Quick Before It Melts — I’ve been trying to keep weekend posts to a minimum lately (a blogger needs some rest, doesn’t he?) but thought–hey, why wait for this?  By the time I get around to posting it, it’ll have been everywhere already. Vampire Weekend have a vid... more info

Guardian Music — News Corp site settles row with Merlin agency whose clients include Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Vampire WeekendMySpace has settled a year-long row with independent record companies with a landmark deal that will allow artists including Arctic Monke... more info

Guardian Music — Monotonix, On tourGarage rock is a truly international language, spoken in the UK and Scandinavia, as well as the USA. To that list, we can now add Israel: with Monotonix, the country brings its own spin on this most basic way of making yourself unde... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Two of my favorite bands both have tickets going on sale this week: Hot Chip and Magnetic Fields. They also both have new albums coming out next year. Hurrah! Those tickets and more on sale now: The Cribs at Irving Plaza on January 17. Tickets Vampi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the three upcoming Vampire Weekend shows in NYC (United Palace, Bowery Ballroom, and Webster Hall) Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the two Magnetic Fields shows happening at Town Hall. BAM tickets... more info

Live Daily — Indie-rock outfit Vampire Weekend [ tickets ] will spend a little time on both the East and West Coasts this winter as the band continues touring ahead of "Contra." The nine-date trek begins with a Dec. 10 performance in Portland, OR, followed by ... more info

Pasta Primavera — The music world received it’s second dose of Vampire Weekend’s new album Contra (out Jan. 11th) the other day with the new track/video for “Cousins”.  It’s a fast paced energetic FUN song as is the video.  I like it.  Check it: mp3... more info

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Chorus.fm — Watch *Vampire Weekend's (http://myspace.com/vampireweekend)* new video for "Cousins" here (http://www.mtvu.com/video/?vid=454602). Submitted by Keagan2387 more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — If you head over to Beggars Group right now you can preview every song from Vampire Weekend’s Contra. You can only hear small, short, snippits, but it is better than nothing. So head over right here, and you can get to know the record a little bit ... more info