Rock en Seine festival review: Faith No More, Calvin Harris & The Prodigy entertain gay Paree

Can You Gig It?, Festival News

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Last weekend I went to Paris for Rock en Seine festival, as one of the esteemed music bloggers invited along by the nice peoples behind Eurostar’s Little Break Big Difference campaign. In what is surely a record for My Chemical Toilet here is an account of the event, turned around in just ONE WEEK.
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Vampire Weekend’s “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” video: pretty in pink

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vampire weekend cape cod Vampire Weekends Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa video: pretty in pink
Look at that simply darling snapshot. The video for “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa”, coming hot on the heels of M83’s “Kim & Jessie”, is another example of 80s teen movies’ enduring appeal for music promo directors.
It’s all here - lovely pink and pastel colours, denim, fresh-faced young Patrick Dempsey-a-like, goth stylings… Click over to check it out.

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It’s Good To Talkshow: Vampire Weekend on Letterman

It's Good To Talkshow, Video

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Now, there’s a lot of fuss over Vampire Weekend at the moment. In fact, my esteemed editor is a big fan. Personally, I don’t get it at all (is it just me or is it all a little… balls-less?), but that shouldn’t stop me letting you enjoy the fruits of their labour. Here are Vampire Weekend on the Letterman show, performing ‘A-Punk’. Enjoy.
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Not sure whether to believe the Vampire Weekend hype? Listen to the album for free then

Music News, Up-And-Coming Acts

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vampwknd Not sure whether to believe the Vampire Weekend hype? Listen to the album for free thenI think I’ve banged on about this band quite enough, as have a lot of folk over the last few months. Now the album is out, and you may be wondering if it can possibly live up to the praise Vampire Weekend have had festooned upon their preppy asses.
In which case I’d recommend you go to MuchMusic.com, where you’ll be able to listen to it for the grand price of zero pounds. The price is the same in dollars as well, which is a rarity. Baht, too.
For what it’s worth, my favetoid tracks are new single “A-Punk”, the slow-building “Oxford Comma” and the closing “The Kids Don’ Stand A Chance”.
Listen to Vampire Weekend’s Vampire Weekend at MuchMusic.com

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