Jeff over at The Culture of Me just ran a piece on Sly-Fi’s iNterview with Death Cab for Cutie you guys should check out. It’s short but sweet, and lists some tour dates and a link to a Daytrotter MP3 for some more audio goodies.
Thinking about Death Cab always brings to mind the band that I was checking out while a lot of my good friends were getting their feet wet with Something About Airplanes and The Photo Album –> the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, or simply the Bonzos.
Equally at home hanging out with the Beatles or Monty Python (at a show I was at a few years back lead singer Neil Innes described what it was like recording at Abbey Road while the Liverpool four were recording Revolver next door), the Bonzos hold a unique place in the history, and have always been progressive in a lot of fronts. Neil’s website is loaded with chords and MP3 downloads, embracing the idea of open access for music fans. The brilliant collaboration of the Pythons and Bonzos brought us the landmark mockumentary movie: The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, which is up there with Spinal Tap as the best faux rockumentary of all time. I posted a few weeks ago about They Might Be Giants being the best rock band of all time – it’s hard to imagine how they could have walked the rock/novelty line without the trailblazing efforts of the Bonzos.
Now, whether or not they will be remembered for any of these things remains to be seen, but their legacy might last longer than thought thanks to one particular song they wrote. Frequent viewers of Magical Mystery Tour or owners of Gorilla by the Bonzos probably already know what I’m driving at here, but here it is:
That’s right. Death Cab for Cutie. The song that titled the band. The more you know.
Here’s a lovely picture that will lead to the link that will lead to the interview we did with the boys from Bellingham:
