Stereogum — Universal Love is a new six-song compilation on which noteworthy musicians tweak the lyrics on well-known classics to turn them into gay love songs. Funded by MGM Resorts International, the project is designed to be a collection of wedding anthems fo... more info

Guardian Music — St Vincent, Kesha, Ben Gibbard, Valerie June and Kele Okereke also appear on the Universal Love EPBob Dylan is among six acts appearing on a new compilation EP that features “reimagined” versions of traditional wedding songs for same-sex ... more info

Stereogum — Back in 2016, the Philadelphia band Coping Skills released their debut album, Relatable Web Content . It's a wry and sharp collection of tracks, filled with odes to Ben Gibbard and songs about mounting college debt. Today they've announced their sop... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — In addition to her own great music, Julien Baker has a real knack for doing great covers and collaborations. Here are some of our favorites, including collabs with Manchester Orchestra, Frightened Rabbit, Sharon Van Etten, Touche Amore, and Ben Gibba... more info

Chorus.fm — Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie is the latest guest on You Made It Weird podcast with Pete Holmes. more info

Stereogum — Rock collective the Minus 5 -- which is led by Scott McCaughey, who recently suffered a stroke -- just released a Christmas album called Dear December. It's filled with original holiday songs and a slew of notable guests, including Ben Gibbard, Colin... more info

KEXP Seattle — A very cool piece of Northwest history has emerged today. Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie has shared a recording of their very first show in Bellingham at a house venue called the Pacer House from November 22, 1997. Gibbard’s friend Trevor Adams... more info

Stereogum — Frankie Rose is the latest artist to cover an album in full for Turntable Kitchen's Sounds Delicious vinyl subscription series. Previous artists to participate include Quilt, Ben Gibbard, Mutual Benefit, Foxygen's Jonathan Rado, and Yumi Zouma. Fresh... more info

Stereogum — Rhode Island's annual Newport Folk Festival went down over the weekend, and the lineup included Wilco, Fleet Foxes, Regina Spektor, Ben Gibbard, Angel Olsen, Margaret Glaspy, Big Thief, and many more. John Prine headlined the final day of the fest, a... more info

Stereogum — For Turntable Kitchen's monthly vinyl subscription serious Sounds Delicious, in which one artist covers an entire album by another artist, Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard took on Teenage Fanclub's 1991 classic Bandwagonesque, the sighing jan... more info