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	<title>The Tripwire &#187; Vampire Weekend</title>
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		<title>Watch Vampire Weekend Throw an Alley Party</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/19/watch-vampire-weekend-throw-an-alley-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bevan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With props! ]]></description>
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<p>For their punked-out new single &#8220;Cousins,&#8221; the men of Vampy Weeks shot an equally frenetic clip in a city alley. The Garth Jennings-directed clip is above, the single&#8217;s out digitally right now and on vinyl December 7th courtesy of <a href="http://www.xlrecordings.com">XL</a>. And oh yeah, not sure if you knew this, but their sophomore full-length, <em>Contra</em>, is out January 20th. Stay tuned until tomorrow for yet another update on the Road To The Next Vampire Weekend Record.</p>
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		<title>Vampire Weekend To Spread Holiday Cheer, Tour For Life</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/17/vampire-weekend-to-spread-holiday-cheer-tour-for-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bevan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also impossibly adorable. ]]></description>
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<p>We <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/16/deep-thoughts-with-vampire-weekend/">posted</a> a now defunct Vanity Fair video yesterday in which those dirty dogs in Vampire Weekend gave you a piece of their worldview. Though we&#8217;ve already shared some 4,457 Vampy Weeks tour dates with you in the past few weeks, we feel obliged to also inform you that the band will be performing the West Coast holiday show circuit next month in addition to a free show in Sydney next week AND a slew of shows in their native New York around the January 10 release of their deliriously excellent new LP, <em>Contra</em>. People can call them classists or say their music is wussy, but you&#8217;d have to be a Class A bonehead to suggest these dudes don&#8217;t grind. Cover art above, tour dates below.</p>
<p>11.23 Sydney, Australia @ Notes on Enmore</p>
<p>12.10 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom (94.7FM “A December To Remember” concert series)<br />
12.11 Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena (Live 105 “Not So Silent Night 2009”)<br />
12.12 La Jolla, CA @ RIMAC Arena/UC San Diego (FM949 “Holiday Hootenanny”)<br />
12.13 Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheater (KROQ “Acoustic Christmas)<br />
12.15 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater (KNDD The End’s “Deck The Hall Ball ‘09”)</p>
<p>01.12 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater<br />
01.17 New York, NY United Palace Theater<br />
01.18 New York, NY Webster Hall<br />
01.19 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom</p>
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		<title>Deep Thoughts with Vampire Weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/16/deep-thoughts-with-vampire-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bevan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heavy questions, heavy answers. ]]></description>
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<p>The men of Vampire Weekend sat down recently with whom we can only presume was a cameraperson and an interviewer (just a guess!), tackling questions of great existential and philosophical weight in <em><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/12/vampire-weekend-200912?loc=interstitialskip">Vanity Fair</a></em>&#8217;s &#8220;Proust Questionnaire.&#8221; Their new album <em>Contra</em> drops January 12th. They&#8217;re touring like <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/03/vampire-weekend-racking-up-more-miles-wintering-in-the-uk/">wild men</a>. And they are, as we&#8217;ve known and the above video further suggests, very thoughtful.</p>
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		<title>Vampire Weekend&#8217;s Ezra Koenig Speaks on New Album Title, Nintendo</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/11/vampire-weekends-new-album-is-all-fun-and-games/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Lobenfeld</dc:creator>
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As we mentioned just the other day, Vampire Weekend are set to release their long-awaited sophomore album, Contra, come January.  If the name brings to mind NES binges, that&#8217;s &#8217;cause frontbrah Ezra Koening recently confessed to MTV News that, as an 80s baby, it is hard for him not to be influenced by the 1987-released [...]]]></description>
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<p>As we mentioned just the other day, Vampire Weekend are set to release their long-awaited sophomore album, <em>Contra</em>, come January.  If the name brings to mind NES binges, that&#8217;s &#8217;cause frontbrah Ezra Koening recently confessed to <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625957/20091110/vampire_weekend.jhtml">MTV News</a> that, as an 80s baby, it is hard for him not to be influenced by the 1987-released Konami essential. But you should also be aware by now that Mr. Koenig&#8217;s brain fidgets now and again. He went on to admit that there&#8217;s double meaning, that &#8220;everybody [his] parents&#8217; age thinks of the counter-revolutionaries in Nicaragua.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Vampire Weekend Racking Up More Miles, Wintering in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/11/03/vampire-weekend-racking-up-more-miles-wintering-in-the-uk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bevan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reward points out the you know what. ]]></description>
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<p>You are surely aware by now that Vampire Weekend are preparing to unsheathe <em><a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/09/15/new-vampire-weekend-album-details-announced/">Contra</a></em> on the world January 12, 2010. If for whatever reason, you&#8217;ve had the pleasure of exploring and drinking in this fine indie rock web site on the regular, you&#8217;ll also be familiar with the equally rich taste of new mpfree <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/10/05/new-vampire-weekend-song-smacks-of-horchata-also-titled-horchata/">&#8220;Horchata.&#8221;</a> Those four guys have been taking care of business over the past few weeks both in Europe and on the West Coast, playing new material of which the folks over at Pitchfork have collected video footage. In addition to borrowing that from zee Fork, we&#8217;re also sharing the new VW UK tour dates they lifted from NME. The Internet is so weird!</p>
<p>Dates below</p>
<p>11.05 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriet&#8217;s<br />
11.07 Lafayette, CA @ Town Hall Theatre<br />
11.08 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst<br />
11.09 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door<br />
11.10 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brew<br />
