Watch: Vampire Weekend - 'Cousins'
Watch the new Vampire Weekend video, for 'Cousins'.»
Watch the new Vampire Weekend video, for 'Cousins'.»
Vampire Weekend have 'released' the first song off their forthcoming "sophomore" record (come on! it's college rock!) Contra, the record which had the ridiculous and confusing viral campaign last month, fooling us all into thinking that it may have been something it wasn't.»
To celebrate the longest running musical show since The Black And White Minstrels, there's a double CD out of some of the best performances over the past year or so and it features many wonderful artists and bands, including Jools himself, of course. Playing piano. Over someone. Somewhere. This time I think it's Adele.»
Vampire Weekend's second album will be out on January 11 next year and will be called Contra.»
This week, the winter’s biggest music festival kicks off in Liverpool...»
F*ed Up have been winning a lot of plaudits lately but, really, did anyone expect pretty much every credible musician on the planet to turn up and collaborate with the Toronto hardcore-punks at their twelve hour in-store performance in New York recently?»
Organisers of Iceland's biggest and one of Europe's best festivals have confirmed that the event will still go ahead, despite huge economic problems with the Icelandic economy. »
Vampire Weekend have announced a nine-date UK headline tour, including two nights at London’s Forum. The October dates will kick off at the Birmingham Academy»
Indie-poppers Vampire Weekend have finally released a video to last month's 'Oxford Comma' single»
Californian experimental act Cryptacize have just announced their debut UK dates»
A raft of new additions including Lupe Fiasco, Hercules & Love Affair, Vampire Weekend and Panic At The Disco have completed the line-up for this year’s Hove Festival»
Getting all up in your aural cavities at number one in the singles chart this week are Ting Tings with 'That's Not My Name'»
In the latest update to this year’s festival season, Manic Street Preachers and The Kooks are among those who have joined the bill for Oxegen Festival in Co. Kildare, Ireland»
A Bank Holiday Monday it may be but that doesn’t mean the music industry grinds to a halt, oh no… Between peeks at the telly to check on the progress of Mike, Pele, Sly and their mates in Escape To Victory DiS here presents a very curt Chart round-up»
Indie-pop kids in cardigans Vampire Weekend have been forced to postpone their forthcoming show at the Manchester Academy 2»
Insert your own WOW I AM SUPER EXCITED intro here and read on: for the stage times (subject to change, as always) for the forthcoming ATP vs Pitchfork weekender at the festival's original home, Camber Sands Pontins»
This is more like it – the acts have been announced for the under card at this year’s Big Weekend and Radio 1 have given us some seasoning for our gruel»
Vampire Weekend have been forced to cancel tonight’s instore at Rough Trade East after drummer Chris Thompson was hospitalised after being hit by a car last night»
The ill and ailing Vampire Weekend top a new raft of acts who’ll be around Brighton in May for this year’s Great Escape.»
Vampire Weekend’s Chris Thompson has been hit by a car while out in London tonight (29 Feb)»
Vampire Weekend have cancelled the last two dates of what was their current UK tour.»
Not dissuaded by erring arsonists, New York’s incorrigible Vampire Weekend will return to the UK live circuit in a couple of months’ time.»
Vampire Weekend’s set at the ULU in London was brought to a premature halt tonight (21 Feb) when a fire alarm - triggered, some claimed, by Paul Simon - went off half-way through the band’s set. »
More acts have been confirmed for this year’s Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona.»
New Yorkers Vampire Weekend are the latest band to be added to the bill of this year's ATP vs Pitchfork weekender, due to 'go off' from May 9-11»
The latest instalment in Rough Trade Shops’ Counter Culture series was released on Monday (4 Feb) to loud ripples of applause. Quite right too, given its ability to contain 42 of the best tracks released in all of 2007. Wanna win one?»
Contrary to reports elsewhere, the future of in-store shows at Rough Trade East has been assured today after the shop announced its schedule for February.»
Adele’s ‘Chasing Pavements’ is still loitering at number two in the singles chart this week, like some annoying childhood trip to a garden centre on a Sunday afternoon. Pleasantly-scented boredom, and all that jazz»
Afro-pop quartet Vampire Weekend will return to the UK next month for a short set of dates.»
The first and second sets of bands, solo artists, acts have been confirmed for annual mindustry mugathon South by Southwest.»
There’s a few pieces of Vampire Weekend news to report before I skip off home like those carefree afro-skifflers; the band putting out a new single, changing album details around and giving away tickets.»
Afrobeat-or-not New York guitar twiddlers, Vampire Weekend, have announced a one off show in London next month.»
Opinion-splitting college rockers on safari Vampire Weekend will throw their meat to the lions on the 3rd of March, as they release their debut record through XL.»
New York act Vampire Weekend will head to the UK later this month to take their live bow in the Kingdom.»
Exciting times for prep-pop fans - Vampire Weekend have today announced a few scraps of knowledge related to their upcoming 'sophomore' release.»