Death Cab for Cutie will be performing at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, airing live on VH1 on January 15th at 9pm (EST/PST). The band will perform a cover of the classic Simple Minds song, don't you (forget about me) from the classic film, The Breakfast Club during a tribute to filmmaker John Hughes.

Death Cab for Cutie's the open door ep, a companion to 2008's full-length, narrow stairs, has been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Alternative Album category. Barsuk is excited to announce the 180-gram vinyl version of this award-worthy EP, which features 4 non-album tracks plus a demo version of talking bird. Look for it in the spring of 2010 — or sign up here to be notified when it's available for pre-ordering.

D Tour is an award-winning feature-length documentary that chronicles Pat Spurgeon's (from Rogue Wave) search for a living organ donor and the challenges associated with finding a viable match. The documentary includes footage from a San Francisco benefit that features performances from Nada Surf, Ben Gibbard and John Vanderslice. It premieres tonight, Tuesday November 10th, on the PBS series Independent Lens (check your local listings for time and channel).

The David Bazan song, hard to be from curse your branches — easily one of the best songs on an album filled with great songs — is being featured as Song of the Day on NPR. You can listen to the song and read their review here. Bazan will also be on NPR's World Café this Thursday, October 15 — you can listen live via the internet (between 2pm and 4pm EST) here, or find your local NPR radio station and listen the old-fashioned way.

Chris Walla was recently paired with J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines) for the NPR All Songs Considered piece called Project Song. The two artists, who had never met before, had two days to write and record a song based on themes and images provided by curator Bob Boilen, and the result is pretty phenomenal. You can read about the project and hear their song here.

It was announced today that Death Cab for Cutie's contribution to the Twilight series' New Moon will be the first single from the soundtrack album. The song, meet me on the equinox will premiere on September 13th at the MTV Video Music Awards.

In a phone interview with MTV News, Nick spoke about the song, Death Cab's connection to the Twilight series, and more. Click here to listen to the interview and read the full article at MTV.com. You can also read a statement from the band at the website of Twilight author Stephanie Meyer.

Nathan from Cold War Kids and Ben from Death Cab for Cutie are running to raise money for the non-profit organization Water Wells for Africa. While their bands are on tour together during the month of April, the number of miles they run is being recorded in real time at www.runforwaterwells.com. Fans can follow along as they rack up miles, and are encouraged to donate $1 for every mile the guys run.

Water Wells For Africa is a grassroots non-profit that has installed over 100 water wells in drought regions of Malawi, Southern Africa, providing fresh drinking water to 150,000-200,000 Malawians per day. Their goal is to work toward installing 1,000 new wells in hopes to bring the same clean water to 2 million people in the region.

Tonight, Wednesday Dec. 17, Death Cab for Cutie will be performing on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS). Check your local listing for broadcast time and station! Their most recent album, narrow stairs, has been voted the #5 Album of the Year by listeners and fans of NPR's All Songs Considered. Go here to view the story online.