Break out the board shorts: Summer isn't over yet, thanks to Kelly Slater, SPIN, and Citi. If you've got a Citi card and are in the L.A. area on November 21, please join Citi and SPIN for a VIP reception and celebration of the world-famous surfer's new book, For the Love published by Chronicle Books.

Ever wanted to see the stitching in Johnny Cash's boots, count the pick scratches in Bo Diddley's guitar, or note how tightly Paul McCartney tuned his E-string? Thanks to a new web-based technology from Hard Rock, fans can, for the first time, get truly up close and personal with rock's most iconic pieces.

Who? While David Reiss (bass/guitar) and Martin Klingman (vocals/guitars) were searching for a drummer four years ago, they discovered Denmark-born, L.A. expat, vocalist Victoria Cecilia, who also happens to moonlight behind the skins. She's not the only one on the sticks, though; both Reiss and Klingman play drums, and a typical Gliss set includes a few instrument-switches.