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SpeedyGonzalas — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:20:53 EDT

"Going preppy is punk rock if you think about it." You are so OTM. GG Allin was an Izod wearing bastard weren't he? Preppy asshole, that GG.

SpeedyGonzalas

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sncreducer — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:42:02 EDT

I don't know anything about music blogs and hype and blah de blah de blah.

I just know I watched SNL this weekend, and the musical guest, a band I was vaguely aware from hearing their name several times in recent months - but a band whose music I had not yet heard - was fucking terrible. Boring, incomprehensible, derivative, and twee. And yes, I'm using "twee" as a pejorative.

This comment officially ends the "thinking anything at all about Vampire Weekend" portion of my life.

sncreducer

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baconfat — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:37:26 EDT

@AL: Marty was "The Goofy One" in The Shins, then he ended up getting arrested for fisticuffs with his hot model girlfriend.

baconfat

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AL — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:34:56 EDT

Don't you know? The keyboardist is The Goofy One -- the one who would do something like wear a giant scarf. It's totally in line with the persona he's cultivated in previous live videos I've seen.

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dr.randy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:28:04 EDT

@Catbirdseat: Best comment here, by far. All you douchebags hating on Vampire Weekend so hard are more pathetic than they will ever be, and your bile says far more about your petty biases than it does about them.

dr.randy

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narymary — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:02:49 EDT

@lizochka: It's necessary when said band is churning out boring twaddle.

narymary

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kozmik — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:50:17 EDT

I know them and the pianist (Rostam) is a huge douche. Wears that kinda clothing all the time.

The boat shoes are mostly a joke though, they're pretty chill guys (at least the ones in the band I know/my friends know).

kozmik

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digitallofi — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:07:38 EDT

As an old guy I can say, "Vampire Who?" and sort of mean it. If one, by and large, has little interest in any hype, and this is a mere blip. First album? Meh. Give me a band on their 3rd album and we'll see if they have legs.

But, yeah, the scarf isn't doing them any favors. And twee was never my thing.

digitallofi

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disinterested 3rd party — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:06:46 EDT

@harumph: I guess that's what I'm trying to say. People seem to object to their omnipresence more than their music. If you don't want to encounter them, lay off the blogs for a while. It will pass. I also know that a lot of people object to their music too but I don't really. I just don't find inoffensiveness as offensive as some do.

disinterested 3rd party

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lizochka — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:12:51 EDT

is it necessary to hate them for doing something they like and being successful at it?

and hating them for dressing like preppy parodies is beyond unecessary. seriously, they're not bad, so what's the huge problem?

lizochka

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the rich girls are weeping — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:23:18 EDT

@EddieRebel: Should they have any other massive scarf needs, pls. direct them to our site. (;

the rich girls are weeping

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Tauwan — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:19:46 EDT

P.S. Did anyone else notice how the band's CD shot up to number 5 on the iTunes albums chart the morning after SNL? Or am I the only one who pays attention to that little music store on his iTunes media player?

Tauwan

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CloudCarrier — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:09:14 EDT

I guess no one here has actually been inside Studio 8H before, as it's colder than a motherfucker, and literally floats suspended in air. Scary! I would have worn three scarves, two pairs of cherry red legwarmers, and a miner's helmet. I dug the violist doing the staredown with the lead siger, though.

CloudCarrier

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Clevertrousers — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:06:26 EDT

I didn't know that Chevy Chase had kids.

Clevertrousers

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harumph — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:25:46 EDT

@Catbirdseat: i hadn't heard that one yet.

harumph

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narymary — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:20:43 EDT

I have just now heard this band for the first time and I can't believe anyone would pay money for this crap, much less give it a slot on SNL. And they're all dressed like such douches!

narymary

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Catbirdseat — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:14:08 EDT

Reminds me of a joke:

"Knock Knock."

"Who's there?"

"Vampire Weekend."

