If all goes well, on iTunes you’ll be able to purchase Fucked Up’s star-studded cover of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? All proceeds will go to benefit three organizations in Canada working to bring to end to the epidemic of missing and murdered native women. UPDATE: it’s available! Go HERE The song is a tongue-in-cheek

... self-titled debut. But you'd never know it from watching singer/guitarist Ezra Koenig and bassist Chris Baio glide through this ... that saw Oasis call it quits, I would like to see some evidence documenting Ezra Koenig's ability to heal hundreds of teenage ... at the announcement of the Gallagher brothers' break-up. Koenig and Baio also talk about the meaning (or multiple meanings) behind ...

... single from their sophomore album, "Cousins." Ironically, the first cousin of VW's lead singer Ezra Koenig is Vassar's very own Mike Koenig '11. Here's what Mike had to say about the song: "'Cousins' is rockin and full of energy. It's great to see Ezra and the band are still kickin' it, and I'm pumped for their new album. ...

... takes place in an alley and features frontman Ezra Koenig rolling backwards and forwards on a track set ... melds together just about everything that is brilliant about Vampire Weekend. During the second verse, Koenig is dressed in a tuxedo, and he holds a martini glass ... , dumping a series of Superballs (apparently that's what keeps Koenig springy) onto the ground. It's simultaneously funny, ...

Vampire Weekend front man Ezra Koenig has said that the title of band’s new album ‘Contra‘ has a duel meaning. Koenig admitted that he is fascinated by the ambiguous meaning of the title, noting that younger generations associate it with the computer game of the same name, while others think of the Nicaraguan rebel groups of

... ") only compounded the prevailing sense of unease. 39 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Vampire Weekend XL 2008 With his wit and education, it was easy to imagine Ezra Koenig being accepted in most places. But rock'n'roll? Really? As it was, Koenig's preppy vignettes ("Louis Vuitton/With your mother/On a sandy lawn") saw ...

Somebody should find out if Ezra Koenig sleeps on top of Merriam-Webster dictionaries every night, or if his hobby is just modern rhetoric. Reason being, he’s obsessed with the English ... weird. There’s the Animal Collective-esque skips and finger-tapping beat, Koenig’s incessant call to California, and weird, “zoomy” synth stuff. Some ...

Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig earned super respect from this writer when during a recent interview with Pitchfork, he was asked to discuss the spoiled white-kid label often given to ... you give a single like "Cousins," a chance, you'll find out that Ezra and Co. are a lot like you. They listened to the same punk and new wave bands you did, and they know ...

... waiting room” end). Check out more information about Tommy T, his music projects, touring schedule and other things over at his official website, The Very Best feat. Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend – Warm Heart of Africa (Download) The group The Very Best consists of Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and European Production Duo Radioclit ( ...

... version of "Cousins" sounds like "Oxford Comma" run at about twice the speed, with machine-gun snare shots and hastily strummed guitar runs, as Ezra Koenig's voice explodes with energy. It's about as close to punk as people who wear sweater vests can get. "Cousins" will be released as the ...

Just-premiered clip matches the song's loosey-goosey feel. By James Montgomery Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig in the "Cousins" video Photo: XL Last summer, Vampire Weekend premiered the video for "Oxford Comma," a sharp, single-take kind of thing, very much indebted to the films of Wes Anderson and the ...

... 2. Osaka Loop Line 3. Can You Discover? 4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (ft. Angel Deradoorian) 5. So Insane 6. Swing Tree 7. Carby (ft. Ezra Koenig) 8. I Want You Back 9. It's Not My Fault (It's My Fault) 10. Slang Tang Review: Sitting here with my coffee and cheese danish, I discovered these guys and was in ...

... ;ll take a shine to this instantly. I myself caught the promo video, oh, like 5 times yesterday when it premiered on MTV America yesterday. As usual, Ezra Koenig and the gang have made a fun and frenetic video to go with the infectious tune. Check it out. Click here to view the embedded video. ‘Cousins’ is available now from ...

Indie rockers Vampire Weekend are back with the first video from their sophomore album, Contra.  Bandmembers, primarily frontman Ezra Koenig, ride on a track up and down an alley while performing the new single, with a little "weird" thrown into the mix.  Cousins isn't a departure for the band, but with their unique, lovable sound, that would be pretty hard to accomplish.

... Silent Alarm (mehh) 39. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles 40. Ryan Adams - Gold 41. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers 42. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (YEAHHH :D ezra koenig is love) 43. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 44. Outkast - Loveboxxx/The Love Below (lol finally another hip hop album. one of Outkast's better ones..since ...