Random Death Cab News
The other night we were watching Extra (yes, we're ashamed) when we were surprised to see a segment on Death Cab For Cutie sandwiched between "the real desperate housewife!" and "celebs' go-to-hairstylist for emmy night!"
Mark McGrath introduced our boys as "the cool band with the even cooler name" and revealed "success hasn't gone to their head." Surreal. But it reminded us we haven't written about Death Cab in a while, so...
My Five Band Name Suggestions For Christopher Walla. By Colin.
1. Ever Has It Grown on the Tombs of My Forebears
2. Poppycock
3. Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
4. Jonathan Livingston Screwdriver
5. Your Large Flushing Toilets Are Destroying Our Way of Life
(..5 is a cheat, because I think it was at one point a real band, but it probably would be legit to use it in some form. Maybe: Your Large Flushing Toilets Are Destroying Our Way of Life UK?)Everyone buy the new My Brightest Diamond Record!!!
I wanna hear that Blur cover!
Posted at 3:47 PM
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | The Decemberists
I thought you wrote that you were watching "Extras," which wouldn't be so bad.
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ABSOLUTELY need to hear that Blur cover.
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Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins UK?
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Hmmm. Wish I’d had a way to record that Blur song at the show, because it was fantastic. Although I think I may have been only one of a few people in the audience that recognized the song — they never did announce the name of the song or who it was they were covering. Ben on piano, Colin on the guitar. It sounded great, too. Can’t wait to see if somebody did record it! My cheeks hurt after this whole show, due to all the smiling.
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jesus. that's one of my favorite blur songs hands down, definitely favorite blur album, and hearing the two of them do that would have been something else. shit. someone get that.
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Ben showed up at Monday's Tinkle show, too. He played a couple of songs about monkeys (or maybe it was "Monkees songs")
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here's the video of "end of the century" that I shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaGXItjBrIE
I also have better footage of "dracula's daughter" and another ben gibbard solo jawn that I'm working on posting. keep yr eyes on my youtube page.
-a
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOunZeJFBKY
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as i posted on the DCFC Atlantic boards...this band, Bump, just posted a quirky cover of "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"
http://www.bumpgroove.com/iwillfollowyou.mp3
here's their myspace - http://www.myspace.com/bumpband where you can stream it...
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I'd rather talk about the Psapp video debut on Subterranean. Psapp is so much better than DCFC.
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It sounds as if the LA 826 show was the worst of the bunch - http://mellenpatch.blogspot.com/2006/08/revenge-of-bookeaters-la-edition.html
The Seattle show sounded like it may have been the best. Thanks for the video.
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#3 sounds nice.
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The Seattle show was good but after seeing the 826 [awesome cause, BTW] benefit in Seattle last year as well, I have to say this one dragged a bit (overall.) Last year it was new, pleasantly ragged and they seemed driven on adrenaline. This year didn't seem more polished, just longer. It felt like everyone did one song too many. (Except for Stephin Merritt who could have kept going...) For a performance of People Talking and Singing there was definitely more of the latter.
"End of the Century" wasn't the only cover tune that night. Everyone is talking about the Blur song but I actually liked Gibbard's solo cover of The Band's "It Makes No Difference " a little better.
And, yes, "Dracula's Daughter" is terrible. But it's more than 6 bars long so if he had written it first, I'm sure Ryan Adams would have put it on an album.
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Now if only someone posts a video of Daniel Handler’s "expertly crafted and absolutely self-centered "three act play,”" with Ben Gibbard as both God and Daniel Handler, I'll die a happy woman.
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According to Net Music Countdown, Chris Walla's solo project is going to be called "It's Unsustainable".
http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=10977
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hey, check this out. BitTorrent has posted an exclusive video of Death Cab For Cutie. It's a video featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Plans." You can download at www.bittorrent.com
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