11.12 Bakersfield, CA @ Chencho&#8217;s<br />
11.14 Lomita, CA @ VFW Hall<br />
11.17 Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Unit<br />
11.21 Sydney, Australia @ Oxford Art Factory<br />
02.07 Cambridge, England @ Cambridge Corn Exchange<br />
02.08 Manchester, England @ Manchester Apollo<br />
02.09 Leeds, England @ O2 Academy<br />
02.10 Birmingham, England @ O2 Academy<br />
02.12 Newcastle, England @ O2 Academy<br />
02.13 Glasgow, Scotland @ Barrowlands<br />
02.14 Edinburgh, Scotland @ Picture House<br />
02.16 London, England @ O2 Academy Brixton</p>
<p>&#8220;Run&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;Holiday&#8221;</p>
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		<title>You Can Play These (Indie) Songs With Chords, Fingers</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/10/27/you-can-play-these-indie-songs-with-chords-fingers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Daniels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or at least you can try.]]></description>
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<p>This could absolutely revolutionize the entire Williamsburg busking scene. Forever. Q TV now has a feature entitled &#8220;How To&#8221; With Q that features indie-bands and acts showing you how to play their songs on guitar. Thus far, the show has featured the likes of Vampire Weekend (&#8221;A Punk&#8221;), The National (&#8221;Fake Empire,&#8221; &#8220;Slow Show&#8221;), Tegan &amp; Sara (&#8221;Walking With A Ghost&#8221;) and Sondre Lerche&#8217;s bizarrely quirky 13-minute description of  &#8220;To Be Surprised&#8221;. The old dude near Union Square that covers &#8220;Landslide&#8221; every night is never going to know what hit him. Check out the  &#8220;A Punk&#8221; video above, the video for &#8220;Fake Empire&#8221; and &#8220;Slow Show&#8221; below. Also: practice your scales, man.<br />
(Via: <a href="http://stereogum.com/archives/video/guitar_lessons_from_vampire_weekend_tegan_sara_the_097401.html">Stereogum</a>)</p>
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		<title>New Vampire Weekend Song Smacks of Horchata, Also Titled &#8220;Horchata&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bevan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smart. ]]></description>
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<p>Above is a streaming player for &#8220;Horchata,&#8221; the opening track and leadoff mpfree from <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com">Vampire Weekend</a>&#8217;s forthcoming sophomore full-length <em>Contra</em>. If you hate fancy widgets as much as our parents, below is a more simpler version just for you. We had the pleasure of hearing said album two weeks ago and it set our hair on fire. Not too many people can say that about a Vampire Weekend album! While there are still elements of African musics peppered throughout in both guitar and rhythmic form, the onetime purveyors of &#8220;Upper West Side Soweto&#8221; have taken a very thoughtful step outside of the sometimes safe (haters say too safe/manicured) confines of their pop bubble. It&#8217;s expansive and it&#8217;s thrilling and warm and we&#8217;re probably as excited for everyone to hear it as those dudes are. Start here.</p>
<p><strong>Vampire Weekend, Horchata</strong><br />
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		<title>New Vampire Weekend Album Details Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/09/15/new-vampire-weekend-album-details-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Daniels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in time for sweater season!]]></description>
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<p>If you drink Darjeeling, can appreciate a polo-clad blond or simply like good music then mark January 12 on your calendar immediately. Vampire Weekend has announced said date for their new album (with the same old Futura font) entitled <em>Contra</em>. They also announced the 10-song track listing for the album.</p>
<p>Contra</p>
<p>1. Horchata<br />
2. White Sky<br />
3. Holiday<br />
4. California English<br />
5. Taxi Cab<br />
6. Run<br />
7. Cousins<br />
8. Giving Up the Gun<br />
9. Diplomat&#8217;s Son<br />
10. I Think Ur a Contra</p>
<p>A concise album with track names like &#8220;Horchata&#8221;, &#8220;California English&#8221; and &#8220;Diplomat&#8217;s Son&#8221; eh? Hey, if it ain&#8217;t broke&#8230; (Via: <a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/36492-vampire-weekend-announce-everything-about-second-album/">P4K</a>)</p>
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		<title>New Vampire Weekend Album to Spew Sunshine</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/06/30/new-vampire-weekend-album-to-spew-sunshine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nikki Turner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately it's coming out in the fall. Bad timing.]]></description>
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The cardigan-wearing boys (edit: men&#8217;s men) of <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/">Vampire Weekend</a> are back in the studio recording their as-of-yet untitled sophomore album, which promises to be even <em>sunnier</em> than their first. As keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij puts it, “These songs would be perfect for driving up the Pacific coast, or making an egg-white omelet. Basically, doing fresh things.” Since they&#8217;ve made  name for themselves and quit their day jobs, Vampire Weekend have had more time and energy to devote to music-making than the first time around. What does this mean for listeners? Ample opportunity to flesh out their Afro-pop influences and wax twee-sodic about trips to <a href="http://www.moma.org/">MoMA</a>. Keep your ears and eyes peeled for a release date this fall. (via <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/30/vampire-weekend-california-dreamin-on-second-album/">Rolling Stone</a>)</p>
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		<title>Discovery &#8211; Orange Shirt</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/listen/2009/06/30/discovery-orange-shirt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bevan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supposedly an orange shirt can do wonders for your complexion. We read that somewhere.  ]]></description>
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<p>A good <a href="http://www.rcrdlbl.com/authors/Samuel+Duke">friend</a> of ours told us recently that he doesn&#8217;t have the slightest bit of love for Discovery&#8217;s self-titled R&#038;B odyssey. He think it&#8217;s electro-laziness, we think it jams. A duo comprised of members from Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot, Discovery are releasing their debut next week and &#8220;Orange Shirt,&#8221; is an ounce of mpfree goodness we&#8217;ve been meaning to share for the past couple weeks to help you decide— Modest Mouse and LIFE got in the way is all. </p>
<p><b>Discovery, Orange Shirt</b><br />
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<p><b>MP3 <a href="http://thefader.cachefly.net/thetripwire/OrangeShirt.mp3" target="new">Download</a></b></p>
