Upper West Side Soweto

Upper West Side Soweto

Upper West Side Soweto describes a style of music often attributed to Paul Simon. New bands such as Vampire Weekend of picking up where Paul Simon left off and trying to move the Upper West Side Soweto movement forward.

The Brooklyn boffin-rockers have revealed that the title of their new album, Contra, is partly inspired by a 1980s platform game – not the Nicaraguan counter-revolutionariesIn a revelation that will disappoint Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries everywhere, Vampire Weekend have explained that their new album, Contra, isn't about them. Instead the title of the group's second LP refers to opposition, contrasts and, er, the iconic Konami videogame...  
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Vampire Weekend’s self titled debut marked the first time in recent memory that my Album of the Year was decided in January. After nearly two years of missing the band in NY (even having to give away a ticket to go to a company Christmas party), I managed my way to Long Beach last night [...]  
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Filed under: News, New Music, New ReleasesSorry, political junkies. It turns out Vampire Weekend's hotly-anticipated new album 'Contra' is not a statement about 1980's Nicaraguan rebel factions. In reality, the New York band's sophomore album -- due Jan. 12 -- was named after the Konami video game that first debuted back in 1987."Look, I was born in 1984, so I'm not going to name an album 'Contra' and not think about that video game," the band...  
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More than 400 people packed The Cellar Door on Monday night to see New York indie band Vampire Weekend. It was a show that sold out in minutes. Vampire Weekend mixed songs from its 2008 self-titled debut and its upcoming...  
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Day Three of our awesome concert trifecta is tonight in downtown Visalia, where Vampire Weekend is playing The Cellar Door. Sorry to inform you all that the tickets are long gone. So if you don't already have them, we're sorry...  
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When Fucked Up's The Chemistry Of Common Life won the Polaris Music Prize earlier this year, the band said they wanted to use the $20,000 prize to put out a charity album that would benefit Aboriginal women's organizations. Now, the Toronto hardcore five-piece have announced that they'll make good on this promise by releasing a cover of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" The single doesn't have a release date yet, but Fucked Up...  
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Despite the name, you don’t get less Emo without being held down and given a technicolour perk-enema. Vampire Weekend are an unusual New York, outfit producing African-inspired, indie tunes brimming with sunny, ska-like energy. Click Here to Compare & Buy Vampire Weekend Tickets (/vampire-weekend-tickets.html)  
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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