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Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel Finalize Divorce
December 18, 2012 8:55 AM EST A judge has finalized Zooey Deschanel's divorce from her rocker husband of roughly three years. Court records show a judge finalized the actress' divorce from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Gibbard an ...
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Music Star Hookups & Breakups
November 10, 2012 4:45 PM EST Photos Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Joel Vanity Fair Jessica Justin Timberlake Avril Lavigne Chad Kroeger Miley Cyrus Wiz Khalifa Engaged Rose Skrillex Ellie Goulding Split Danny Gokey Aretha Franklin Klum Seal Heidi Family Kenny G Live Bryan Ferry La ...
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Cult Singer Rodriguez Risen in New Film 'Sugar Man'
July 29, 2012 9:00 AM EDT "Searching for Sugar Man" is a documentary about a musician very few people had heard about prior to this year. In the last six months, film festivals from January's Sundance in Utah through the Hamptons in New York on July 21 have pl ...
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Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard Shares 'Ichiro' Baseball Anthem: Listen
July 23, 2012 9:07 PM EDT Ben Gibbard wants to say thanks to Ichiro Suzuki. The Seattle Mariners right fielder was traded to the New York Yankees on Monday after a 12-year-run, prompting the Pacific Northwest indie rocker to share a song dubbed "Ichiro's Theme.&quo ...
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Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard Announces Solo Album
July 17, 2012 1:10 PM EDT After seven studio albums as the frontman of indie rock stalwarts Death Cab For Cutie , Ben Gibbard is striking out on his own with a solo disc. "Former Lives," his first solo album, is due out on Oct. 16 in North America via Barsuk Record ...
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NPR Intern Sparks Online Debate Over Artists' Rights in the Digital Age
June 21, 2012 7:20 PM EDT A college student bragged about her music collection on a Saturday.By Monday, an indie-rock stalwart had a band of fired-up online supporters ready to take her tuition money and distribute it to everyone from Big Star to Yo La Tengo. On June 18, D ...
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Zooey Deschanel Files for Divorce from Ben Gibbard
January 04, 2012 8:23 PM EST She has one fewer him. Zooey Deschanel filed for divorce from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard on Dec. 27, according to People . The magazine reported that the She & Him singer and "New Girl" actress cited irreconcilable differ ...
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Zooey Deschanel and Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard Split
November 02, 2011 10:51 AM EDT The indie-rock romance to rule them all has ended: She & Him singer and actress Zooey Deschanel and Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard have separated after two years of marriage. A representative for Death Cab has confirmed the split to ...
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Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard Break Up
November 01, 2011 6:30 PM EDT The indie-rock romance to rule them all has ended: She & Him singer/actress Zooey Deschanel and Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard have separated after two years of marriage. A representative for Death Cab has confirmed the split to Billbo ...
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Death Cab For Cutie Considering Tour With Orchestra
July 06, 2011 3:00 PM EDT As Death Cab For Cutie gears up for the second leg of its North American tour behind new album "Codes and Keys" later this month, the Washington rockers can't quite shake the notion of taking a string quartet out on tour. Death Cab fo ...
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Death Cab for Cutie Scores First Alternative Songs No. 1
June 27, 2011 1:05 PM EDT Almost 15 years and eight chart entries into its career, Death Cab for Cutie motors to its first No. 1 on Billboard's Nielsen BDS-based Alternative Songs airplay chart, as "You Are a Tourist" lifts 2-1. While the band, formed in Belli ...
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Death Cab for Cutie 'Codes and Keys': Track-By-Track Review
May 31, 2011 3:54 PM EDT Seven albums in and nearly 15 years later, indie rock stalwarts Death Cab For Cutie are getting a little weird -- and doing it right. On "Codes and Keys," out today (May 31, Atlantic), listeners get a clear sense of where its members curre ...