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		<title>Vampire Weekend Is Hanging With High Schoolers, Goths And Ra Ra Riot</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/05/21/vampire-weekend-is-hanging-with-high-schoolers-goths-and-ra-ra-riot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 22:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn Hernandez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new"><b>Vampire Weekend’s</b></a> been pretty busy. In between trying to not sound like <a href="www.simonandgarfunkel.com/" target="new">Simon &#038; Garfunkel</a> and calling ex-college classmates “Goth” during <a href="http://www.nypress.com/article-19805-bash-compactor-this-bites.html" target="new">interviews</a>, the band is also doing a feel-good event tonight in New York City and playing in side projects. Ah the life.]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new"><b>Vampire Weekend’s</b></a> been pretty busy. In between trying to not sound like <a href="www.simonandgarfunkel.com/" target="new">Simon &#038; Garfunkel</a> and calling ex-college classmates “Goth” during <a href="http://www.nypress.com/article-19805-bash-compactor-this-bites.html" target="new">interviews</a>, the band is also doing a feel-good event tonight in New York City and playing in side projects. Ah the life.<br />
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Alongside NYC electro groups <a href="http://www.lcdsoundsystem.com/" target="new">LCD Soundsystem</a> and <a href="http://www.herculesandloveaffair.com" target="new">Hercules &#038; Love Affair</a>, the three bands are lending their time for a prom-inspired event called <a href="http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/news/nme/article.aspx?cp-documentid=147463076" target="new">“The Prom You Were Promised”</a> at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg. All proceeds will benefit 826NYC, who helps teach and believe that “strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.”</p>
<p>826NYC is also apart of other 826 programs across the country, which includes locations in Chicago, Seattle, and Michigan to name a few. The first one, <a href="http://www.826valencia.org/about/" target="new">826 Valencia in San Francisco</a>, was founded in 2002 by author Dave Eggers and helps kids from ages six through 18 in their writing skills, critique, and process, while also providing support to educators. All proceeds from tonight’s show at benefit the NYC branch.</p>
<p>In related news, VW’s Rostam Batmanglij and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/discoverdiscovery" target="new">Ra Ra Riot’s</a> Wes Miles are additionally embarking on a “super side project” called Discovery that will have a full length out over the summer. You can hear clips of the forthcoming LP on their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/discoverdiscovery" target="new">MySpace</a> page.</p>
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		<title>Ten Things You Don&#8217;t Know About The Bjork And Dirty Projectors Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Besides the fact you weren't cool, famous or wealthy enough to attend.]]></description>
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[Photo by Ryan Muir/Stereogum.com]</p>
<p>Besides the fact you weren&#8217;t cool, famous or wealthy enough to attend.<br />
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<b>From <a href="http://flavorwire.com/21097/bjork-plays-dirty-projectors-10-anecdotes-you-wont-read-anywhere-else" target="new">Flavorwire</a>:</b></p>
<p><i><b>10. Off the Heezy, Fa Sheezy.</b> As after parties go, this one was was particularly epic. Held on the crystalline roof-deck of the Cooper Square Hotel, the intimate gathering featured a (dangerously) open bar, and, for no apparent reason, an open-air bath tub. Björk kicked up the party with an unexpectedly ruckus DJ set featuring Bell Biv Devoe’s “Poison” and Amerie’s “Got Me Trippin’.” Members of Dirty Projectors, St. Vincent, and Vampire Weekend, meanwhile, could be seen waiting in line for the can.</i></p>
<p>Read the full list <a href="http://flavorwire.com/21097/bjork-plays-dirty-projectors-10-anecdotes-you-wont-read-anywhere-else" target="new">here</a>.</p>
<p>Something else you might not have known is that <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/live/2009/05/11/olof-arnalds-union-hall-brooklyn/" target="new">Olaf Arnalds also performed</a>.</p>
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		<title>Vampire Weekend In The Studio Recording New Album</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/04/24/vampire-weekend-in-the-studio-recording-new-album/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brianne Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Taking some time off from touring, <a href="www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new"><b>Vampire Weekend</b></a> has headed back into the studio to record their sophomore LP. The band has been recording in Brooklyn and are shooting for a release this upcoming September.]]></description>
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<p>Taking some time off from touring, <a href="www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new"><b>Vampire Weekend</b></a> has headed back into the studio to record their sophomore LP. The band has been recording in Brooklyn and are shooting for a release this upcoming September.<br />
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Vampire Weekend has finished up writing all the material for the new record, and told the premier music outlet <a href="http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/04/whats-vampire-w.html">Entertainment Weekly</a> that Rostam Batmanglij, the band&#8217;s keyboardist, will be producing the studio sessions.</p>
<p>&#8220;For the last month or so, it&#8217;s just been us by ourselves in this small studio, working every day,&#8221; Vampire Weekend&#8217;s Ezra Koenig told Entertainment Weekly. &#8220;It&#8217;s nice after having been on tour so much to be in a slightly different situation, but it&#8217;s pretty intense. We&#8217;re really trying hard to do everything that we want to do.&#8221;</p>
<p>The band has already debuted one of the possible tracks for the new, yet-untitled album when they performed &#8220;White Sky&#8221; on Jimmy Fallon last month, and Koenig said they have recorded the song, but it will feature more synth sounds and be more pumped up than the acoustic version they played on the late night show. Vampire Weekend is also promising a hint of a new sound to come out of the upcoming record.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely going to be a recognizably Vampire Weekend sound, but there are going to be new sounds,&#8221; said Koenig. &#8220;We&#8217;re trying to challenge ourselves not to use the same bag of tricks that we used on the first album; different instruments, stuff like that.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>The Rumors Were True: Lollapalooza Line-Up Confirmed</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/04/21/the-rumors-were-true-lollapalooza-line-up-confirmed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>P. Elizabeth Cawein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At last, the <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/03/06/janes-addiction-beastie-boys-and-depeche-mode-rumored-to-headline-lollapalooza/" target="new">Lollapalooza rumors</a> are put to rest -- <a href="http://www.depechemode.com/" target="new">Depeche Mode</a>, <a href="http://www.toolband.com/" target="new">Tool</a>, <a href="http://www.thekillersmusic.com/" target="new">The Killers</a>, <a href="http://checkyourhead.beastieboys.com/" target="new">Beastie Boys</a>, <a href="http://www.kingsofleon.com/" target="new">Kings of Leon</a> and (of course) <a href="http://www.janesaddiction.com/" target="new">Jane's Addiction</a> will be headlining this year's festival, along with an impressive cast of supporting bands, Lollapalooza organizers confirmed today.]]></description>
