Photos, Video From The 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards

When MTV's college-obsessed little sister station mtvU announced the nominations for this year's Woodie Awards, we had some fun trying to make sense of the logic underlying the way in which they had grouped together bands and pit them against... CONTINUE READING PHOTOS, VIDEO FROM THE 2009 MTVU WOODIE AWARDS»

DEATH CAB ROCK HOT TOPIC!!!11!

Hey you lovers of vampires and/or mall culture, this one's for you. The Twilight Saga: New Moon OST is the #1 album in America, shortly before the Twilight Saga: New Moon feature film will be the #1 reason to avoid... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB ROCK HOT TOPIC!!!11!»

Posted on November 10, 2009 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Grizzly Bear | New Moon | Twilight

Ben Gibbard Plays "Meet Me On The Equinox" Solo For KROQ

In our continuing Twilight coverage.... For those of you who thought maybe Owl City's Postal Service plagiarism would inspire Ben Gibbard to jam with Jimmy Tamborello on some post-Give Up material forgot he had a vampire movie to promote: The... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD PLAYS "MEET ME ON THE EQUINOX" SOLO FOR KROQ»

Owl City Pretty Much Admit Ripping Off Postal Service

In an interview with EW, Adam Young (aka laptop sensation Owl City) admits his no. 1 single "Fireflies" and the Postal Service in general "are pretty similar," but at the same time claims he's "a lot more of a Death... CONTINUE READING OWL CITY PRETTY MUCH ADMIT RIPPING OFF POSTAL SERVICE»

Posted on November 5, 2009 (164 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | Dntel | Owl City | The Postal Service

Death Cab Set For New Moon's Hot Topic Tour

They're just doing the L.A. show (the rest of the dates feature the more D-list bands and actors involved), but still: Death Cab's brand expansion knows no bounds. Check the itinerary. ... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB SET FOR NEW MOON'S HOT TOPIC TOUR»

Posted on October 30, 2009 (1 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | New Moon | Treasure Island | Twilight

Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar @ The El Rey Theatre & KCRW Studio, Los Angeles 10/23/09

Master thespian Ben Gibbard brought his Jack Kerouac-celebrating collaboration with Jay Farrar to Los Angeles on a busy Friday which had the pair (along with Death Cab resident beard Nick Harmer) record a session for KCRW before headlining a show... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD & JAY FARRAR @ THE EL REY THEATRE & KCRW STUDIO, LOS ANGELES 10/23/09»

Stream Tegan & Sara's Sainthood

Most fans were into "Hell"'s "bigger and more forceful" full-band sound. Listen to T&S's sixth album at MySpace to see if the Quins and their Death Cab collaborators maintain the vibe.... CONTINUE READING STREAM TEGAN & SARA'S SAINTHOOD»

Posted on October 20, 2009 (9 comments)
Tags: Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie | Jason McGerr | Tegan And Sara

Watch Ben Gibbard Act In Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

The Death Cab cutie has stopped at nothing in paving his way into Hollywood for this silver screen debut. He wrote a song for that vampire movie. He even married an actress! Very method. Gibbard's time has finally come, playing... CONTINUE READING WATCH BEN GIBBARD ACT IN BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN»

Posted on October 19, 2009 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Brief Interviews With Hideous Men | David Foster Wallace | Death Cab For Cutie | John Krasinski

New Chris Walla & J. Robbins - "Mercury"

What do you get when you cross Death Cab and Jawbox? Find out at NPR, where Walla and Robbins entered the Project Song studio strangers and emerged in two days with a song.... CONTINUE READING NEW CHRIS WALLA & J. ROBBINS - "MERCURY"»

New Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar - "The Void" (Stereogum Premiere)

We've mentioned that even though Death Cab For Cutie love vampires in love, Ben Gibbard admitted he's never read any of Stephanie Meyer's novels: He has enough romance at home so he reads (and writes) about Kerouac leaving his. You... CONTINUE READING NEW BEN GIBBARD & JAY FARRAR - "THE VOID" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

New Death Cab For Cutie Video - "Meet Me On The Equinox"

While this song was written expressly for New Moon, Ben Gibbard's admitted he's never read any of Stephanie Meyer's vampire romance novels (he's more of a Kerouac fan). Chris Walla, however, has read the first two! And Nick Harmer is... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE VIDEO - "MEET ME ON THE EQUINOX"»

New Tegan & Sara - "Hell"

Our first listen of this track came from Tegan & Sara's recent set at Rifflandia festival, where the sisters Quin debuted Tegan's "Hell," from the album Sainthood, in a church (all non-spiritual coincidences, she insisted). But when it comes to... CONTINUE READING NEW TEGAN & SARA - "HELL"»

Posted on October 6, 2009 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie | Jason McGerr | Tegan And Sara | White Lies

New Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar - "These Roads Don't Move"

The newlywed and Son Volter showcase their Kerouac love in one of twelve new collaborative songs from One Fast Move Or I'm Gone, the documentary about the time the Beat spent in Big Sur. Hit "These Road" at NPR.... CONTINUE READING NEW BEN GIBBARD & JAY FARRAR - "THESE ROADS DON'T MOVE"»

Posted on September 23, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | Jay Farrar | Son Volt | Uncle Tupelo

Is The New Moon Soundtrack The Best Album Of 2009?

