NME - Radar — Back on the pier for the second day of Radar's tenure at the Great Escape. It began with a veritable deluge of Los Angeles lasses. First-up Best Coast brought her bare-bones lovelorn buzz-fi all hot and heavy. Winding up what's been a landmark first ... more info

Altsounds — Best Coast will be coming to the UK for the first time in May playing a string of dates up and down the country, including the Camden Crawl and the Great Escape in Brighton. Bethany Consetino and Bobb Bruno are Best Coast. Bethany was in th... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It's been an extremely busy Monday but I've had time to take a dip into the new tunes pool while grabbing lunch, thoroughly enjoying the lo-fi fuzz of Slow Animal. Although "slow" can be found in their namesake, don't let it fool you as this young ... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Best Coast, the L.A.-based project of Bethany Consentino, has been the toast of the lo-fi pop world recently.  And rightfully so, as these fuzzy pop songs have struck a chord with me, due in part to the first track I heard last summer called “Sun ... more info

Pitchfork — With rents and crowding and subway service interruptions, living in New York City can be a massive pain in the ass. But one of the great reasons to live in the city is the wealth of outdoor concerts that come to town every year-- and a lot of them ar... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — shabazz palaces Our weekly Sirius | XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU. This week's episode features new music from Shabazz Palaces, Lissvik, Best Coast, the Concretes, Robyn, and more. You can listen... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "When I'm With You" by L.A.'s Best Coast from the band's "Black Iris 7"." more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — The success of a festival that operates on fans skipping from venue to venue hinges on the weather so the tropical storms across North London does not get the Camden Crawl off to a great start. With the venues smelling more like wet dog than old beer... more info

Altsounds — NXNE announces the second wave of bands playing the festival this June. Wristbands range from just $25 for one day to $50 for all five days of music and film, and are available online at NXNE 2010 | June 14 – 20 | TORONTO... more info

NME - Festivals — It’s 9pm on Saturday night and I’m in dingy Dingwalls, all geared up for one of the most-hyped draws of the Camden Crawl: Best Coast. After months of reading they’re going to save the solar system with their 60s garage rock I’m expecting some... more info