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<p>At last, the <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/03/06/janes-addiction-beastie-boys-and-depeche-mode-rumored-to-headline-lollapalooza/" target="new">Lollapalooza rumors</a> are put to rest &#8212; <a href="http://www.depechemode.com/" target="new">Depeche Mode</a>, <a href="http://www.toolband.com/" target="new">Tool</a>, <a href="http://www.thekillersmusic.com/" target="new">The Killers</a>, <a href="http://checkyourhead.beastieboys.com/" target="new">Beastie Boys</a>, <a href="http://www.kingsofleon.com/" target="new">Kings of Leon</a> and (of course) <a href="http://www.janesaddiction.com/" target="new">Jane&#8217;s Addiction</a> will be headlining this year&#8217;s festival, along with an impressive cast of supporting bands, Lollapalooza organizers confirmed today.<br />
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<a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/lollapalooza-2009-lineup-announced-1003964506.story" target="new">More than 100 bands/artists/DJs</a> will take the Lolla stage this year, including <a href="http://www.tvontheradio.com/" target="new">TV on the Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new">Vampire Weekend</a>, <a href="http://www.andrewbird.net/" target="new">Andrew Bird</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband" target="new">Animal Collective</a>, <a href="http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/" target="new">Arctic Monkeys</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes" target="new">Fleet Foxes</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/silversunpickups" target="new">Silversun Pickups</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/boniver" target="new">Bon Iver</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/crystalcastles" target="new">Crystal Castles</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/loscampesinos" target="new">Los Campesinos!</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/passionpitjams" target="new">Passion Pit</a>. This year&#8217;s event will also introduce &#8220;Perry&#8217;s&#8221;, a nightclub style stage featuring dance and electronic music. The DJs set to spin include <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mstrkrft" target="new">MSTRKRFT</a>, <a href="http://bassnectar.net/home/" target="new">Bassnectar</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deadmau5" target="new">DeadMau5</a>, Animal Collective and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thebloodybeetroots" target="new">Bloody Beetroots</a>.</p>
<p>After selling out last year for the first time since Lollapalooza took roots in Chicago, ticket sales don&#8217;t seem to be lagging. Early bird discount passes went on sale at the end of March for $195. Regular priced tickets are $205, and of course if you&#8217;re not like the rest of us, worrying about saving $10 on a $200 concert ticket, you can always check out the VIP options at <a href="http://www.lollapalooza.com/" target="new">Lollapalooza.com</a>.</p>
<p><b>Lollapalooza 2009</b><br />
Depeche Mode<br />
Tool<br />
The Killers<br />
Jane’s Addiction<br />
Beastie Boys<br />
Kings of Leon<br />
Lou Reed<br />
Ben Harper and Relentless 7<br />
Thievery Corporation<br />
Snoop Dogg<br />
Rise Against<br />
Andrew Bird<br />
TV on the Radio<br />
Vampire Weekend<br />
The Decemberists<br />
Neko Case<br />
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)<br />
Animal Collective<br />
Band of Horses<br />
Of Montreal<br />
Arctic Monkeys<br />
Coheed and Cambria<br />
Ben Folds<br />
Fleet Foxes<br />
Silversun Pickups<br />
Kaiser Chiefs<br />
Crystal Castles<br />
Bon Iver<br />
Santigold<br />
Atmosphere<br />
Dan Auberbach<br />
Cold War Kids<br />
Deerhunter<br />
Lykke Li<br />
Robert Earl Keen<br />
Peter Bjorn and John<br />
Heartless Bastards<br />
Gomez<br />
Glasvegas<br />
Federico Aubele<br />
Dan Deacon<br />
Passion Pit<br />
The Raveonettes<br />
The Gaslight Anthem<br />
The Airborne Toxic Event<br />
White Lies<br />
Ra Ra Riot<br />
No Age<br />
Asher Roth<br />
Los Campesinos!<br />
Bat For Lashes<br />
Chairlift<br />
Gang Gang Dance<br />
The Virgins<br />
Amazing Baby<br />
Portugal. The Man<br />
The Knux<br />
Ida Maria<br />
Delta Spirit<br />
Friendly Fires<br />
Manchester Orchestra<br />
Constantines<br />
Ezra Furman &#038; The Harpoons<br />
Hockey<br />
Miike Snow<br />
Alberta Cross<br />
Hey Champ<br />
Sam Roberts Band<br />
The Henry Clay People<br />
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam<br />
Cage the Elephant<br />
Living Things<br />
The Low Anthem<br />
Blind Pilot<br />
Langhorne Slim<br />
Other Lives<br />
The Builders and The Butchers<br />
Eric Church<br />
Joe Pug<br />
Kevin Devine<br />
The Green Cards<br />
Carney<br />
Thenewno2</p>
<p><b>Featured performers at Perry’s</b><br />
Bassnectar<br />
MSTRKRFT<br />
Simian Mobile Disco<br />
DeadMau5<br />
Boys Noise<br />
KiD CuDi<br />
Crookers<br />
A-Trak<br />
Hercules and Love Affair (DJ Set)<br />
The Bloody Beetroots (DJ Set)<br />
LA Riots<br />
Kaskade<br />
The Glitch Mob<br />
Hollywood Holt<br />
Rye Rye<br />
He Say, She Say<br />
Car Stereo (Wars)<br />
Dark Wave Disco<br />
Moneypenny<br />
Yello Fever<br />
Animal Collective (DJ Set)</p>
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		<title>Blur Announce Warm Up Shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brianne Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We've been anticipating <a href="http://www.blur.com" target="new"><b>Blur</b></a>'s reunion since we first <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/04/14/blur-taps-vampire-weekend-crystal-castles-and-more-for-hyde-park-reunion-shows/">heard about it</a>, and were even more excited when they confirmed the addition of <a href="www.myspace.com/crystalcastles" target="new">Crystal Castles</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deerhoof" target="new">Deerhoof</a> and (to a lesser extent, it's nothing personal) <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new">Vampire Weekend</a> to the line up for their reunion shows at Hyde Park. But the hype keeps growing with the announcement of two intimate shows for fans before their awaited reunion. See how nice they are? They hype up the Hyde Park shows so it's not as annoying when you're told they won't be Blur's first shows back as originally advertised.]]></description>
