There’s a very interesting feature on Vampire Weekend in last week’s New Yorker, which includes a brilliantly ridiculous encounter while the band are on tour in California. With a documentary crew in tow, Vampire Weekend set about interviewing a bunch of allegedly notable Californian musicians, and fetch up at the operations centre of Blink 182’s Tom De Longe.

He's set to play material form his new covers album

Albums by Led Zeppelin, Blur, Rolling Stones, New Order feature on new stamps

Happy New Year everyone, and apologies for not having posted anything earlier in the week (though I was sorely tempted to write something gloating about Jermaine Beckford and so on, off topic). Snow notwithstanding, it’s approaching business as usual here now, hence the longish playlist I’ve managed to assemble over the past couple of days.

Richard Gere and Phillip Glass also feature in the film

Band issue statement saying they have no current plans to hit the road

Proceeds from the untitled album go to Warchild UK

Band sell memorabilia on eBay for Kids Company charity