E! Online — Ben Gibbard has long been a loyal Seattle Mariners fan. And we can only assume he was feeling a bit wistful after his home team traded its star right fielder Ichiro Suzuki to the New... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Death Cab for Cutie at Firefly Music Festival - 7/22/12 As mentioned, Death Cab for Cutie/Postal Service frontman Ben Gibbard will release his solo debut LP, Former Lives, on October 16 via Barsuk. Around the... more info

411 Mania — Check out "Ichiro's Theme"... more info

Consequence of Sound — DCFC frontman pays tribute to longtime Seattle Mariner great. more info

KEXP Seattle — Death Cab for Cutie front man Ben Gibbard is the latest target of the Westboro Baptist Church, a noted hate group who plans to protest an upcoming Death Cab show in Kansas. Gibbard recently got involved with Music for Marriage Equality, appearing in ... more info

Perez Hilton — New couple alert! After her divorce from Death Cab for Cutie frontman, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel took a love sabbatical. Now, over a year-and-a-half later, the New Girl has found a new man! His name: Jamie Linden. He's screenwriter whose credit... more info

Prefix — We haven't heard much new material from Death Cab for Cutie since the release of last year's Codes and Keys, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/media/ben-gibbard/set-yourself-on-fire-stars-cover/66357/ more info

Bradley's Almanac — In the half-assed juggling act that is my life, the blogging-ball continues to hit the floor. Here's where I pick it up for a second, sharing a trio of cover songs from shows I've seen over the past couple months. Back on April 21st (aka Record Store... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Surfer Blood at Paramount Theater in 2011 (more by Greg Cristman) Surfer Blood have been added as an opener to a portion of Death Cab for Cutie's upcoming tour, including the NJ show at Wellmont Theatre on July 19. That... more info

Totally Fuzzy — A heartfelt ballad, The Lonely Forest's "Turn Off This Song and Go Outside" is as suitable for singing along as it is self-deprecating. Long regarded as an up-and-comer in the Pacific Northwest, the band recently collaborated with Death Cab for ... more info