L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Huntington Beach's Avenged Sevenfold confronted the unexpected passing last year of drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan on its recently released "Nightmare." The darkly personal hard rock song cycle has been embraced by fans, as "Nightmare" has given th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: - Jim Jones - "Salute" Remix w/ Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, & Vado (MP3) "Freddie Gibbs hella #underrated" - NiNO_WiLLIAMS "only in NYC can you see Gotham Green, Black Milk, Freddie Gibbs, DJ Spinna and Tony Touch all... more info

MTV.com News — A7X's Nightmare ends Recovery's five week reign.By Gil Kaufman Avenged Sevenfold drummer The Rev Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images Last week, we wondered how long Eminem's Recovery could hold on to the pole position on the Billboard 200, ... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Assistant Reviews Editor Laura Snapes rounds up the key albums released in the UK on Monday 10 May. You can read our reviews, and listen to some of the albums in full, below Arcade Fire - 'The Suburbs' Meditations on the meaning of home and melodi... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Yesterday I shared GhostWaves great edit of Best Coast’s “Boyfriend” with you. Well that wasn’t enough. Now I want to share an incredible remix that he did for Sleigh Bells “Run The Heart”. I really like the electronic flavor that he inje... more info

Guardian Music — (Wichita)Bethany Cosentino, one-third of LA outfit Best Coast, has said of her band's first LP: "These songs are pretty innocent. I just complain about boys." Lyrically at least, that certainly sums things up: guys and weed and summer are sung about ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — A fella named Ghostwaves just sent over his dance inspired edit of Best Coast’s “Boyfriend”, and it’s kind of amazing. He finds a way to make Best Coast’s lo-fi summer rock work as a dance song, even throwing in his own part craving to be B... more info

Altsounds — As we celebrate the release day of Crazy For You (Mexican Summer), our favorite LA-based lo-fi heartbreakers, *Best Coast*, would like to mark the occasion by announcing a slew of new dates added to their North American Tour. They will continue live... more info

Guardian Music — Lo! It is the return of Arcade FireIf you're reading Sleeve Notes today (Friday 30 July), you may or may not be excited about the new Arcade Fire album due on Monday. Either way, the return of the Canadian gloom-rockers with The Suburbs was met with ... more info

NME — Cat lover Bethany Cosentino is jealous of the band's new album sleeve more info