Whoops, looks like two cultures just got shocked. Obviously that headline is a joke! Except that maybe it isn't? Rumors had been swirling about Thom Yorke and Bon Iver penning songs for the The Twilight Saga: Teen Vampires In Love... CONTINUE READING IS THE NEW MOON SOUNDTRACK THE BEST ALBUM OF 2009?»

Ben Gibbard & Zooey Deschanel Married Yesterday

"The actress and Death Cab for Cutie singer ... tied the knot in Washington state, a source tells People. The couple got engaged last year when Gibbard presented Deschanel with a three-carat diamond and platinum Neil Lane ring." Congratulations! *sobs*... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD & ZOOEY DESCHANEL MARRIED YESTERDAY»

Posted on September 20, 2009 (17 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | She And Him | VUK | Zooey Deschanel

New Moon Music Revealed Tomorrow

NYTimes implies that Thom Yorke, Bon Iver, Band Of Skulls, Grizzly Bear, and the Killers join DCFC in providing exclusive tracks to the Twilight sequel. "Among the plans for the movie is a national tour of Hot Topic stores with... CONTINUE READING NEW MOON MUSIC REVEALED TOMORROW»

New Death Cab For Cutie - "Meet Me On The Equinox"

While you were busy applauding Beyoncé's resolution of the Taylor Swift/Kanye West crisis, you probably forgot to log on to mtv.com to hear the first single from the Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack. As we've noted, the vampire flick might... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - "MEET ME ON THE EQUINOX"»

Posted on September 14, 2009 (45 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Death Cab For Cutie | New Moon | Twilight

Death Cab "Equinox" Preview

You can hear 40 seconds of "Meet Me On The Equinox," the first single from Teen Wolf Too Twilight: New Moon, here. Ben is totally singing about Bella! Pre-order the movie soundtrack for $500 here.... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB "EQUINOX" PREVIEW»

Posted on September 8, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | New Moon | Ryan Adams | Twilight

Death Cab Reveal New Moon Soundtrack Single

Twilight 2: The Edge Of Reason is coming (omg), and just in time too because there are no vampire stories in pop culture these days. We're still skeptical about the Radiohead and Bon Iver tunes rumored for the soundtrack, but... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB REVEAL NEW MOON SOUNDTRACK SINGLE»

Gibbard, Farrar Prep Kerouac Soundtrack

Ben and Jay will release a collab album soundtrack to the forthcoming Kerouac documentary One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. It's been in the works for three years and lyrically pulls from Big Sur itself. More at... CONTINUE READING GIBBARD, FARRAR PREP KEROUAC SOUNDTRACK»

Amy Millan Covers Death Cab For Cutie (Stereogum Premiere)

This countrified cover of Death Cab For Cutie's "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" shows up on Amy Millan's second solo album Masters Of The Burial. The Broken Social Scene/Stars singer's been performing it live for years, but this... CONTINUE READING AMY MILLAN COVERS DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on August 13, 2009 in MP3 (11 comments)
Tags: Amy Millan | Broken Social Scene | Death Cab For Cutie | Phoenix | Stars

Death Cab For Cutie Bring Conan Their "Little Bribes"

While out in L.A. collaborating with Beck's dad at the Hollywood Bowl, Death Cab extended their stay long enough to visit Conan's new digs at The Tonight Show. They performed The Open Door EP's "Little Bribes," the track once known... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE BRING CONAN THEIR "LITTLE BRIBES"»

Posted on July 7, 2009 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | Death Cab For Cutie

Death Cab For Cutie/Tegan & Sara/The New Pornographers @ The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles 7/5/09

While we spent our Independence weekend in very lo-fi environs, Death Cab For Cutie hosted a ritzier affair, inviting fellow indie rock darlings Tegan & Sara and the New Pornos to open their show with the LA Philharmonic, conducted by... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE/TEGAN & SARA/THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS @ THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL, LOS ANGELES 7/5/09»

Posted on July 6, 2009 in Concert, Photo, Video (25 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Tegan And Sara | The New Pornographers

Death Cab Make "Little Bribes" Fan Video Official

When posting Ross Ching's "Little Bribes" video we mentioned he was unemployed and that we rarely post fan-made videos. Update! DCFC made it official and Atlantic hired him to work on a future video project. See the video again at... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB MAKE "LITTLE BRIBES" FAN VIDEO OFFICIAL»

Posted on July 1, 2009 in Video (1 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie

Indie Rockers Eulogize The King Of Pop

It wouldn't be all that risky to say everyone of a certain age has a Michael Jackson moment. He was a cultural phenomenon on a much larger scale than almost anyone else making music today (in some circles he'd get... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS EULOGIZE THE KING OF POP»