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Death Cab for Cutie To Live Broadcast Scripted Video for 'You Are A Tourist'
March 29, 2011 4:54 PM EDT D eath Cab For Cutie's upcoming seventh studio album, "Codes and Keys," has been touted as a keyboard-heavy departure from 2008's guitar-driven "Narrow Stairs" -- an experimental thread the band will continue on the alb ...
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Death Cab For Cutie Promises 'Very Mature' Album in 'Codes and Keys'
February 17, 2011 11:14 AM EST For months, a vague release date of spring 2011 has been attached to "Codes and Keys," Death Cab For Cutie 's seventh studio album that reportedly features the band relying less on a guitar-based sound. But a release date of May 31 ha ...
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Death Cab For Cutie: 2011 Album Preview
January 21, 2011 4:25 PM EST Death Cab For Cutie "Codes and Keys" Spring Fear not, Death Cab fans-the beloved alt-rockers haven't sold their guitars and bought synthesizers. While some recent interviews reported frontman Ben Gibbard saying the band's forthco ...
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Billboard Bits: Rihanna Talks 'Love the Way You Lie Part II,' Lady Gaga Becomes a College Course
October 29, 2010 6:20 PM EDT Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip. Rihanna Reunites with Eminem on 'Love The Way You Lie (Part II)' Eminem and Rihanna will follow their Hot 100-topping single "Love The Way You Lie" wi ...
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Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel Perform at National League Playoffs
October 20, 2010 12:42 PM EDT On the surface, Death Cab for Cutie 's Ben Gibbard might not seem like the sportiest guy around, but the rocker is the major fan of Major League Baseball. In fact, he even sang the National Anthem at yesterday's National League Championshi ...
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Billboard Bits: 'Glee' Shoots Sexy GQ Photos, T.I. Dropped by Axe
October 19, 2010 7:19 PM EDT Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip. 'Glee' Surprises Fans with Sexy GQ Photos, Creator Talks 'Rocky Horror' Remake Although the members of glee club may be considered typical high school ...
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'New Moon' Q&A: Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla
October 23, 2009 2:01 PM EDT Chances are, most tweens watching the video for Death Cab for Cutie's "Meet Me on the Equinox," the first single from the "New Moon" soundtrack, will fast forward right past the band to get to the scene of Robert Pattison sa ...
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The Billboard Q&A: Chris Walla, Death Cab for Cutie Guitarist
October 23, 2009 12:00 AM EDT Chances are, most tweens watching the video for Death Cab for Cutie's "Meet Me on the Equinox," the first single from the "New Moon" soundtrack, will fast forward right past the band to get to the scene of Robert Pattison ...
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Jay Farrar: 6 Questions
October 16, 2009 1:28 PM EDT Best-known for leading the alt-country rock bands Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt , Jay Farrar teamed with Death Cab for Cutie 's Ben Gibbard for his latest project, an album with lyrics based on the prose from Jack Kerouac 's 1962 novel "B ...
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Death Cab's Ben Gibbard, Jay Farrar Team Up For Kerouac Soundtrack
August 13, 2009 2:46 PM EDT In an ode to iconic author Jack Kerouac, alt-country veteran Jay Farrar has teamed up with Death Cab for Cutie 's Ben Gibbard for a collaborative album entitled "One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur," Billboard.com h ...
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Indie Stars Unite For AIDS Benefit Album
December 15, 2008 12:01 PM EST Some of the biggest names in independent music have banded together to record exclusive songs for "Dark Was the Night," a double-disc album whose proceeds will benefit the Red Hot organization's work with AIDS research. In the works s ...
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Army Navy
November 25, 2008 1:44 PM EST Not all was smooth sailing during Army Navy's first national tour this fall. The band ran out of gas in "deep, deep, Oregon" and frontman Justin Kennedy accidentally ran over guitarist Louie Schultz's foot while they took turns p ...
