Pages tagged “vampire weekend”

Lollapalooza 2009 line-up to feature Tool, Lou Reed, Beastie Boys, Jane's Addiction, Snoop Dogg, many more

By Joe Shearer on 11:17 AM on April 21, 2009

After months of anticipation, Lollapalooza has finally announced its full 2009 line-up. Taking place Aug. 7-9 in Chicago's Grant Park, the event hosts the proverbial headliners (Tool, The Killers, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys, Lou Reed, Snoop Dog, Depeche Mode), the indie-rock staples (Vampire Weekend, TV On the Radio, The Decemberists, Ben Folds, Of Montreal) the slightly under-the-radar favorties (The Raveonettes, Bat For Lashes, Ra Ra Riot, Heartless Bastards) and the up-and-coming baby bands (Passion Pit, Hockey, The Low Anthem, The Virgins) one might expect, plus many more.... read more

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2009 release for Vampire Weekend?

By Joe Shearer on 3:17 PM on March 20, 2009

In case you missed it, Vampire Weekend played Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night. (Sounds weird sans Conan, doesn't it?) Instead of playing a song from their still relatively fresh, 2008 self-titled debut, the Columbia grads did something a little different and performed a song called "White Sky" from their forthcoming album.... read more

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15 Sunnier Avenues to Get You California Dreamin' (On Such a Winter's Day)

By Joe Shearer on 7:00 AM on February 23, 2009

The other day, I was in the car listening to "The Ghost of Virginia" by Justin Townes Earle. It's a very simple acoustic/banjo-based song about an old freight train in the South that hauled coal and transported soldiers "during the war." What happens a few seconds in? I'm in the historical district of Marietta, Ga. and I get stopped by a train. It was so perfect, peaceful and picturesque, I couldn't even be upset.... read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Paste presents An Indie Rock Alphabet Book

By Caren Kelleher, Kate Kiefer and Rachael Maddux on 5:00 AM on January 8, 2009

We're proud to announce Paste's first foray into book publishing... read more

Found in: Books, News

Live Review: Vampire Weekend @ Terminal 5, 12/4/08

By Megan Gilbert, photo by Sean Edgar on 11:30 AM on December 12, 2008

If you’ve ever been to an English department mixer/off-campus kegger that happened to take place in an airplane hangar, you would have felt right at home at the Vampire Weekend show last Thursday at Terminal 5.... read more

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Vampire Weekend - New York, NY - Terminal 5 - 12/4/08

By Sean Edgar on 12:00 PM on December 8, 2008

Found in: Blogs, 1000 Words, Local:NYC

Staff Picks - Kevin Keller (multimedia producer)

By Kevin Keller on 11:57 AM on November 25, 2008

Picking a “best of” list reminds me of all of the philosophical barbs one runs into when judging music. Instead of expounding upon what makes up my definition of a "top album," I’ll keep things simple.... read more

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Staff Picks - Nick Marino (managing editor)

By Nick Marino on 4:43 PM on November 23, 2008

1. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (Beggars/XL/4AD)2. Santogold and Diplo - Top Ranking (Mad Decent)3. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals (Illegal Art)4. Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer (Roadrunner)5. She & Him - Volume One (Merge)6. Sigur Ros - med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust (XL)7. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark (Astralwerks)8. Lee Ann Womack - Call Me Crazy (MCA Nashville)9. Foals - Antidotes (Sub Pop)10. Lykke Li - Youth Novels (LL/Warner Bros.)... read more

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Staff Picks - Rachael Maddux (assistant editor)

By Rachael Maddux on 2:43 PM on November 23, 2008

Here's the list of my top albums of 2008, which I begrudgingly cobbled together after being told, no, I was not allowed to vote for last year's Everybodyfields album in all ten spots. Don't believe anyone who tells you music journalists have it easy! Life is hard.... read more

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Staff Picks - Josh Jackson (editor-in-chief)

By Josh Jackson on 10:34 AM on November 23, 2008

We've just released our collective Top 50 at Paste, and there's been the usual response both on our site and others' about what you think we missed, what we got wrong and what the list really should have looked like. Since this was a collaborative effort with votes from staff and some of our regular critics, everyone would have made this list a little differently, including me. Here's my personal top 10 (i.e. the actual 10 best albums this year).1. Bon Iver—For Emma, Forever AgoSome albums stampede their way into your brain, others creep in during the middle of the... read more

Found in: Blogs, High Gravity