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<p>We&#8217;ve been anticipating <a href="http://www.blur.com" target="new"><b>Blur</b></a>&#8217;s reunion since we first <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/04/14/blur-taps-vampire-weekend-crystal-castles-and-more-for-hyde-park-reunion-shows/">heard about it</a>, and were even more excited when they confirmed the addition of <a href="www.myspace.com/crystalcastles" target="new">Crystal Castles</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deerhoof" target="new">Deerhoof</a> and (to a lesser extent, it&#8217;s nothing personal) <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new">Vampire Weekend</a> to the line up for their reunion shows at Hyde Park. But the hype keeps growing with the announcement of two intimate shows for fans before their awaited reunion. See how nice they are? They hype up the Hyde Park shows so it&#8217;s not as annoying when you&#8217;re told they won&#8217;t be Blur&#8217;s first shows back as originally advertised.<br />
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The warm up shows will be played at East Anglian Railway Museum, in Colchester, England on June 13 and London Goldsmith&#8217;s College, on June 22. Proceeds for the June 13 sow will be donated to the museum&#8217;s charity and the Aldham Village Hall Restoration Project. The band announced the warm-up shows to their fan club, and tickets for the shows are on sale now for Blur fan club members, and further preview show announcements are due out shortly.</p>
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		<title>Blur Taps Vampire Weekend, Crystal Castles And More For Hyde Park Reunion Shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>P. Elizabeth Cawein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hot off the presses this morning from across the pond -- <a href="http://www.blur.co.uk/" target="new"><b>Blur</b></a> have announced the roster of bands who'll join them in Hyde Park for their highly anticipated reunion gigs this July. Among the chosen ones are <a href="http://www.myspace.com/crystalcastles" target="new">Crystal Castles</a>, <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new">Vampire Weekend</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/foals" target="new">Foals</a> and more.]]></description>
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<p>Hot off the presses this morning from across the pond &#8212; <a href="http://www.blur.co.uk/" target="new"><b>Blur</b></a> have announced the roster of bands who&#8217;ll join them in Hyde Park for their highly anticipated reunion gigs this July. Among the chosen ones are <a href="http://www.myspace.com/crystalcastles" target="new">Crystal Castles</a>, <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new">Vampire Weekend</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/foals" target="new">Foals</a> and more.<br />
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The band gave the official word to <a href="http://www.nme.com/news/blur/44022" target="new">NME</a> this morning, and the hand-picked line-ups for the two nights are as follows: July 2 features Foals, Crystal Castles, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/friendlyfires" target="new">Friendly Fires</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hypnoticbusiness" target="new">Hypnotic Brass Ensemble</a>, and July 3 features Vampire Weekend, <a href="http://www.amadou-mariam.com/" target="new">Amadou &#038; Mariam</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/florenceandthemachinemusic" target="new">Florence And The Machine</a> and <a href=http://www.myspace.com/deerhoof" target="new">Deerhoof</a>.</p>
<p>Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koening told NME.com, &#8220;I think the Hyde Park show will be pretty phenomenal. People have been waiting a long time to see Blur reunite and it&#8217;s flattering to be invited to play at all. This will be my first time seeing Blur live and I&#8217;m psyched.&#8221;</p>
<p>We <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/features/2009/03/24/for-the-record-an-interview-with-graham-coxon/">spoke with guitarist Graham Coxon</a> about the reunion last month, and while we forgot to ask him who would be opening, he did speak about the process of reuniting and rehearsing the old songs.</p>
<p>Blur will also play Manchester&#8217;s MEN Arena June 26, with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/klaxons" target="new">Klaxons</a> and Florence And The Machine supporting. Ticket info for all three shows is available <a href="http://www.seetickets.com/gat/index.asp" target="new">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Notes From Middle America &#8211; Black Gasoline</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny R. Phillips</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to ask.  What happened to rock? Has it become passé or uncool for a band to struggle, tour, play shows night after night to build a fan base without the help of excessive internet buzz or douche bags in the “hip” magazines who supposedly have their fingers on the pulse of the American youth culture? If a band has to work hard to get what they have, is that far less important than the mandatory polo shirts they wear on stage?]]></description>
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<i>Notes From Middle America is contributor <b>Danny R. Phillips&#8217;</b> monthly column. You can read past installments <a href="http://www.thetripwire.com/tag/notes-from-middle-america/">here</a>.</i><br />
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I have to ask.  What happened to rock? Has it become passé or uncool for a band to struggle, tour, play shows night after night to build a fan base without the help of excessive internet buzz or douche bags in the “hip” magazines who supposedly have their fingers on the pulse of the American youth culture? If a band has to work hard to get what they have, is that far less important than the mandatory polo shirts they wear on stage?<br />
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Judging by the music covered in “mainstream” media, the answer is yes; image is indeed vastly more important than substance.  This is not a new trend.  <a href="http://www.thebeatles.com/core/home/" target="new">The Beatles</a> started out with matching suits and mop top haircuts.  <a href="http://www.thewho.com/index.php" target="new">The Who</a> were mods, the 1980’s is a musical wastelands full of bands that would’ve rather looked good than actually putting out a good rock record.  </p>
<p>There for a blessed moment we had bands that didn’t seem to care about image:  <a href="http://www.myspace.com/blackflag80shardcore" target="new">Black Flag</a>, <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/H%C3%BCsker+D%C3%BC" target="new">Husker Du</a>, <a href="http://www.descendentsonline.com/" target="new">The Descendents</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/beathappening" target="new">Beat Happening</a>, <a href="http://www.nirvana-music.com/" target="new">Nirvana</a>.  Yes, they all had an image but it didn’t seem as contrived as say, <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new">Vampire Weekend</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theshins" target="new">The Shins</a> or any number of “indie” bands playing the festival circuit this summer.<br />
