Guardian Music — Euphoric whoops greet opening set of glorious singles from 60s at evening that brilliantly renders his back catalogueThe pursuit of artistic perfection is fraught with dangers for the mental equilibrium of the artist. It is a brave man indeed who dec... more info

Consequence of Sound — Our favorite Beach Boy reflects on 50 years of Pet Sounds. more info

MSN Music — The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' turns 50 today. more info

Rolling Stone — The Beach Boys album Pet Sounds has been a milestone twice over. When it was released, 50 years ago today, it was rock & roll's coming of age: a sui generis album of healing songs about painful emotions, informed by jazz, hymns, Spectorian pop, class... more info

Consequence of Sound — "I recorded it to bring love to the world." more info

Rolling Stone — The story of Pet Sounds is the story of art versus commerce, youthful optimism versus adult cynicism and the independent spirit versus the mundane status quo. It's also a story of tremendous courage. In 1966, 23-year-old Brian Wilson hijacked the ... more info

Guardian Music — Brian Wilson | Thomas Cohen | Katy B | Bat For Lashes | Father John Misty It is 50 years since one of the most iconic albums in pop history was released. Unfortunately, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass will not be re-forming to run through classics fr... more info

Rolling Stone — Scott Bennett, a longtime (and now former) member of Brian Wilson's band and a close collaborator of the Beach Boys singer, was found guilty of rape by instrumentation and sexual battery on April 29th following a weeklong trial in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Be... more info

NME — Bennett has worked with the Beach Boys star since 1998 more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As you probably know, Brian Wilson is touring Pet Sounds in full in honor of the album's 50th anniversary. The first US date would have been at the Levitation festival in Austin this past weekend, but that was cancelled due to adverse weather, and no... more info