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  Ben Gibbard Announces First Solo Record 'Former Lives'

  July 17, 2012 – Since the last Death Cab for Cutie record Codes and Keys came out last May, Ben Gibbard has endured a series of significant life changes, like cutting down his drinking and ending his marriage, while also maintaining his marathon-running and sustaining a gigantic, year-long, multi-legged world tour with his band. We may have presumed Gibbard will be chilling out when that tour ends this weekend. That, however, is untrue! …
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  Hear Ben Gibbard's Death Cabby Cover of Stars' 'Set Yourself on Fire'

  June 15, 2012 – Ben Gibbard is giving us the impression that when he isn't running marathons these days, he's spending his off time while on tour with his band digging into his Pro Tools archives. Today, he tweet-shared a rough demo he threw together for Stars' 2007 cover record Do You Trust Your Friends?, of "Set Yourself on Fire," the title track on the band's 2004 LP. …
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  Death Cab Tack On Summer 2012 Tour, May Chill Afterwards

  May 1, 2012 – Death Cab for Cutie haven't scheduled any downtime for the first half of 2012 — they've just tacked on an 18-date summer tour to the end of their current spring dates — but give it a few months, says guitarist Chris Walla in a recent interview with Billboard, and they may be ready to slow their roll. "I think a break of some kind is probably in order," Walla said of will happen after July 22, when the band's new dates wrap  …
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  Shins, Decemberists, Spurned Ben Gibbard: 3 Melancholy Gifts From Portland

  February 13, 2012 – While the music industry basked in Grammy afterglow today, Portland delivered three extremely Portland-y packages: Fresh off losing the Grammy for Best Rock Performance to the Foo Fighters, the Decemberists bounced back with their new song "One Engine," which will be included on the Hunger Games soundtrack, out March 20 (the film drops three days later). …
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  Zooey Deschanel Files for Divorce From Ben Gibbard, Has Excellent Credit

  January 5, 2012 – She & Him's Zooey Deschanel and Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard announced they'd split up on November 1, just one day after the couple made their breakup official on Halloween — that's the date of separation stated in their divorce papers, which various outlets have acquired from the L.A. County Superior Court. …
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  Ben Gibbard Likely Lying About His Running Playlist

  January 3, 2012 – In the February issue of Runner's World, renowned jogger and occasional musician Ben Gibbard broke down his recent obsession with running marathons and sprinting around Seattle — for once hitting the pavement instead of just ripping off Pavement. In the Q&A he breaks down chasing the runner's high, running the soggy L.A. …
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  How Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard Got Sober

  May 11, 2011 – In the three years since Death Cab for Cutie released Narrow Stairs, frontman Ben Gibbard has turned his life around: He married his sweetheart, actress and singer Zooey Deschanel, began running in marathons, and overcame a serious drinking problem, the singer reveals in the June issue of SPIN. Speaking with writer John Sellers, Gibbard opens up about how he kicked the bottle in 2008 and replaced that vice with a healthier addiction to …
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  Death Cab Tap Shepard Fairey for New Video

  May 10, 2011 – For their first video for forthcoming album Codes and Keys, Death Cab for Cutie hatched a plan to shoot the clip "You Are a Tourist" live and in one take. They aren't attempting anything as insanely ambitious for new video "Home Is a Fire," but that's not to say it isn't worth your time: the band have teamed up with famed illustrator Shepard Fairey for the clip, co-directed by bassist Nick Harmer. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  April 3, 2011 – This week, My Chemical Romance kicked off their U.S. …
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  Ben Gibbard Previews Death Cab's Spring Album

  March 4, 2011 – At the San Francisco Noise Pop Festival, Ben Gibbard delivered one of the most talked-about sets by previewing material from Death Cab for Cutie's new album, Codes and Keys (out May 31), as well as a solo track that's set to appear on the soundtrack for Russell Brand's Arthur movie remake. …
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