Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform With Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino

Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform With Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino

For Kendrick Lamar’s first-ever public performance of his song “No Make-Up (Her Vice),” he enlisted the help of Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino to sing the hook in a live set on July 11....  read more

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Listen to Iggy Pop and Bethany Cosentino's Duet for True Blood

Listen to Iggy Pop and Bethany Cosentino's Duet for <i>True Blood</i>

Los Angeles public radio station KCRW is premiering “Let’s Boot and Rally”, a duet by Iggy Pop and Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, which was recorded for the July 8 episode of HBO’s True Blood. The track, co-written by James Combs and KCRW DJ and True Blood music supervisor Gary Calamar, can be heard right now on KCRW’s Music Blog....  read more

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Watch Best Coast's Video for "The Only Place"

Watch Best Coast's Video for "The Only Place"

Best Coast released a music video today for the title track off of their latest LP The Only Place. It’s an ode to some of life’s sweetest delights: sunshine, summertime, parties, convertibles and watermelon (not necessarily in that order)....  read more

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Check out Bethany Cosentino’s Fashion Line for Urban Outfitters

Check out Bethany Cosentino’s Fashion Line for Urban Outfitters

Best Coast’s sophomore album, The Only Place, is set for release tomorrow, but singer Bethany Cosentino has another project launching this week as well. The fashionable frontwoman has teamed with Urban Outfitters to create her own line of vintage-inspired clothing—“Bethany Cosentino For Urban Renewal.” All 12 pieces seem to be inspired by other famous female singers (see the “Cher” and “Stevie”) and cost less than $70....  read more

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Listen to Three New Songs from Best Coast

Listen to Three New Songs from Best Coast

In less than two months, Best Coast will be releasing their follow up to _Crazy For You_ with _The Only Place_ on May 15th, perfectly timed to start the summer. The band has been presenting new songs, such as "Why I Cry", to build anticipation for the new album. In the past week, Best Coast has premiered three new songs, "Last Year" and "The Only Place", both from the new album and "Mean Girls", which will not be on _The Only Place_.  read more

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Best Coast Responds to Drummer's Departure

Best Coast Responds to Drummer's Departure

Best Coast bandleader Bethany Cosentino wrote a statement on Facebook last Friday to clarify a few things about drummer Ali Koehler’s departure from the band.  read more

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Listen to a Johnny Marr-Inspired Best Coast Song

Listen to a Johnny Marr-Inspired Best Coast Song

As Spin points out, Best Coast and Johnny Marr, the former guitar player for the Smiths, have teamed up for a new song for Ray Ban. The song, titled “In Your Sleep,” is part of a project between Marr and Ray Ban called “Raw Sounds." The project includes other acts like Tom Vek, Au Revoir Simone, and Mona.   read more

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Best Coast to Record a New Album in the Fall

Best Coast to Record a New Album in the Fall

Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast recently talked to Rolling Stone about the group’s sophomore album. She said they will begin recording in October when they have time off from touring behind their successful debut, Crazy For You. Wanting to take a different approach to songwriting than the first record, the singer said she’s been drawing from “older country music” influences like Loretta Lynn and Johnny Crawford. Just don’t think Cosentino is trading beaches for honky-tonks. “It’s not going to be a country record at all. I think a lot of people are getting scared when I say that,” she said....  read more

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Drew Barrymore to Direct Best Coast Video

Drew Barrymore to Direct Best Coast Video

After making her 2009 directorial debut with Whip It, Drew Barrymore is ready to take on the music video....  read more

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The Go! Team and Best Coast Collaborate on a Song

The Go! Team and Best Coast Collaborate on a Song

The Go! Team get by with a little help from their friends in Best Coast for “Buy Nothing Day.” The track leans heavily on Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino’s vocals, but manages to fuse them with The Go! Team’s jousting beats as well....  read more

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