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Vaselines, Mudhoney Rock Sub Pop 20 Bash
July 13, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Sure, there were Nirvana songs on the first day of Sub Pop's 20th anniversary bash at Seattle's Marymoor Park. They just happened to be by the Vaselines. The shambling Scottish duo, so greatly loved b Sure, there were Nirvana songs on the ...
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Death Cab For Cutie / June 10, 2008 / Brooklyn, NY (McCarren Park Pool)
June 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT A thunderstorm would have been an ideal companion to Death Cab For Cutie's haunting melodies at the band's Brooklyn show but the shaky light fixtures looming overhead and the increasingly frequent bol A thunderstorm would have been an idea ...
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Rogue Wave
June 10, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Ben Gibbard can throw a pretty mean curveball. With the poor weather following us almost everywhere we went, we were wondering if the storm clouds would follow us to Canada. We had no problems at the border (ask any band: almost every band has some ...
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Byrne, Feist, Sufjan Join 'Red Hot' Compilation
May 22, 2008 12:00 AM EDT David Byrne backed by the Dirty Projectors, Feist with Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard, Sufjan Stevens, the Decemberists, Grizzly Bear and Sharon Jones ... David Byrne backed by the Dirty Projectors, Feist with Death Cab For Cutie's Ben ...
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Bit By Bit
May 11, 2008 12:00 AM EDT Death Cab For Cutie offers a little bit of everything on its second major label album, "Narrow Stairs," due this week via Atlantic. Death Cab For Cutie offers a little bit of everything on its second major label album, "Narrow Stairs, ...
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Prince Rocks Coachella With Collabs, Covers
April 27, 2008 12:00 AM EDT The late addition of Prince to the lineup of this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., proved to be a huge hit, as the Purple One drew a massive crowd to the event's mai The late addition of Prince to the lin ...
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Hold Steady, Spektor Tapped For Tribeca Film Fest
April 03, 2008 12:00 AM EDT The Hold Steady, Regina Spektor, Nick Lowe and Ingrid Michaelson are among the artists set to perform during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, Billboard.com can reveal. The Hold Steady, Regina Spektor, Nick Lowe and Ingrid Michaelson are among the art ...
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Death Cab Sets Date For, Names New Album
February 21, 2008 12:00 AM EST Death Cab For Cutie offers a little bit of everything on its second major label album, "Narrow Stairs," due May 13 via Atlantic. Death Cab For Cutie offers a little bit of everything on its second major label album, "Narrow Stairs,&qu ...
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Previewing The Week's Top New Releases
February 17, 2008 12:00 AM EST Kinks frontman Ray Davies unveils his second solo album of the past few years, the Raveonettes rock on without superstar guests and Bell X1 gives the U.S. a spin in this week's Hot Product. Singer/songwriter Allison Moorer's "Mockingb ...
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Death Cab Throwing A 'Curve Ball' On New Album
January 04, 2008 12:00 AM EST To follow its 2005 mainstream breakthrough, "Plans," Death Cab For Cutie opted to record live to analog tape with as few overdubs as possible. The outcome: "a sampling of the most uptempo, upbeat Deat To follow its 2005 mainstream bre ...
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Feist Recording During Tour Lulls
December 19, 2007 12:00 AM EST Feist's Grammy-nominated "The Reminder" is only seven months old, but there's already new material brewing for the Canadian singer/songwriter. Feist's Grammy-nominated "The Reminder" is only seven months old, but t ...
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Nada Surf Feeling 'Lucky' On New Album
October 15, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Rock trio Nada Surf will return Feb. 5 with its new album, "Lucky." The Barsuk set is led by the track "See These Bones," which can be downloaded from the band's MySpace site. Rock trio Nada Surf will return Feb. 5 with its ...
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Westerberg Returns To Action In Minneapolis
September 24, 2007 12:00 AM EDT The good news is that Paul Westerberg is writing songs again, but the bad news is there is neither an album nor a tour in the immediate future. The reclusive Minneapolis icon took to the stage last ni The good news is that Paul Westerberg is writing ...
