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New.Music.Live.: Contra Hunt

December 1st, 2010

Vampire Weekend is on the hunt for photographer Tod Brody. The band has issued a lawsuit against the photog who claimed he took the pic for the cover of their album Contra. Not snitchin’ or anything but a photographer visited the New.Music.Live. team the other day and his style was very similar to Tod’s… I’m [...]

Tags: Contra, playlist, Vampire Weekend
Posted in Blog, Concerts & Events, Music & Videos, nml | Posted by Guest Blogger

Vampire Weekend Sues Photographer

December 1st, 2010

Vampire Weekend, their label and the woman on the cover of their album Contra have served court papers to the photographer who claimed he had taken the photo. Back in the summer, Ann Kirsten Kennis, the girl on the album, sued the band for $2 million after she claimed the photo was an old family [...]

Tags: Ann Kirsten Kennis, Contra, Tom Brody, Vampire Weekend
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Jessica F

Vampire Weekend update: being sued is ‘frustrating’

July 19th, 2010

Vampire Weekend have made a statement addressing the lawsuit against the band filed by model Kirsten Kennis, who appears on the cover of their album “Contra”. Kennis is suing the band for $2 million claiming they used her photo without her permission. The singer for Vampire Weekend, Ezra Koenig, has publicly said that the lawsuit [...]

Tags: Contra, Ezra Koenig, lawsuit, Vampire Weekend
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Maddy

Vampire Weekend Evasive With Sarah on MOD About Album Cover

July 16th, 2010

The guys of Vampire Weekend are getting in some trouble over potentially illegally using an image on the cover of their latest album Contra. Kirsten Kennis, the girl on the cover, is suing the band for $2 million for using her picture without permission. But, when the guys stopped by MOD in March, Sarah Taylor [...]

Tags: Contra, mod, sarah taylor, Vampire Weekend
Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Jessica F

Vampire Weekend being sued by ‘Contra’ covergirl

July 15th, 2010

Indie rockers Vampire Weekend are being sued for $2 million by Kirsten Kennis – the model who appears on the cover of their latest album “Contra”. Kennis claims the photo that appears on the cover was taken in 1983, and she never gave her permission for it to be used on the album cover. The [...]

Tags: Contra, kirsten kennis, lawsuit, Vampire Weekend
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Maddy

The Waiting Life of Vampire Weekend

April 5th, 2010

Vampire Weekend may not be waiting to hit it big anymore after their latest album Contra landed at number one on the Billboard charts, but they still have to do their fair share of waiting while on the job. Last Tuesday, while they were waiting to go on MOD, the boys reminisced about some of [...]

Tags: Contra, mod, Vampire Weekend
Posted in Blog | Posted by Jessica F