Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Janelle Monáe Cold War (Atlantic) Once upon a time, pre-Nas and post-Neptunes, Kelis might have laid claim to being the pop world's trophy Afrofuturist about town. As it turns out, sci-fi disco's a fickle cow: Kelis got stuck with D... more info

Guardian Music — Former model criticises band for making her the unwitting cover star of their LP, saying 'don't use my picture all over the place'The woman featured on Vampire Weekend's latest album has lashed out against the band in a new interview, saying she take... more info

VH1 News — Vampire Weekend's Contra cover girl and the photographer go back and forth in the new Vanity Fair over her photo lawsuit. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Andrew St. Clair Wes of Ra Ra Riot & Vampire Weekends question Rostam's song choice Ra Ra Riot completed their invasion of NYC with two appearances yesterday (8/24) as part of a celebration of their new LP The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Andrew St. Clair Wes of Ra Ra Riot & Vampire Weekends question Rostam's song choice Ra Ra Riot completed their invasion of NYC with two appearances yesterday (8/24) as part of a celebration of their new LP The... more info

Guardian Music — Despite naming themselves after a race car driver, this Detroit duo are the least Motor City band everHometown: Detroit.The lineup: Joshua Epstein, Daniel Zott.The background: We had so much fun in Detroit with Alex Winston, we thought we'd stick aro... more info

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MTV.com News — Former model and photographer go back and forth in new Vanity Fair over album art.By James Montgomery Vampire Weekend's Contra Photo: XL In a new Vanity Fair story, both sides in the ongoing Vampire Weekend Contra cover-girl lawsuit — t... more info

ContactMusic — Vampire Weekend are already preparing for their third album.Although the group only released second LP 'Contra' in January, they can't wait to get started on a... more info