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Best Coast’s Crazy For You Cover Star, Snacks the Cat, Dies
The furry feline cover star of Best Coast‘s 2010 debut Crazy For You, the beloved Snacks, who was the cat owned by band member Bethany Cosentino, has died. The ginger Snacks also graced the cover of Wavves’ King Of The Beach, and was most recently featured on the cover art for Best Coast’s newest single “Leading.” “I always knew this day would come, but I hoped it never would. I said goodbye to my angel baby Snacks this afternoon,” Cosentino wrote on Instagram. “He was not just my cat. He belonged to all of you. He was the third member of this band. Our mascot. Our cover star. Our merch king.” She continued: He meant everything to me and I’m going to miss him so much, but I know he will live on forever by way of the legacy he created simply by being himself. He loved you all so m...
Third Eye Blind Release New Song, ‘Again,’ Featuring Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast
Third Eye Blind fans can step back from that ledge, as the pop-rockers just released a new single from their upcoming album, Our Bande Apart (out September 24 via Megacollider Records). But not only is “Again” the latest track and video revealed by the ’90s chart-toppers, and it also features an appearance from Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino. “It’s noteworthy that I wrote this blissed out shoegaze song during the most lockdown part of the pandemic,” vocalist Stephan Jenkins tells SPIN. “As I was writing it, I could just hear Bethany’s voice, so I feel so fortunate that she was down to sing on it with us. This record was made with all of us playing together in the same room after being away from each other for a long time. To me, it sounds like a bunch of people who love each other excited ...
Best Coast Share Surprise Live Live at World Cafe
Eight months after the release of their fourth album, Always Tomorrow, Best Coast are giving fans of the album a well-deserved treat. On Friday, the L.A.-based duo dropped a new live EP, Live at World Cafe, comprising tracks from the first live performance of the album and a few more from California Nights. “Today we share with you a new live EP from a show we played at World Cafe in Philadelphia in early 2020 before Always Tomorrow came out,” singer Bethany Cosentino said in a statement. “It was the first time we played new songs for fans, and the first time we stepped on stage as a full band in a really long time. 2020 obviously went a lil crazy and we were forced to put everything on pause, but we hope this Live At World Cafe EP will make you feel like you’re hanging with us....
Best Coast Revamp ‘Boyfriend’ to Raise Funds for the Trevor Project
Best Coast has shared a new 2020 version of their hit single, “Boyfriend.” As part of the Bandcamp Friday, Best Coast re-recorded and changed the pronouns on the 10-year-old track to make it more inclusive. “In the decade since writing this song,” Bethany Cosentino said about the song in a statement. “I have had a lot of time to reflect on not only that obsession, but the way in which I have at times, glorified obsessive and toxic romantic relationships in my songwriting. This song in particular started to feel problematic to me around the time I really started working on myself at age 30. I would listen back to my lyrics and think about how much I was neglecting myself and how I made this guy the protagonist of my own life and story.” She continued, ...
Best Coast Recruit Hayley Williams, Mark Hoppus for Full-LP ‘Crazy for You’ Film
Best Coast will mark the 10th anniversary of their debut, Crazy for You, by releasing a pre-filmed quarantine performance of the record — their first time playing it in full. The film features several guests, including Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, and Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry. The Crazy for You “birthday party” is set for August 14 at 6 pm PST / 9 pm EST. The video will be archived for ticket buyers to watch for 72 hours after its premiere. Tickets are on sale now, and any tips will be donated to the Loveland Foundation, which strives to “bring opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls” through “fellowships, residency programs, listening tours, and more.” “Crazy for You truly changed my life,” singer-songwrit...
My Chemical Romance, Smashing Pumpkins, Run the Jewels, Pixies Highlight Riot Fest 2021 Lineup
My Chemical Romance, Smashing Pumpkins, Run the Jewels and Pixies are among the highlights of the first wave lineup for Riot Fest 2021. Yes, you read correctly. In addition to announcing the first part of its lineup for 2021, Riot Fest shared the sad news that the 2020 edition has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Also appearing are Lupe Fiasco (who is performing The Cool in full for the first time), Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, New Found Glory and the Circle Jerks, back for the first time at the fest since 2010. Vic Mensa, Living Colour, Big Freedia, Toots and the Maytals, Best Coast, L7, Meg Myers, Beach Bunny also are part of the first wave announcement. The actual festival will take place on Sept. 17-19, 2021. Weekend passes are on sale now, starting ...
Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino on Recording the Scoob! Theme: ‘It Was Really Surreal’
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, movie theaters have taken a huge but obvious hit. People can’t go to theaters (for now) and thus, have resorted to watching old movies…at least in most cases. On May 15, Scoob!, the latest live-action adaptation of the Scooby-Doo franchise landed on streamers and VOD (video-on-demand) services. The soundtrack is full of surprises as well, with contributions from country star Thomas Rhett and in-demand mixtape annihilator Rico Nasty. And one of the more fun aspects of a fun movie is that Best Coast performed a new version of the cartoon’s iconic theme song. But considering their retro-pop bona fides, it actually makes a lot of sense. We caught up with Best Coast singer-songwriter Bethany Cosentino, who explained how it all came togethe...
