Showing All "Vampire Weekend" Posts
Dec 4th, 2009 24 Comments
Yes new Vampire Weekend, but I think ur a stiil a full eight tracks from hearing all of Contra proper, unfortunately. "California English, Pt. 2" is not to be confused with "California English"; the…   Read Story »
Nov 30th, 2009 4 Comments
The Vampire Weekender takes SPIN on a tour of his Brooklyn apartment, showing off posters, instruments, a very special Dirty Projectors EP, and a bowl of the best yogurt in NYC.   Read Story »
Nov 24th, 2009 323 Comments
This year in music was great and we'rea gonna let it finish (sorry), but in terms of notable album releases the ship has sailed. No offense, 30 Seconds To Mars. While the Gummys' virtual poll booth…   Read Story »
Nov 24th, 2009 7 Comments
For about 54 seconds this just looks like a pretty lame movie trailer, but that's when it becomes a pretty lame movie trailer that also rips off "Oxford Comma" and "A-Punk." Hollywood magic! (And…   Read Story »
Nov 19th, 2009 39 Comments
Following up on our post for "Cousins" The Song, here's "Cousins" the video: The single art's shot of the boys in a long alley doused in confetti fit the song's manically festive, church-belled punk…   Read Story »
Nov 17th, 2009 9 Comments
With "Horchata," Vampire Weekend offered up an even-keeled primer to their forthcoming Contra alongside an expanded instrumental palette that featured marimba, kalimba, and an eBayed Yamaha VSS-30.…   Read Story »
Nov 3rd, 2009 6 Comments
Vampire Weekend's sold out show at the Art Theater of Long Beach followed a couple of secret-ish L.A. outings -- at the former site of Madame Wong's on Halloween (Ezra was dressed as Jon Gosselin, or…   Read Story »
Nov 2nd, 2009 18 Comments
When not giving guitar lessons and/or soundtracking HP commercials, Vampire Weekend's performing new songs from Contra. Last week you saw and heard "Cousins." This time it's "California English."…   Read Story »
Oct 26th, 2009 7 Comments
If you're tired of practicing old folk tunes, Beatles songs, Mel Bay, or whatever, Q TV's new series "How To" With Q features various indie rock luminaries walking you through the guitar parts of…   Read Story »
Oct 26th, 2009 6 Comments
Vampire Weekend's very familiar "A Punk" soundtracks a colorful (slow) trip (into the city) across Google Maps in an ad for the HP Photosmart Premium, "the world's first Internet connected printed."…   Read Story »
































