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10.16.09
New Moon Soundtrack: Available Now
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack is available now in stores and online. The soundtrack includes Death Cab for Cutie's single, "Meet Me On The Equinox" as well as contributions from Grizzly Bear, Thom Yorke, The Killers, Editors, Bon Iver & St. Vincent, and more. Click here to visit the New Moon soundtrack website for more information.
The New Moon Soundtrack is available as an MP3 download at Amazon and at the deluxe edition at iTunes.
10.12.09
'Meet Me on the Equinox' Video Premiere
The video for Death Cab for Cutie's 'Meet Me on the Equinox' from The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack premiered tonight on MTV. The video was directed by Walter Robot and includes footage from the upcoming New Moon film. The video can seen below or at MTV.com.
10.12.09
Chris Walla and J. Robbins: New Song, "Mercury"
Chris Walla and J. Robbins (of Jawbox and Burning Airlines) went into the NPR Project Song performance studio for a two day project to create a new song inspired by an image from photographer Tom Chambers. The result, a new song, "Mercury", the story, and video, are available now on the NPR All Songs Considered website. Click here to check them out.
10.11.09
New Benjamin Gibbard & Jay Farrar track premiered on Stereogum
Stereogum has premiered "The Void", from Benjamin Gibbard and Jay Farrar's new album, One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. Click here to head to Stereogum and check it out now.
Benjamin Gibbard & Jay Farrar Fall Tour Schedule
Thursday, October 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Largo at the Coronet - Buy Tickets
Friday, October 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre - Buy Tickets
Saturday, October 24 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 - Buy Tickets
Monday, October 26 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall - Buy Tickets
Tuesday, October 27 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club - Buy Tickets
Wednesday, October 28 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall - Buy Tickets
*All shows with John Roderick (of The Long Winters)
10.06.09
Marvel.com interview with Nick Harmer
Marvel.com, the Marvel Comics website, recently spoke with Nick Harmer. Click here to check out the interview.
09.29.09
‘Meet Me On The Equinox' streaming on MySpace / Pre-order the New Moon Soundtrack
'Meet Me On The Equinox', the new single from Death Cab for Cutie on the New Moon soundtrack, is now available to stream in full at MySpace.com/DeathCabforCutie.
The New Moon soundtrack will be available on October 20th, but if you want to be one of the very first people to download the song before that date, you can pre-order the soundtrack through the Official New Moon Soundtrack Pre-Order site. Every option will deliver ‘Meet Me On the Equinox’ to your inbox, before it’s available anywhere else.
Click here to pre-order the soundtrack, and check out limited edition versions of the soundtrack which come with a Death Cab for Cutie t-shirt and more.
09.29.09
Death Cab for Cutie + NPR's World Cafe
On Friday, October 2nd, Death Cab for Cutie will be on NPR's World Cafe. Tune in to your local NPR station (click here to find station and local schedule information), or stream the WXPN broadcast online worldwide on October 2nd at 2PM EST at http://www.xpn.org/listen-live/listen-live.
09.28.09
Benjamin Gibbard & Jay Farrar: Washington DC Show Added, NPR Fall Music Preview
Benjamin Gibbard, and Jay Farrar of Son Volt, have announced an additional show on Tuesday, October 27th in Washington, DC, at the 9:30 Club. Tickets for this show go on sale Thursday, October 1st.
They have also announced that John Roderick (of The Long Winters) will be joining them as support for all shows on this tour. The full Benjamin Gibbard and Jay Farrar tour schedule is below with ticket and venue information.
The tour is in support of One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur, their new album, available on October 20th. Click here to pre-order it today.
"These Roads Don't Move," from the new album, is also streaming on the All Songs Considered Fall Music Preview on NPR. Click here to listen to the song at the All Songs Considered website.
09.15.09
InstantDrummer iPhone App with Jason McGerr
The InstantDrummer: Heartbreaker iPhone App, featuring drum tracks from Jason McGerr, is available now in the iTunes App Store. Heartbreaker is first in a series of InstantDrummer iPhone apps that will soon be available in different genres. Jason recorded Heartbreaker on his signature Ludwig drum kit in his Seattle based studio, Two Sticks Audio.
Download InstantDrummer: Heartbreaker from the iTunes App Store
09.08.09
Benjamin Gibbard/Jay Farrar "One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur" Pre-Order Available Now
One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur, the new album composed and performed by Benjamin Gibbard and Jay Farrar of Son Volt, is available for pre-order today.
For more information on the album and to pre-order now, click here. There are a few different versions of the album which you can pre-order:
Pre-order the digital version and receive it 24 hours prior to the official release date on October 20th.
Pre-order the standard CD and it will be delivered to you for release on October 20th.
Pre-order the CD/DVD combo of the soundtrack and documentary and it will be shipped to you 2 weeks prior to release on October 20. You'll also get an instant MP3 download of the title track "One Fast Move Or I'm Gone" plus an exclusive look at the extended movie trailer.
Pre-order the 180-gram vinyl that includes the DVD in the sleeve and it will be shipped to you 2 weeks prior to release on October 20th. You'll also get an instant MP3 download of the title track "One Fast Move Or I'm Gone" plus an exclusive look at the extended movie trailer.
Pre-order the limited edition box set and it will be shipped to you 2 weeks prior to release on October 20th. You'll also get an instant MP3 download of the title track "One Fast Move or I'm Gone" plus an exclusive look at the extended movie trailer.
The limited edition box set includes:
* CD and DVD
* Over one hour of bonus material: deleted scenes, director's interview, making of the album documentary, extended readings, slide show and film trailers
* 24-page book with never-published photos of Jack Kerouac
* The complete Penguin paperback of Kerouac's Big Sur
To pre-order One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur now, click here.
One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur Tracklist:
1. California Zephyr
2. Low Life Kingdom
3. Willamine
4. All In One
5. Breathe Our Iodine
6. These Roads Don’t Move
7. Big Sur
8. One Fast Move Or I'm Gone
9. Final Horrors
10. Sea Engines
11. The Void
12. San Francisco
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