Pop Candy — I'm so jealous of all of you guys heading to the Austin City Limits Festival this weekend. Some of the artists include Beck, David Byrne, The Raconteurs, N.E.R.D., Foo Fighters, Tegan and Sara, The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend, Okkervil River,... more info

The Music Slut — On Wednesday, we held a contest for a pair of tickets to catch Treasure Island Festival 2008. Matt Singer was our lucky winner. Here's his brief recap of last weekend's event: *We had a great time, they did such a better job with the set up than Outs... more info

The Music Slut — All dates on the journey are as follows:10.26 - Forum, London10.28 - Academy, Newcastle10.29 - Barrowlands, Glasgow10.30 - Academy, Liverpool10.31 - Academy, BristolRRR recently recorded a Daytrotter session.MP3: Ra Ra Riot - Dying Is Fine more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketSpinner.com: Kanye West is helping develop a hip-hop puppet show for Comedy Central. Seriously. [Idolator]Courtney Love is using MySpace to advertise for a housekeeper. [NME]New Vampire Weekend song: 'Ottoman.' [Stereogum... more info

Abeano — Here is the first new Vampire Weekend track since their debut album was released at the end of January 2008. It’s called ‘Ottoman’ and was created with some help from Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh, and recorded in LA and Box, Wiltshire amon... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Concerts and Tours, NewsSpinner.com: As the festival season winds down, Vampire Weekend has emerged as one of the stars of the Class of 2008, having performed at many of this summer's best fests. Not bad considering their first festival... more info

NME — Vampire Weekend have previewed a new song online - though the chorus is somewhat familiar. more info

NME — Vampire Weekend have previewed a new song online - though the chorus is somewhat familiar. more info

Stereogum — As mentioned in a surprisingly heated discussion on this site last month, the folks behind teenage music geek rom-com Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist have tapped the indie rock zeitgeist in a big way. Bishop Allen, Devendra Banhart, and Project Jen... more info

Silent Uproar — Stereogum has a stream of the new Vampire Weekend track, "Ottoman," which appears on the soundtrack of the upcoming flick Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. more info