The Chum Bucket: Ben Gibbard Gets the Acting Bug + More

Posted on Oct 19th 2009 5:00PM by Scott Tomford
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Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard tries his hand at acting in the big-screen adaptation of 'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men.' [Stereogum]

Jay Reatard has a new band, and if they're smart, they'll read his Twitter daily. [Pitchfork]

In honor of 'Meat Is Murder,' Ticketmaster is giving away hamburgers with Morrissey tickets. Um. [Idolator]

Sure, you've probably heard the entire Beatles catalog. But have you heard it performed on a ukulele? [BrooklynVegan]

Deadheads, keep your eyes peeled on the Empire State Building tonight: it's going to be tie-dyed in honor of Jerry Garcia and Co. [Gothamist]

Get a taste of the Flaming Lips covering Pink Floyd in the KCRW studio. [KCRW]