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That is why it was so refreshing when I received a CD from the Wichita, Kansas-based band <a href="http://www.myspace.com/blackgasoline" target="new"><b>Black Gasoline</b></a>.  No, they weren’t extremely original but the influences that ring through on their album, <i>She Gave Us Magic</i>, all mix well to create a 1970s heavy music lover’s equivalent of a giant hash brownie. This is indeed stoner rock. And what is wrong with that?<br />
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The band’s love of classic rock is entirely in your face.  They create a sound that is as thick as sludge and meddles into a sound that is reminiscent of <a href="http://www.van-halen.com/" target="new">Van Halen</a>, The Who, <a href="http://www.black-sabbath.com/" target="new"?Black Sabbath</a> and recent champions of the sound, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/queensofthestoneage" target="new">Queens of The Stone Age</a>.  Taking their name from a 1940s barely refined type of homemade fuel, the band (Bryan Seely on vocals, Paul DeCeglie on guitar, Larry Donaldson on keyboards, Kendall Newby on drums and Scott Mackey on bass) seem ready to make their namesake proud; using driving guitars, pounding drums and bowel loosing bass lines as accelerants, they’ll set the Midwest on fire.</p>
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<p>I “spoke” with the band via <a href="http://www.myspace.com/">MySpace</a>.<br />
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<b>When did Black gasoline come together?</b><br />
 It’s been about four years now.<br />
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<b>What music has had the biggest impact on you as a group? <i>She Gave Us Magic</i> sounds very rooted in 1970s rock to me…</b><br />
I think we have stylistically gravitated to the feel of 70s hard rock, but I don&#8217;t think you could call that a genre or even say that that would make us any easier to explain if you did. I do think it would be correct in that during the 70s you saw bands like <a href="http://www.deeppurple.com/" target="new">Deep Purple</a> or Black Sabbath make increasingly diverse, ambitious and dynamic albums, so I hope that’s what you mean. But as we&#8217;ve continued developing and finding our artistic voice, we&#8217;ve moved towards a genre that really didn’t exist, in that most of your 70s era bands only made one or two heavy psych albums, a piece which was usually peppered with a lot of R&#038;B and blues, whereas we&#8217;ve been attempting to make a career out of that era&#8217;s accidents instead of the easy &#8220;heavy metal&#8221; outs.</p>
<p>As far as what’s been getting our goat lately, and I hate to answer this for everyone else, but the last few years worth of Swedish hard rock like <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hellacopters" target="new">The Hellacopters</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/graveyardsongs" target="new">Graveyard</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/babywoodrose" target="new">Baby Woodrose</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dungen" target="new">Dungen</a>, and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/witchcraftswe" target="new">Witchcraft</a> are absolutely awesome. <a href="http://www.blackmountainarmy.com/" target="new">Black Mountain</a>, <a href="http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/" target="new">Black Rebel Motorcycle Club</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/highonfireslays" target="new">High on Fire</a>, <a href="http://www.flaminglips.com/main.php" target="new">The Flaming Lips</a>, <a href="http://www.midlake.net/" target="new">Midlake</a>, and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deadmeadow" target="new">Dead Meadow</a> are some American bands we&#8217;ve been into. Not surprisingly, a lot of oldies are in rotation: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theprettythings666" target="new">The Pretty Things</a>, <a href="http://www.grandfunkrailroad.com/" target="new">Grand Funk Railroad</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hawkwindofficial/" target="new">Hawkwind</a>, <a href="http://www.blueoystercult.com/" target="new">Blue Oyster Cult</a>, <a href="http://www.cheaptrick.com/" target="new">Cheap Trick</a>, <a href="http://www.elomusic.com/" target="new">E.L.O</a>, <a href="http://www.manfredmann.co.uk/" target="new">Manfred Mann&#8217;s Earth Band</a>, The Who, <a href="http://www.queenonline.com/" target="new">Queen</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds" target="new">The Byrds</a>, The Beatles. In the Ipod era, it&#8217;s almost more difficult to convey the logic of musical influence because after a point, and this is more likely for a musician, it gets almost more scholastic than it should be on the surface, because it is, after all, just pop music.<br />
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<b>Is <i>She Gave Us Magic</i> your first full-length record?</b><br />
 Yes it is, but we are more than half-way into a new record that will either make us or break us. I&#8217;m always appreciative of any interest in us, but it&#8217;s hard not to have more interest in the future than the past. So keep an eye on us; we&#8217;re hoping for summer or fall.<br />
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<b>Is the process of songwriting a group effort or does one member take the reins more often?</b><br />
I think one of our greatest strengths is our creative process. By the time a riff or a melody is filtered through the band as a whole, the original idea is, in many cases, unrecognizable. Without the collective input of all five of us, it just wouldn&#8217;t be the same.<br />
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<b>Is there much of a rock scene around Wichita?</b><br />
It ebbs and flows. I don&#8217;t want to be unfair to a core group of people that really do work hard to ensure that there&#8217;s always some sort of scene, but sometimes it&#8217;s music, sometimes it&#8217;s more like really loud fashioned. Like most American cities there&#8217;s a faction that is birthed from corporate radio and guitar stores which will always be shit, but there&#8217;s an underground that has no set sound but has been very interesting, for instance Wichita spawned <a href="http://www.manillaroad.net/" target="new">Manilla Road</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theembarrassment> target=&#8221;new&#8221;>The Embarrassment</a>, and <a href="http://www.splitliprayfield.com/" target="new">Split Lip Rayfield</a>, so wrap your head around that!<br />
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<p><b>What do you think of the current trend of bands becoming famous and getting signed to deals strictly from internet buzz?</b><br />
It&#8217;s great if you don&#8217;t mind being famous and working a day job.<br />
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<b>Do you think that it takes away from a band if they don’t have to tour the country and build their own fan base?</b><br />
