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The full lineup has been announced for the Toronto dates of Riot Fest. The lineup includes such acts as Brand New, City And Colour, Rise Against, Death Cab For Cutie, the Flaming Lips, Billy Talent, Social Distortion, Taking Back Sunday, Bring Me The Horizon (who are nominated for a bunch of APMAs) and more. You can […]

Saturday, April 19, marks the seventh annual Record Store Day, a yearly celebration that takes place the third Saturday of April and packs independent record stores across the nation—and now, the world—full of exclusive releases and hungry customers. Sure, RSD has its problems—telling shops when they can open their doors and threatening to blackball record […]

The 2014 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival is set to take place on Aug. 8-10 at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. This year's lineup includes performances from Tegan And Sara, Death Cab For Cutie, the Killers, Arctic Monkeys and many more. Tickets will go on sale starting Thursday April 10. There will be 3-day […]

When photographer Ryan Russell first picked up a camera at age 20, he had no intentions of becoming a professional photographer. He didn’t expect to ever photograph the likes of Blink-182, Death Cab For Cutie or Against Me! and he certainly never thought he would become the go-to photographer for Paramore. Now, after more than […]

30 years ago today, a young group from Manchester, England, the Smiths, released their self-titled debut album. Unbeknownst to the band at the time, that record, and the three full-lengths that would follow throughout the Smiths’ short five-year existence, would go on to influence an entire generation of bands, amass a cult following, and would […]

Yeah, this is a fun one: Nick Harmer, bassist for Death Cab For Cutie, is a huge Seattle Seahawks fan; so much so that he made a massive portrait of running back Marshawn Lynch entirely out of Skittles (Lynch loves skittles). Check out an image of the portrait below. You can check out more photos […]

Boston Calling Music Festival will be back for a spring installment and although bands have not been officially announced, the fest’s Twitter released a picture with a record that revealed the spring 2014 lineup. Brand New, Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, Jack Johnson, and Built To Spill will be playing at Boston Calling, along with […]

Some consider 2003 to be the Year Of Ben Gibbard. The singer/songwriter was responsible for the Postal Service’s Give Up and Death Cab For Cutie’s Transatlanticism, two of the most memorable reissues of the year and the subsequent decade. Even though Give Up narrowly edged out Death Cab’s breakthrough album in our Class Of 2003 […]

Beloved indie rockers and Seth Cohen's favorite band Death Cab For Cutie are currently streaming the 10th Anniversary Edition of their career-defining album over at npr.com. The 10th Anniversary Edition of Transatlanticism features the original album, accompanied by the previously-unreleased original demos of all 11 tracks. Fans who already own the original album can purchase just the demo versions separately. […]

Death Cab For Cutie's classic album, Transatlanticism, will see a 10th anniversary deluxe reissue on both vinyl and digital formats, Oct. 29 via Barsuk Records. This marks the record's first pressing on vinyl in several years. The reissue will include unreleased demos for all 11 tracks, bundled with the digital edition and available as a download with […]

In honor of our annual Class Of 2003 feature in our September issue, we’re bringing you a playlist of additional songs from albums you probably can’t believe turn 10 this year. Be sure to pick up AP 302 (out now) to see what Thrice, Yellowcard, Saosin and more had to say about their 2003 albums. CONTRIBUTORS: […]

Sean Nelson Make Good Choices If you count yourself among the fans of the departed but not forgotten rock outfit Harvey Danger, you have to wonder what took that band's frontman Sean Nelson so long. Surely a mind as capable of startling turns of lyrical phrase and a singing voice so assured and emotional couldn't […]

In January, we posted a playlist of 9 songs under 90 seconds and received a suggestion to compile the opposite of that list. Ask and ye shall receive (a few months later). Here are the editorial staff’s top songs that are 360 seconds or longer. CONTRIBUTORS: Scott Heisel [SH] Brian Kraus [BK] Brittany Moseley [BM] […]

Today on AltPress… AP LOOKS BACK: With our 13th annual “100 Bands You Need To Know” issue onsale now, AltPress decided to revisit the very first 100 Bands issue, from 2001, to see where they ended up. A massive list featuring Bright Eyes, Coldplay, At The Drive-In, Good Charlotte and more. THE SUMMER SET perform “Maybe […]

The Postal Service, project of Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie, have posted 2013 tour dates that include stops in the US, UK and Europe as well as Coachella through April and May this year. The tour is the first for the band since 2003. Check the band's tour page for ticket information. DATES: 04-09 […]

We’ve spent the past couple days talking about resolutions, suggesting them to fans and artists and sharing a few from your favorite musicians. We know sometimes it’s hard to keep a promise to yourself and the new year can give false hope and enthusiasm. To kickstart 2013, here is a collection of New Year songs […]

Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard recently performed a very special Nervous Energies session for its two-year anniversary. Check out “Teardrop Windows” and “Cleveland” below.

William Beckett has released his rendition of Death Cab For Cutie's “Marching Bands Of Manhattan.” Beckett's latest EP, Winds Will Change, is available now. Check out the cover below and leave us a comment with your thoughts!