Ninja October 19th, 2009
John Krasinski, best known as Jim Halpert from The Office, is making his directorial debut with the dark comedy, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. Adapted from the book by David Foster Wallace
See Ben Gibbard’s acting debut below:
Via Stereogum
Related postsNinja July 6th, 2009
Thank you, Giant Robot!!
Too bad this viddy was cut short by the security fellow.
Related postsNinja May 26th, 2009
San Diego State University graduate, Ross Ching, created a time lapse, stop motion/live action music video for Death Cab for Cutie’s Little Bribes (aka Casino Blues). Ching set out to visually represent the 211 different words sung. It took him two weeks to make and was shot in LA and his parent’s house in San Jose. Enjoy!
Related postsNinja March 9th, 2009
I’ve always wondered what it would be like if my two favorite musical crushes, Ben Gibbard and Leslie Feist, got together. I got my first taste when the Postal Service remixed Mushaboom. It left me wanting more!
Ben Gibbard and Feist do not disappoint as they join forces once again to cover Vashti Bunyan’s Train Song. Ben & Feist’s Train Song is just one track from the album, Dark Was the Night
Purchasing link
+ Dark Was the Night, $10.99
Ninja January 28th, 2009
I have all sorts of music in my iTunes library, but I keep coming back to Ben Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service. Here are some covers by Mr. Gibbard for your listening pleasure.
+ Ben Gibbard—All Apologies (Nirvana Cover)
+ Ben Gibbard—Bad Reputation (Freedy Johnston Cover)
+ Ben Gibbard—Complicated (Avril Lavigne Cover)
+ Ben Gibbard—Cuddly Toy (Monkees Cover)
+ Ben Gibbard—Freefallin’ (Tom Petty Cover)
+ Ben Gibbard—It’ll Be A Breeze (The Long Winters Cover)
+ Ben Gibbard—Palmcorder Yajna (Mountain Goats Cover)
+ Ben Gibbard—Silver Lining (Rilo Kiley Cover)
+ Ben Gibbard—Thriller (Michael Jackson Cover)
+ Ben Gibbard—To Sing for You (Donovan Cover)
Happy hump day,
Ninja
Ninja May 19th, 2008
Death Cab for Cutie in the backseat of a black cab? It’s too irresistible. Only half the band is present (after all cramming all 4 members and camera crew in the back of a black cab might prove a bit difficult).
I can’t blame that one onlooker on the passing bus for staring. I know I would if Ben and Chris drove by in a cab.
Watch here.
Related postsNinja April 5th, 2008
Hallo to long-time NvP reader, Stephanie! Not sure if it’s your audio card, speakers, or itunes, so I thought I’d post some DCFC videos for you. These are 2 tracks off their new album, Narrow Stairs.
Related postsNinja April 4th, 2008
Photograph by Ryan Russell
I have an unabashedly huge crush on Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie! I just melt when I hear him sing.
Cover art via stereogum
I’m patiently waiting for their new album, Narrow Stairs, to hit stores on May 13. In the meantime, I thought I’d share some of my DCFC tunes with you while we both wait. ^__^
Death Cab for Cutie mp3s
+ i_will_possess_your_heart.mp3
+ cath-acoustic.mp3
+ freefallin-tom-petty-cover.mp3
+ a-movie-script-ending-accoustic.mp3
Related links
+ Death Cab for Cutie’s web site
+ Ben Gibbard’s blog
+ The Postal Service’s web site
Ninja January 11th, 2008
Photos by Autumn De Wilde
It’s been confirmed: Casino Blues will be making the cut on the new Death Cab for Cutie album. This album (scheduled to hit stores in mid May) was recorded live to analog tape with as few overdubs as possible.
Guitarist Chris Walla describes the album as “really weird. It’s really, really good, I think, but it’s totally a curve ball, and I think it’s gonna be a really polarizing record. But I’m really excited about it. It’s really got some teeth. The landscape of the thing is way, way more lunar than the urban meadow sort of thing that has been happening for the last couple of records.”
via Billboard
DCFC MP3s to you from Ninja with love:
+ death-cab-for-cutie_earth-angel.mp3
+ death-cab-for-cutie_casino-blues.mp3
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