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Hey Teens,

Vampire Weekend had a gig disrupted by a fire alarm in London. Maybe its because there flaming. Thank You, I'll be here all day.

Will.I.Am will be making his film debut in the upcoming X-Men movie. The only way he is going be good in the movie is if he can hire Fergie to say all his lines. Hey, It worked for the Black Eyed Peas!

Flava Flav is looking to make a musical comeback. Yes, I'm serious. He is looking for people to help him with his first single. Anyone can go to flavorffloveworld.com to enter. VH1 will be helping him find the perfect song. ....with six kids maybe VH1 should help him find a condom.

A Linkin Park fan has been taken into custody after stalking lead singer (screamer) Chester Beddington. The fan (stalker) worked at a national security library and was able to hack into Chester's computer. She accesed Email's, Photo's, and voicemail. Remeber the good ol' days when you had to leave your house to stalk someone?

I Need A Beat,

Adam

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Released - January 29, 2008 / XL Recordings

Really? This is the band you "hipsters" are going with? Really? Wow. I thought Josh would be wrong when he said Vampire Weekend was over hyped. No way could a band with this much attention be garbage, right?

Wrong.

After much hype, Vampire Weekend has finally released......Vampire Weekend. Self Titled? Creative. As I listened to the album I realized I constantly felt like I was in Garden State 2. I thought Zach Braff was gonna show up and say "Good Tunes, right?". I know "hipster" types will probably love this album more than getting asymmetrical haircuts, but I just don't get it. The music isn't "bad", but its just not great either. Its just kind of there. Perpetually going but not really doing anything. Its more like if paint drying had a theme song it would be Vampire Weekend. If my Grandma came over I might put on this album because I know there is no way it will give her a heart attack. That's kind of what this album is. It just is.

Its like when guys ask "how can male porn stars hold out that long?". How can Vampire weekend make an album with out having any sort of crescendo? Its like they decided to do a concept album where they wanted to put lyrics to elevator music.

Don't get me wrong, I can see how people might enjoy Vampire Weekend. They have the "hipster" sound. Under produced, weird lyrics, the vocal track is pushed to the front,.....etc., but I usually like my music with a pulse.

At least Walcott is decent.

Rating - 6/10

Faborite Track - "Walcott"

-Adam

Adam's Lack of Hipster Knowledge

Vampire Weekend can be heard on WXPN tonight during the weekly 11. Tune in to win tickets to their sold-out show at First Unitarian on february 7th. Judging from the last time I saw these guys, I wouldn't be caught dead there. Just another case of too much hype, not enough substance. Be on the lookout for their over-hyped full-length album, which I'm sure Pitchfork will give 10/10 to, the end of this month.

Deal with it,
Josh

Vampire Freakin' Weekend, Baby Im about to have me some fun

I know the name Vampire Weekend. I know there is a lot of buzz about Vampire Weekend. I couldn't tell you much more than that. However, I found this cool video of them here.

#80.3 - VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Walcott / One
Uploaded by lablogotheque

I'm like so what i'm drunk,

Adam