"We're really happy to be playing Other Music, especially since this is the first store in the world to sell our music," Ezra said a song into Vampire Weekend's 11AM set at Other Music yesterday.…   Read Story »

Since nailing down Band To Watch status around here earlier this year, the Ivy League Afro-beat/new wave/indie pop kids of VMPRWKND have seen their name written (usually with vowels) in the NMEs and…   Read Story »

There's no way Pablo Honey or even The Bends could have prepared us for OK Computer. This isn't a new thought, but it is worth mentioning that in just over four years Radiohead graduated from "Creep"…   Read Story »

Last Friday, while the cool kids were en route to Indio, the collared-shirt set gathered in to hear Band To Watch Vampire Weekend do their Paul-Simon-meets-the-Walkmen thing in the basement of…   Read Story »

Brooklyn's Vampire Weekend sent Stereogum a blue CD-R, which popped up in our iTunes as Vampire Weekend: Blue CD-R. Fair enough. The demo's sound quality matches the title's DIY promise, but these…   Read Story »