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10.01.08
Something About Airplanes To Be Reissued As A Deluxe Limited Edition, Narrow Stairs To Be Released On 180 Gram Vinyl With Bonus 7”
Barsuk Records be re-issuing Death Cab for Cutie’s classic 1998 debut album, Something About Airplanes, on November 25th. This limited deluxe 10-year anniversary CD edition will include a bonus disc featuring a recently-unearthed recording of the band's first-ever Seattle show, a February 1998 set at the legendary venue The Crocodile Cafe. The reissue will also feature beautifully redesigned artwork, including extensive liner notes by noted musician and writer Sean Nelson (whose band Harvey Danger was the headliner of the bonus disc show, and who sings lead vocals on the DCfC set's never-before-heard cover of The Smiths' "Sweet and Tender Hooligan".
Also on November 25th, DCfC's most recent Atlantic Records release, Narrow Stairs, will finally become available on deluxe 180 gram vinyl via Barsuk. The first pressing of the long-awaited vinyl LP will include a 7" single featuring demo versions of album tracks "No Sunlight" and "The Ice Is Getting Thinner."
SOMETHING ABOUT AIRPLANES
Track listing:
1. Bend to Squares
2. President of What?
3. Champagne from a Paper Cup
4. Your Bruise
5. Pictures in an Exhibition
6. Sleep Spent
7. The Face That Launched 1000 Shits
8. Amputations
9. Fake Frowns
10. Line of Best Fit
SOMETHING ABOUT AIRPLANES REISSUE BONUS LIVE DISC
Track listing:
1. Your Bruise
2. President of What?
3. Fake Frowns
4. Sweet and Tender Hooligan (featuring Sean Nelson)
5. State Street Residential
6. Amputations
7. Pictures in an Exhibition
NARROW STAIRS VINYL LP
Track listing:
1. Bixby Canyon Bridge
2. I Will Possess Your Heart
3. No Sunlight
4. Cath…
5. Talking Bird
6. You Can Do Better Than Me
7. Grapevine Fires
8. Your New Twin Sized Bed
9. Long Division
10. Pity and Fear
11. The Ice Is Getting Thinner
Bonus 7”:
Side A: No Sunlight (demo)
Side B: The Ice Is Getting Thinner (demo)
09.26.08
Death Cab Items in Charity Protest Auction
Death Cab created a protest sign for the Under The Radar Magazine special Protest Issue which is being auctioned off to charity. Also, Chris Walla helped create a separate protest sign for the cover of this issue which is also being auctioned off. Both signs are autographed by the band members.
Check out this link for more details:
http://www.undertheradarmag.com/protestauction.html
09.23.08
Vegcast Interview with Chris Walla
Vegcast has posted a podcast interview with Chris Walla about vegetarianism. You can listen to it here.
09.19.08
Death Cab for Cutie at Bridge School Benefit!
Death Cab for Cutie announced today that they will be playing at the 2008 Bridge School Benefit Concert on October 25th and 26th at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA! Also appearing at Bridge School this year are Neil Young, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, ZZ Top, Josh Groban, Smashing Pumpkins, Wilco, and Cat Power. Tickets available now through Ticketmaster. Reserved seats are $75.00 and $150.00. Lawn seats are $39.95.
09.18.08
Exclusive Clips of Death Cab at Bumbershoot from SPIN.com
SPIN.com has posted exclusive video clips of Death Cab's exciting performance at the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. You can view the live clips of "The New Year" and "Bixby Canyon Bridge" by visiting http://www.spin.com/articles/new-death-cab-live-performances
09.17.08
iTunes Exclusive: Live From Las Vegas EP
Death Cab for Cutie has just released Live From Las Vegas At the Palms EP exclusively through iTunes. This EP was recorded live on April 25, 2008 and features three songs from the album Narrow Stairs, one from Plans and one from The Forbidden Love EP.
Check it out now: Live From Las Vegas At the Palms EP.
Track List:
01 Brothers on a Hotel Bed
02 Grapevine Fires
03 I Will Possess Your Heart
04 Photobooth
05 Talking Bird
09.15.08
NPR "Day to Day" Segment with Nick from Death Cab
NPR aired a "Day To Day" segment that features an interview with Nick from Death Cab about voter registration for the upcoming November election. You can listen to the segment at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94628681
09.08.08
Death Cab to Play Free Concert as Part of "Ultimate College Bowl"
Death Cab will be performing a free concert at the college where the highest number of students register to vote. Any college is eligible, and students are also eligible for scholarships by signing up their friends. Any college is eligible, and students are also eligible for scholarships by signing up their friends. To learn more or REGISTER TO VOTE go to www.ultimatecollegebowl.com. "Ultimate College Bowl" is a national initiative involving several of the largest non-partisan groups in the U.S. devoted to civic engagement, including Declare Yourself, Why Tuesday? and HeadCount (who have joined us to register voters at many of our concerts this year). The winning school will be named in November, and the concert will take place some time in the 2008-2009 academic year.
09.05.08
Death Cab Wins MTV Video Music Award!
Death Cab for Cutie is very pleased to announce their video for "I Will Possess Your Heart" won the MTV Video Music Award for best editing!
The video was edited by Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Jeff Buchanan
For more information please visit http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1594119/20080904/west_kanye.jhtml
09.04.08
Extremely limited priority tickets available tomorrow for select shows!
There are an extremely limited amount of priority tickets being made available tomorrow at 12noon (local time) at https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc (choose "Register" for access) for the following shows:
10/03/08 – Agganis Arena (Boston, MA) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
10/04/08 – Chevrolet Theatre (Wallingford, CT) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
10/06/08 – Radio City Music Hall (NYC, NY) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
10/11/08 – Resch Center (Green Bay, WI) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
10/12/08 – Assembly Hall (Champaign, IL) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
10/13/08 – Fox Theatre (St. Louis, MO) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
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