Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Tom Morello, Band of Horses • Lil Wayne Begins Year-Long Jail Term • T.I. Announces Return With “I’m Back” • Foo Fighters Team With Vig For Heavy Disc • Crazy Heart Wins Best Song at Oscars • Watch Lil Wayne, Eminem�... more info

Abeano — Last week in the BBC Live Lounge Marcus Mumford & co put their folk-stomping stamp on ‘Cousins’. Exchanging Vampire Weekend’s scuzz-punk for a frantic banjo-led barn dance, the lyric “you were born with ten fingers and yo... more info

My Old Kentucky — Did you check MOKB's review of Mumford & Sons' Sigh No More? Your personal reviews seemed to be 50/50.Last week the band released a cover of Vampire Weekend's Cousins from their performance on the BBC Live Lounge. Vampire Weekend with a bluegrass f... more info

Rolling Stone — Two albums, two Saturday Night Live musical guest spots for Vampire Weekend, who graced the 30 Rock stage this weekend to showcase a pair of Contra tracks, “Cousins” and “Giving Up the Gun.” Given that this is VW’s second time on SNL the Ne... more info

Pitchfork — Between Vampire Weekend enlisting Jonas Brother Joe Jonas to star in their "Giving Up the Gun" video and a burgeoning war between Justin Bieber and Raaaaaaaandy (aka comedian Aziz Ansari), it looks like the indie world has finally figured out how to ... more info

Pitchfork — New York City's own Vampire Weekend played "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend. The didn't wear pastels, shorts, or scarves. They did play "Cousins" and "Giving Up the Gun". Check out the performances below--who says you can't sound good on "SNL"?... more info

Stereogum — Verily, SNL’s talent bookers nailed the zeitgeist this weekend. Where last time through just the very sight of Ezra, Rostam, and the Chrisses proved a highlight of a dismal show, this night they were the icing on an already must-watch episode that ... more info

Rolling Stone — Arcade Fire have booked their first 2010 live date: a spot headlining Dublin’s Oxegen Festival, NME reports. Jay-Z, Muse, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend and the Black Eyed Peas are also confirmed for the event, which takes place July 8-11th. ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Vampire Weekend looked fresh and excited to play SNL again, especially with Zach Galifianakis hosting. Two of my friends actually camped outside the SNL Studios from Friday night until the time of the show for stand-by tickets an succeeded. I would h... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-06 Oakland, CA - 21 Grand ^03-07 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill ^03-09 Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place ^03-10 Los Angeles, CA - Echo ^ 03-11 San Diego, CA - Bar Pink Elephant ^03-12 Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space ^03-13 Santa Fe, NM - Corazon ^03... more info