They certainly won’t be that cohesive. Making an ambitious record is not that hard in this day and age. Having taste is another matter, but neither will matter if you can’t pull it off live. You might have to play after us, and we won&#8217;t make it easy for you.<br />
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<b>I saw your band play a club in Lawrence, Kansas, a few years ago and your energy was explosive. How do you stoke that fire every night?</b><br />
Blood, sweat, practice, need for attention, energy drinks&#8230; Mostly practice, and all that energy that a good crowd reflects back to you.<br />
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<b>With “indie rock” being the big thing as of this moment, do you think heavier bands like Black Gasoline suffer?</b><br />
Do you mean any worse than it already has? Personally I think it&#8217;s great for a band like us; it makes us even more different. If we&#8217;re back to back with a really trendy indie band, we look like Viking plunderers when the reality is that, compared to modern metal bands, we&#8217;re not really that heavy, just louder. With music the way it is now we&#8217;re a mystery, and, personally, I think it works in our favor. Styles change, a few years ago it was that rap rock thing. How smart does that <a href="http://www.limpbizkit.com/" target="new">Limp Bizkit</a> guy look now?<br />
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<b>How is the tour in support of <i>Magic</i> going?</b><br />
We&#8217;re still promoting it and selling it, but at this point, we&#8217;re really revving up to the next record.<br />
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<b>What’s been the biggest crowd you’ve play for to date?</b><br />
Probably The Riverfest in Wichita with fellow local luminaries Split Lip Rayfield. I think that was two or three thousand people.<br />
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<b>What is your inspiration for songs like say, “Lady Iron Wing” and “The Boy That Destroyed The World”?</b><br />
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&#8220;Lady Iron Wing&#8221; starts off sounding like it&#8217;s another &#8220;dangerous chick&#8221; song, like <a href="http://www.motley.com/" target="new">Motley Crue&#8217;s</a> &#8220;Looks that Kill or Deep Purple&#8217;s &#8220;Lady Double Dealer&#8221;,etc. but as the song moves along the listener hopefully&#8221; discovers that &#8220;The Lady&#8221; is actually a world war II bomber and as for &#8220;boy&#8221; your guess is as good as mine.<br />
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<b>Do you think a band having an “image” is important at all?</b><br />
That&#8217;s an interesting question in that we&#8217;re aware that our image is an absolute lack of image, which has its own hipster appeal. It&#8217;s interesting in that we are aware BG has this burnout image, but it&#8217;s not something that we think about because we would rather shop at thrift stores and have bad ass equipment then waste too much time really dwelling on it. If there&#8217;s any method to our image, it&#8217;s that so long as nothing dates you, your on the right track.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>P. Elizabeth Cawein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought "Man, I like <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new">Vampire Weekend</a>, but I wish they added a bit more electro to their Afro-beat"? Well, that's what we're here for. Meet <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ilovecartridge" target="new"><b>Cartridge</a></b>, four dudes from Denmark who mix funky bass grooves, ethereal vocals, traditional pop and oh, yeah -- those lovely synth notes.]]></description>
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<p>Have you ever thought &#8220;Man, I like <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new">Vampire Weekend</a>, but I wish they added a bit more electro to their Afro-beat&#8221;? Well, that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re here for. Meet <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ilovecartridge" target="new"><b>Cartridge</a></b>, four dudes from Denmark who mix funky bass grooves, ethereal vocals, traditional pop and oh, yeah &#8212; those lovely synth notes.<br />
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Cartridge is Mathias Wullum Nielsen, Thomas Hjorth Vesterbaek, Alex Phumoon Thomsen and Niels Fibaek Bertel. We mentioned they were Danish, right? We&#8217;ve got their latest single, &#8220;The Woods&#8221;, for you to check out. It&#8217;s out digitally now, and you can get the 7&#8243; single (with a bonus track!) May 9. It&#8217;s tearin&#8217; up the charts in Europe, and we can see why.</p>
<p>They&#8217;ll be playing <a href="http://www.rockafield.lu/" target="new">Rock-A-Field</a> in Luxembourg June 28 alongside <a href="http://www.kingsofleon.com/" target="new">Kings of Leon</a>, <a href="http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/" target="new">Franz Ferdinand</a>, <a href="http://www.thetingtings.com/us/frontpage?cmdr=ip2country/detected" target="new">The Ting Tings</a> and others. And as always, you can check out more tracks on their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ilovecartridge" target="new">MySpace</a>. </p>
<p><b>Cartridge &#8211; &#8220;The Woods&#8221;</b><br />
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		<title>Vampire Weekend To Debut New Song On Jimmy Fallon</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2009/03/18/vampire-weekend-to-debut-new-song-on-jimmy-fallon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, even if he's a terrible host, Jimmy Fallon and his handlers are doing a pretty damn <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2009/03/public-enemy-strikes-back-tonight-on-the-late-night/" target="new">fine job of programming music</a>. And with their imminent performance tonight on his show, <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new"><b>Vampire Weekend</b></a> is ready to bust out a new song.]]></description>
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<p>Well, even if he&#8217;s a terrible host, Jimmy Fallon and his handlers are doing a pretty damn <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2009/03/public-enemy-strikes-back-tonight-on-the-late-night/" target="new">fine job of programming music</a>. And with their imminent performance tonight on his show, <a href="http://www.vampireweekend.com/" target="new"><b>Vampire Weekend</b></a> is ready to bust out a new song.<br />
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<a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/34857-vampire-weekend-to-perform-new-song-on-fallon/" target="new">Pitchfork has reported</a> that tonight, March 18, when the band will performs on &#8220;Late Night With Jimmy Fallon&#8221; they&#8217;ll play a new song called &#8220;White Sky&#8221;. Incidentally, this won&#8217;t exactly be the song&#8217;s debut as they&#8217;ve been playing it live for a while, but it will in essence be it&#8217;s premiere to a mass audience. As the Pitchfrork report notes, it would be awesome if <a href="http://www.theroots.com/" target="new">The Roots</a> &#8212; Jimmy Fallon&#8217;s house band &#8212;  would back them up on it.</p>