"BLEAAAAARGGGGH MOTHER FUCKING VAMPIRE WEEKEND FUCKING BLOGS AND HYPE FUCK YOU FUCKING SNL AND STARBUCKS AND FUCKING HYPE MONGERING AND FUCK FUCK FUCK YOU FUCKING WILLIAMSBURG FUCK FUCKING PREP SCHOOL FUCKING RICH BOYS MOTHER FUCKERS FUCKING BLAND FUCKING WHITEBREAD FUCKING PREP FUCKING FUCKED UP COLUMBIA FUCK BOYS FUCKITTY FUCK OVERHYPED MOTHERFUCKING STARBUCKS FUCKING FUCKING VAMPIRE WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAARRRRGGH!!!!!!"

Catbirdseat

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spazandmojo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:50:45 EDT

@Halfwit: no mindless rage here, just boredom. how can you possibly be enraged by wonder bread?

spazandmojo

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the rich girls are weeping — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:46:27 EDT

This is like, the worst day in music journalism ever.

the rich girls are weeping

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StuntKockSteeev — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:42:07 EDT

I really hoped this post would turn into one of the blind item posts, where everybody names other laughably minor musical guests from SNL.

THE SPANIC BOYS!!!

*spikes wireless mouse, does a touchdown dance*

StuntKockSteeev

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dentist — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:26:48 EDT

Okay......so everyone's ire isn't directed at the band but rather the media for overhyping them?

@disinterested 3rd party: No, it's definitely directed at the band.

dentist

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orangepixistix — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:08:09 EDT

Not only did I enjoy their performance but I also thought the outfits were rather cute. Hype only annoys me when it means that you hear the songs everywhere, such as the hype when it comes to Paramore, but even then my interest is not affected.

orangepixistix

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harumph — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:41:53 EDT

@disinterested 3rd party: so music blogs should center around hype and not music? that is a bit backward.
i think a serious discussion objecting to the influence of hype in music is more valid than a million puff pieces on what vampire weekend wears.

harumph

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harumph — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:38:42 EDT

@Halfwit: that anger and frustration come from years and years of seeing the most interesting bands toil away in obscurity while their third and fourth generation imitators water it down and are hailed as messiahs. or as sam mcpheeters put it, lenny bruce had to die so that dana carvey could live.

harumph

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AL — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:33:48 EDT

@SuperUnison: I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

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disinterested 3rd party — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:31:28 EDT

Okay......so everyone's ire isn't directed at the band but rather the media for overhyping them? If hype annoys you so much, stop reading music blogs. Vampire Weekend are just a group of guys who formed a band and made a record. Should they be managing their persona a bit better? Maybe. But maybe they know that this could be it for them, so why not enjoy it? Law school (or whatever) will be waiting when this is over.

disinterested 3rd party

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Halfwit — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:28:58 EDT

@harumph: @spazandmojo: Totally legitimate, and I won't even argue with it. They're pleasant enough, but they're not doing anything noteworthy and will disappear once Natalie Portman or Scarlett Johanses or whoever passes on their second album.

Still, though, I can almost see the flecks of spittle flying from the mouths of some people when they talk about these bands. Going into mindless rages about "the proles" latching onto a safe version of your preferred genre just smacks of old... whether it's the Monkees, Candlebox, Flo Rida, or these poor little rich boys.

Halfwit

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EddieRebel — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:26:29 EDT

Going to see them tonight, will report on the scarf issue.

EddieRebel

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Swankster — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:23:14 EDT

Because we prefer our indie rockers dirty, scruffy, in vintage tees, donning ripped jeans, neon belts, ratty chucks and with heads permanently (and always sadly) in a downward gaze?

BLEH I say!

Going preppy is punk rock if you think about it.

Swankster

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Cheap Shot — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:17:50 EDT

oh, sorry double post.

Cheap Shot

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Cheap Shot — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:17:33 EDT

This was great music when it was called Ska.

Cheap Shot

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Cheap Shot — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:12:07 EDT

I liked this music the first time around when it was called "Ska". idiots.

Cheap Shot

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the rich girls are weeping — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:36:21 EDT

@Catbirdseat: Seriously, the hype is beyond deafening at this point.

the rich girls are weeping

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the rich girls are weeping — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:35:01 EDT

Er, Deerhunter I mean. Duh.

the rich girls are weeping

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the rich girls are weeping — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:33:25 EDT

@Catbirdseat: Dude, I was so about to forward that to the tip box. I think it was more bizzare that they also included "How to dress like Beriut & that dude from Deerhoof" as well.

