Pitchfork — Next month, a new song and video featuring Best Coast, Kid Cudi, and Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij is set to be released via Converse's website. The song might be about no-frills footwear, or it might not. You will probably end up listening to ... more info

The Culture Of Me — Sunny indie pop/lo-fi act Best Coast are no strangers to lifestyle brand shilling, considering the previous Nike-promoted B-side premiere from a while ago, and today brings a video profile on YouTube via Converse of Bethany Cosentino showing her and ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Ever since Kanye West looped Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger," the hip-hop zeitgeist has tilted toward techno. Skinny-jeaned stars Wiz Khalifa and Kid Cudi have rapped over Alice Deejay and Robert Miles, while Power 106 keeps house DJ D... more info

Stereogum — Grind your teeth to this Soulwax remix of LCD Soundsystem’s label-baiting “You Wanted A Hit.” You can also file it next to the other This Is Happening reworks and covers we’ve heard from Kid Cudi, Holy Ghost!, and Wooden Shjips. Listen at P4K... more info

Idolator — Fresh off his performance at Bonnaroo (which, you may recall, came hours after he was arrested for “criminal mischief” and more) Kid Cudi has launched into promotion for his much-anticipated sophomore album with the new single “REVOFEV”. The ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — My girl Lissie wowed you guys when I posted her amazing cover of Lady GaGa’s Bad Romance. Now she is back at it. She recently covered Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit Of Happiness” at her Brighton Great Escape this past May. (Thanks to Sarah for the tip) ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Like his peer Kid Cudi, the Toronto rapper-singer born Aubrey Graham uses West as his central aural and emotive influence Like his peer Kid Cudi, the Toronto ... more info

CNN Showbiz — Kid Cudi has been charged with criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance after an incident Friday at a woman's apartment in New York City. more info

MTV.com News — Kid Cudi performed hours after being arrested in New YorkBy Becca Birckhead Jay-Z Photo: C. Flanigan/ WireImage MANCHESTER, Tennessee — There was mud, rain, oppressive heat, a set by a world-beating rap superstar (Jay-Z), a classic soul i... more info

People.com — The hip-hop star is accused of criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance after an incident in New York City more info