Time Out, London — NYC's hottest export play their inventive blend of literate, indie angularlity, buoyant Afro-pop and strings from new album 'Contra' more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-22 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *03-23 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater *03-25 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater *03-26 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater *03-27 Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre *03-29 Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion *03-30 Toronto, Ont... more info

Scotsman.com — VAMPIRES are all the rage right now. From the phenomenally successful Twilight Saga that's spawned four books and three Hollywood movies so far, to hit television series l more info

The Vinyl Villain — I might be shifting TVV away quite soon. From The Guardian newspaper today.....Google shuts down music blogs without warningBloggers told they have violated terms without further explanation, as years of archives are wiped off the internetIn what cr... more info

Guardian Music — Bloggers told they have violated terms without further explanation, as years of archives are wiped off the internetIn what critics are calling "musicblogocide 2010", Google has deleted at least six popular music blogs that it claims violated copyrigh... more info

ContactMusic — Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig was branded a "huge stoner" by one of his high school teachers. The 'Cousins' singer said he was mistaken for a heavy marijuana smoker... more info

ContactMusic — THE STROKES rocker FABRIZIO MORETTI has joined NORAH JONES and VAMPIRE WEEKEND to help raise funds for Haiti - by selling off personalised memorabilia.The musicians... more info

NME — Conor Oberst and Devendra Banhart have also made items more info

Rollo & Grady — Amoeba Music – Hollywood 1. Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM 2. Beach House – Teen Dream 3. Spoon – Transference 4. XX – Self-Titled 5. Vampire Weekend – Contra 6. Soft Pack – Self-Titled 7. Dave Rawlings Machine – Friend of a Friend 8. Sur... more info

Stereogum — Los Angeles-via-Pennsylvania multi-instrumental singer and home recordist Evan Voytas -- sort of a more clean-cut Ariel Pink -- creates strange synth-pop/space-disco outings that feel danceable but private and insular. The idea's explored in the vide... more info