Vampire Weekend's Fan Community http://vampweek.com For Fans, By Fans Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:31:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en A-Punk 7” Vinyl Import w/additional track http://vampweek.com/2008/03/30/a-punk-7-import-wadditional-track/ http://vampweek.com/2008/03/30/a-punk-7-import-wadditional-track/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:52:19 +0000 kevin4e http://vampweek.com/2008/03/30/a-punk-7-import-wadditional-track/ A-Punk ImportIt appears that XL Records recently released a 7” 45RPM vinyl which also contains an identical cd. The track list contains the studio version of A-Punk (2:18) and a live rehearsal version of Oxford Comma (3:16). The saran packaging is also stamped with an “Import” sticker. A few copies seem to be floating around on eBay for those interested in adding one to your collection.

Update: After digging around some more, the official release date for this is April 19. Accordingly, this release will only be carried by stores participating in Record Store Day.

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Being the first band to take a photo shoot for the cover of Spin Magazine prior to ever releasing an album is no small accomplishment. Recently appearing on the cover this month’s Spin, Andy Greenwald informs us why "this year’s best new band" may already be before us:

"Thanks to the new speed of buzz, Vampire Weekend have gone from the Ivy league to the big leagues in record time. And everyone’s impressed, it seems, but Vampire Weekend."

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]]> http://vampweek.com/2008/03/06/unimpressed-vampire-weekend-makes-spin-magazine-cover/feed/ Florida dates CANCELLED. http://vampweek.com/2008/03/04/florida-dates-cancelled/ http://vampweek.com/2008/03/04/florida-dates-cancelled/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:28:53 +0000 DiegoMax http://vampweek.com/2008/03/04/florida-dates-cancelled/ "We have been invited to play on Saturday’s (3/8) SNL, and we’re honored to accept! Unfortunately, this means we’ll have to postpone our appearances in Orlando and St. Augustine and cancel our set at the Langerado festival. The Walkmen will still be playing on those dates. We are looking forward to meeting up with them in Atlanta and continuing our regularly scheduled tour. We will be back in Orlando and St. Augustine on June 7 and 8. SNL airs this Saturday, March 8th on NBC at 11:30 ET/PT."

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  • Switzerland - Jan. 25th
  • Australia - Jan. 26th
  • Spain - Jan. 28th
  • Holland - Jan. 29th
  • Scandinavia - Jan. 29th
  • Ireland - Feb. 1st
  • Italy - Feb. 1st
  • Greece - Feb. 4th
  • Japan - Feb. 20th
  • Germany - Feb. 22nd
  • South Africa - Feb. 25th
  • France - Feb. 25th
  • Portugal - Feb. 25th
  • UK - Jan. 29th
  • North America - Jan. 29th

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