BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Vampire Weekend's keyboardist launches side project more info

Live Daily — Organizers of this year's Monolith Festival are releasing details about this year's lineup via social networking sites Facebook and Twitter beginning today (5/18), and have unveiled Girl Talk and Starf---er as the first pair of confirmed acts. Acts f... more info

Said the Gramophone — Dirty Projectors - "No Intention". One of my favourite songs of the year so far, "No Intention" showcases the Dirty Projectors as summer pop band, as streamers in a park, as spangled yacht-sails in the harbour. But as airy as it feels, (like Spoon ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I don't usually jump on the NME wagon because what they offer for the most part is shmaltzy Oasis wannabes or bands that have dumbed down the Arcade Fire aesthetic for mass consumption. They wouldn't know a good band if Brian Epstein came back from ... more info

Guardian Music — The bizarre range of interpretations of the Ivy League indie rockers' lyrics testifies to the imaginative powers of fans and their intense identification with the musicThe other night I went to see Vampire Weekend participate in a series of New York ... more info

Stereogum — What started as a mutual admiration uncovered by Dirty Projectors' cover of "Hyperballad" for Enjoyed crystallized into an unforgettable evening of Bitte Björka at Housing Works Bookstore in SoHo on Friday. Our very own Brandon Stosuy worked tirel... more info

Nialler9 — I saw this video over the weekend. The song blew me away considering I didn’t like anything Jack Penate did previously and I love when that happens. He’s on a total Balearic / Vampire Weekend buzz here. If you like this try: No Related Post more info

Stereogum — Despite selling out in five minutes, and despite featuring Vampire Weekend playing Vampire Weekend songs, last night's early show at Joe's Pub was an atypical night with the band. They performed as the Music portion of the Happy Ending Music & Rea... more info

NME - Radar — Local Natives are here for your father. Oh, you're 47 and dad died three years ago from a degenerative disease? Don't worry, that doesn't matter, they're digging him up, burning his Paul Simon and Crazy Horse LPs before his very (moldy) eyes and decl... more info

NME — Band take break from studio for intimate show more info