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Listen to Wavves Cover The Misfits

Listen to Wavves Cover The Misfits

Wavves’ Nathan Williams released a super lo-fi take on the Misfits’ “Hybrid Moments” to Twitter yesterday “as an ode to the band.” The track features Williams on super-processed vocals, guitar and some sort of clacking rhythm.   read more

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The 11 Best EPs of 2011

The 11 Best EPs of 2011

We all know that great things can sometimes come in small packages. Whether to introduce a new artist, satisfy a creative urge between long-players or just offer something different, the EP was alive and well in 2011....  read more

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Wavves' Nathan Williams Announces Video Game

Wavves' Nathan Williams Announces Video Game

As Pitchfork previously reported, Wavves’ Nathan Williams announced that he’s making his own video game. It’s got an old-school atari approach, which will have the feel of games like “Paperboy” or early “Simpsons” games. He also tweeted a screenshot of the game. Here’s what Williams had to say about the upcoming game:  read more

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Wavves: Life Sux EP

Wavves: <i>Life Sux</i> EP

Looking back at Wavves’ career, I can’t help but feel a little sorry for Nathan Williams. There’s a long list of reasons to hate Wavves beginning with Williams’ well-documented petulance, which may have contributed to Wavves’ revolving door of bandmates—which definitely contributed to a period of inconsistency and false-starts between 2009’s Wavvves and 2010’s King of the Beach. And that’s to say nothing of that famous meltdown at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival in 2009, when then-drummer Ryan Ulsh (now of Virginia’s excellent Super Vacations) dumped a well-deserved beer on Williams’ head and stormed off stage....  read more

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Watch Wavves' New Video for "Bug"

Watch Wavves' New Video for "Bug"

On Tuesday, Wavves released their newest EP “Life Sux” and today they have released the video for their song “Bug”.   read more

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Wavves Release New Single, Announce Tour With Fucked Up

Wavves Release New Single, Announce Tour With Fucked Up

This week has been insanely busy for Wavves and lead singer Nathan Williams. First, he announced that he would be composing music for MTV's new show "I Just Want My Pants Back", then Wavves performed with GZA on Fuel TV and he even "celebrated Tyler, The Creator's victory at the VMA's with Tyler's mom":http://lockerz.com/s/133908543. Now Wavves can also add to the list a new single and tour.  read more

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Wavves Announces New EP, Full Length

Wavves Announces New EP, Full Length

Hot on the heels of last year’s King of the Beach, Wavves has announced a Sept. 20 release date for a five-song EP. Life Sux is expected to pick up the grungy surf rock feel from Beach and mix in the lo-fi styling that the band’s previously toyed with....  read more

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20 Bands with Nautical Names

20 Bands with Nautical Names

It’s hard to beat an afternoon spent building sandcastles and splashing in the surf—unless a jellyfish is involved. So it’s easy to see why so many bands have borrowed their names from all things coastal....  read more

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Wavves Creates a Comic Book

Wavves Creates a Comic Book

Noise-pop maker and all-around cannabis enthusiast Nathan Williams of Wavves has created a comic book called Negative Dad.  read more

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Weezer, Snoop Dogg, Edward Sharpe, George Clinton Play Third Annual B.O.M.B. Festival

Weezer, Snoop Dogg, Edward Sharpe, George Clinton Play Third Annual B.O.M.B. Festival

Bring Our Music (B.O.M.B.) has announced the lineup for its third-annual festival....  read more

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