[www.nytimes.com]

the rich girls are weeping

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SuperUnison — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:31:28 EDT

I think being "tired of hating Vampire Weekend" is the new "Liking Vampire Weekend."

SuperUnison

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Catbirdseat — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:30:41 EDT

...or Ben Sisario's informative expose, "All Hail Brooklyn: Alt-Rock Thrives in Alt-Borough" that just ran in the Music section.

Catbirdseat

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Catbirdseat — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:28:21 EDT

You forgot to mention that Times Style Magazine's "How To Dress Like Vampire Weekend" feature they just ran, and no, I am not making this shit up.

Catbirdseat

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Tauwan — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:20:21 EDT

I am completely and utterly convinced that ever since these fellas have joined the big leagues [and by big leagues I mean releasing an album and appearing on SNL, Letterman, and the like] it seems that nobody, repeat NOBODY has anything nice to say about them.

Tauwan

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the rich girls are weeping — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:27:40 EDT

OMG, maybe someone will buy our giant scarves now. Uh, thanks, Vampire Weekend! (?!?!)

the rich girls are weeping

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harumph — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:21:17 EDT

@Halfwit: i agree with spazandmojo here. people should produce whatever mediocrity their heart guides them toward. it is just that when a band like this is hailed as some sort of second coming when 3 months ago they were virtually invisible, it raises the question as to whether or not all that hype is justified. i am finding an almost complete lack of substance, even in the most far-out reaches of independent music lately. so, my heart isn't so much broken as it is bewildered at what passes for exciting or original these days.

harumph

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gregcoff — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:04:28 EDT

Yeah man! Stick it to Vampire Weekend's...scarf? Couldn't make the cultural imperialism takedown stick, so now we're on to neckwear.

gregcoff

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TheRunningboard7 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:57:01 EDT

They look like every indie kid I see at every indie show doing every indie dance move. I don't mind them. And whether or not their songs are good, I think you'd have to admit they performed pretty well on SNL. Oh wait, we're more worried about the tent scarf, yes?

My bad.

TheRunningboard7

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spazandmojo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:54:20 EDT

@Halfwit: actually, some of us just crave for more interesting shit, less hype-o-rama and more substance. i understand this is becoming a very tall order these days, but that in and of itself is sad.

and for the record, shins and coldplay... really? never liked 'em, never will.

spazandmojo

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okiedoke — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:48:08 EDT

That's a scarf? I thought he was Amish.

okiedoke

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exposition — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:45:59 EDT

Do not fuck with the BusBoys.

exposition

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Maura Johnston — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:45:33 EDT

i heard 'oxford comma' in a restaurant last night, and is it just me, or is that song a super-airer take on tom petty's 'don't do me like that'?

Maura Johnston

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Halfwit — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:33:07 EDT

I sincerely don't understand the level of bile being heaped on these guys. The album is "meh," but both the singles above are sweet enough little pop trifles. At the risk of succumbing to Godwin's Law, it seems as though that's somehow been equated to them trying to pour audio holocaust into the ears of the public.

I know you all had your indie hearts broken by the Shins and Coldplay, but white guys making lighter than air pop songs != evil.

Halfwit

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harumph — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:30:39 EDT

@spazandmojo: i think i will choose a cup of hemlock first.

@relaxing: i thought they were from richmond virginia.

harumph

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spazandmojo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:25:29 EDT

@harumph: well given the current state of indie-slanted pop muic, it's either this slice of melba toast or some cup of milky tea to choose from... yawn.

spazandmojo

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relaxing — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:18:56 EDT

Vampire Weekend will not be our generation's CvB, because the Campers were from California, and were interesting.

relaxing

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harumph — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:06:28 EDT

holy crap is this band boring.
even the flavor of the month has no flavor anymore.

harumph

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strapsy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:59:38 EDT

yes, that is exactly what i meant, you're even more clever than i thought. i look forward to an entire day of italics, quotation marks and senifeld mentions.

keep it independent!

strapsy

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dentist — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:47:49 EDT

These guys sound like fucking Raffi!

dentist

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Christopher R. Weingarten — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:44:03 EDT

you mean "blogging?"

Christopher R. Weingarten

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strapsy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:36:48 EDT

the times already beat you to this schtick

strapsy