Channel Hop: They released much of their initial work under Jeepster but are now signed onto Rough Trade Records in the UK and Matador Records in the US.
Reclusive Artist: The band tried to invoke this trope in the early days, only performing gigs sporadically and usually getting friends to pose for record sleeves and publicity shots (a young Alex Kapranos from the band Franz Ferdinand was amongst those that took part). As the group started getting more well-known around 2000, these practices were eventually phased out.
The title character of (500) Days of Summer uses a lyric from "The Boy with the Arab Strap" as her high school yearbook quote.
Jack Black's character in High Fidelity describes them as "sad bastard music".
Anya from Anyas Ghost has a poster of the band in her bedroom.
On How I Met Your Mother, one of Ted's ex-girlfriends is a fan of the band (especially their song "We Rule the School"), and a number of their albums are shown lying around her apartment.
