There were rules. Was there ever a manifesto? Not exactly, but Ezra Koenig at least gestured toward one. The idea was to establish some stylistic guardrails, to prevent Vampire Weekend from defaulting to easy rock-band tropes and to set them apart from their peers. As Koenig explained to the Denver alt-weekly Westword in 2008, the notion that ba...

Late last year, the United States government wrapped up arguments in its antitrust case against Google over its alleged search engine monopoly — a verdict has not yet been reached, and isn’t expected for a few more months. As The Register reports, a recently released filing from Google’s defense reveals that part of...

Users will now have to swipe to a “latest” feed every time they open the appThe post New Twitter redesign shows suggested tweets by default appeared first on NME.

Rage Against The Machine’s long-awaited reunion tour has been eventful to say the least. Zack De La Rocha reportedly tore his ACL on the second night of the trek, which forced him to perform sitting down, which is not that man’s default setting. A security guard accidentally tackled Tom Morello. Guy Fieri kept showing up. Wei...

Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty are being sued for intimidation, harassment and other charges by a woman who alleged Petty sexually assaulted her in 1994The post Nicki Minaj did not default on harassment lawsuit, court finds appeared first on NME.