The Video for Videotapes by The Chapters is up for most original concept in IMTV Video Music awards. I have no problem with the video being nominated for an award , its the most original concept bit i have a problem with, take a look at the two videos below.





as you can see both videos have striking similarities ,with the Vampire Weekend video being done by the extremly tanleted hammer and tongs
Even the youtube thumbnails for the videos look alike

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I'd pretty much written these guys off as 'meh', but only just heard their track Walcott, which is actually pretty damn good. Now I'm confused.

The Case For:
Vampire Weekend- Walcott

Pretty decent, with a real nice string break in the middle.



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The Case Against:
Vampire Weekend- Oxford Coma

Original, granted, but strikes me as trying too hard to be so. And, well, a bit shit.



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I'm as yet undecided. What do you think?

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Vampire Weekend have been added to the Pitchfork picks.Still haven't made up my mind about theses guys yet, truth be told not heard much of there music just the buzz of how good they are, so far im not convinced , maybe that will change in time when i hear more of them

Vampire Weekend - A-Punk


Line-up so far:

Chosen by Pitchfork

Dirty Projectors
Of Montreal
Caribou
Man Man
Glass Candy
Los Campesinos!
No Age
Les Savy Fav
Hot Chip
Black Lips
The Hold Steady
Yeasayer
A Place to Bury Strangers
Jens Lekman
The Clientele
Vampire Weekend

Chosen by ATP
Ween
Sebadoh
Fuck Buttons
Pissed Jeans
Apse
The Black Angels
Shit and Shine
Meat Puppets
Deerhunter
Wooden Shjips
Marissa Nadler
Redd Kross
Even
Black Mountain
Harmonia
Car Sick Cars
Howlin' Rain
Born Ruffians

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Courtesy of Egg's watchful.. um.. ear, here's Vampire Weekend with 'Mansard Roof'. Very interesting. What the hell are these guys? Punk/New Wave/Classical, according to their myspace. Right then..

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