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  Hear Ezra Koenig Go Reggae for Major Lazer's Lovely 'Jessica'

  March 11, 2013 – It was only a matter of time before Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig recorded a genuine reggae track featuring his very own fake patois — we're only glad he was in the highly capable hand (the other one's a blaster) of Major Lazer.Diplo's dancehall-inspired project is getting ready to drop Free the Universe on April 15 via Mad Decent, and the album is brimming with special guests. …
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  The Very Best on Hanging with Hyenas and Ezra Koenig

  July 13, 2012 – Given that the Very Best are the result of a less-then-immediately-intuitive cultural collaboration between a Malawian singer, Esau Mwamwaya, and a Swedish producer, Johan Hugo, it's fitting that the M.I.A.-approved band's second full-length of buoyant world-pop, MTMTMK, out July 17, was the product of some unusual circumstances. …
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  SPIN's Favorite Twitpics of 2010

  December 21, 2010 –  …
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  25 Artists We Love Pick the Year's Best Music

  December 14, 2010 – This time of year, every music publication puts out its list of the best albums and songs of the past 12 months (including SPIN). But what about the artists themselves? To find out, we rounded up 25 of music's coolest names and asked them to select their favorite records and singles of 2010. (Ever the individual, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo chose the Beach Boys' 1966 classic Pet Sounds!). …
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  Up Close With Rock's Coolest Stars

  October 15, 2010 –  …
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  Festival Guide: Vampire Weekend

  June 4, 2010 – What follows is Ezra Koenig's personal take on summer festivals, as told to SPIN contributor Melissa Maerz. Our drummer [Chris Tomson] went to the very first Bonnaroo, and he used to follow Phish around, so he could tell you some stories. …
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  Best of Sasquatch Fest: MGMT, Pavement, Vampire Weekend & 11 More!

  June 2, 2010 –  …
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  Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week

  February 12, 2010 – Lots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold. That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! …
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  In My Room: Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig

  November 24, 2009 – SPIN recently visited the Brooklyn apartment of Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig for the magazine's "In My Room" section, where we show off the decor and beloved possessions of your favorite rock'n'rollers. HOW TO VIEW EZRA'S ROOM: Click the image at right to pop-up a full image of Ezra's room, then scroll down on this page to read Ezra's comments about his favorite things. BONUS VIDEO!Scroll to the bottom of this page for exclusi …
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