Uncut — An extraordinary interview with Brian Wilson An extraordinary interview with Brian Wilson The post “The Beach Boys are trying to destroy me!” appeared first on Uncut. more info

Rolling Stone — As much as we love our favorite artists, it's hard to say that any of them are perfect. Here are 22 iconic artists who have been briefly lured by drugs, laziness, novelty, over-production, poor judgement or, in the case of Brian Wilson, rap mus... more info

Obscure Sound — “Change Your Heart (I Need to Change)” is a wonderfully melodic slice of bedroom-pop that has hints of Brian Wilson’s Smile in its charismatic psych-laden approach. Though the template is bare, the call-and-response vocal melody and hypnotic ke... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — After Wolf Parade and before Brian Wilson, Brooklyn's McCarren Park hosted a Northside Festival show with Kacey Musgraves, Conor Oberst and The Felice Brothers. The Felice Brothers kicked things off, and then immediately took the stage again as ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brian Wilson played 'Pet Sounds' in full at a show that also included a guest-filled set by ex-Vampire Weekend member Rostam (with a string section, dancers, The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser, Ra Ra Riot's Wes Miles, and Deradoori... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The album of course begins with a bang, and this performance of it did too. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" started the most amount of crowd singing/dancing that the Pet Sounds section would have all night (or maybe "Sloop John B" gave it a run for its mo... more info

Stereogum — Former Vampire Weekend co-leader Rostam Batmanglij left the band in January to pursue a solo career, and he’s given us two excellent singles so far, “EOS” and “Gravity Don’t Pull Me.” Tonight, he played his first ever solo show at Brookly... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Today's NYC-area shows include Mysteryland (Machinedrum, Ty Dolla $ign, Hudson Mohawke, XXYYXX, etc), Punk Rock Bowling (Cock Sparrer, FLAG, Agnostic Front, etc), Rainer Maria, The Men, and many Northside shows like Brian Wilson, Omni, Oddisee, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — From Brian Wilson to Bichkraft, from Wolf Parade to Cut Worms, it's our picks for don't-miss shows at Northside 2016. Continue reading… more info

Core News — “Mary Anne Hobbs is joined by Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson, who is currently touring the group’s iconic album ‘Pet Sounds’. Brian Wilson co-founded the Beach Boys in California in 1961. Together, they released 29 studio albums, sold over 10... more info