Guardian Music — Plenty of time yet to prepare for the high-voltage stadium rave of Chase & Status, who headline the first day of this year's South West Four (25 & 26 Aug, Clapham Common) ...Villagers, Cherry Ghost and Beth Jeans Houghton lead the hazy, lazy sounds a... more info

Metal Injection — Man, Austin, TX really knows how to party. Between South by Southwest and now Chaos in Tejas, downtown Austin must have a ton of whiskey puke on it's streets. This year's Chaos In Tejas lineup looks pretty fucking metal as well, with perfor... more info

KEXP Seattle — Hans-Peter Lindstrøm has probably remixed a band you really like. Best Coast, Roxy Music, LCD Soundsystem, Bear In Heaven, Franz Ferdinand, Doves, and Glasser are among his victims. But other than 12″ b-sides and Deluxe Edition bonus tracks, not t... more info

Chorus.fm — *Best Coast* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/bestcoast) has announced a short tour of the UK this summer. Check out the dates in the replies. more info

411 Mania — A long list of acts... more info

411 Mania — Happy melody, sad lyrics... more info

Persona Sauna — ...then Melbourne's Alpine is just the fix for you. NSFW: Licking. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Two far-flung generations of rock ’n’ roll — Wanda Jackson and Best Coast — ring in the New Year with spirit and sass at Club Nokia. more info

411 Mania — No more melodrama... more info

Stereogum — Wavves and Best Coast double dip in the royalty pot by licensing last year’s “Got Something For You” — originally written for Target — for a Guitar Center holiday ad. Can they do that? I guess they can. Watch the commercial after the jump. ... more info