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»
Posted on November 19, 2009 in (13 comments)
Tags: Alexa Chung | Alison Mosshart | Amber Tamblyn | Asher Roth | Ben Gibbard | Chris Walla | Clips | Cyndi Lauper | David Cross | Death Cab For Cutie | Diplo | Fall Out Boy | Jack White | Leighton Meester | Mary-Louise Parker | Matt And Kim | mtvU Woodie Awards | Passion Pit | Pete Wentz | Rick Ross | The Dead Weather | Zooey Deschanel
"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
(500) Days Of Summer gets a music video directed by Marc Webb. It stars the future Mrs. Gibbard and film costar Joseph Gordon-Levitt doing some fancy choreography set to She & Him's "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" Watch... CONTINUE READING ZOOEY DESCHANEL CAN DANCE WELL TOO»
Posted on August 5, 2009 in (9 comments)
Tags: 500 Days Of Summer | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Redman | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel
There's a long history of "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" covers in movies: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Not Another Teen Movie, Sky High... OK, not that long. But you can add to the list (500) Days... CONTINUE READING SHE & HIM COVER THE SMITHS' "PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT"»
Posted on June 25, 2009 in (43 comments)
Tags: 500 Days Of Summer | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | She And Him | The Smiths | Zooey Deschanel
The Zooey fans were probably hoping Matt would follow up "Hold Time"'s video with some sort of visual treatment for "Never Had Nobody Like You," but they have cotton commercials to hold them over. And, yes, Deschanel also shows up... CONTINUE READING NEW M. WARD VIDEO - "RAVE ON"»
Posted on April 15, 2009 in , , (4 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | Sleigh Bells | Zooey Deschanel
No normal "rules" apply to the celebrity half of She & Him. Ben Gibbard's fiancée can write and perform a throwaway tune about The Fabric Of Our Lives™ and we'll still swoon. In fact we're gonna go buy some cotton.... CONTINUE READING ZOOEY DESCHANEL WRITES COTTON JINGLE»
Posted on April 15, 2009 in , , (0 comments)
Tags: Holiday Shores | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel
Although they never seem to be too far from each other, the She and the Him reunited last night for a few songs during M. Ward's very sold out show at Henry Fonda Theater. Matt ran the spread, from whisper... CONTINUE READING M. WARD (FEAT. ZOOEY DESCHANEL)/DELTA SPIRIT @ HENRY FONDA THEATER, LOS ANGELES 3/4/09»
Posted on March 5, 2009 in , , (4 comments)
Tags: Delta Spirit | M. Ward | Ryan Adams | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel
The trailer for the Mark Webb-directed (500) Days Of Summer opens with Zooey Deschanel (as Summer) telling a guy listening to "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" loudly on his earphones that she, too, loves the Smiths. She... CONTINUE READING ZOOEY DESCHANEL'S (500) DAYS OF SUMMER TRAILER, SOUNDTRACK INFO»
Posted on March 4, 2009 in (73 comments)
Tags: 500 Days Of Summer | Black Lips | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Ryan Adams | The Smiths | Zooey Deschanel
Elvis Costello's Sundance Channel show really is a perfectly packaged hour for music nerds. EC is an adept interviewer, and never shy about joining in the jam during his guest's performance segments. As at the wrap party, last night's Spectacle... CONTINUE READING ELVIS COSTELLO FLESHES OUT HIS SPECTACLE WITH SHE & HIM & JENNY LEWIS »
Posted on February 12, 2009 in (21 comments)
Tags: Elvis Costello | Future Of The Left | Jenny Lewis | M. Ward | Melvins | She And Him | Steely Dan | Zooey Deschanel
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»
Posted on January 20, 2009 in (29 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | Jack White | John Krasinski | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | M.I.A. | Ray Manzarek | Robby Krieger | She And Him | Sundance | The Doors | The White Stripes | Zooey Deschanel
If you're curious about why Matt Ward would pick this particular song (from an album that sounds like it's got a lot of great songs) as the first promo MP3, consider the fact that it features Zooey Deschanel. She's got... CONTINUE READING NEW M. WARD (FEAT. ZOOEY DESCHANEL) - "NEVER HAD NOBODY LIKE YOU"»
Posted on January 15, 2009 in (21 comments)
Tags: Dakota Fanning | Kristen Stewart | M. Ward | New Moon | Robert Pattinson | Twilight | Zooey Deschanel
That post-Post-War LP we're all waiting for? It's officially yours for the listening over at npr.org, where the Mike Mogis-produced Hold Time's linked up as a track-by-track stream. Therein you shall find Matt reprising his list-topping She & Him partnership... CONTINUE READING STREAM M. WARD'S HOLD TIME, ENJOY ITS ALBUM ART»
