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December 2011

Do They Know It’s Christmas? - Fucked Up feat. Various Artists

It’s December 1st and since Christmas is around the corner, I have thought of posting this track. One of the featured artists is Ezra Koenig, a vocalist of some band you might have heard about. This was released last December 2009 and all proceeds went to benefit three organizations in Canada working to bring to end to the epidemic of missing and murdered native women.

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November 2011

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A million thank you's for sharing all this, I have no idea when I'd be able to get my own copy of the magazine, and I'm dying of so many positive emotions right now AHHH

No problem! And don’t worry, I bet you are not the only one who is dying right now because of these amazing news! ;)

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VAMPIRE WEEKEND ALBUM UPDATE

Rostam: Ezra and I have been meeting up in my studio a couple of times a week for the last few months. We've definitely been writing hard---sowing a lot of seeds that we'll come back to in the next few months to see what is worth harvesting. But some things are close to done. I play the banjo on one of the new tracks---if it makes the cut!

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DISCOVERY UPDATE

For those who are fans of Discovery, please be informed that Rostam and Wes are planning to reunite again (soon, soon) to create more music. Excited? Yeah, me too.

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“Yes folks, Rostam’s thinking big. He’s started writing non-fiction, like his father, who writes books about Iran and his mother, whose Persian cookbooks have made her something of a culinary celebrity. Then there’s his art. As Rostam talks, he flicks through some marker drawings, explaining that he wants to make 500 original sketches to go with each copy of his solo album. He’s even invented a couple of fonts that will fit on a USB stick for his fans to drop onto their computers. “I want it to be a world you can step into,” he says of the upcoming record. “So you get various things from me.” —Weekend at Rostam’s, NME December 2011. I personally look forward to this.

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“That was an intense time for me,” Rostam says. “I guess I didn’t want it to be something that would turn into tabloid fodder. But everyone was very supportive. I still have lady fans on Twitter. They say, ‘I dont’ care if he’s gay, I love him anyway!’” he laughs. “So keep trying ladies! I’m kidding, I’m kidding… I’m gay.” —Rostam on publicly coming out as gay

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“In relation to ‘Contra’, even if I come up with a part of a song or I begin a song, by the nature of it being collaborative it changes everything,” he says. “It’s like cooking. Every individual ingredient affects how you taste the other ingredients. My songs—-I envisaged them in a certain way that didn’t fit Vampire Weekend. Once the album’s out it will become obvious: ‘Oh, these songs live together’.” —Rostam Batmanglij

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“‘Wood’ is a twinkling Bollywood fairytale, all sitars and dreamy vocals, while ‘Don’t Let It Get To You’ announces itself with drums like gunfire before a looping panpipe refrain. Two others yet to see the light of day swim in nostalgia from the rattling choral intro of ‘Summer’ to potential single ‘Bike Dreams’, a fuzzy, sun-drenched number with a chorus that starts, “Two boys, one is laughing sweetly”.” —Weekend at Rostam’s, NME December 2011

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“We are in his warehouse apartment, carpeted with rugs from Iran (where his parents come from) and strewn with drawings, guitars and records by Coldplay and The National. In Rostam’s bedroom—-which doubles as his studio—two beds take up one wall, and a piano, mixing desk and a huge computer are arranged against the other. There’s also a mini keyboard by his pillow, just in case he dreams up a new song in the middle of the night.” — Weekend at Rostam’s, NME December 2011

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“Sometimes I close my eyes and imagine music unlike anything you’ve ever heard before,” says Rostam from the table of his minimalist white kitchen. “Then I’ll just quickly try to make it on my computer.” —Weekend at Rostam’s, NME December 2011

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“I have strong pop instincts! My pop instincts are so strong I have to suppress them!” —Rostam Batmanglij

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Some updates:

We are gaining more and more followers as days pass by, so thank you so much for that! It’s good to know that there are lots of people sharing the love for this band. x
A new header is up, you may want to check it out.
Follow us on Twitter!
Rostam’s birthday is coming up; so expect a Rostam-themed spam on the 28th. Also, don’t forget to greet him on Twitter!
I wish we have new updates about the band and the upcoming third album… I miss them so much (I know you do too).
Feel free to ask/drop messages/submit anything.

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