LargeHeartedBoy — Paste called Best Coast's Crazy for You "the soundtrack of being young, in love and in the sun" and I have to agree, this is an album that begs to be enjoyed all summer long. In a relatively slow... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt Best Coast @ the Seaport July 23rd... One of the potentially rainy concerts this past weekend that made it through the weather was the free South Street Seaport show on Friday, July 23rd with Best... more info

The Culture Of Me — We haven’t really taken any opportunities to catch any of the previous bands that have played the stage at Pier 17 of the South Street Seaport for the Seaport Music Festival this summer, but this past Friday evening we headed on over to the show fe... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I caught a little bit of Loose Limbs opening set, but wasn’t all that impressed. Best Coast’s opening set was a lot of fun. Her music was a perfect fit for the hot sticky weather. Free Energy always bring out the rock. This Friday’s free show a... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — All Things Considered talks to the members of Best Coast, whose album Crazy for You is released Tuesday. The Boston Globe also profiles the band. Kristin Hersh talks to the Guardian about her forthcoming memoir, Rat Girl. Headline of the... more info

Guardian Music — Dum Dum Girls, On tourIt's much more pleasant to be in an indie band in 2010. In 1986, you had to be heartbroken in a rainy northern town, then play the resulting songs in student unions. For the likes of Best Coast, Crocodiles and Dum Dum Girls, the... more info

Guardian Music — Mixing 60s production with dream-pop shimmer, are these wafty British etherealists heralding a new golden age of indie?Hometown: London.The lineup: The ghost of Rachel Goswell (vocals), the spirit of Joe Meek (music).The background: We're not complai... more info

VH1 News — Kid Cudi, Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij and Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast, talk about merging styles for their beachy track "All Summer." more info

Stereogum — Converse STEPPED IT UP (punstyles) with this year’s installment of their commercial/song experiment, bringing a live show component to the campaign. I’m still not entirely clear on how people got in and ticketed to the invite/RSVP free show, but ... more info

AllHipHop — Kid Cudi has broken his silence over a June 11 arrest after he was accused of breaking down a woman’s door and possessing liquid cocaine. "I know you guys were hearing some s**t about me in the news," he said at a recent public appearance in Br... more info