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.
New York-based indie rock band Vampire Weekend present the video to the first single Cousins off their upcoming second album Contra. In the Garth Jennings-directed clip the band take us on a trip up and down – and vice versa – a long alley matching perfectly the manically festive, church-belled racer. Contra is scheduled to [...]
From hypebeast.com
()
- Vampire Weekend anticipates 'Contra' with winter dates (feedburner.com)
- Watch Vampire Weekend's "Cousins" Video (pastemagazine.com)
- Vampire Weekend Get Familial (nymag.com)
SPIN recently visited the Brooklyn apartment of Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig for the magazine's "In My Room" section, where we show off the decor and beloved possessions of your favorite rock'n'rollers.
CLICK TO ENLARGE:
HOW TO VIEW EZRA'S ROOM: Click the image at right to pop-up a full image of Ezra's room, then scroll down on this page to read Ezra's comments about his favorite things.
BONUS VIDEO! Scroll to the bottom of...
From spin.com
()
- Video: Vampire Weekend – Cousins (feedburner.com)
- Vampire Weekend's 'Cousins' Video: Right On Track (feedburner.com)
- New Vampire Weekend Clip: "Cousins" (spin.com)
Vampire Weekend have released the new video from their highly anticipated sophomore album. The record is titled Contra and is due out January 12, 2010. It is the follow-up to Vampire Weekend which was released in 2008.
Check it out here.
More perspectives...
From punknews.org
()
This movie was embarrassingly awful. It was like sitting through a beginner's improv class. Just think of two more years of two or three more films that are this terrible with media promotions and never ending desperate suburban mom mania. *sigh* saralapua
More perspectives...
From defamer.com
()
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 [...]
From losanjealous.com
()
- Thursdays and Covers (iguessimfloating.blogspot.com)
VAMPIRE WEEKEND ANNOUNCE 2010 SHOWS, NEW ALBUM CONTRA OUT JANUARY 12
Will Also Play December Holiday West Coast Shows, Free Show in Australia
Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend is very excited to announce tour dates around the release of their forthcoming album Contra, which will be released on January 12, 2010 via XL Recordings. The band will also spend some time on the west coast to celebrate the upcoming holidays with friends at various...
From feedburner.com
()
- Vampire Weekend Announce 2010 UK Tour Dates & Tickets (stereoboard.com)
Last month, Vampire Weekend gave fans new tune “Horchata” gratis. Yesterday, they released their official first single from Contra (due January 12th), the frenetic, bouncy “Cousins.” VW’s Rostam Batmanglij and Chris Baio recently sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss the genesis of the song and its live debut south of the border.
” ‘Cousins’ [...]
More perspectives...
From rollingstone.com
()



