Stereogum — Havaianas USA has hooked up with Best Coast for a free show at the flip-flip brand’s pop-up shop at Space 15Twenty in LA this Friday night. In celebration of partnership you can grab a download of Norwegian producer Lindstrøm’s new remix of last... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Rapture at FYFest (more by Rachel Carr) The Rapture have released an Emperor Machine Remix Edit of "How Deep Is Your Love?" via the Adult Swim Singles Program (which recently released songs by Best Coast, The Tallest Man On... more info

Music For Ants — It’s time for the annual Summer Edition of Commercial Watch, where I again highlight some of the songs that those marketing folks are harvesting for mass consumption. Since I realize most of you are the Hulu / DVR / next-day-on-youtube type, you’... more info

Stereogum — The inaugural Escape To New York takes place August 5-7 at Shinnecock Reservation in Southampton, NY. The Hamptons-based festival was curated by Fred Fellowes, the creative director and founder of The Secret Garden Party, UK. The lineup features Pat... more info

NME - The Daily Download — If artists wear their backgrounds on their sleeve, none sound as similar to their environment as Nikki Lane. From LA by way of Greenville, South Carolina, she offers a tempting blend of deep south Americana and west coast sepia rock - think Best Coas... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. Bombay Bicycle Club – ‘Shuffle’ There’s strange things afoot down folkways. Noah & The Whale went drive-time, Mumford & Sons scorched through America, netting Hollywood fans on the way, and now Bombay Bicycle Club have outplayed them all w... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The Hollywood star is going to direct the band's next video.... more info

NME — Kick Ass star Chloe Moretz and iCarly's Miranda Cosgrove will appear in new promo more info

Gigwise — Bethany Contestino reveals... more info

Culture Bully — Peter Wolf Crier finds stylized chaos in "Right Away," Best Coast returns to the beach for "Gone Again" & Mighty Mike goes French pop in mashing the Beatles' "Octopus's Garden." more info