A Deeper Shade of Soul — I first heard Vampire Weekend in the summer of 2007 when they were blog buzzing. A friend sent me a link to their Myspace page and said something smarmy about them, asking me where everyone's balls went. I didn't think much of what I heard-this was o... more info

Abeano — It’s Ezra Koenig as you’ve never heard him before – demure, gravelly and totally owning Bruce Springsteen. Having recently waxed lyrical to Pitchfork about his love for the ‘I’m Goin’ Down’ and it’s “weird mix of cheer... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Proper review to come later once I get back from work tonight. Let’s just say for now that it was a great night, and both bands absolutely killed.  All of this despite an extremely bad handling of the long line to get into the show, which resulted... more info

The Telegraph — From Ella Fitzgerald to Vampire Weekend, help is at hand. more info

Stereogum — Rivers Cuomo is one of the many guests on B.o.B.’s debut album (Lupe Fiasco, Janelle Monae, Hayley Williams, and Eminem also show up). His appearance could be the weirdest, next to the Vampire Weekend sample on “The Kids.” Cuomo sounds chirpy b... more info

MTV.com News — Bigger Than the Sound guesses Sunday's big winners.By James Montgomery Lady Gaga and Eminem onstage during last year's MTV Video Music Awards Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards are right around the corner — an... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Here's your weekly round-up of the ten best MP3 downloads on the web this week. Love 'em? Hate 'em? Leave us a comment below. 1. Hot Chip – ‘Hand Me Down Your Love’ (Wild Geese Remix) Stop by Hot Chip’s official website for a free remix from... more info

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