Matt & Kim feat. Soulja Boy and Andrew WK - I'm a Goner [Video + MP3]

Trust me, if someone told me last yeat that I'd have a blog post just mentioning Soulja Boy I'd say you were a fool. But then again, some people say cucumbers taste better pickled Regardless, I'm not writing this post simply about Soulja Boy. I'm writing because Converse has done it again: Put together three acts that would normally never [ever] collaborate. Last year it was Kid Cudi, Bethany Cosentino from Best Coast and Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend on the song All Summer. This year's version features the duo Matt & Kim, rapper Soulja Boy and Andrew WK. Not sure if this year's version stacks up to last year's but at least they tried something different.

...right?


Matt & Kim feat. Soulja Boy and Andrew WK - I'm a Goner



Not too turrible.

Summer Songs: Kid Cudi x Bethany Cosentino x Rostam Batmanglij - All Summer

New Cudder. [I STILL never get tired of saying that.] This is a promotional joint from Converse, of all companies. And it's dope as shit. It features vocals from Bethany Cosentino, one half of the duo Best Coast and drums from Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend. The title says enough about it being the perfect summer song but after one listen I could tell it'll be in my heavy rotation all the way through September. Well done, Converse.

Kid Cudi x Bethany Cosentino x Rostam Batmanglij - All Summer
Download: All Summer

[Note: Shouts to Jai and LMo from The Clearance Aisle for the heads up. Check their blog, it's the shit.]

Summer Songs: Vampire Weekend - Run/Walcott/Mansard Roof

So back on my Summer Song shit, how could I leave off Vampire Weekend?? They make arguably the best summertime songs. Here are three of my favorites from the New York based band. The unjealous indeed.
Run
Download: Run

Walcott
Download: Walcott

Mansard Roof Live
Download: Mansard Roof Live

Music [Video] of the Moment - February 19, 2009

Even though Vampire Weekend dropped Contra back in January, I just got around to copping it. I mean, I downloaded acquired it back when it came out, but thanks to Best Buy gift cards, I bought it yesterday. With that being said, my boy @martEMCfly put me on to the band's new video for the single Giving Up the Gun. It has appearances by RZA from Wu-Tang, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lil Jon and Joe Jonas. Pretty crazy celeb line-up. Check out the video and download link below:

Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun

Download: Giving Up the Gun

Can't be mad at new VW.

Music [Video] of the Moment - April 26, 2009

I stumbled across this video last night on YouTube and had to post it. It's a video of one of my favorite bands, Vampire Weekend, playing acoustic versions of The Kids Don't Stand a Chance and Oxford Comma while walking the streets of Paris. The video was posted on La Blogotheque, along with dozens of other bands performing unplugged versions of their songs. Just something light for a Sunday. Still pretty wavy though.



The original is pretty dope too.

Ow.

Music of the Moment - July 2, 2008

Vampire Weekend is a very unique, punk/indie-rock band from New York. Their sound isn't really reminiscent of anything that I know of but it's very catchy. I haven't had much time to listen to their entire self-titled debut, but the joint Oxford Comma was definitely the track that stood out to me. An oxford comma is another name for a serial comma which is the last comma used in a list of three or more things usually before the word and or or. [Ex. Larry, Moe, and Curly vs. Larry, Moe and Curly.] Many people don't use or even pay attention to oxford commas, and that's essentially what the song is about: people that nitpick over the smallest things. They even throw in a Lil Jon reference. All in all, it's great songwriting and the song definitely worth a listen. Check it out and determine the meaning for yourself.

The band also did a sick, single-shot video for Oxford Comma, check it out.