Paste Magazine — Picking a “best of” list reminds me of all of the philosophical barbs one runs into when judging music. Instead of expounding upon what makes up my definition of a "top album," I’ll keep things simple. Of all the records released in 2008, the f... more info

Stereogum — I never thought I'd be writing a headline even close to that, but in less than a year, Fucked Up's gone from the light bulb factory to playing all their indie-rock cards just right. That said, it's hard to get even slightly cynical about this: Durin... more info

Abeano — New haircuts, ‘Sarah Silverman’ on strings, Chris Tomson being kept in half a hamster cage… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Fucked Up + Vampire Weekend @ the Rogan Store (more by Edwina Hay) The video below...... more info

The Red Radio — In case you missed it, Vampire Weekend performed Kids Don't Stand A Chance on Late Night With Conan O'Brien this past Friday night. Have a look - more info

Stereogum — We know this because he says so. Twice! You get one when Conan excitedly greets the band after this performance of the latest Vampire Weekend single "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance," and one more before Mr. O'Brien introduces the Max Weinberg 7. Per ... more info

Paste Magazine — 1. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (Beggars/XL/4AD)2. Santogold and Diplo - Top Ranking (Mad Decent) 3. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals (Illegal Art) 4. Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer (Roadrunner) 5. She & Him - Volume One (Merge) 6. Sigur ... more info

Culture Bully — Vampire Weekend “Kids Don’t Stand A Chance (11/21/2008)” (mp3) Vampire Weekend: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia) Subscribe to Culture Bully Here Also: (Vampire Weekend “Oxford Comma” Video) (Vampire Weekend on Jimmy Kimmel Live) (Vampire We... more info

The Lemur Blog — Results of week 46-47:Which Australian/NZ Modular artist is the best?Cut Copy 25 (34%)Ladyhawke 10 (13%)Muscles 5 (6%)The Avalanches 3 (4%)The Presets 22 (30%)Van She 8 (10%)Total votes: 73It was a close run-up between Cut Copy and The Presets, which... more info

New York Post — YOU may have heard of genius rock like the Columbia University combo Vampire Weekend or more established Weezer, whose frontman, Rivers Cuomo, completed his studies at Harvard a couple of years ago. Add Oklahoma City's Hinder to the dean's list . ... more info