Big wins from artists you enjoy! Big, technical award wins. The 2008 VMAs air this Sunday night, with a more depressing list of performers (reportedly Britney, definitely the Jonas Brothers) and nominees (see: this) than ever. But good on MTV... CONTINUE READING GNARLS, KANYE, WHITE STRIPES, DEATH CAB WIN EARLY VMAS»
Posted on September 4, 2008 (10 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Gnarls Barkley | Kanye West | MTV Video Music Awards | The Long Winters | The White Stripes
Tonight Barack Obama cements his nomination as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States of America while Radiohead cement their position as a band that really likes to do webcasts. Last night's portion of the DNC had a... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS JOIN FORCES FOR OBAMA (AGAIN)»
Posted on August 28, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: Abe Vigoda | Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | Jenny Lewis | Johnathan Rice | Matthew Caws | Ra Ra Riot | Rage Against The Machine | SXSW | Zooey Deschanel
The first annual Pemberton Festival, in the city of the same name in British Columbia, Canada, definitely did its work attracting the right names to attract the right attention -- Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails, Jay-Z, Coldplay, the Flaming Lips,... CONTINUE READING PHOTOS FROM PEMBERTON FESTIVAL»
Posted on July 29, 2008 in (14 comments)
Tags: Chromeo | Coldplay | Death Cab For Cutie | Grand Ole Party | Jay-Z | Kanye West | Matisyahu | Metric | MSTRKRFT | My Morning Jacket | N.E.R.D. | Nine Inch Nails | Pemberton | Sam Roberts Band | Serj Tankian | SXSW | The Flaming Lips | Tom Petty | Tragically Hip | Vampire Weekend | Wolfmother
"Cath..." has been a Narrow Stairs standout ever since the good ol' days of that BBC6 in-studio session, when Ben gave it acoustic style. The full band studio version gets the Autumn de Wilde treatment here, which runs in two... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE VIDEO - "CATH..."»
Posted on July 8, 2008 in (12 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie
Rhapsody celebrated its new DRM-freedom by renting out Hiro and inviting Ben Gibbard to perform an acoustic set. Tough crowd -- I suspect many attended for free MP3tinis -- and I wouldn't say the Death Cab frontman won them over... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD COVERS STARS, RILO KILEY @ HIRO BALLROOM, NYC 6/30/08»
Posted on July 1, 2008 in , (26 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | George Jones | Stars
Ben, Chris, Jason, and Nick hopped inside bumper cars and took on the onerous task of learning how to play WhirlyBall as part of their 52 Bands/52 Weeks stint at MTV. We understand their Stereogum guest blogging stint was tough,... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB TRY ON SHORT SHORTS, SWEATBANDS, WHIRLYBALL FOR MTV»
Posted on June 16, 2008 in (16 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Death Cab For Cutie
Our second and final Sasquatch! dispatch comes with fewer bands than Part One, but a deeper look at them. Last time we teased Wayne Coyne's ability to convince young girls to get on stage and dance naked during his U.F.O.... CONTINUE READING SASQUATCH 2008 IN PHOTOS PT. 2»
Posted on May 28, 2008 in (39 comments)
Tags: Battles | Death Cab For Cutie | Flight Of The Conchords | Grammys | Katy Perry | Sasquatch! | Stephen Malkmus | The Cure | The Flaming Lips | The Hives
This past few weeks we've seen Death Cab fully emerge from their heartfelt cocoon of indie emotion and become a full-fledged multimedia/chart-topping behemoth. They've got America's #1 album, they killed it on Letterman, they popped up in Gossip Girl, did... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB HIT KIMMEL WITH PROMISES OF HEART POSSESSION»
Posted on May 23, 2008 in (16 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Jimmy Kimmel
Today your regular bloggers have been replaced by Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason of Death Cab For Cutie. The band's new album Narrow Stairs is out now. DCFC are not professional bloggers, so please send them tips. By Chris Walla... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB WERE ON GOSSIP GIRL LAST NIGHT?»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in , (27 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Gossip Girl
Today your regular bloggers have been replaced by Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason of Death Cab For Cutie. The band's new album Narrow Stairs is out now. DCFC are not professional bloggers, so please send them tips. By Chris Walla... CONTINUE READING NEW CHRIS WALLA DEMO - "GENEVIEVE & ME"»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in , (6 comments)
Tags: Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie
Every week, we dig in the archives for videos that we find noteworthy, memorable, or just unbelievably stupid. And then, Jon McMillan breaks 'em down for you. This week, Death Cab For Cutie are filling in. By Ben Gibbard "Regulate"... CONTINUE READING VIDEO HANGOVER: WARREN G (FEAT. NATE DOGG) - "REGULATE"»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in , , (41 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Nate Dogg | Warren G
