Chris Walla

Chris Walla and the Case of the Confiscated Hard Drive.Yeah, this isn't a movie story, so what. Get your own blog.You've all heard about this story concerning Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla, his solo upcoming solo album Field Manual, his confiscated hard drive of songs and Homeland Security, yes? (written by my old MTV News pals)If not, the gist is this: Walla was in Vancouver recording his solo album (that's been in the works for about 4 years now) and his label Barsuk hired a...Read Full Story

If it hasn’t been said already Death Cab For Cutie‘s CODES and KEYS will hit stores everywhere on May 31st, 2011.  But more interestingly to note about the new album, Chris Walla, the band’s primary surgeon when it comes time to mix the album bowed out and let Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine) take the reigns this time. Perhaps this will allow Walla to focus solely on the music aspect now that the band’s seventh album is upon them and their last record’s anticipation quickly fizzled after...Read Full Story

Death Cab For Cutie have pulled out all the stops for the video for new single “You Are a Tourist,” the first-ever scripted, single-take music video production to be broadcast live as it is filmed. Before the Tim Nackashi-directed clip premiered on Tuesday (April 5) Death Cab guitarist/keyboardist Chris Walla checked in from a Hollywood [...]Read Full Story

David Bazan is a week into his second fall tour, traveling with All Smiles for the first half of the tour and J. Tillman for the next. A highlight of the tour came on October 27 in Cambridge, Massachusetts when Bazan played a show with Soft Drugs, T.W. Walsh’s solo project. Walsh was Bazan’s counterpart in Pedro the Lion. On November 8, Bazan will share the stage with Spoon in Tallahassee, Florida. When will David Bazan record his solo full-length debut? Puddlegum asked Jade Tree this...Read Full Story

There’s been much buzz about CHRIS WALLA (Death Cab For Cute) and his new album, The Field Manual due out on January 28th via Barsuk records. Known both as the guitarist/producer for DCFC in addition to his other roles as a producer for other artists such as Tegan & Sara, Decemberists. Walla has also recorded music on his own in the past under the name Martin Youth Auxiliary. Walla enlisted the help of producer Warne Livesey (Midnight Oil / The The) to help produce this new album, hoping to...Read Full Story