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‘My generation have deluded themselves’: ex-Vampire Weekender Rostam on pop, protest and life as an Iranian-American

Inspired in part by Zohran Mamdani’s NY mayorship, Rostam Batmanglij’s gorgeous new album fuses Americana with sounds of the Middle East. So why isn’t his mum happy?

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“Some people think writing songs is like drawing from a well or picking apples off a tree. It’s more like a muscle you work out and develop”: Avalon Emerson evolves from club DJ to dream-pop auteur on Written Into Changes

From the DJ booth of Berlin’s Panorama Bar to the Balearic synth-pop of the Charm, Avalon Emerson is embracing the freedom of a borderless musical landscape

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Mumford and Sons' Glastonbury sofa snub

Mumford and Sons frontman Marcus Mumford admitted the band haven't been asked back to Glastonbury since their 2013 headline performance – because he tried to steal a sofa from his dressing room.

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The Last Dinner Party and Vampire Weekend condemn festival after Mary Wallopers’ set pulled over Palestine flag

Victorious festival organisers apologised for cutting off the Irish band after they led chants to ‘free Palestine’, and said they would donate to humanitarian relief efforts

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Soundside Music Festival cancelled

Soundside Music Festival - with headliners The Killers, Weezer, Hozier and Vampire Weekend - has been cancelled.

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“That shouldn’t be a headline, but if you would like to make that the headline of this article...”: Haim push back again against people who question their songwriting, production skills and musicianship - despite a glowing endorsement from Bono

“It sucks when people think that we don’t play our instruments”

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Pre-Grammys Gala Honoring The Grateful Dead Focuses On Fire Relief

Music world A-listers took the stage Friday to honor the Grateful Dead at an annual pre-Grammys benefit gala, which this year raised millions for musicians impacted by the recent wildfires that devastated Los Angeles.

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Vampire Weekend at Brixton Academy review: The indie rockers were back with real bite

4/5 The band hadn’t played this venue in almost 15 years but from the set it seemed like they hadn’t aged a day

Evening Standard

“Beyoncé is a scientist of songs. I’ve never seen anyone work the way she works”: Why Beyoncé's Lemonade remains an enduring 21st century classic

“Beyoncé is a scientist of songs. I’ve never seen anyone work the way she works”

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From Oppenheimer to The Mandalorian, Childish Gambino to Vampire Weekend and more: 10 of the best by Oscar-winning producer and composer Ludwig Göransson

In celebration of the film score supremo and pop polymath’s 40th birthday, we celebrate his finest moments

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7 Key Moments You Missed In The 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony

Didn't wake up to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony? we've got you. Here's everything you missed.

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Rashida Jones and Ezra Koenig not legally married but are in the ‘eyes of god’

‘I’m sure we’ll get married at some point, but we basically are,’ Jones says

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Radio 1 Big Weekend 2024: how to watch online, schedule, full guide

Here's how to watch a 2024 Radio 1 Big Weekend live stream for free from anywhere, with The Last Dinner Party, Sabrina Carpenter and Charlie XCX at the festival at Luton's Stockwood Park.

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Coachella Heavy On Indie Rock Nostalgia, Taylor Swift Buzz

Coachella day two was heavy on alt-rock throwbacks including a highly anticipated No Doubt reunion, but it was Taylor Swift -- who wasn't on the lineup and didn't perform -- creating buzz on Saturday.

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Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us review – their most adventurous set yet

Indian raga, hip-hop and scuzzy, Strokes-like rock replace the west African guitar sounds of old on Ezra Koenig and co’s dazzling fifth album

The Guardian - UK

‘When I was younger I was arrogant’: Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig on fatherhood and growing up

They were initially dismissed as the acme of upper-class preppiness, but the band’s new album Only God Was Above Us is its grittiest yet. Has their frontman finally exorcised past demons?

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Harry Styles Made a Rare Public Appearance at a Manchester United Match

It was the "Watermelon Sugar" singer's first sighting since his 30th birthday celebration.

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"It’s getting into some new territory for us:" hear Vampire Weekend's first new music in five years

The indie-rock trio have released two tracks from their forthcoming fifth album

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"I'm like, 'Does he really want me to play him the album or is he just being nice to me, like some son-in-law type thing?”: Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig on having Quincy Jones as a father-in-law

The Vampire Weekend frontman is married to the super-producer's daughter, actress Rashida Jones

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Musical mysteries: the unlikely album cover stars who became modern pop enigmas

As the old man on Led Zeppelin’s fourth album artwork is identified, we take a look at albums that are as famous for the faces on their sleeves as their music

Evening Standard

Phoenix: Alpha Zulu album review - box fresh and effortlessly cool, even after 22 years

22 years since their debut, this French quartet is still going strong

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