Music for Robots — S. Piliso & His Super Seven - Kuya Hanjwa. Look, I'm not the guy to sort out all the political, social, sociopolitical, and other implications of the indie fascination with South African, and specifically Sowetan, music. There's a lot to sa... more info

Quick Before It Melts — I think I wanted to hate Contra because I got my hand slapped for posting “Cousins” when I wasn’t supposed to.  First off, I didn’t like the song as much as I loved “Horchata”, so that didn’t bode well for the album as a whole, and s... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Beyoncé, Neil Young • John Mayer’s Dirty Mind & Lonely Heart • Jay-Z, U2, 100-Plus Stars Join Haiti Special • Grammys Announce 3-D Jackson Tribute • Win Butler on Arcade Fire’s Big Decade • Ozzy Osbourne on Future of B... more info

Pop Candy — Check out Whitney's barrage of pop-culture links for Thursday, Jan. 21. It includes stuff about Conan, Heroes, Vampire Weekend and more. more info

NME — Band's success is first chart-topper for a British indie label in 19 years more info

Guardian Music — Alexandra Topping on US band Vampire Weekend recorded in Britain reaching US No.1Alexandra Topping more info

411 Mania — Indie band claims top spot... more info

The Independent — On Thursday, the most blogged artists of the moment according to music blog aggregator The Hype Machine were Swedish pop group jj, Texas band Spoon, and New York rock group Vampire Weekend. Other bands making the list include American indie duo Beac... more info

Chart topper for US band's second album celebrated by small record label in LondonNew York afrobeat-infused rockers ­Vampire Weekend were buoyant as they greeted fans in their home town this week. "This is a celebration for the new album," yelled ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Vampire Weekend debuted at the #1 billboard spot on albums sold in the US last week! That’s right, indie rockers took the #1 spot! It is amazing to see how far the boys have come in such a short time! I remember discovering the band and telling all... more info