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Vampire Weekend to take over NME Radio today (October 24)

New Yorkers Vampire Weekend, tipped to be one of the biggest new stars of 2008.                       
Pic: Jo McCaughey

New Yorkers Vampire Weekend, tipped to be one of the biggest new stars of 2008. Pic: Jo McCaughey

The band will be on air from 1pm (BST)

Vampire Weekend are set to take over NME Radio today (October 24), choosing their favourite songs to be played, chatting on air and answering questions from fans.

The prep-rockers will be guests on Neil Cole's show and have chosen songs by artists including The Cure, Jay-Z and Elvis Costello to be played during their take-over hour.

You can tune either via 87.7 FM in London or through Sky 0184, Virgin Media 975, Freesat 727 and NME.COM/radio around the country.

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