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Songs For The Season: Summer Playlist

Summer, the long coveted season for students, teachers, kids, parks, and numerous other interested parties, has always seemed to invigorate the beginning of something new. While it presents a change in season, it also sparks a temperate reinvention. Summer removes the constraints of autumn’s sweatshirts, winter’s coats, spring’s windbreakers, and welcomes humanity in its most […]

Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces 2014 Lineup

For a smaller festival, Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest annually boasts one of the States’ strongest and most diverse lineups. I had an absolute blast when I attended the festival last year, and those planning to attend this year should expect a similar experience as the festival just announced its expectedly awesome 2014 lineup. Headlining […]

Riot Fest Toronto Reveals Lineup

Last year, Riot Fest proved to be one of the most exciting and successful music festivals in recent memory, ushering in reunions from massive artists like The Replacements and offering great weekends of music to three cities across North America. Riot Fest will return this year to Toronto, Chicago, and Denver, and the real excitement […]

Death Cab For Cutie’s Bassist Made a Portrait of Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch Out of Skittles

Last night’s Super Bowl was a little anticlimactic, with the Seahawks completely dominating from the first quarter onwards. The team’s star running back, Marshawn Lynch, is known for loving Skittles, and to celebrate the win, the original bassist for Death Cab for Cutie, Nick Harmer, made an ode to the fellow out of them. BoingBoing […]

Brand New, Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse Headlining Boston Calling

Last year Boston threw its first big music festival in quite some time — and they saw it pay off. Boston Calling Music Festival put on a two-day festival in May and September, both of which sold out, allowing them to bump their third installment (May 23 – 25, 2014) to three days. Tonight they hid […]

Death Cab For Cutie Stream ‘Transatlanticism’ Demos For Its 10 Year Anniversary

Death Cab For Cutie‘s Transatlanticism recently turned ten years old. To celebrate the milestone, the band is reissuing a ten year anniversary edition of the album, as well as demo versions of all of the tracks. You can listen to all of the demos by heading right on over to NPR. If you like what […]

UTG ACOUSTIC: Jane Decker – “I Will Follow You Into the Dark”

Our favorite Ohio belle has once again found her way into our hearts and ears with another cover. This time, channeling her inner-Gibbard for a acoustic take on a Death Cab For Cutie classic, “I Will Follow You Into The Dark.”  Jane Decker is a gem. Jane has been writing away for a second EP […]

Death Cab For Cutie’s ‘Transatlanticism’ Turns 10 Years Old

With each passing 10-year anniversary of an album I cherished in high school, I feel old as Hell. Many albums that were staples of my teenage listening habits have turned 10 this year, celebrated with reunion tours and special edition vinyl releases, both of which have had fanatics and blogs in a frenzy for the […]

Death Cab For Cutie Will Reissue ‘Transatlanticism’ for 10th Anniversary

Now that The Postal Service have ended their 10th anniversary run, it’s time Ben Gibbard renews his vows with Death Cab For Cutie‘s Transatlanticism.  The landmark album’s reissue will come out on October 29 via Barsuk with some demo bonus features. What’s even cooler than the album being pressed to vinyl for the first time in years (complete with […]

Death Cab for Cutie Officially Writing New Music

Earlier this afternoon, Ben Gibbard, lead-vocalist of the veteran indie foursome Death Cab for Cutie, announced via Twitter that the band is currently writing new material. The tweet itself, which has since been retweeted over 160 times and favorited by 253 individuals, was a direct response to one of the group’s followers, who publicly yearned […]

Bumbershoot Announces Lineup, Death Cab For Cutie Will Play ‘Transatlantacism’ To Headline

Seattle’s music and art festival, Bumbershoot, has been going on since the 1970s, but only recently have its headlining acts stepped up their game. The festival, which takes place August 31 through September 2, is headlined by fun., Death Cab For Cutie, MGMT, Kendrick Lamar, Heart, and Tegan & Sara – certainly, nothing to scoff […]

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WATCH: Ben Gibbard – “I’m Building A Fire” On The Colbert Report

While we still have no concrete information on The Postal Service‘s potential reunion at Coachella, Ben Gibbard has continued his efforts promoting his debut solo album on The Colbert Report. He already had a solid performance late last year on Conan, but now we have another video (and a different song) worth watching: “I’m Building […]