http://slashtheseats.com/term/mp3s/2783 en http://slashtheseats.com/node/20603 <div class="fb-social-like-widget"><fb:like href="http://slashtheseats.com/node/20603" send="false" layout="button_count" show_faces="false" width="350" action="like" font="verdana" colorscheme="light"></fb:like></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-newsfeed-story-abstract"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <!--paging_filter--> When Vampire Weekend released their <span class="caps">CD</span>-R demo and then their self-titled debut we were one of the many haters that lined up to scorn the band for taking from Paul Simon and for being posh, suburban, white kids playing on some tribal African sounds. We were among those that called it boring and weak, but really we were just revolting against the sudden popularity of the band, feeling they hadn&#8217;t had to earn the sudden respect and reviews they had garnered. It is rare for a blogger of any type to admit he or she is wrong, but in the case of Vampire Weekend we were so far off base that we probably should have received abusive death threats in the comments&nbsp;section. </div> </div> </div> <!--paging_filter--><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T1GqbJwP1MQ/S0fBIMfDkqI/AAAAAAAAIvs/Tan407wtpiY/s1600-h/contra.jpg"><img border=&#8221;0&#8221;&nbsp;style=&#8221;mar</a></p><p><a href="http://slashtheseats.com/node/20603" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://slashtheseats.com/node/20603#comments Ezra Koenig mp3 Paul Simon VAMPIRE WEEKEND Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Pop Tarts Suck Toasted 20603 at http://slashtheseats.com