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)
Tags: Emmy The Great | Green Man Festival | Lushlife | Neon Indian | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: Discovery | Ra Ra Riot | Rostam Batmanglij | Vampire Weekend | Wes Miles
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)
Tags: And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead | Dennis Haskins | Jimmy Fallon | Lykke Li | Saved By The Bell | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: Bloodshy And Avant | Miike Snow | of Montreal | 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)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Green Man Festival | Hot Chip | Nine Inch Nails | Peter Gabriel | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: All Points West | Blitz | Fleet Foxes | Fucked Up | The Descendents | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: All Points West | Conan O'Brien | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: Asher Roth | Bjorn Yttling | Jarvis Cocker | Lykke Li | mtvU Woodie Awards | Peter Bjorn And John | Q-Tip | Santigold | The Cool Kids | 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)
Tags: Black Lips | Chromeo | Deerhunter | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: Black Lips | Plastic Bertrand | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: A-Trak | Asher Roth | Bjorn Yttling | Black Lips | Chromeo | Kid Sister | Lykke Li | Mark Hoppus | mtvU Woodie Awards | Peter Bjorn And John | Santigold | Spank Rock | Trevor Andrew | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: Coldplay | Dirty Projectors | Kanye West | Katy Perry | Kid Rock | Lil Wayne | M.I.A. | Miley Cyrus | Rivers Cuomo | T-Pain | Vampire Weekend | Weezer
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)
Tags: Kat Dennings | Michael Cera | Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist | The Horrors | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: The Teenagers | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: Jane's Addiction | Real Estate | SXSW | Think Ups | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: Esau Mwamwaya | Kurt Weisman | Vampire Weekend
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)
Tags: Billy Corgan | Coachella | Fleetwood Mac | My Bloody Valentine | The Smashing Pumpkins | Vampire Weekend
Michael Cera, who Hollywood has already typecast as Boy Who Must Appear In Movie With Sensitive-Indie-Kid Appeal, is set to star as a funny-and-attractive-but-in-a-totally non-threatening-way love interest to Kat Dennings in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. If you name your... CONTINUE READING NICK & NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST OFFERS A DEVENDRA BANHART CAMEO, NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND»
Posted on August 14, 2008 in (82 comments)
Tags: Devendra Banhart | Michael Cera | Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist | Ra Ra Riot | Throbbing Gristle | Vampire Weekend
The Ezra Is A Dreamboat factor is high in this one. As promised to John Norris, the video for "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" features a "narrative" and "preppy people" and "actual characters": Ezra plays the Andrew McCarthy role, Rostam and... CONTINUE READING NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND VIDEO - "CAPE COD KWASSA KWASSA"»
Posted on July 30, 2008 in (113 comments)
Tags: Vampire Weekend
The first annual Pemberton Festival, in the city of the same name in British Columbia, Canada, definitely did its work attracting the right names to attract the right attention -- Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails, Jay-Z, Coldplay, the Flaming Lips,... CONTINUE READING PHOTOS FROM PEMBERTON FESTIVAL»
Posted on July 29, 2008 in (14 comments)
Tags: Chromeo | Coldplay | Death Cab For Cutie | Grand Ole Party | Jay-Z | Kanye West | Matisyahu | Metric | MSTRKRFT | My Morning Jacket | N.E.R.D. | Nine Inch Nails | Pemberton | Sam Roberts Band | Serj Tankian | SXSW | The Flaming Lips | Tom Petty | Tragically Hip | Vampire Weekend | Wolfmother
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy After a night of "classic" recreations, it was nice to dive into the current state of the indie landscape. Yesterday's lineup was stacked, and we spent the day scissoring back and forth catching... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on July 20, 2008 in (35 comments)
Tags: Abe Vigoda | Animal Collective | Caribou | Chk Chk Chk | Dizzee Rascal | Fleet Foxes | Fuck Buttons | High Places | Jarvis Cocker | No Age | Panda Bear | Pit Er Pat | Pitchfork Music Festival | Pulp | The Hold Steady | Vampire Weekend
These guys are wasting no time. Ezra, Chris, Rostam, and Chris -- gothed up and standing on the beach -- spoke with MTV's John Norris about the forthcoming, fourth video for "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa." Here's word from the Jersey... CONTINUE READING VAMPIRE WEEKEND ALL DRESSED UP LIKE THE CURE»
Posted on July 17, 2008 (46 comments)
Tags: Vampire Weekend
Gabriel co-wrote "Down To Earth" with Thomas Newman. It's from Wall-E, the greatest robot movie ever made (98% at Rotten Tomatoes). Supposedly the song plays during the credits -- it's 6-minutes long, so that makes sense. You can purchase "Down... CONTINUE READING NEW PETER GABRIEL - "DOWN TO EARTH," PLANS TO COVER VAMPIRE WEEKEND»
Posted on June 27, 2008 (8 comments)
Tags: Peter Gabriel | Vampire Weekend
Ezra and Chris T. of Les Vampires Lacoste visited prime time cable program Hangin' With MTV yesterday. They chatted with VJ John Sencio and premiered a new short film. (Earlier, Lil Wayne had performed "A Milli" in Tron, so tough... CONTINUE READING NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND VIDEO - "OXFORD COMMA"»
Posted on June 21, 2008 in (49 comments)
Tags: Lil Wayne | Pete Wentz | Vampire Weekend
