How did you celebrate July 4th? On a rooftop BBQ listening to our summer mix? Maybe you stayed in and watched old episodes of Hoarders on Roku? Maybe I stayed in and did that. There is no way to…   Read Story »

After watching the recently unearthed footage of Arcade Fire playing a house party in 2002 and a 17-year-old Robin Pecknold covering Radiohead and Simon & Garfunkel, I thought it would be fun to…   Read Story »

Most of the Ceremony soundtrack is an original score by the Fruit Bats' Eric D. Johnson (with a little help from Van Dyke Parks), but there are a few additional songs from The Animals, Pete Townsend,…   Read Story »

Looks like "Crash" is going to be a significant influence on future Vampire Weekend material as soon as Ezra can figure out the chords. He recently posted this to YouTube with the comment "fuk the…   Read Story »

Last night's Report featured Stephen's analysis of the Grammys (he's a voting member of NARAS since he won a gramophone last year). It centered mostly on the Best Alternative Album category, which…   Read Story »

Ezra Koenig surfaces on Chromeo's "I Could Be Wrong," a track that'll appear on the iTunes version of their forthcoming third album Business Casual. Surprised to see the "electrofunk" duo teaming up…   Read Story »

I don't know if the Very Best's people releasing the video for their track featuring Ezra Koenig during Vampire Week will maximize its promotional value or wash it out in the deluge of Contra-related…   Read Story »

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 »

Before Vampire Weekend, Ezra had L'Homme Run, a rap act that had a song called "Giving Up Da Gun," which was recently removed from their new MySpace. And the new VW LP has a song called "Giving Up…   Read Story »

"It's always been one of my favorite drinks," VW's singer tells NME. "I don't know if you can find much Horchata in England, it's a sweet Mexican rice drink, usually served cold." Also: "The…   Read Story »