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Lollapalooza 2009 Was For The Kids

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By Mike McCann (CHARTattack) August 14, 2009 3:54 pm
Festivals like last weekend's Lollapalooza are supposed to be irresistible to music fiends. You know, like Yogi Bear can't say no to a picnic basket. I attended the first seven Lollas back when it was a) a traveling carnival and b) more culturally relevant, so I've struggled the last few years between wanting to go to the new "destination...
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Osheaga 2009 Showcases La Roux, New Wavers

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By Erik Leijon (CHARTattack) August 4, 2009 2:32 pm
It's a combination of the long lineups, the omnipresent enclosures, rigid schedules and overpriced wares, but nothing awakens my animalistic tendencies quite  like Osheaga, Montreal's massive weekend musical bash. It's not really a "music and arts festival" because a festival would imply there's some sort of cultural celebration...
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Vampire Weekend Successfully Pass Hype Test

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By Erik Missio (CHARTattack) February 12, 2008 3:00 pm
Much has been made of New York-based Vampire Weekend's unique sound (or lack thereof, depending on who's doing the talking). Comparisons centre around what the band calls "Upper West Side Soweto" — a style seen as Afro-pop appropriation (or loving homage, depending on who's doing the talking). Not-unfair nods to David Byrne, Paul Simon...
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Vampire Weekend — Vampire Weekend

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) January 29, 2008 5:59 pm
With African, pop, classical and punk influences in tow, Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut is something to get excited about. The first great album of the year sounds like a Wes Anderson soundtrack meeting a Sofia Coppola soundtrack. Or maybe Paul Simon meets The Clash meets The Coral. Confused? Don't be! They loveably create a thrilling new...
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Gorillaz to record new track, design Converse shoes

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) November 16, 2011 2:52 pm
Despite being a band of fictional cartoon characters, Gorillaz are branching out to the footwear industry.As Pitchfork points out, the band -- well, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, really -- have teamed up with Converse to create a line of Gorillaz-inspired Chuck Taylor All-Stars. Above you can see one of designs, but the rest are still to come....
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MP3 Roundup: Rostam (of Vampire Weekend), DOOM ft. Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, Hospitality

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 2, 2011 11:02 am
1) Rostam - "Don't Let It Get To You"This is the second single we've heard from Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij -- the first being "Wood" -- and it's a damn impressive five-minute slice of avant-pop pie. You won't find Vampire Weekend's neatly-combed production here; Rostam likes dirty sounds and makeshift percussion, giving us an unexpectedly...
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I Read The News Today... For July 19, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 19, 2011 4:57 pm
Ohbijou are going to spend the early part of the fall touring eastern Canada in support of their upcoming Metal Meets album. There will probably be nothing metal about any of the songs they'll play at the gigs, but hey. Camp Radio, a supergroup of sorts featuring producer Dave Draves (Kathleen Edwards, Gentleman Reg), are set to release their...
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Ten Most Ridiculous Things About Coachella 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 18, 2011 12:54 pm
Coachella took over southern California this past weekend, leading to stars, music fans, naked wizards and even babies converging on Indio to mark the start of the festival season. This year, Coachella was even more over-the-top than normal, with interactive sets and a fourth headliner added in Kanye West. Any time you get thousands of people,...
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My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Vampire Weekend Help Japan

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 31, 2011 2:30 pm
Here's a rundown of the latest artists who are doing their bit for Japan:Members of Au Revoir Simone, Vampire Weekend and Les Savy Fav are set to play two fundraising events dubbed BROOKLYN <3 JAPAN at Brooklyn, N.Y.'s The Bell House on April 5 and 15. Tickets are $25 and proceeds will go to GlobalGiving.org, which is providing funds to relief...
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Stephen Colbert Challenges Vampire Weekend, Black Keys Members To "Sell-Out-Off"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 12, 2011 1:02 pm
Stephen Colbert spent some time examining a few of this year's Grammy Award nominees on his show last night. Since Colbert won a Grammy Award last year for his A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! album, he gets a ballot this year for each of the categories. He briefly ran through the nominees for Best New Artist before tackling the Best...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 4, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 4, 2011 3:30 pm
RJD2 has released a free three-song EP of remixes that also includes the video for "The Glow." Grab The Glow Remixes here. Here's something that makes almost no sense: TV On The Radio bassist and producer Dave Sitek has joined Jane's Addiction. Well... kind of. He's playing bass on their new album. —Spinner Kanye West is doing everything he can to...
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I Read The News Today... For Dec. 21, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 21, 2010 3:49 pm
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's not even Superman! It's an actor in the Spider-Man musical falling 20 feet onto the stage and being taken to hospital! —CNN The soundtrack to Blue Valentine, the upcoming movie starring Ryan Gosling (Lars And The Real Girl, Half Nelson) and Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain, "Dawson's Creek") features tunes...
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I Read The News Today... For Dec. 14, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 14, 2010 3:20 pm
You know all those people who were stranded on Highway 402 near Sarnia, Ont. yesterday? Apparently Tricky was one of them. —Toronto StarCameron House co-owner Paul Sannella, who'd been running the Toronto venue since 1981 when he bought the building and turned it into an art space and bar, has passed away. —NOW Magazine After Muse frontman Matt...
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I Fought The Law... For Dec. 3, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 3, 2010 1:18 pm
Kurtis Blow was caught with a teensy bit of weed in his pocket yesterday morning while getting a body scan at Los Angeles International Airport. Unlike Willie Nelson, he wasn't arrested. Blow had less than an ounce of pot in his pants, and was let go, as TSA standard operating procedures indicate can be done when a person has less than an ounce of...
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I Fought The Law... For Dec. 1, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 1, 2010 12:32 pm
Some Texan lawyers and gubernatorial candidates are questioning the legality of Willie Nelson's pot bust last Friday. Gotta be careful with that Willie Nelson and pot smokers; as everyone knows, marijuana's a gateway drug that could lead to people doing more dangerous things, like drinking and smoking cigarettes. —Rolling Stone In today's episode...
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Song Of The Day: OK Go's "White Knuckles" (Boys Like Us Remix)

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 2, 2010 12:21 pm
Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij has a solo project called Boys Like Us, and frequently remixes tunes by well-known artists.His latest is a reworking of OK Go's "White Knuckles," in which he turns it into a keyboard-driven, club banger that amusingly puts a heck of a lot of Auto-Tune on singer Damian Kulash's voice. OK Go released an...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 14, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 14, 2010 1:58 pm
Saint Alvia will cover a bunch of Rancid tunes on Nov. 19 at Toronto's Bovine Sex Club as part of a new series featuring bands covering classic albums. —Facebook Broken Social Scene apparently have some songs left over from the Forgiveness Rock Record sessions that Brendan Canning says they could end up fixing up and turning into a new record. —...
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I Read The News Today... For Sept. 14, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 14, 2010 12:32 pm
Econoline Crush have just released a greatest hits collection, Surefire: The Best Of. It's got 14 of their hits from 1994's Purge to 2008's Ignite. —EMIWashington, D.C. post-punks The Dismemberment Plan will reunite for a short tour that'll take place in January. Hipsters, here's your opportunity to school yourselves on a band who are infinitely...
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I Read The News Today... For Aug. 25, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 25, 2010 12:48 pm
Megafaun, Four Tet, Ohbijou, Born Ruffians, Woodpigeon, Chad VanGaalen, and Diamond Rings are among the artists who've redone tracks from The Acorn's No Ghost for a remix album called Make The Least Of The Day. It's out digitally on Sept. 14. —Paper BagBehemoth frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski came down with an illness...
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