USA Today Music — Public Enemy, Vampire Weekend and Robin Thicke also headline the fest more info

Topix — The first Grammy Awards occurred on May 4, 1959. On January 26, the 56th ceremony will make some musicians famous. more info

Chorus.fm — Hear Music / Concord Music Group will be releasing a compilation of love song covers on February 4th that features Beck, Jim James, Fiona Apple, Vampire Weekend and more. You can stream *Vampire Weekend* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/vampireweekend)... more info

Consequence of Sound — Love causes indie bands do crazy things. more info

Discobelle.net — Vampire Weekend receives help from NYC rapper Danny Brown along with Heems and Despot for the remix of the dancepoppy track “Step”. more info

Chorus.fm — *Vampire Weekend* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=17242) have welcomed (https://twitter.com/vampireweekend/status/418132457825644544) us into the new year with a remix of their excellent song "Step," featuring the l... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Truth be told, we didn't think there'd be a blog poll this year. Partly because this place was out of commission by choice for a while, but also the number of blogs closing down without notice, just disappearing and leaving a regular last pos... more info

Consequence of Sound — "Wintertime Remix" also features Das Racist's Heems and Despot. more info

Consequence of Sound — Not even loved ones for Roger Daltrey and Ezra Koenig are a sure thing. more info

Pop Headwound —   In a year that was filled with a multitude of great releases from well-established veterans, my favorite record of the year, by a country mile, is a “best of” collection by Ginnels – the work of a previously unsigned Dublin-based songw... more info