Big Stereo — GhostWaves has been getting a lot of play at the office and is the perfect end to summer. Dream pop never sounded so good. His remixes are extraordinarily fuzzy and loving. Is it possible to crush on a song? From his bedroom dancing ready remix of â€... more info

DrownedInSound — Californian outfit Best Coast are a trio based primarily around the songs of singer/songwriter/all round musician Bethany Cosentino. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Woozy, druggy, sexy pop classicism from east London duo Alice Costelloe and kc UnderwoodWho are they? Alice Costelloe and kc Underwood, based in east London. They met, Underwood says, when Costelloe's mother hired him to give her daughter guitar less... more info

Altsounds — Scion A/V is pleased to announce The Clean have been added to Scion Garage Fest 2010. The free festival will be taking place on October 2nd at a variety of venues in downtown Lawrence, KS. The line up features performances by Best Coast, Thee Oh ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Wow, what a month. Starting with a sweat-inducing Best Coast gig and ending with an even hotter Libertines reunion August has been one of the biggest of the year to date with brilliant albums released every single week. Far ahead from the crowd for m... more info

DrownedInSound — Following on from the pretty-well massive success (in indie terms, anyway) of their debut record, Bethany and Bobb aka Best Coast have confirmed a fuller European tour for later in the year, following on from a pretty-packed date at London's Cargo. T... more info

NME — Dates take in Manchester, Birmingham and London more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-30 San Francisco, CA - Amnesia 09-02 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall # 10-26 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^ 10-28 Portland, OR - Holocene ^ 10-29 Vancouver, British Columbia - Cobalt ^ 10-30 Seattle, WA - Neumo's ^ 1... more info

Stereogum — Bethany Cosentino, the main face from NME’s favorite new band of 2010, has put together a mixtape for another UK publication, The Independent. (They should’ve asked Bobb Bruno to do a metal-themed Vol. 2. Not sure what to expect out of Ali.) The... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian profiles Best Coast and Tennis. The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library PopMatters interviews Evan Mast of Ratatat. On sale at Amazon MP3: Phoenix's 10-track Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix album for $3.99. Book Bench recommends novels for the "emer... more info