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

NME - The Daily Download — Noel Gallgher's High Flying Birds - 'If I Had A Gun' Try as little brother might to turn the whole post-Oasis experience into a puffed-chest pantomime, the story on Gallagher Sr’s side seems to be all one of freedom and ease at long last. Rather th... more info

Popdose — This summer is shaping up to be a big one for Wavves. Last week MTV announced that the band will serve as the guest composer for the first season of the network’s new scripted comedy series, I Just Want My Pants Back, for which music legend Nic Har... more info

Stereogum — It was bound to happen, right? I’m not sure where this will rank in the pantheon of boyfriend/girlfriend collabos, but it’s definitely pretty catchy. Also, it’s not associated with that ridiculous-looking Brooklyn youth vignette I Just Want My ... more info