VH1 News — Vampire Weekend talk MTV News through their new album, Contra, track by track. more info

Chorus.fm — Tom Delonge recently tried to sell the perks of his Modlife (http://modlife.com) website to the members of *Vampire Weekend (http://myspace.com/vampireweekend)*. Read about this awkward exchange here (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/12/blin... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Tired of Vampire Weekend yet? I’m not! Its a Vampire WEEK here at We All Want Someone To Shout For! I found this remix thanks to Pretty Much Amazing and thought I would delight you with its good graces this afternoon! This remix of “Cousins” ca... more info

Stereogum — The New Yorker shadowed VMPRWKND as they shot a doc on Cali musicians. Their interview with DeLonge oddly turned into Tom pitching them Modlife, his artist-services site. After little luck, he asked: "Why are you guys so mellow?" more info

The Quietus — Sneak preview of Contra online more info

XFM.co.uk — The New Yorkers decide to give fans a sneak preview of ‘Contra' on their MySpace page. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Stream the new Vampire Weekend album, Contra (out January 12th), in its entirety on NPR. The A.V. Club interviews Dave Eggers about his love of newspapers and his homage to the form, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern No. 33, The San Francisco... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Pearl Jam, Ron Asheton • New Michael Jackson Song Leaks, Gets Yanked • Jay-Z’s “On to the Next One” Video: Watch It • Josh Klinghoffer Confirms He’s Joined RHCPs • Kanye West Says He’s Back in the Studio • Vampire... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-12 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater01-17 New York, NY - United Palace Theater01-18 New York, NY - Webster Hall01-19 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom02-05 Bexhill, England - De La Warr02-07 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange02-08 Manchester, Eng... more info

MTV.com News — MTV News readers (and a couple of experts) tell us which albums they can't wait for!By Gil Kaufman Blink-182 Photo: Brian Appio Absence clearly does make the heart grow fonder. At least that's what it sounded like from the responses we got... more info