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Join Us For A Discovery Listening Party In NYC

To recap: Rostam from Vampire Weekend and Wes from Ra Ra Riot joined laptops and R&B predilections, invited their buddies Ezra and Angel for a couple of tracks, and turned out a really fun summer LP. We happen to love...  CONTINUE READING JOIN US FOR A DISCOVERY LISTENING PARTY IN NYC»

Posted on June 22, 2009 (6 comments)
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New Very Best (Feat. Ezra Koenig) - "Warm Heart Of Africa"

Earlier today we posted a link to "Ntende Uli," the first single Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit's post-mixtape debut full-length Warm Heart of Africa. A few hours later, here's the album's title track, featuring Ezra Koenig. Of course Koenig and his...  CONTINUE READING NEW VERY BEST (FEAT. EZRA KOENIG) - "WARM HEART OF AFRICA"»

Posted on June 18, 2009 in (4 comments)
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New Discovery (Feat. Ezra Koenig) - "Carby"

The VW frontman joins the VW scarfman and Ra Ra Rioter for Discovery's infectious "Carby." Pretend it's VW on an auto-tuned Hot 97 kick at HypeM. Jay-Z?...  CONTINUE READING NEW DISCOVERY (FEAT. EZRA KOENIG) - "CARBY"»

Posted on June 15, 2009 in (13 comments)
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Hear Some More Of Discovery's LP

You have a couple of MP3s from the Vampire Weekend/Ra Ra Riot electro-pop side project, and Rostam & Wes have kindly put up two more to stream on their site. Good summer album, and wait until you hear "I Wanna...  CONTINUE READING HEAR SOME MORE OF DISCOVERY'S LP»

Posted on June 10, 2009 (14 comments)
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This Video Wedding Invite Is Cool

A guy named Chris McKenna made a video reminiscent of Sesame Street (in a cool way), to serve as the invite to his wedding in a few weeks. It's set to Vampire Weekend's "M79," and it's pretty mesmerizing with a...  CONTINUE READING THIS VIDEO WEDDING INVITE IS COOL»

Posted on June 4, 2009 in , (23 comments)
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Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, Hercules & Love Affair DJ 826NYC Prom

Prom Season -- and its promise of rented limos, expensive gowns you'll never wear again, and desperate hookup attempts -- is upon us. Many of you probably didn't go to prom because fuck high school! But what if there was...  CONTINUE READING VAMPIRE WEEKEND, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR DJ 826NYC PROM»

Posted on May 22, 2009 in (14 comments)
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Vampire Weekend Take Risks, Cover Tom Petty @ Joe's Pub, NYC 5/6/09

Despite selling out in five minutes, and despite featuring Vampire Weekend playing Vampire Weekend songs, last night's early show at Joe's Pub was an atypical night with the band. They performed as the Music portion of the Happy Ending Music...  CONTINUE READING VAMPIRE WEEKEND TAKE RISKS, COVER TOM PETTY @ JOE'S PUB, NYC 5/6/09»

Posted on May 7, 2009 in , (13 comments)
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New Lushlife (Feat. Ezra Koenig) - "The Songbird Athletic" (Stereogum Premiere)

UPDATE: We regret to report that, contrary to what press materials for this album claimed, Ezra Koenig does not actually appear on this track. We're told Ezra and Lushlife are old friends who planned to collaborate on the song; ultimately,...  CONTINUE READING NEW LUSHLIFE (FEAT. EZRA KOENIG) - "THE SONGBIRD ATHLETIC" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on May 6, 2009 in (12 comments)
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Vampire Weekenders Prepping Second Album, Side Project With Ra Ra Riot

Overlapping waves of hype and backlash behind them, Vampire Weekend have moved on to the business of making new music. Except that they been had making new music since the halcyon Vampire Weekend days. We first heard "White Sky" on...  CONTINUE READING VAMPIRE WEEKENDERS PREPPING SECOND ALBUM, SIDE PROJECT WITH RA RA RIOT »

Posted on April 23, 2009 in (39 comments)
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Vampire Weekend Take "White Sky" To Late Night, "Cousins" To Mexico

Vampire Weekend were minstrels of late night TV in 2008, performing for Conan, Letterman, Kimmel, SNL ... I'm surprised it took Jimmy Fallon over two whole weeks to book them. Last night the band played "White Sky," a live staple...  Late Night, "Cousins" To Mexico'">CONTINUE READING VAMPIRE WEEKEND TAKE "WHITE SKY" TO LATE NIGHT, "COUSINS" TO MEXICO»

Posted on March 19, 2009 in , (41 comments)
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New Vampire Weekend - "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" (Miike Snow Remix)

Swedish producers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, aka Bloodshy & Avant, have joined forces with Fires of Rome/Downtown's in-house producer Andrew Wyatt to form the band Miike Snow. Their self-titled debut's not out until 6/9 (Downtown), in the interim they're...  CONTINUE READING NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND - "THE KIDS DON'T STAND A CHANCE" (MIIKE SNOW REMIX)»

Posted on February 23, 2009 in (3 comments)
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Peter Gabriel & Hot Chip Cover Vampire Weekend

Naturally we all got pretty excited this summer when Peter Gabriel announced plans to cover Vampire Weekend's signature song "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa." In part because PG hasn't released much pop music in recent years (save for likely Oscar nom...  CONTINUE READING PETER GABRIEL & HOT CHIP COVER VAMPIRE WEEKEND»

