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Death Cab For Cutie To Perform Entire ‘Transatlanticism’ Album At Bumbershoot Festival

With the announcement of the line-up for this year’s Bumbershoot festival in Seattle comes the news that Death Cab for Cutie will be performing their 2003 full-length, Transatlanticsim, in its entirety.

2013/05/06

(Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)

Ben Gibbard Talks Nostalgia As Postal Service Reunite At Coachella

What’s wrong with a little nostalgia if it makes you feel good? Over the weekend at Coachella we saw a few nostalgia fueled reunions — the return of the Wu Tang Clan on Sunday night, which has been widely hailed as a victory march for the giant hip hop collective. A new generation of fans were introduced to ’90s Brit pop band Blur. And, among the most anticipated, a reunion of the Postal Service.

2013/04/15

The Postal Service Announce Summer Tour Schedule

After being hounded for nearly a decade about a Postal Service reunion, Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello will finally satisfying fans with a full blown U.S. tour.

2013/02/20

The Postal Service Release New Song, “A Tattered Line Of String”

In advance of the 10th anniversary reissue of the album Give Up, the Postal Service has released a new song, “A Tattered Line of String.”

2013/02/11

Postal Service Reunites As Coachella Rumors Abound

On the same day that Mick Jagger told NME in no uncertain terms that classic rock icons the Rolling Stones would not be playing at this year’s Coachella festival in California, news has broken that 21st century emo-electro super-group Postal Service (featuring Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello) will reunite, with strong hints pointing towards a Coachella performance.

2013/01/22

Ben Gibbard Is Hilariously Bad At Being Bad In ‘Teardrop Windows’ Video

Deathcab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard is so funny in the music video for his latest single “Teardrop Windows” we think it’s time he get a shot on “SNL.” He’s gotta be at least as funny as Bruno Mars.

2012/11/02

The CMJ Music Festival 2012: Shows, Photos + GIFs

Everything from CMJ 2012… wrapped together in a nice, neat package.

2012/10/18

Ben Gibbard Performs Lengthy Record Release Show At HiFi Bar

Ben Gibbard performed songs from The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie and solo catalogues during his invite only record release show.

2012/10/17

Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard Premieres Solo Single, Announces Tour Dates

While many fans have been anticipating a follow-up to Ben Gibbard’s 2003 release as Postal Service, the singer’s new solo record, Former Lives, contains music he’s written over the last eight years.

2012/08/31

‘New Girl’ Zooey Deschanel & ‘Death Cab For Cutie’ Frontman Ben Gibbard’s Breakup Playlist

Us Weekly announced yesterday that Zooey Deschanel and her hubby Ben Gibbard have separated. The New Girl actress, 31, and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Death Cab for Cutie[/lastfm] frontman, 32, were married for just over two years. A […]

2011/11/02