Death Cab Release Daytrotter Session, Viral Video Site

Death Cab are on the road, and if you spend any time on this site, you've already had a taste of some live Narrow Stairs. The band (who are now quite hirsute!) promised new songs in their Coachella set list,... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB RELEASE DAYTROTTER SESSION, VIRAL VIDEO SITE»

Posted on April 28, 2008 in MP3 (1 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie

Coachella: Saturday In Photos (Starring Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Death Cab, Kraftwerk, Portishead & Prince)

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Well, this was the best Saturday we've had in awhile. We started the day with an afternoon set by SM & the Jicks. Malkmus, properly protected from the UV rays in his shades,... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS (STARRING STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS, DEATH CAB, KRAFTWERK, PORTISHEAD & PRINCE)»

Ben Gibbard: "Roger Waters Doing Dark Side Would Be Like Ringo Performing Sgt. Pepper's"

The boys of DCFC are gearing up for a busy festival season -- Coachella, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Pemberton -- where they'll be playing songs from the forthcoming Narrow Stairs, which hasn't leaked yet. Spin recently sat down with them at Ahmet... Dark Side Would Be Like Ringo Performing Sgt. Pepper's"'">CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD: "ROGER WATERS DOING DARK SIDE WOULD BE LIKE RINGO PERFORMING SGT. PEPPER'S"»

Tomorrow Is Record Store Day

When's the last time you want to an actual record store? Like where you have to walk through a door and can't just click "download"? Yes, we live inside a blog, but record stores are pretty great. Brandon worked at... CONTINUE READING TOMORROW IS RECORD STORE DAY»

Death Cab, Dave Matthews Help The Dalai Lama Sow The Seeds Of Compassion

Don't hate us for that headline: This past Friday, Death Cab were the special, unannounced guests at the Seeds Of Compassion Conference. The concert took place at Seattle's KeyArena, where Dave Matthews was the listed draw. He did double time,... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB, DAVE MATTHEWS HELP THE DALAI LAMA SOW THE SEEDS OF COMPASSION»

Posted on April 15, 2008 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Dave Matthews Band | Death Cab For Cutie

Ben Gibbard Writes About Jack Kerouac And Himself For PASTE

Indie rock lyricist guys love Jack Kerouac. Just ask Craig Finn. Or 10,000 Maniacs. Gibbard was in Beat-y Big Sur working on songs for Narrow Stairs. We've already heard, and discussed the length of, "I Will Possess Your Heart." Now... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD WRITES ABOUT JACK KEROUAC AND HIMSELF FOR PASTE»

Posted on April 14, 2008 (16 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie

New Death Cab For Cutie Video - "I Will Possess Your Heart"

Gibbard never does catch up with the globe-trotting redhead who stars in this video for Narrow Stairs' stalker anthem. Not in person, anyway. DCFC tell the jammy, eight and half minute tale in a chilly warehouse, while the object of... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE VIDEO - "I WILL POSSESS YOUR HEART"»

Posted on April 10, 2008 in Video (25 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie

Evening Streaming: Unreleased Goodness From Death Cab, MMJ, Wolf Parade

Did we hear you say you wanted more tablas on the new Death Cab record? Awesome, you will love "Pity and Fear." The track's a bit more succinct than "I Will Possess Your Heart" (surprise!), but along with the eastern... CONTINUE READING EVENING STREAMING: UNRELEASED GOODNESS FROM DEATH CAB, MMJ, WOLF PARADE»

Posted on April 10, 2008 (14 comments)
Tags: Cloud Cult | Death Cab For Cutie | My Morning Jacket | Portishead | Wolf Parade

Ben Gibbard's April Fools Day Side-Project

On this highest of prankster high holidays, the internet is riddled with shit you shouldn't believe. Or just maybe Ben Gibbard really is looking for some jazz release via his appropriately titled new side-project Just Jazzin'. Here's the project description:... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD'S APRIL FOOLS DAY SIDE-PROJECT»

Posted on April 1, 2008 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | Just Jazzin'

New Death Cab For Cutie - "Cath" (Live On BBC6)

You've argued about the four-minute instrumental intro and weighed in on the rectangularly collagist cover, but here's something that should bring Death Cab fans together: a new tune, about a girl, performed solo acoustic by Ben Gibbard. It may waft... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - "CATH" (LIVE ON BBC6)»

Posted on March 26, 2008 (14 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie

Death Cab For Cutie's Narrow Stairs Album Art

The jammy, eight-minute "I Will Possess Your Heart" was the first step along Narrow Stairs; graphic designers, we have the second. We've obscured the cover art via rectangular collage for that thumbnail to heighten the suspense, but the proper and... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE'S NARROW STAIRS ALBUM ART»

Posted on March 25, 2008 in Album Art (38 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie

New Death Cab For Cutie - "I Will Possess Your Heart"

You guys had fun with our game building jokes out of Death Cab's new record title Narrow Stairs (e.g. Ned said: "How do you confine an obese person to the lower floors of a house?" -- and that's the most... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - "I WILL POSSESS YOUR HEART"»

Posted on March 18, 2008 (66 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie

Heroes Taps Wilco, Death Cab, My Morning Jacket, The Jesus & Mary Chain For Soundtrack

