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Death Cab For Cutie‘s Ben Gibbard apparently has a bone to pick with early-2000s emo. He reduces most of the genre to “pop-punkers who heard [Weezer’s] Pinkerton and decided … to start talking about feelings” in a new interview with Noisey. Read more: Norma Jean vocalist invites you to #MAGA? Recalling the era of music […]

This month marks 15 years since The O.C. first premiered, giving us a look inside the world of the Newport Beach elite. As told through the eyes of the core four—Ryan Atwood, Seth Cohen, Marissa Cooper and Summer Roberts—The O.C. never skimped on the soundtrack or music references largely due to resident indie nerd Seth […]

Listen to a new single from Death Cab For Cutie—plus, don’t miss Trophy Eyes play this interesting venue. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: Alkaline Trio return with brand new song “Blackbird,” new album is on the way Twenty One Pilots announce second London date After selling out of […]

Watch a new music video from Trash Boat —plus, details about Thrice’s upcoming album got leaked. Check out the news you might have missed today below!   Read more: Against Me! officially welcome back bassist Andrew Seward Trash Boat release new song, music video Trash Boat have released a new song and music video for “Old […]

[Photo by: Eliot Lee Hazel] Indie rock titans Death Cab For Cutie are back with a propulsive new song, “Gold Rush.” It’s the first single from their upcoming new album, Thank You For Today, out Aug. 17. Watch the video for “Gold Rush” and see album details below. Read more: All Time Low drop hot […]

Watch new a music video from Troye Sivan—plus, don’t miss Remo Drive on Tour. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: Does this LUSH bubble bar look like a pentagram, or is that just us? Death Cab For Cutie teases new song “Your Hurricane” Watch this space. pic.twitter.com/okf3MLk8zZ — Death Cab […]

[Photo credit: Eliot Lee Hazel] Death Cab For Cutie have announced details of their upcoming fall tour, which will see the band performing in intimate venues and theaters across North America.  Read more: Here’s how 22 bands got their names The tour begins Sept. 24 at Eugene, Oregon’s Hult Center for the Performing Arts and travels through […]

[Photo by: The Cure/Facebook] More bands have been announced for Robert Smith’s upcoming installment of the Meltdown festival this summer, and the Cure frontman is also reportedly discussing some long-awaited new music from his beloved gothic rock pioneers. Read more: The Cure announce 40th anniversary concert and supporting acts As reported by the NME, Smith’s curated Meltdown […]

[Photo by: Babymetal/Instagram] Coming up with a band name is no easy task. You want something catchy, something that will stick out and set you apart from other bands in your scene. So how did some of the most iconic bands in our scene such as All Time Low, Panic! At The Disco and Blink-182 […]

[Photo by: We Are The Rhoads] Death Cab For Cutie are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their first-ever performance by releasing the complete audio of the momentous acoustic gig. Below, listen to the band's very first live show from Nov. 22, 1997. Read more: 11 song titles and lyrics inspired by films Capturing the Northwestern indie-rock […]

[All photos by: Luke Martin] It’s been said time and time again: One door must close so that another can open. That’s exactly what 20-year-old screen printing artist Luke Martin learned when he dropped out of college and found himself churning out gig posters for his favorite bands just a few months later. “I wasn’t […]

What’s better than music and movies? Music based on movies! Whether it’s your favorite lyrics or a whimsical song title, some of the best songs were inspired by movies. Framing Hanley — “The Promise” Inspired by: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind Framing Hanley frontman Kenneth Nixon gave backstory for this song while the band […]

For lots of bands, songwriting means working their way through multiple drafts of lyrics before settling on the right ones. Sometimes, even the album versions of lyrics aren’t entirely finalized. Musicians toy around with their lyrics at live performances all the time, changing the original words to prove a point, or just to switch things […]

The first-ever High And Low Festival lineup has been announced, and it has one of the most impressive lineups of the fall. Headliners are Brand New and Death Cab For Cutie, and other performers include Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, PUP and more. Check out the full lineup below! Read more: Here’s what the little girl […]

Let’s face it: We’ve all had at least one moment in our lives where we’ve questioned if we actually want to stay in our town (and for a lot of us, maybe now more than ever after this shocking election). And we have some of our favorite bands to thank for those ever-so-curious thoughts! Many […]

Sometimes, a sad song can help us absorb and understand the tragedies in life. Here are 17 songs we think are the saddest ever. Death Cab For Cutie – “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” The perfect combination of romance and rumination, Ben Gibbard’s solo serenade of ominous adoration tugs at the heartstrings and […]

If a band includes a ukulele in their music, it’s always got a feel-good vibe. It doesn’t even matter what kind of song they’re writing or what genre they’re going for. Even if the lyrics are depressing as hell, it’s got a ukulele, so it’s automatically pretty happy. The ukulele is basically a magical ray […]

The day after the United States held its Second Presidential Debate, Death Cab For Cutie have released a new track, in which they are basically calling out Donald Trump. The one-off single, titled “Million Dollar Loan”, is a reference to the notorious quote Trump gave early in his campaign last year, where he claimed to […]

Last week when we reported that Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard stormed off stage during “Soul Meets Body,” it wasn't known why exactly he'd gotten so angry. If you missed it, here's the recap: In the middle of a performance in Charleston, Gibbard ripped out his in-ear, threw down his guitar and knocked […]