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		<title>Deer Tick &#8211; &#8220;Still Crazy After All These Years&#8221; (Paul Simon Cover)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.myspace.com/phosphorescent" target="new">Some bands</a> like to do cover albums. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend" target="new">Some bands</a> want to sound like <a href="http://www.paulsimon.com/" target="new">Paul Simon</a>. <a href="http://www.deertickmusic.com/" target="new"><b>Deer Tick</b></a> just wants you to hear their cover of "Still Crazy After All These Years". It's really just that simple.]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/phosphorescent" target="new">Some bands</a> like to do cover albums. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend" target="new">Some bands</a> want to sound like <a href="http://www.paulsimon.com/" target="new">Paul Simon</a>. <a href="http://www.deertickmusic.com/" target="new"><b>Deer Tick</b></a> just wants you to hear their cover of &#8220;Still Crazy After All These Years&#8221;. It&#8217;s really just that simple.<br />
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Deer Tick was a bit late in getting its holiday note out this year, but given its hectic schedule you can’t really fault them. Bandleader John J. McCauley III sent out a holiday note to fans yesterday morning, which included a lovely cover of Paul Simon’s “Still Crazy After All These Years”. Here’s the holiday cheer from the man himself:</p>
<p><i>Hey everybody,<br />
 Happy holidays brothers and sisters. Greetings from Westtown, NY. As you may or may not know, Deer Tick has been really busy the past 6 or 7 months between recording an album, touring relentlessly, and just a few days ago beginning pre-production on an even newer album. We wanted to share with all of you a gem from one of our recent sessions&#8230;</p>
<p>So here is a cover version of Paul Simon&#8217;s &#8220;Still Crazy After All These Years&#8221; with me, John, on piano and vocals, Chris Ryan on bass, and Dennis Ryan on drums. Andy Tobiassen, our newest member, is regrettably not included on this recording.</p>
<p>We all hope you enjoy this recording; and by all means share it with whomever (except Paul Simon&#8217;s legal representative).</p>
<p>With love,<br />
-John &#038; the boys of Deer Tick.</i></p>
<p><b>Deer Tick &#8211; &#8220;Still Crazy After All These Years&#8221; (Paul Simon Cover)</b><br />
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		<title>Best Singles Of 2008, #7 &#8211; Vampire Weekend &#8220;A-Punk&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/listen/2008/12/25/best-singles-of-2008-7-vampire-weekend-a-punk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Evers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend" target="new"><B>Vampire Weekend</b></a>'s self-titled debut would've landed as one of our best records of the year, but just as many of our writers listed it as their most overrated as they did one of their favorites. It seems as though preppy, private-school kids who put photos of frat houses on their CD covers can be quite divisive. Luckily "A-Punk" made our top singles category, so we didn't have to worry about making the difficult decision.]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend" target="new"><B>Vampire Weekend</b></a>&#8217;s self-titled debut would&#8217;ve landed as one of our best records of the year, but just as many of our writers listed it as their most overrated as they did one of their favorites. It seems as though preppy, private-school kids who put photos of frat houses on their CD covers can be quite divisive. Luckily &#8220;A-Punk&#8221; made our top singles category, so we didn&#8217;t have to worry about making the difficult decision.<br />
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<b>Vampire Weekend &#8211; &#8220;A-Punk&#8221;</b></p>
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		<title>Carrie Brownstein&#8217;s Psychic Predictions For Music In 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2008/12/11/carrie-brownsteins-psychic-predictions-for-music-in-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>P. Elizabeth Cawein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the collective frenzy we all worked ourselves into worrying what was going to happen to the world when the clock struck midnight on January 1, 2000, New Years have become cause for worry and constant concern. Now as that fateful date approaches again, we find ourselves asking -- what horrors does 2009 hold? Luckily, former <b>Sleater-Kinney</b> guitarist and writer/blogger Carrie Brownstein has the answers for us via an extremely informative psychic/astrological reading.]]></description>
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<p>Ever since the collective frenzy we all worked ourselves into worrying what was going to happen to the world when the clock struck midnight on January 1, 2000, New Years have become cause for worry and constant concern. Now as that fateful date approaches again, we find ourselves asking &#8212; what horrors does 2009 hold? Luckily, former <b>Sleater-Kinney</b> guitarist and writer/blogger Carrie Brownstein has the answers for us via an extremely informative psychic/astrological reading.<br />
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Brownstein&#8217;s music and culture blog for NPR, <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/monitormix/">Monitor Mix</a>, featured a video interview this week with Andy Gehrz, an astrologer and pyschic who offered up her predictions on what kind of havoc 2009 would wreak on the music world. Other than the fact that this kind of stuff is just funny, because she seems to really <i>believe</i> what she&#8217;s saying, Andy seems to think some pretty serious business is going to go down in the next 12 months. </p>
<p>Among other things, Pitchfork is going to buy Rolling Stone, Jeff Tweedy of <b>Wilco</b> will have a mid-life crisis, <b>Arcade Fire</b> is apparently going synth, and <b>The Shins</b> have some sort of cultural responsibility to live out that involves finding lesser-known bands and taking them on tour. Very noble. <b>Beth Ditto</b> and some unnamed girl from Georgia with a lot of tattoos will both enjoy lots of success, and in case you were wondering, Justin Vernon of <b>Bon Iver</b> is some breed of super Taurus. </p>
<p>But probably the most shocking predicition Andy made &#8212; she said other stuff about <b>Lil Wayne</b> getting a DUI and <b>Kanye West</b> making a political statement, but we said <i>shocking</i> &#8212; was when she suggested that <b>Kris Novoselic</b> and <b>Dave Grohl</b> will reunite Nirvana with a rotating cast of lead singers. As a tribute. Uh huh.</p>
<p>Check out the video for more very important predictions about The Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Vampire Weekend and others. And maybe it&#8217;s just us, but there is something quite entertaining about a 30-something, red-headed, glasses-wearing, white, female astrologer saying, &#8220;I have something to say about Lil Wayne.&#8221;</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.astrologicaldetective.com/">Andy Gehrz, Astrological Detective</a><br />
<a href="http://www.www.npr.org/blogs/monitormix/">Monitor Mix</a></p>
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