The Lemur Blog — Results of week 47-48:What album debutant is your favourite? Alphabeat 3 (2%)Black Kids 5 (4%)Duffy 0 (0%)Kleerup 1 (0%)Lady GaGa 3 (2%)Lazee 0 (0%)Lightspeed Champion 1 (0%)Empire Of The Sun 9 (7%)Fleet Foxes 14 (11%)Foals 9 (7%)Friendly Fires 3 (2%... more info

Nialler9 — I wouldn’t have had Ezra from Vampire Weekend down for a punk but he proves me wrong by ably joining Fucked Up during their 12-hour gig marathon in NY. Ezra joins the band for covers of ‘Someone’s Gonna Die’ by Blitz and ‘Parents’ by the ... more info

NME — Vampire Weekend are set to be interviewed about their whirlwind year, at a live interview open to the public in New York. more info

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