Brooklyn Vegan — Phish parking lot (more by Ryan Barkan) "Vampire Weekend's Tomson is upfront about his jam band days but protects the identities of others. "I don't want to out anybody," he says. But [Real Estate's Alex] Bleeker sees greater acceptance on... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Over the weekend Vampire Weekend covered Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m Going Down” at one of their live shows. I wished for a studio version of because I enjoyed it so much. Well I sorta got my wish. The band recently performed a live studio cover... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week we posted about Vampire Weekend covering Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m Going’ Down” at Malkin Bowl in Vancouver. The guys just sat down for Seattle’s 107.7 The End’s 200th “Endsession” and did a clearer, stripped-down a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Hannibal said... Damn the Machine - Damn the Machine 1993 http://hannibalsite.blogspot.com Willard said... * ANDY PRATT Records Are Like Life (1970) Exquisite debut from Andy Pratt, who would have a hit a few years later with "Avenging Annie." The ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Vampire Weekend have done their fair share of covers, and they always find a way to take other artist’s song and put an original spin on them that stays true to the original, while adding a signature Vampire Weekend touch. This weekend the guys cov... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ted Barron said... Mississippi Fred McDowell Come Dnd Find You Gone by Pete Simonelli @ the Boogie Woogie Flu http://boogiewoogieflu.blogspot.com Walker said... John Jacob Niles Appreciate the good work, FC http://burningaquarium.blogspot.com Mist... more info

Stereogum — Vampire Weekend’s cover of “I’m Goin’ Down” lacks Clarence Clemens and a little E Street oomph. The guys gave the Born In The U.S.A. track a go in Canada (Malkin Bowl, Vancouver) over the weekend (8/28). There’s something enjoyable about ... more info

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