Zach Condon

MANILA—The Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam are lining up to tap the international bond market in coming weeks to augment their budgets, with plans to sell as much as a combined $7 billion of new debt. Read More

The latest subtraction came when it emerged that four more players had made it known that they will not be providing their services to the present management for the coming year. Read More

Zach Condon, the principal singer and songwriter of the indie-cosmopolitan band Beirut , is remarkably talented at infusing his songs with the traditional sounds of far-flung places — the Balkans, Mexico, France. Read More

Will Vampire Weekend lose their unofficial Polo endorsement? Read More

Vincent D'Onofrio played Orson Welles in Tim Burton 's 'Ed Wood,' and now he's preparing to portray another one-of-a-kind Hollywood mogul. Read More

The last time Tony Dungy talked to Marvin Harrison was soon after the 2008 season. Read More

For better or worse, Fanfarlo's sound should be instantly familiar to anyone who's paid the slightest attention to the tasteful, tuneful indie rock of the past decade: the epic sweep, the nebulous rootsiness, the "eclectic" chamber-pop palette, the chugging Arcade Fire rhythms, the earnestly wailed/crooned/mewled leads (courtesy of the excellently named Simon Balthazar, who's a vocal dead ringer for Beirut's Zach Condon). Read More

In today's digital world, with all the emphasis on singles and the general decrease of interest in the full length album, the EP occupies the space in between. Read More

It's time yet again for EOY (that's "end of year" for newbies) lists! 2009 has been one of my busiest years, but in the midst of all that I've still been able to catch some great concerts, including a number of shows from newer, upcoming acts, which is something I haven't been able to do as much of in the past. Read More

I saw the movie Paper Heart the other day and while it was okay in a cute sort of way, I was really impressed with the songs Charlyne Yi wrote during the movie. Read More