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

MTV.com News — Occasional 'frustration' of fusing their varied musical styles makes it 'a good summer song,' says VW's Rostam Batmanglij.By Mawuse Ziegbe, with reporting by Matt Harper Kid Cudi performs " All Summer" Photo: MTV News Vampire Weekend's Rost... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Alex Reside Pictures and video from last night's Converse party at Music Hall of Williamsburg continue below...... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Twin Shadow - Slow (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Total Slacker - Cops Freak Me Out (MP3) Summer Blondes Ok it's a busy weekend of shows. It aways is, I always say that. But this TWII is seems more... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — So last night at The Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Kid Cudi, Rostam from Vampire Weekend, & Beth from Best Coast got together to perform their converse collab single “All Summer” live. Fader.TV was there to record it for us. Looks like it was a lot... more info