Talk:Vampire Weekend

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Contents 1 name 2 adding a fansite 3 SNL appearance 4 the genre "trustfundia"

[edit] name

I Love Vampire Weekend!! Someone removed a question I put here about their name. I thought there name was a play on the fact that they are white New Yorkers playing South African rock. So the "vampire" is a nod to them being parasitic and the "weekend" had to do with them being dilettantes, like the phrase "weekend warrior". I went to the wiki page to verify this origin, and it mentioned that they are actually named after a movie they made. However, I don't see any citation for that claim, so I'm just wondering if people are sure it has to do with the movie, and not a sly wink to their positioning as white artists playing African music, in the same vein as calling their music "Upper West Side Soweto". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.163.254.157 (talk) 21:37, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

It's taken from an entry in singer Ezra Keonig's blog Doc Strange^MailboxLogbook 13:11, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] adding a fansite

I think i should add the fansite to the external links as it allows fans to find the only proper vampire weekend forums out there, it's just as valid as any article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.203.61.96 (talk) 09:35, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] SNL appearance

There are three different mentions of their performance on SNL. it seems a little repetitive and should probably be cleaned up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.199.226.126 (talk) 00:43, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Took care of it. Thanks! --travisthurston+ 04:37, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] the genre "trustfundia"

this is another band is another member of the trustfundia movement. that is clear. but, is the genre of trustfundia mature enough to warrant a mention on wikipedia, or should it stay underground slang? 75.69.133.211 (talk) 14:13, 6 April 2008 (UTC)