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»

New Death Cab For Cutie Video - "Little Bribes" (Fan Video)

On the page housing his fan video for "Little Bribes," Ross Ching mentions he's unemployed. After you watch his ambitious visual treatment for the Death Cab For Cutie track you'll realize how important unemployment likely was to this meticulously produced... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE VIDEO - "LITTLE BRIBES" (FAN VIDEO)»

Posted on May 21, 2009 in Video (16 comments)
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Death Cab Talk To CNN

Now that folks are easing up on swine flu panic, CNN can move onto other relevant topics, like Death Cab For Cutie. Best question in the interview? "How do you guys get your mojo?" Check out Chris and Nick discussing... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB TALK TO CNN»

Posted on May 7, 2009 in Video (1 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie

Death Cab For Cutie/Ra Ra Riot/Cold War Kids @ RIMAC Arena (UCSD Campus), La Jolla 4/29/09

After we premiered each track from Death Cab's new Open Door EP, the band set out on a North American tour that found its way to UC San Diego's RIMAC Arena last night. Photographer Andrew Youssef made the drive from... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE/RA RA RIOT/COLD WAR KIDS @ RIMAC ARENA (UCSD CAMPUS), LA JOLLA 4/29/09»

Stream Shins, Bright Eyes, National Covering Merge Classics

Merge Records turns 20 this year and the celebration is well underway. Last week we told you about the five-day summer fest in North Carolina with Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Destroyer, and others. If that's a party you... CONTINUE READING STREAM SHINS, BRIGHT EYES, NATIONAL COVERING MERGE CLASSICS»

New Death Cab For Cutie - "Talking Bird (Demo)" (Stereogum Premiere)

All week we've been parsing Death Cab's new EP The Open Door, a companion set of five songs to the Narrow Stairs LP. The first four tracks were new. This one is not. Except for the ukulele part. Long time... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - "TALKING BIRD (DEMO)" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on March 27, 2009 (18 comments)
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New Death Cab For Cutie - "I Was Once A Loyal Lover" (Stereogum Premiere)

It is Thursday, which means it is The Open Door's Track 4 day. In announcing this new EP, Death Cab said these Narrow Stairs-session songs weren't "castoffs," but simply that they didn't fit the mood and temperament of the LP's... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - "I WAS ONCE A LOYAL LOVER" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on March 26, 2009 (16 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie | The Flaming Lips

New Death Cab For Cutie - "My Mirror Speaks" (Stereogum Premiere)

So far we've unwrapped the The Open Door EP's first two tracks, which have been surprisingly mood-spanning: from happy-strummed blues to a slow-strummed pity party. They're good songs -- some of you think the set so far is beating its... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - "MY MIRROR SPEAKS" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on March 25, 2009 (32 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Sufjan Stevens

New Death Cab For Cutie - "A Diamond And A Tether" (Stereogum Premiere)

The next stop on our track-a-day premiere of Death Cab's new Narrow Stairs companion Open Door EP is, fittingly, Track Two. And it's a stark shift from the happy jangle of EP opener "Little Bribes." Ben's scene-setting lyric: "Pity, take... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - "A DIAMOND AND A TETHER" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on March 24, 2009 (33 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie | Sufjan Stevens

New Death Cab For Cutie - "Little Bribes" (Stereogum Premiere)

Ben Gibbard first started playing this track on his solo acoustic tour with David Bazan in '07. Then it was called "Casino Blues," and after hearing its shiny happy strum we said it "doesn't sound like Death Cab material per... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - "LITTLE BRIBES" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on March 23, 2009 in Tour Dates (55 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Thom Yorke

DCFC Prep Open Door EP

Death Cab fans can expect some new material soon: Nick Harmer told MTV that the band is releasing an EP called The Open Door, which includes material recording during the Narrow Stairs sessions: When we finished Narrow Stairs, there were... CONTINUE READING DCFC PREP OPEN DOOR EP»

Posted on March 10, 2009 in MP3 (7 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Interpol | Julian Plenti | Mew

Death Cab, Ted Leo, Portastatic, Cover Paul McCartney For The Best Show On WFMU's Pledge Drive

There is generally one thing every comedy nerd I know agrees on, and that is The Best Show On WFMU with Tom Scharpling being the best three-hour investment a person who likes smart and funny things can make on any... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB, TED LEO, PORTASTATIC, COVER PAUL MCCARTNEY FOR THE BEST SHOW ON WFMU'S PLEDGE DRIVE»

New Death Cab For Cutie Video - "Grapevine Fires"

Ben Gibbard lost weight, grew his hair out, affixed Neil Young sideburns to the side of his face, and got engaged to Zooey Deschanel. Add those things together and it's hard to find a recent writeup that doesn't include at... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE VIDEO - "GRAPEVINE FIRES"»

