Upper West Side Soweto

THE VERY BEST’S FALL TOUR DATES CONFIRMED WARM HEART OF AFRICA TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 6 “Sunny, worldly pop delight.”–Time Out New York “The best advertisement for blogs since well, ever.”–Los Angeles Times The Very Best’s–European production duo Radioclit and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya–debut full-length Warm Heart of Africa will be released October 6 on Green Owl. The much-anticipated album is already receiving critical acclaim here and in the U.K. GQ, SPIN, Rolling Stone, MOJO, The Guardian, among many others, have hailed The Very Best’s debut effort. The band will return to the U.S. this fall for a national tour, including dates in New ... Read Full Story

The makeup-wearing senior citizen with the girl’s name and 7 handicap is not a fan of Upper West Side Soweto. Alice asks Noisecreep , “Are all American bands metro-sexual now? I heard the title Vampire Weekend and I thought, ‘Oh, man, that’s gonna be great. I gotta see it. And there are these guys with little Gap T-shirts on and I’m going, ‘What happened to the balls in rock ‘n’ roll? Why are American bands so wimpy?’” He thought they were real vampires. Honest mistake. The makeup-wearing senior citizen with the girl's name and 7 handicap is not a fan of Upper West Side ... Read Full Story

As a young girl Louis Vuitton With your mother On a sandy lawn As a sophomore With reggaeton And the linens You're sitting on Is your bed made? Is your sweater on? Do you want to Like you know I do But this feels so unnatural Peter Gabriel too Can you stay up To see the dawn In the colors Of Benetton? Is your bed made Is your sweater on Do you want to Like you know I do But this feels so unnatural Peter Gabriel too Is your bed made Is your sweater on Do you want to Like you know I do Read Full Story

Interview with Ezra from Vampire Weekend Conducted on November 6, 2008 Interviewed by Harris Decker from The Truth About Music Harris : Does the band come up with the ideas for your creative music videos or is it a collaboration with the director? Ezra Koenig : It‘s been both for the different videos. Our first video that we made which is kind of like, you know, our cheapest, simplest one for Mansard Roof we almost made ourselves. We collaborated with a friend and we didn’t have much of an idea. We just jumped on somebody’s boat and took this old camera. But for the ... Read Full Story

Best Songs of 2008 1. “ Skinny Love ,” Bon Iver- This acoustic ballad is one of the most brilliant, haunting songs you’ll ever hear. While I didn’t love Bon Iver’s complete album as much as everyone else does, this song is a stunner, and the best of the year. 2. “ White Winter Hymnal ,” Fleet Foxes- The Fleet Foxes did an excellent job of reviving old-school Beach Boys harmonies. This song has the perfect mix of fun catchiness and melancholy sadness. A sweet, quick little tune, but a memorable one. 3. “ Walcott ,” Vampire Weekend- Vampire Weekend’s anthem about getting the ... Read Full Story