Girl in a Coma have announced a West coast headlining tour starting in late April alongside Piñata Protest and Sara Radle. The San Antonio trio recently wrapped a few SXSW shows, and will be performing along the East Coast through mid-April, plus a few festivals later this summer. Whew!

Take a peek at their new video for “Smart,” head to their site for show dates, and hear their thoughts on touring all over the place.

New Yorkers have just about everything they can imagine, and now they have ’round the clock access to cupcakes, too. The California-based Sprinkles Cupcakes are launching 24-hour “cupcake automats” in the city. “The ATMs are planned for the companies midtown, downtown and the upper West Side locations, although specifics are still being worked out.”

You’ll see all walks of life, from yuppies to dirty greasy hipsters lined up to fix their sweet cravings and satisfy the depressed fat kid in all of us. Because bakeries, food trucks, bodegas, corner stands, and delivery services just don’t suffice.

Its no mystery that hip-hop and alcohol were made for each other. From passing the Courvoisier to rappers having their own vodkas, there has been an ode to almost every kind of hooch.

You can now add craft beer to the list, as Dogfish Head and Dan the Automator have hand crafted a cider ale, appropriately named “Positive Contact.” It’ll be packaged with a lavish reissue of the Deltron 3030 album due in May that’s being pitched as a “house party in a box.”

This isn’t the first time music and hops have teamed up–Dogfish Head’s previous offerings have paid homage to Miles Davis‘ Bitches Brew, and Pearl Jam‘s 20th anniversary.

Touted as a cider-style beer, it’ll pretty much go with almost anything pairing-wise, but I just can’t see anyone being able to pour a little cider out for the homies. Thank goodness for the classic “Gin and Juice” combo.

Semi-finalists for the prestigious James Beard Foundation awards have been announced, including chefs, restaurateurs, rising stars and regional standouts. Finalists for “the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America” will be announced March 19, with a ceremony for the winners on May 7.

A visit to any establishment on the daunting list will leave your mouth happy and your bank account empty, but you also get to make foodies jealous worldwide with Facebook and Twitter updates. Check out the opening gala video from last year.

“Whole paycheck” may statistically hold some merit when describing money spent at your strategically placed Whole Foods Market. Fast Company opines on the subtleties of its affluent customer base, drawing comparisons to Neiman Marcus.

“Whole Foods’ retail model has turned this blueprint on its head by reinventing the way well-heeled consumers think about upscale goods. They’ve taken the old cues for austerity, economy, and frugality and applied them in new ways to spread their message of eco-friendly capitalism to the world (or at least to some of the better zip codes in America).”

Basically, Whole Foods attracts affluent people who like to keep their wealth under wraps, but in reality, it’s hard to hide that $1500 triple-decker baby stroller in a BMW hatchback forever.

And then there’s this, if you somehow escaped it the first time around.

Miike Snow is set to release their second album Happy to You on March 13 (Downtown/Universal Republic). “Before this album, we were an idea,” says Pontus Winnberg in a statement from the group. “This time we were a band. And this time, we had paid our dues.” Preview some of the songs on their SoundCloud page.

The trio also heads out on a tour this month that includes a few SXSW parties, followed by Miami’s Ultra Music Festival featuring David Guetta, Afrojack, M83 and, yes, Skrillex.

We caught up with the guys, who told us about their process in the studio.

Suckers are set to release their sophomore album, Candy Salad, on April 24 via Frenchkiss. The album, produced by Matt Boynton (Black Dice, MGMT), comes two years after their debut, Wild Smile.

The Brooklynites have also announced a North American tour that includes a few days at SXSW next month, followed by a full schedule in May.

The band sat down and told us about their popular poppy influences, and even learned a thing or two about each other in the process.