Posted on February 27, 2009 in Video (19 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | Death Cab For Cutie | Rain Machine

Liveblogging The 2009 Grammys

Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of course with all the... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2009 GRAMMYS»

Death Cab, Dept Of Eagles Do Starbucks Covers Comp

Refresher: Starbucks is a company that is in the business of selling $5 cups of coffee. Starbucks is also a company that is in the business of selling music. Basically the best business plan imaginable in 2009, good job guys.... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB, DEPT OF EAGLES DO STARBUCKS COVERS COMP»

Ben & Zooey Hit Sundance

If you have money and/or connections, Washington DC is the place to be today. There are so many people gathered for the presidential inauguration, CNN is shooting from a satellite in space! But sadly some celebrities are stuck in Park... CONTINUE READING BEN & ZOOEY HIT SUNDANCE»

Ben Gibbard & Zooey Deschanel Get Engaged

According to US/People/Sufjan Beat, Death Cab For Cutie's frontman proposed to the She half of She & Him before Christmas and she said yes man (sorry). We're happy for them (sort of!), but look forward to your indie wedding jokes... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD & ZOOEY DESCHANEL GET ENGAGED»

Posted on December 29, 2008 (179 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | Franz Ferdinand | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel

James Lipton Introduces Death Cab On The Late Late Show

What the headline says. Death Cab close out their year of Narrow Stairs and Stereogum takeovers with a stop by Craig Ferguson's studios in Los Angeles, the band still not knowing why you'd want to live there, but enjoying an... CONTINUE READING JAMES LIPTON INTRODUCES DEATH CAB ON THE LATE LATE SHOW»

Posted on December 18, 2008 in Video (25 comments)
Tags: Craig Ferguson | Death Cab For Cutie | James Lipton | The Dead Weather

Radiohead, Lil Wayne Nominated For Album Of The Year Grammy

Remember the 50th Annual Grammy Awards? Alicia Keys duetting with the ghost of Sinatra? Will.i.am rapping nonsense? Album of the Year River: The Joni Letters??? It's easy (and fun!) to make fun of the Grammys, but last year they really... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD, LIL WAYNE NOMINATED FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR GRAMMY»

U2, Killers, Coldplay Team Up For Red(WIRE)

In case you didn't know, yesterday (12/1) was World AIDS Day. To help mark the occasion, Bono added a wing to his organization (RED): RED(WIRE)'s a new website that will feature exclusives from Coldplay, the Killers, the Dixie Chicks, John... CONTINUE READING U2, KILLERS, COLDPLAY TEAM UP FOR RED(WIRE)»

New Death Cab For Cutie Video - "No Sunlight"

DCFC's third Narrow Stairs video is for bouncy, upbeat "No Sunlight," the album's most obvious single contender. This clip imagines the song's title literally, inviting us on the night vision journey of a young boy through his neighborhood of like-minded... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE VIDEO - "NO SUNLIGHT"»

Posted on November 9, 2008 in MP3, Video (7 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Esau Mwamwaya | The Very Best

Death Cab Bring Lame Costumes To Tonight Show

While you were out dressed like Ashley Todd or Barack Obama as a Mac Genius, Death Cab donned some lower-key disguises for their Friday night appearance on the Leno show -- Nick Harmer as Zack Galifianakis, Ben Gibbard as a... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB BRING LAME COSTUMES TO TONIGHT SHOW»

Posted on November 3, 2008 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Jay Leno | The Thermals | Yo La Tengo

Ben Gibbard Attacked By Scorpion

That's correct, the incredibly shrinking Death Cab For Cutie frontman got stung by a scorpion last night in San Diego. Not just once: The bugger (the scorpion) came back for seconds. In a blog post titled "These Things Happen" --... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD ATTACKED BY SCORPION»

Posted on October 31, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | Throw Me The Statue

Death Cab Bring "Cath..." To Conan

Last night, taking a break from his Jenny Lewis duties, Ben Gibbard and his increasingly skinny body performed "Cath..." on Conan O'Brien. We've heard the Narrow Stairs song in various forms -- solo acoustic, Daytrotter, Autumn de Wilde -- but... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB BRING "CATH..." TO CONAN»

Death Cab To Reissue Something About Airplanes

The album turns 10 this year, and DCFC are celebrating by reissuing it on 11/25 with new artwork, a previously unreleased recording of the band's live debut (Feb '98 at the Crocodile Cafe), and expanded liner notes from Harvey Danger's... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB TO REISSUE SOMETHING ABOUT AIRPLANES»

Posted on October 1, 2008 (7 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Miley Cyrus | MTV Movie Awards