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Remember when Seth Cohen was obsessed with Death Cab for Cutie and you were like "Fuck, now my favorite band is ruined forever." Or you were like "Awesome! Now my favorite band can gain lots of new fans and make lots of money!"? Well get ready for that to happen many, many times over.

Josh Schwartz, the genius (or idiot, depending on where you stand on high school soap operas) behind "The O.C." and "Gossip Girl" has a new show in the works, and it's all about music. Along with executive producer/music supervisor Alex Patsavas (responsible for picking the tunes on "The O.C." and "Gossip Girl" as well as "Grey's Anatomy"), Schwartz will introduce the world to "Rockville, CA", which will premiere on TheWB.com in 2009.

That's right, it's a web-only television show. Here's how it works: Every week, a new band performs a set at the fake rock club Rockville, while all kinds of drama happens around them. The first bands slated to appear are Lykke Li, Passion Pit, Frightened Rabbit, the Kooks, the Duke Spirit, Eagles of Death Metal, Earlimart, the Little Ones, Phantom Planet, White Lies, and Nico Stai.

According to a press release, "In addition to viewing full episodes, TheWB.com community will be able to stream and download exclusive tracks from the show, and watch videos, interviews and other 'Rockville, CA' extra content at TheWB.com when the series launches."

Man, I really hope Josh Homme hits on the girl in that film still up there.

No start date is set for "Rockville, CA" just yet, but shooting has already begun at the Echo in Los Angeles.

Said Patsavas about the show, "Fictional or not, we are going to make ‘Rockville’ the hottest indie music venue on the web." Shit! Juan's Basement better watch out!