While we don't believe someone expressing their sexuality to be newsworthy, it's always nice to show support for those in the community who are brave enough to do so. Today, Jenny Owen Youngs has come out of the closet and written a lengthy blog about her sexuality. All of us at AP.net couldn't be more proud and happier for Jenny and we hope that her act of courage inspires others.

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Travis Reilly (This Is Hell) got married over the weekend. Congrats to him and his lovely bride.

Glamour Kills have launched their new 2013 summer line.

Rolling Stone.com's new editor in chief is 22-year-old Gus Wenner, son of Jann Wenner - the owner of Rolling Stone.

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This year marks the ten year anniversary for XtraMile Recordings. Throughout the rest of the year the label will be creating special anniversary releases and brand new merchandise; announcing exclusive competitions and XM10 gigs featuring acts from their ever-increasing roster. We’re also taking-over a stage for an evening at the 2000trees UK Festival in July hosting Xtra Mile acts playing intimate, one-off acoustic sets. More information to be announced.

Congrats to Austin of Last Call who got engaged over the weekend!

Jonny Craig is engaged. Serious congrats to the happy couple.

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Run For Cover Records (Daylight, Man Overboard, Turnover, and more) is looking for interns in Boston to work from 10-5 a few days a week. Contact info@runforcoverrecords.com if you are interested.

Daniel Rinaldi (Bedlight For Blue Eyes) is seeking help from the music community who has always lent their support. Just a few days ago, a friend's family was in a major car crash, resulting in the death of their child and serious injuries. Everyone is currently undergoing surgery which is a huge expense. Please donate what you can.

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Congratulations to Joanna Newsom and Andy Samberg on their engagement.

Trendsetter Media & Marketing in Freehold, NJ is now hiring. Check out a list of their clients, which include Of Monsters & Men, Further Seems Forever, Gotye and more.

See Solange Knowles and Vampire Weekend featured on the Spring issue cover of FADER in the replies.

Razor and Tie are looking for an intern and all of the details are in the replies.

Working Group Management is looking for a new intern out in their Los Angeles office for this Spring and possibly into the Summer. If you're interested, you can send your resume here.

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Granada, Spain (mentioned in The Clash's "Spanish Bombs") will re-name one of its city squares "Plaza de Joe Strummer" in the late punk icon's memory.

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Hello Merch (Sam Means of The Format) is looking to hire multiple positions. For more information, head to their website.

Jamie Woolford (ex-The Stereo) will be doing a StageIt CD release show on January 15th, 2013. He will be performing with Stephen Egerton (Descendents), Ryan Seaman (Falling In Reverse) and more. You can watch a teaser video in the replies.

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The members of School Boy Humor have started a new band - Beneath The Sun.

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Sargent House Records is looking to hire a jack of all trades creative who can shoot videos & edit them and who knows their way around photoshop for video and design work. This job is based in Los Angeles, so if this applies to you and you're interested, send an them an email.

Stunt Company PR is looking for new interns for the Spring of 2013. You can check out all of the information in the replies.

Bobby Womack, who released the superb "comeback" album The Greatest Man In The Universe last year which was produced by Damon Albarn and Richard Russell, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and is in the early stages of the disease.

From The Interview

"The doctor says there are signs of Alzheimer’s, it’s not bad yet but will get worse." he told BBC 6 Music, "How can I not remember songs I wrote? It’s frustrating."

"The most embarrassing thing was when we were getting ready to announce Damon and I can't remember his last name," he continued, "That's so embarrassing."

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A Very GK! Holiday Show in Boston has released more tickets after expanding to the House Of Blues. You can get tickets here.

The A Very GK! Holiday Show in Boston has been moved to the House of Blues. All tickets purchased will be honored and more will be made available tomorrow morning through the date of the event.

Rush, Heart, Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Randy Newman and more will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.

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SPIN posted its list of the best albums of 2012, which starts with fun. at #50.

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Congratulations to Anton Djamoos for getting married yesterday! We wish him and his lovely wife Michelle the best.

The A Very GK! Holiday show date in Oakland, CA will now be offering 2 general admission tickets for the price of 1 tomorrow only from noon to midnight PST. The lineup includes Set Your Goals, This Time Next Year, The Dangerous Summer, and more. Tickets can be found here.

Pre-order City Lights' In It To Win It on vinyl here.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Spend time with family while eating a lot of turkey and mashed potatoes. Oh and enjoy Black Friday (I know I will). Let us know what you're thankful for in the replies. Have an awesome day, everyone!

A free compilation of like-minded heavy artists titled The Outsiders can be downloaded on Bandcamp. It features unreleased tracks from Old Wounds, Astronomer and Ancient Shores along with recent material from Raindance, Casting Curses, Mountain Man and more.

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In The Clouds Records will be releasing Annuals' Be He Me with a plantable vinyl package. Pre-orders can be found here.

Mayfly Records will be donating a portion of their sales to victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Statement From Owner Bob Farley

As most of you did, I sat and watched the news Monday and Tuesday in horror when I saw how much damage Sandy had done. I grew up in the Long Island/NYC area, so I unfortunately was constantly waiting to see or hear that friends and family were ok. Luckily everybody was safe, the same can’t be said for everybody’s homes or belongings. I obviously can’t help everybody, but with your help we can help get people the food and supplies they need to get through the day. For the next week we will be donating all proceeds from our bandcamp page to Long Island Food Not...

A couple of days ago on The Gunz Show, Gunz spoke with Paradise Fears member Sam Miller, in which Miller announced the band has finished recording 16 songs for a new album.

alt-J are the winners of this year's Mercury Music Prize.

The Venetia Fair has reached its initial Kickstarter goal. The band has set new benchmarks which will include new music videos and live string and brass players on the record if reached.

I'll be speaking with Chad Butler of Switchfoot today in Eugene, OR. If you have any questions, leave them in the replies.