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Death Cab For Cutie Ready To Hit The Studio
September 07, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Having just completed two weeks of preproduction, Death Cab for Cutie will hit the studio in the middle of September to begin work on its second Atlantic album. Having just completed two weeks of preproduction, Death Cab for Cutie will hit the studi ...
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DVD Series 'Shines' On In Seattle, Louisville, Atlanta
August 31, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty and director Christoph Green's live performance DVD series, "Burn To Shine," will spawn projects taped in Seattle, Louisville in Atlanta in the coming months. Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty and director Chri ...
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R.E.M., Bowie Set For Cobain Film Soundtrack
June 01, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Tracks by R.E.M., David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Bad Brains and Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard will be found on the soundtrack to "Kurt Cobain -- About a Son," due Sept. 11 via Barsuk. Tracks by R.E.M., David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Bad Brains an ...
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R.E.M., Bowie Set For Cobain Film Soundtrack
June 01, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Tracks by R.E.M., David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Bad Brains and Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard will be found on the soundtrack to "Kurt Cobain -- About a Son," due Sept. 11 via Barsuk. The film is told in Cobain's voice from audiota ...
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Nada Surf Eyes Gibbard, Hatfield For New Album
May 30, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Veteran rock outfit Nada Surf is eyeing a January release for its next Barsuk album, tentatively titled "Time for Plan A." Veteran rock outfit Nada Surf is eyeing a January release for its next Barsuk album, tentatively titled "Time f ...
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Radio 4 Tunes In For D'Ambrosio Documentary
April 25, 2007 12:00 AM EDT New York rock act Radio 4 is penning the score for the Antonino D'Ambrosio documentary "Let Fury Have the Hour," which examines the political impact of artists like the Clash and Manu Chao over the pa New York rock act Radio 4 is penn ...
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Indie Rockers Band Together For Rogue Wave Drummer
September 20, 2006 12:00 AM EDT A host of notable indie rock artists will join Rogue Wave for a Sept. 30 benefit in San Francisco for the band's drummer, Pat Spurgeon. A host of notable indie rock artists will join Rogue Wave for a Sept. 30 benefit in San Francisco for the ba ...
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Sufjan Thanks Teacher, Byrne Goes Country At NYC Benefit
August 24, 2006 12:00 AM EDT Musicians like David Byrne and Sufjan Stevens shared the stage with literary celebs like Sarah Vowell and Jon Stewart last night (Aug. 23) at the first Revenge of the Book Eaters charity event, held a Musicians like David Byrne and Sufjan Stevens sh ...
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Lollapalooza / Aug. 4-6, 2006 / Chicago (Grant Park)
August 08, 2006 12:00 AM EDT The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne promised to stop traffic on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive, and Kanye West swore there'd be "repercussions" for sound issues during his set. But when the three-day Lollapaloo The Flaming Lips' ...
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Rockers, Comics, Authors Team For Reading Benefits
July 12, 2006 12:00 AM EDT David Byrne, Sufjan Stevens, Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard, Aimee Mann and Mark Kozelek are among the artists who will perform as part of the six-date Revenge of the Book Eaters tour, which will r David Byrne, Sufjan Stevens, Death Cab For ...
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New Pantheon Awards Rescheduled For March
January 26, 2006 12:00 AM EST Originally scheduled to be handed out at a Feb. 6 ceremony in Los Angeles, the inaugural New Pantheon Awards have been bumped to an as-yet-undetermined date in March. Originally scheduled to be handed out at a Feb. 6 ceremony in Los Angeles, the ina ...
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New Pantheon Award Finalists Revealed
January 12, 2006 12:00 AM EST The 10 finalists for the inaugural New Pantheon Awards have been chosen. The list includes albums by Animal Collective, Antony and the Johnsons, Fiona Apple, the Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Death Cab For The 10 finalists for the inaugural New Pantheon ...