Posted on January 13, 2009 in (18 comments)
Tags: Jet | Lucinda Williams | M. Ward | Zooey Deschanel
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
After hours of internet research, we can claim with certainty that this 1998 video for the Offspring's "She's Got Issues" was Zooey Deschanel's first gig in motion picture. You love her, so this one's for you. ... CONTINUE READING BEFORE SHE WAS FAMOUS, ZOOEY DESCHANEL WAS AN OFFSPRING VIDEO HO»
Posted on December 17, 2008 in (15 comments)
Tags: Green Man Festival | The Offspring | Zooey Deschanel
Didn't get enough of Gummy Award winning actress Zooey Deschanel's fake synth pop project from the forthcoming major motion picture Yes Man? That is sad, but also, fine -- now you can watch Zooey Deschanel's fake synth pop band's fake... CONTINUE READING NEW ZOOEY DESCHANEL'S FICTIONAL SYNTH POP BAND VIDEO - "SWEET BALLAD"»
Posted on December 15, 2008 in (15 comments)
Tags: Jim Carrey | The Aliens | Zooey Deschanel
Jim Carrey's upcoming remake of Liar, Liar fresh new film Yes Man has already earned itself some Gummy Indie Crush cred in casting Zooey Deschanel (aka one-half of the outfit behind Paste's favorite album of the year). The muso-crossover goes... CONTINUE READING ZOOEY DESCHANEL DOES SYNTH POP FOR THE NEW JIM CARREY FLICK»
Posted on December 10, 2008 (13 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel
The new Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel film Yes Man features nine Eels songs, including the new track "Man Up," which is currently streaming at MySpace. On top of Eels -- E's other tracks are all previously released "classics" --... CONTINUE READING NEW EELS - "MAN UP"»
Posted on November 19, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Eels | Zooey Deschanel
It's another one of those MySpace Artist On Artist things, and better than the last we saw, although it's got more of a "tell me a story, grandpa" sorta vibe. The two cover important topics like the Hollywood Bowl (where... CONTINUE READING BRIAN WILSON & ZOOEY DESCHANEL HAVE A CHAT »
Posted on September 12, 2008 in (9 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | Nine Inch Nails | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel
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
While we were sweating it out in Grant Park for Lollapalooza this past weekend, friend of the 'Gum and occasional photo contributor Jon Bahr was toughing it out up in Newport, Rhode Island for this year's installment of the annual... CONTINUE READING PICTURES FROM THE NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL 2008»
Posted on August 5, 2008 in (9 comments)
Tags: Academy Awards | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Jim James | M. Ward | Newport Folk Festival | She And Him | Steve Earle | Trey Anastasio | Zooey Deschanel
Last week Matt Ward and Zooey Deschanel made their way to Toronto to play a free show for an MTV Canada audience. There are no cartoon ghosts (or LL Cool Js) in their performance of some Volume One songs ("You... CONTINUE READING SHE & HIM PERFORM ON MTV CANADA»
Posted on July 28, 2008 in , (22 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel
You'd probably watch if it was two and a half minutes of Zooey sleeping, but with its animated beheadings, undead nuns, and Pac-Man ghosts, She & Him's first music video is much more fun/morbid. Director Ace Norton's blog hinted at... CONTINUE READING NEW SHE & HIM VIDEO - "WHY DO YOU LET ME STAY HERE?"»
Posted on July 11, 2008 in , (23 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel
That's not a comment on the whiteness of She & Him's music. I'm kidding, M. Ward has soul. But seriously, it's because Zooey and Matt recorded a session with Steve Lillywhite. Scarlett, Zooey beat you again: Sitek's hep now, but... CONTINUE READING SHE & HIM LIVE - "TAKE IT BACK," "YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME," & "CHANGE IS HARD" (LILLYWHITE SESSION)»
Posted on June 13, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel
So gang, the bad news for you is Death Cab have returned to their day jobs -- but thanks to the band for giving us the day off, and to everyone who wrote in with questions and comments. Walla, you... CONTINUE READING SCENES FROM THE SET OF THE FIRST SHE & HIM VIDEO»
Posted on May 21, 2008 in (5 comments)
Tags: ABBA | Ace Norton | Lavender Diamond | M. Ward | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel
M. Ward recently told the New York Times: As long as people are listening to the songs first and not getting too caught up with who is making the songs, I'm happy. Agreed, and the surprisingly good Volume One would... CONTINUE READING SHE & HIM & YO LA TENGO & CONAN»
Posted on April 23, 2008 in (23 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | M. Ward | She And Him | Yo La Tengo | Zooey Deschanel
