We All Want Someone To Shout For — Vampire Weekend have gotten more web/promotional savy over the last two years! If you head over to http://ithinkuracontra.com/ you can watch a short clip previewing “White Sky”! The clip starts with 20 seconds of ambient African tribal noises, an... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Oh man oh man, someone was cool enough to snap a high quality video of Vampire Weekend’s “California English” performed live at their 11/8 Lafayette, California show. It is off Contra, and it is drastically different from anything on Contra. A ... more info

NME — 'It's about retro gaming and Nicaraguan politics', says Ezra Koenig more info

Guardian Music — The Brooklyn boffin-rockers have revealed that the title of their new album, Contra, is partly inspired by a 1980s platform game – not the Nicaraguan counter-revolutionariesIn a revelation that will disappoint Nicaraguan counter-revolutionarie... more info

VH1 News — Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig explained the story behind the title of the band's new album, Contra. more info

The Late Greats — The Duke is headed to Wisconsin to play some shows with Coconut. Click here to see the details. I'll return to posting next Monday. Remember, Coconut and The Duke covered Vampire Weekend!!! Listen: Coconut and The Duke ∞ Walcott more info

MTV.com News — Video game -- not 1980s-era Nicaraguan separatists -- inspired new album's name.By James Montgomery Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Photo: MTV News When Vampire Weekend decided to name their new album Contra, they knew there were going to ... more info

Guardian Music — Canadian hardcore punks Fucked Up are to feed the world with help from Vampire Weekend, TV On the Radio and Broken Social SceneCelebrated Canadian hardcore group Fucked Up are to re-record Do They Know It's Christmas, mounting a charity benefit with ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Artist: Vampire WeekendTitle: 'Contra'Due Date: January 11thWhat Can We Expect? From the songs aired at their KCLSU gig and those recently played on US TV a lot more of the same. Big Summer time hooks, off kilter instrumentation and Ezra Koenig's det... more info

Mercury News, California — Music lovers living in Contra Costa County are used to driving over to Oakland and San Francisco to see the hottest young rock bands in concert. more info