Best & Worst of All Points West: Day 1
Jay-Z gives props to the Beasties, the National commune with rain-soaked fans, and Seasick Steve stomps the blues.
By Charles Aaron 08.01.09 9:16 AM
MOST HEAVILY QUESTIONED GENRE: HIP HOP
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Vampire Weekend's New Record: "Higher, Lower, Faster!"
The indie darlings go to the extreme on their upcoming release. Click here for details!
By Melissa Goldstein 06.10.09 9:42 AM
When last we heard from Vampire Weekend, they were recording their second album in Brooklyn and promising "new sounds" from a "different bag of tricks."
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Vampire Weekend Talk New Album
"We're trying to challenge ourselves," says frontman Ezra Koenig. Click here for more!
By Larry Fitzmaurice 04.27.09 10:29 AM
Indie sensations and former SPIN cover boys Vampire Weekend are hard at work in Brooklyn, NY, recording their sophomore album for a tentative September release. And according to frontman Ezra Koenig, they're expanding upon their tropical Afro-pop stylings.
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Vampire Weekend, Patti Smith Rock for Tibet
Plus: The National, Antibalas, and Keb' Mo' perform New York's Tibet House Benefit. Click here for photos and a review!
By John S.W. MacDonald 02.04.09 2:59 PM
The idea behind the annual Tibet House Benefit Concert is really quite simple: "You get as many talented people in the room and then you get out of the way!" Or so explained composer Philip Glass as Vampire Weekend prepared to take the stage last night at New York City's Carnegie Hall for the 19th Annual event, which raises funds to help preserve Tibetan culture
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Listen: Hot Chip and Peter Gabriel Cover Vampire Weekend
The Brit electro-nerds and the world music savant revamp the Afro-pop hit.
By Melissa Goldstein 12.18.08 7:12 AM
There have been murmurings of a Hot Chip and Peter Gabriel cover of Vampire Weekend's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" for a while now, but the idea of it was so ludicrously enticing that we didn't dare let ourselves believe it was true.
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Schwing! Paramore, Vampire Weekend, Lykke Li Rock mtvU Woodie Awards
Plus: Q-Tip, Santogold, Jack's Mannequin, Chromeo, and more show for the New York extravaganza. See our photos!
By Stacey Anderson 11.13.08 6:50 PM
What's more indigenous to the college experience than total, abject confusion?
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