. National A... more info

Chorus.fm — Apparently (http://SUPJUSTIN.COM), *Dashboard Confessional* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/dashboardconfessional) will be heading back in to the studio to resume recording their new album in January and are aiming for a March release. more info

Mercury News, California — On Saturday, the band headlines a San Jose State Event Center show with Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T"s and the Cab. more info

Idolator — So the other night I was listening to the new Her Space Holiday album, XOXO, Panda and the New Kid Revival, and it struck me funny. The prior work I've heard did not lead me to believe they would, er, take such heavy inspiration from Modest Mouse thi... more info

USA Today Music — Let him Serenade you:In the tradition of Dashboard Confessional and Five for Fighting, Secondhand Serenade disguises a singer/songwriter ... more info

Altsounds — A COLBERT CHRISTMAS: THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL ONE-HOUR MUSIC SPECIAL TO AIR ON COMEDY CENTRAL NOVEMBER 23 FEATURES STEPHEN COLBERT, JON STEWART, ELVIS COSTELLO, FEIST, JOHN LEGEND, TOBY KEITH AND WILLIE NELSON Adam Schlesinge... more info

Altsounds — A COLBERT CHRISTMAS: THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL ONE-HOUR MUSIC SPECIAL TO AIR ON COMEDY CENTRAL NOVEMBER 23 FEATURES STEPHEN COLBERT, JON STEWART, ELVIS COSTELLO, FEIST, JOHN LEGEND, TOBY KEITH AND WILLIE NELSON Adam Schlesinge... more info