Today your regular bloggers have been replaced by Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason of Death Cab For Cutie. The band's new album Narrow Stairs is out now. DCFC are not professional bloggers, so please send them tips. By Chris Walla... CONTINUE READING THE RADIOHEAD MODEL»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in (73 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Radiohead
Today your regular bloggers have been replaced by Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason of Death Cab For Cutie. The band's new album Narrow Stairs is out now. DCFC are not professional bloggers, so please send them tips. By Chris Walla... CONTINUE READING THE MAKING OF NARROW STAIRS»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in , (7 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie
Today your regular bloggers have been replaced by Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason of Death Cab For Cutie. The band's new album Narrow Stairs is out now. DCFC are not professional bloggers, so please send them tips. By Nick Harmer... CONTINUE READING Q&A WITH NICK HARMER»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in , (12 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Nick Harmer | The Dark Knight | Tropic Thunder
Today your regular bloggers have been replaced by Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason of Death Cab For Cutie. The band's new album Narrow Stairs is out now. DCFC are not professional bloggers, so please send them tips. By Chris Walla... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: TELEKINESIS!»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in , , (12 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Telekinesis
Today your regular bloggers have been replaced by Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason of Death Cab For Cutie. The band's new album Narrow Stairs is out now. DCFC are not professional bloggers, so please send them tips. By Chris Walla... CONTINUE READING Q&A WITH CHRIS WALLA»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in (60 comments)
Tags: Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie
Today your regular bloggers have been replaced by Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason of Death Cab For Cutie. The band's new album Narrow Stairs is out now. DCFC are not professional bloggers, so please send them tips. By Jason McGerr... CONTINUE READING PLAYING CHOPS VS. MENTAL CHOPS»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in , (10 comments)
Tags: Animal | Buddy Rich | Death Cab For Cutie
Today your regular bloggers have been replaced by Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason of Death Cab For Cutie. The band's new album Narrow Stairs is out now. DCFC are not professional bloggers, so please send them tips. By Chris Walla... CONTINUE READING NEW HOLD STEADY - "SEQUESTERED IN MEMPHIS"»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in (14 comments)
Tags: Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie | The Hold Steady
Outside of recording, touring, reading Kerouac, and the like, the guys in Death Cab For Cutie no longer spend their days embroiled in manual labor ... but not too long ago, they did. For this special installment of Quit Your... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in , (9 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Jason McGerr | Nick Harmer
Today your regular bloggers have been replaced by Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason of Death Cab For Cutie. The band's new album Narrow Stairs is out now. DCFC are not professional bloggers, so please send them tips. By Ben Gibbard... CONTINUE READING THE ROGER WATERS QUANDARY OR, WILL THE LAST ONE LEAVING BATTERSEA PLEASE TURN OUT THE LIGHTS?»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in , , (41 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie | Pink Floyd | Roger Waters
Today we're doing something we've never done before. It's gonna be a lot of fun and/or a total disaster. We're handing over the blog to Death Cab For Cutie. All day Ben, Chris, Nick, and Jason will be trolling YouTube,... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE TAKE OVER STEREOGUM»
Posted on May 20, 2008 in , , (37 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie
Earlier this week we saw Futureheads' Barry Hyde give "Radio Heart" his all for a Black Cab Session. Now it's Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla's turn to jump in the back. They opt for an acoustic version of Narrow Stairs... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB PERFORM IN A BLACK CAB»
Posted on May 16, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie
You have the facts and you're voting mostly yes to Narrow Stairs. The Death Cabbers celebrated release day last night, bringing their ode to being creepy "I Will Possess Your Heart" to the Ed Sullivan Theater. Whatever your response to... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB POSSESS LETTERMAN'S HEART»
Posted on May 14, 2008 in (12 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Foreign Born | SXSW
From the album title punchline contest to the Construction Paper Album art nicknames to the cute girl/creepy stalking video, the build-up to Narrow Stairs' release day has felt longer than sitting through a four-minute instrumental intro. And now web rippers... CONTINUE READING STREAM DEATH CAB'S NARROW STAIRS»
Posted on May 13, 2008 (30 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie
