L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — From Surfer Blood to Best Coast and Wavves, to any band cynically branded as "chillwave," the ocean has been an omnipresent theme in indie rock over the last few years. And quite often, filtered through a punk rock prism, '60s... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Decemberists @ Beacon Theater (more by Chris Gersbeck) If you were wondering what ever happened to that Decemberists / Best Coast show happenning in Prospect Park on June 14th, well it is back as part of an official Decemberists... more info

Impose Magazine — Today’s beginning Bender’s festivities began with Felsen who shredded, followed by the Brokenmusicbox and then Incan Abraham. Then at Public Works was DJ Nickodemus who made some groovy live creations and remixed tracks with the help of audience... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Decemberists at Beacon Theatre (more by Chris Gersbeck) Though Colin Meloy and Jenny Conlee recently flexed their acting muscles (Portlandia videos below), we are happy to report that they aren't pulling a reverse Jared Leto and The Decemberists will... more info

Guardian Music — A one-woman wave of dazed, lo-fi pop which channels the genre we dare not nameHometown: Los Angeles, duh.The lineup: Amanda Brown (vocals, music).The background: LA Vampires is the name of the solo venture by Amanda Brown, formerly one half of Pocaha... more info

Altsounds — In an exclusive collaboration, MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) and music collective Black Iris featuring Best Coast's lead Bethany Cosentino have partnered with leading global advertising agency, Y&R, to produce a music video which rai... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino lent vocals for a anti-human trafficking video that MTV Exit made to raise awareness about the disturbing topic. The composition was scored by Black Iris, and received sound design from Brian Emrich. MTV Exit made an ... more info

Stereogum — Music collective Black Iris joined forced with MTV EXIT and Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino to do “When Will I Love.” The song is about human trafficking, especially the human trafficking of young women, who are forced into prostitution or slave... more info

Stereogum — A couple weeks ago we updated you on Lollapalooza Chile. Now, according to the Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot, (and confirmed by Billboard) “reliable industry sources” place Eminem, Muse, and Foo Fighters in headline slots for this year’s Lollapa... more info

Chorus.fm — *Best Coast* (http://www.myspace.com/bestcoast) has announced a European tour. Head to the replies for dates. more info