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Friday, December 24 2010

The 70 Best Albums of 2010

PopMatters is on its annual publishing break until 3 January 2011, except for some film reviews and blogs. In the meantime, enjoy some of the year's best...
The year's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.


Tuesday, February 2 2010

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance: An Interview with Vampire Weekend

From championed blogosphere heroes to chart-topping rockers, Vampire Weekend talks about the supposed controversy over the band's sound, their new hit album and more.


Friday, December 19 2008

The Best Albums of 2008

PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2008, highlighted by the return of British trip-hop legends and some infectious American indie rock by way of the Cascade Mountains.


Reviews

Friday, August 6 2010

The National + Vampire Weekend: 13 July 2010 - Lyon, France

While it’s odd to see such a 50/50 split in the attentions of an audience, it’s clear that both bands have something worthwhile to offer.


Tuesday, January 19 2010

Vampire Weekend: Contra

Contra's songs offer sharp, bracing takes on modern life and the album could strengthen their core audience, while netting them some new fans at the same time.


Friday, February 15 2008

Vampire Weekend

Even as he's shooting down his chosen social sect, singer-guitarist Ezra Koenig comes across as the epitome of "educated cool."


Thursday, January 31 2008

Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend

Four more rich boys from NYC who think they can rock? But don’t have a stroke, they really do!


Blogs

Thursday, September 30 2010

Vampire Weekend + Beach House: 17 September 2010 - New York

Vampire Weekend rocks Radio City Music Hall for its final night playing NYC.


Monday, September 27 2010

Vampire Weekend + Beach House: 5 September 2010 - Chicago

Vampire Weekend and Beach House stopped through Chicago earlier this month, part of a nationwide tour filled with indie jams and dance grooves.


Monday, March 15 2010

Vampire Weekend - "Holiday" (Live @ Jimmy Fallon) (video)

Will the Vampire Weekend promo blitz ever end? Number one on the album charts isn't enough for these guys or their label. I guess it's…


Monday, March 8 2010

Vampire Weekend - "Cousins" (Live @ SNL) (video)

Indie it-band headlined Saturday Night Live this past weekend...


Thursday, February 4 2010

Vampire Weekend - Live on La Blogotheque (video)

Vampire Weekend played tunes from their chart-topping Contra on La Blogotheque's Les Soirees De Poche series recently.


News

Thursday, April 3 2008

Blog-rock stars of Vampire Weekend try to graduate to real-world success

This time last year, the fellas in Vampire Weekend had already started to feel the buzz. They were being touted by influential music Web sites…


Thursday, March 27 2008

Vampire Weekend bites into passport rock

For the past few months, one of the hottest bands around has been Vampire Weekend, four smartly dressed lads who met at Columbia University. The…


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