Heroes doesn't normally give us a lot of reasons to mention it, as pop music is rarely incorporated into their scenes about staving off the apocalypse. There was that one time where some girls were double-dutching to M.I.A.'s "Boyz" (before... CONTINUE READING HEROES TAPS WILCO, DEATH CAB, MY MORNING JACKET, THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN FOR SOUNDTRACK»

New Cribs - "I'm A Realist (Postal Service Remix)"

The Brothers Jarman take a break from their apparent quest to make a video for every song from their great Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever long enough to have someone do a remix of latest single "I'm A Realist." But... CONTINUE READING NEW CRIBS - "I'M A REALIST (POSTAL SERVICE REMIX)"»

Posted on February 27, 2008 (7 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Dntel | The Cribs | The Postal Service

Bonnaroo 2008 Lineup: Metallica And Pearl Jam, But No Led Zeppelin

After hints and clues, Bonnaroo's 2008 lineup's been announced. They've confirmed Lez Zeppelin, but not Led Zeppelin. Though Robert Plant will show up to shuffle along with Alison Krauss. In their seventh year, Bonnaroo's also bringing... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO 2008 LINEUP: METALLICA AND PEARL JAM, BUT NO LED ZEPPELIN»

New Death Cab Album Gets A Title, And It's...

Narrow Stairs. Gibbard said the last LP was the punchline to a joke. ("How do you make god laugh?") Who's got the set up to this one?

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Posted on January 30, 2008 (36 comments)

New Chris Walla Video - "Sing Again"

It's a good time for Walla appreciation these days -- a noteworthy Radiohead cover for OKX, great work on the awesome Tegan & Sara's LP, excitement over the forthcoming Death Cab record. It's no wonder so many cool people want... CONTINUE READING NEW CHRIS WALLA VIDEO - "SING AGAIN"»

Posted on January 29, 2008 in Video (24 comments)
Tags: Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie

Stream Chris Walla's Field Manual

We've given you bits and pieces of Chris Walla's Field Manual: The Death Cabbie's solo record's out next Tuesday on Barsuk, so now you can get a full and tasty stream. Reading through comments about the tracks we already posted, it seems some dig Walla's production work over his songwriting chops, which got us thinking about other producer-muscians like Steve Albini or Daniel Lanois (who also has new material). So, who's your favorite multi-tasking knob-turner? (We don't mean that in a perverted way. Keep it clean, bozo. Chris is watching you.)

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Posted on January 24, 2008 (9 comments)

Official Coachella Lineup 2008: See You On The Dark Side Of The Moon

Last year was our first Coachella, and it easily ranked as our favorite festival of '07 -- due to our newness to Indio, but also to an unmatched lineup with lots of built-in storylines (Björk's first US Volta shows, reunion... CONTINUE READING OFFICIAL COACHELLA LINEUP 2008: SEE YOU ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON»

New Chris Walla - "St. Modesto"

We premiered Chris Walla's lilting, much downloaded "Sing Again" a couple few weeks ago. Time for another peek at Field Manual: EW has a stream of "St. Modesto" (track 10 on the album, for those who care) that you can... CONTINUE READING NEW CHRIS WALLA - "ST. MODESTO"»

Posted on January 8, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Braniac | Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie

New Death Cab For Cutie Album On The Horizon? We Have The Video And We're Voting Yes

We all knew Ben Gibbard was a punk rocker and that Chris Walla was singing again. We even gave you a Death Cab For Cutie studio update a ways back ... but we didn't realize how close the boys were... CONTINUE READING NEW DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ALBUM ON THE HORIZON? WE HAVE THE VIDEO AND WE'RE VOTING YES»

Posted on December 19, 2007 in MP3, Video (10 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie

New Chris Walla - "Sing Again"

Considering how much Chris Walla gets around -- whether as a member of Death Cab For Cutie or producing the Decemberists, Tegan & Sara, etc -- it's not surprising it took him this long to release a solo record. When... CONTINUE READING NEW CHRIS WALLA - "SING AGAIN"»

Posted on November 14, 2007 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie

"I Wrote 'New Slang' Motherfucker" ... The T-Shirt

As we remember from the halcyon emergence-of-the-indie-yuppie days, aspiring hipsters like buying tees. (And then later selling off their accrued cred to the highest bidder on Craigslist.) So t-shirts and hipsters: It's a bond that runs deep. The creators of... CONTINUE READING "I WROTE 'NEW SLANG' MOTHERFUCKER" ... THE T-SHIRT»

Posted on September 27, 2007 (37 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Pavement | The Shins

Ben Gibbard Covers Beat Happening

The Michael Azerrad documentary Kurt Cobain: About A Son, featuring audio clips of interviews between Michael and Kurt set to ambient cinematography, gets widespread theatrical release sometime this fall. For the doc (which we've yet to see), Azerrad's pulled together... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD COVERS BEAT HAPPENING»

Posted on September 10, 2007 (3 comments)
Tags: Beat Happening | Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | Eric's Trip | Julie Doiron

Update For Cutie, Radiohead, Björk

Slow Fridays are good for one thing: studio progress updates! Although, today has been kind of special as far as non-news studio news goes. So, here's the trifecta... First up: Radiohead! LP7's like old faithful for reportage on the studio... CONTINUE READING UPDATE FOR CUTIE, RADIOHEAD, BJöRK»