Our feature this month is Death Cab for Cutie had some time off from their summer tour promoting their new album, Codes and Keys. Our Origivation Certified band of the month is Philadelphia's own The War on Drugs. Other features include Fountains of Wayne, Scattered Trees, Jack's Mannequin and Memory Tapes. Not to mention our own Sharon Farnell writes about her experience at Blue Comet Bar & Grill, a rockabilly bar in Glenside for the Venue Menu.
Philadelphia is known as one of "the best" music cities in the country. With that there are some new venues opening up. In This is the New Scene, we talk about Union Transit, Milkboy Philly and House of Blues.
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Over the past six years, the boys of Death Cab for Cutie have accomplished more than they ever dreamed. Now on tour promoting their seventh studio album, Codes and Keys, drummer Jason McGerr spoke with Origivation about the recording process unlike any other.
By Raymond Simon
By now, the story of Justin Vernon has become the stuff of indie legend: after his band and relationship dissolved in the winter of 2006, Vernon retreated to a cabin in the Wisconsin wilderness. When he emerged in February of 2007, he had created For Emma, Forever Ago, a collection of quietly powerful songs.
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