Guardian Music — With so many righteous bands looking, smelling and sounding like a disgrace, it's difficult to reconcile loving their politics with hating their musicEggheads with too much time on their hands often like to debate the question: "Is it OK to like Wagn... more info

Buzzgrinder — The big surprise this week is that Fastball is still a band. I remember jamming out to "The Way" when I was fourteen and didn't know any better. Also, that Pomegranates album we let you preview a while back is out and, from what I remember, it is p... more info

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Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Cold War Kids [ tickets ]' frontman Nathan Willett and Death Cab for Cutie [ tickets ] singer Ben Gibbard will lace up their running shoes to raise money for charity this month.... continued more info

Rolling Stone — Death Cab for Cutie kicked off their U.S. tour last night with a stop at Philadelphia’s Tower Theater, a converted movie house with acoustics ready-made for frontman Ben Gibbard’s supernaturally clean and earnest whisper. Gibbard, recently engage... more info

ContactMusic — Actress ZOOEY DESCHANEL has confirmed she is engaged to DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE rocker BEN GIBBARD. After months of speculation, the Yes Man star announced her wedding plans ... more info

Buzzgrinder — :: Looks like some folks have been pretending to be Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard on Twitter. My guess is that they aren't as good as the fake Billy Corgan. :: I figured by now we would've heard that the new Heidi Montag track was an April Fool'... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's a little bit annoying,' actress says of comparisons to the singer.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Zooey Deschanel Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images There are many benefits to being Zooey Deschanel. Getting mistak... more info

All About Jazz — For bowlers the ultimate test is the 7-10 split. For card sharks its the hot shot cut. For drummers its the funky little miracle of syncopation known as the Purdie Shuffle. Youve heard Bernard Purdie better known as Pretty Purdie perform his creat... more info

Persona Sauna — As part of their 20th anniversary celebration, Merge Records will be releasing SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers!SCORE! is twenty tracks by contemporary bands covering songs that span the label’s fruitful two decades of existence. T... more info