Stereogum — Bethany Cosentino, the main face from NME’s favorite new band of 2010, has put together a mixtape for another UK publication, The Independent. (They should’ve asked Bobb Bruno to do a metal-themed Vol. 2. Not sure what to expect out of Ali.) The... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian profiles Best Coast and Tennis. The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library PopMatters interviews Evan Mast of Ratatat. On sale at Amazon MP3: Phoenix's 10-track Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix album for $3.99. Book Bench recommends novels for the "emer... more info

Guardian Music — How two American bands are weathering it to stand out from the crowd. By Michael CraggIt's never been easier to get noticed if you're in a certain kind of band. All you need is a name (preferably something summery, with escapist connotations), a MyS... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sir Charlie Palmer said... Lonnie Rides Again – Lonnie Donegan Goodbye Little Doll – EZT http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com Dr. Schluss said... New at the Psychedelic Garage: Some original psych-rock to grace your ears with Glaze of Cathexis'... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Presenting the unexpected/awesome one-off pairing of Deerhunter + Best Coast, as their respective tours... Read more » more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "BV interviewer Federico Rasperrini on the scene @ Lollapalooza" - brooklynvegan Frederico Rasperrini & WAVVES @ Lollapalooza 2010 Move over Best Coast and Freddie Gibbs at Pitchfork, Wavves and Frederico Rasperrini (pictured above) had a little smok... more info

DrownedInSound — Sometimes there is nothing more repelling than hype. Not because people aren't to be trusted, especially when it often appears to be a gigantic weight of them, but more because the crushing of heightened expectation is never fun and you'll never rega... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Mikey from Blackbird Blackbird just sent over this new track called "Letting Go" -- the first song to drop from the upcoming odd-and-ends EP called Rarities, which a little birdie tells me will be available shortly. In the meanwhile, get down with t... more info

Addict Music — LA trio Best Coast have announced a London headline show for 1st December, with further UK dates to be announced soon. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-12 Brooklyn, NY - Cinders Gallery (Sonny Smith solo set)08-19 San Francisco, The Independent &08-30 San Francisco, Amnesia10-26 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^10-28 Portland, OR - Holocene ^ 10-29 Vancouver, British Columbia - Coba... more info