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Who Are…Wax Idols

By Barry Walters, eMusic Contributor

While Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino radiates all the sunny musical signposts of her native Los Angeles — specifically, surf guitar riffs and beach-buoyant harmonies — Wax Idols' Oakland transplant Hether Fortune sings, writes and generates a sound that references several decades of dark British alt-rock, albeit with a contemporary DIY spirit. Like other buzzy Bay Area bands, Fortune and her supporting players prove that punk and pop can still come together without going corporate. eMusic's Barry… more »

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• 05.25.12 Possibly the greatest Jesus And Mary Chain review ever - http://t.co/Zb5cuQRu
• 04.18.12 Cover of The Living End by Das Oath - http://t.co/BqawdtOK
• 04.17.12 Kurt Wagner from Lambcop on seeing The Jesus And Mary Chain - http://t.co/IJ3E1VwN
• 04.17.12 The Jesus And Mary Chain going to China for the first time next month: http://t.co/5EIc91HM
• 03.27.12 Feist and M.Ward cover "Sometimes Always" - http://t.co/LmRMSvh8
• 03.15.12 JAMC via 10 years of press photos - http://t.co/qOK2jSkB
• 03.13.12 Blurb interview with Andrew Catlin about the JAMC photo book: http://t.co/fOb653ru
• 03.09.12 Helping lonely hearts to fulfil their dreams - http://t.co/e1aNbTvX
• 03.01.12 One day, someone will cover another Mary Chain song, but not in this lifetime - http://t.co/q1NN4U4Y
• 03.01.12 Check out Jim Reid on BBC 6 Music this sunday - http://t.co/B99Z4X6R
• 02.17.12 Check out the beautiful new Jesus and Mary Chain photo book by Andrew Catlin - http://t.co/OpulDUMR
• 02.08.12 US live dates next month!!!! http://t.co/q4EzHoyY