Posted on December 17, 2008 (19 comments)
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Fucked Up Cover Blitz, Descendents With Ezra Koenig

I never thought I'd be writing a headline even close to that, but in less than a year, Fucked Up's gone from the light bulb factory to playing all their indie-rock cards just right. That said, it's hard to get...  CONTINUE READING FUCKED UP COVER BLITZ, DESCENDENTS WITH EZRA KOENIG »

Posted on November 25, 2008 in (6 comments)
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Conan O'Brien Loves That Vampire Weekend Song

We know this because he says so. Twice! You get one when Conan excitedly greets the band after this performance of the latest Vampire Weekend single "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance," and one more before Mr. O'Brien introduces the...  CONTINUE READING CONAN O'BRIEN LOVES THAT VAMPIRE WEEKEND SONG»

Posted on November 24, 2008 in (21 comments)
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Watch The Worthwhile Moments Of The Woodies

The Woodies happened, I was there, you didn't miss too much. This year's performance roster was interesting though, particularly for a couple of onstage collaborations. Vampire Weekend's "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" with Chromeo was previously announced and a...  CONTINUE READING WATCH THE WORTHWHILE MOMENTS OF THE WOODIES »

Posted on November 20, 2008 in (2 comments)
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Chromeo Remix Vampire Weekend

As they promised at the Woodies, Chromeo have done a number on Vampire Weekend's "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance," and it sounds absolutely nothing like the version they performed with their Columbia brethren later that night. It's a fun...  CONTINUE READING CHROMEO REMIX VAMPIRE WEEKEND»

Posted on November 18, 2008 in (6 comments)
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Vampire Weekend Cover Plastic Bertrand

The Woodies, the Paris, France, the Vampire Weekend are the everywhere. A few nights ago they treated the crowd at La Cigale in the 18th arrondissement to a cover of Plastic Bertrand's classic "Ça Plane Pour Moi." It suits them...  CONTINUE READING VAMPIRE WEEKEND COVER PLASTIC BERTRAND»

Posted on November 13, 2008 in (12 comments)
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Photos From The 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards

Over the past few years, mtvU's annual Woodie Awards have been unexpectedly bloggable. But last night we couldn't rely on Jordan Catalano picking fights since he was busy being king douche somewhere else, and Spank Rock seemed sober which meant...  CONTINUE READING PHOTOS FROM THE 2008 MTVU WOODIE AWARDS»

Posted on November 13, 2008 in (12 comments)
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10 Trendy Pop Star Costumes For Halloween '08

I was going to write up a guide to contemporary Indie Rock Halloween Costume Ideas, but decided against it. You're probably wearing a Fleet Foxes costume right now. Where's the fun in that? So instead we turn our attention to...  CONTINUE READING 10 TRENDY POP STAR COSTUMES FOR HALLOWEEN '08»

Posted on October 23, 2008 (47 comments)
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Iceland Airwaves '08 Report

Before we kick off the bulk of this week's CMJ coverage, we're gonna look all the way back to last week's Iceland Airwaves Festival. Stereogum sent photog Abbey Braden overseas to take it all in. When not commiserating with locals...  CONTINUE READING ICELAND AIRWAVES '08 REPORT»

Posted on October 23, 2008 in , (1 comments)
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New Vampire Weekend - "Ottoman" (Stereogum Premiere)

As mentioned in a surprisingly heated discussion on this site last month, the folks behind teenage music geek rom-com Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist have tapped the indie rock zeitgeist in a big way. Bishop Allen, Devendra Banhart, and Project...  CONTINUE READING NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND - "OTTOMAN" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on September 22, 2008 (90 comments)
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New Vampire Weekend - "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" (The Teenagers Remix)

I generally read Hipster Runoff for the punchlines, but Carles posted a pretty interesting remix of "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" by cheeky Parisian synth-pop trio the Teenagers, maybe known best for their various remixes of Air, Chromeo, Black Ghosts, Goldfrapp,...  CONTINUE READING NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND - "CAPE COD KWASSA KWASSA" (THE TEENAGERS REMIX)»

Posted on September 17, 2008 (16 comments)
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Stereogum X Neighborhoodies Think Ups T-Shirt #5

We close out Think Ups Fashion Week with one more clothing design for your consideration. Buy it here. Thanks to Neighborhoodies.com for inviting us to participate and letting us donate the proceeds to the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty...  CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM X NEIGHBORHOODIES THINK UPS T-SHIRT #5 »

Posted on September 12, 2008 (19 comments)
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Esau Mwamwaya Reworks "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"

Mwamwaya will soon release a collab LP with Radioclit, featuring the likes of M.I.A., Santogold, and Ezra and the Vampires. Hear the Malawian's appropriation of Vampire Weekend's Afro-pop appropriation by heading to MySpace. While you're there, listen to everything on...  CONTINUE READING ESAU MWAMWAYA REWORKS "CAPE COD KWASSA KWASSA"»

Posted on September 5, 2008 (1 comments)
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Vampire Weekend Cover Fleetwood Mac For Australian Radio

Still loving albums from the '80s, these ones. Ezra and his college classmates make nice work of the Tango In The Night radio staple during this recent session for JJJ. It's pretty reverent, albeit a little leaner and indie-pop hoppier,...  CONTINUE READING VAMPIRE WEEKEND COVER FLEETWOOD MAC FOR AUSTRALIAN RADIO»

Posted on August 22, 2008 in (6 comments)
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