According to an article in this past Saturdayâ??s New York Times, the United States Postal Service has signed an agreement with indie record
label Sub Pop granting their band The Postal Service, "a free license to use the name in exchange for working to promote using the mail." All subsequent band releases "will have a notice about the trademark, while the federal Postal Service will sell the band's CD's on its Web site,
potentially earning a profit. The band may do some television commercials for the post office." Cool.
In addition, the group â??-which rarely performs live-- has agreed to play the Postmaster General's annual National Executive Conference on
Nov. 17 in Washington.