Please, Mr. Postman

Gibbard and Tamborello

Just in case anybody missed the amusing dust-up between Ben Gibbard side-project The Postal Service and the actual US Postal Service, there was a bit of a fracas concerning the use of the copyrighted name. For some time it appeared as though the band might have to change their moniker to "The Postal Cervix," but all has been resolved. As part of the settlement, the band must perform at the annual postmaster general's convention (sure to be the rockingest venue since that air force base in "Spinal Tap") and in exchange the USPS hawks "Give Up" on their website. Indie-rock and the US government, now that's a match made in heaven.