Stereogum — PO PO was once a trio of Pakistani brothers from Philly who recalled “the Germs or Black Lips or various strains of garage punk” on first blush, long ago at Bowery, opening for Wavves and Real Estate. Over the ensuing three years, PO PO has decre... more info

Guardian Music — (Columbia)The pleasures of this Australian teen punk duo's debut album are super-simple, gleefully reductive and inevitably short-lived. Their schtick seems to vacillate between 1950s rock'n'roll pastiche – all Enchantment Under the Sea Dance mock-... more info

Stereogum — The Hairs’ Kevin Alvir has a great feel for those warm-sounding, catchy indie pop songs that recall the era of cassette singles and the type of fare that would get heavy rotation’d at college radio stations of yore. Former SGum staffer Brandon St... more info

Stereogum — At some point, pretty much every American punk band has to cover the Misfits. It’s practically a requirement. My own high school band only played two shows, but we still found time to put together a “Last Caress” cover. And we might’ve also d... more info

Stereogum — Wavves and Best Coast double dip in the royalty pot by licensing last year’s “Got Something For You” — originally written for Target — for a Guitar Center holiday ad. Can they do that? I guess they can. Watch the commercial after the jump. ... more info

Stereogum — “Bug” is the last new song to surface from Wavves’ new Life Sux, and you won’t mistake its visual manifestation for anything besides a Wavves video. It features weed, beer, mindless hangs, a Ouija board, a mermaid/stripper with an Uzi, asshol... more info

Stereogum — This week we published our second annual list of the 40 Best New Bands of the past 12 months. Everyone agreed it was flawless: thanks for the unanimous feedback! Elsewhere we dissected new singles from Coldplay, Justice, Wavves. Ryan Adams, James Bla... more info

Stereogum — On his Twitter this afternoon, Wavves main man Nathan Williams posted an out-of-nowhere cover of Sonic Youth’s classic Dirty opener “100%,” claiming that he recorded his “quick acoustic” version of the track while getting stoned and watchin... more info

Stereogum — You’ve heard Wavves’ Nathan Williams’ collab track with his lady, and now here’s another Life Sux track that’s pretty much the opposite of collaborating with your girlfriend, a thrashtastic song called “Destroy” featuring vocals from Fu... more info

Stereogum — Name: Wavves Progress Report: Wavves’ main man Nathan Williams talks about how much Life Sux, the elusive Dave Grohl, making a new album, and the relative difficulty of getting into the VMAs with weed in your pocket. Wavves has been pretty unavoida... more info