Video: Wavves - King of the Beach (Live Yonge-Dundas Square June 19, NXNE 2010)

Lollapalooza is back and bigger than ever with an eclectic set of headliners that ranges from the post-Madonna, dancehall pop of Lady Gaga to reunited Seattle grungers Soundgarden to the unbridled anthems of indie rock saviors Arcade Fire . But of course, you probably are familiar with those groups. So, we decided on keying you in on some of our favorites who play the other eight hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Get ready, Chicago. Here's your Loud Loop Press Lollapalooza 2010 preview... [...]

This comeback album from Nathan Williams aka Wavves proves that this bedroom musician, who rocks it out with Jay Reatard's rhythm section, it still a darling of the chillwave scene. Nathan Williams' sophomore album, released in 2009 under the moniker Wavves, seemed to approximate our shattered notion of "indie": a computer-aided record cobbled together in a garden shed with next to no production values. The blogosphere -- and crucially, independent label Fat Possum -- went silly over this gutsy display of lo-fi DIY, particularly for its revelation that Williams was actually no ramshackle poseur, but a semi-talented artist for [...]

Link: http://twitpic.com/1zcwl3/full WAVVES recently 'scammed' Mountain Dew's record label out of a crap load of money by letting them 'release' one of his songs to help Mountain Dew get more buzz for their products [ link ]. Many have questioned the purity of these brand based record labels and made snark-based tweet blogposts abt how they are ruining the blogosphere + the 'credibility' of artists we are supposed to take seriously. Others are 'just happy that indie bros are getting paid, since no1 is [...]

Wavves took the big stage on a hot afternoon following Surfer Blood's set, and from the minute they took the stage until their last, they oozed Wayne's World. I hadn't heard them before, but their garage band'esque lo-fi rhythms and stage personality more than made up for my ability to sing along with their tracks. A friend who had seen them earlier in the festival remarked that they were better in a more personal atmosphere, but I enjoyed their set just fine! Photos [...]