Brooklyn Vegan — Joan Jett at Riot Fest Chicago 2013 (more by Kirstie Shanley) The annual Little Kids Rock benefit gala (which Brian Wilson played last year) happens this year at NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom on October 23 and honors Joan Jett. Green Day's... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment —  Paul Dano is having a light moment. more info

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Time — The star of the Beach Boys singer's biopic talks about madness, genius and the joys of singing 'Surf's Up' more info

Reuters — TORONTO (Reuters) - The two actors who portray Beach Boy Brian Wilson in a film about his troubled life say getting a deeper knowledge of the revered Californian songwriter's music helped their performances nearly as much spending time with the man h... more info

Stereogum — It’s not like the world needed another Beatles tribute. There’s an entire industry devoted to letting you know that the Beatles were the most important band of all time and that Paul McCartney was one of the most important songwriters. But even w... more info

NME — 'The Art Of McCartney' will also feature contributions from Brian Wilson and The Who's Roger Daltrey more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — There are few genres that get filmmakers more excited, and audiences more bored, than the music biopic. Oft-trod, easily misbegotten, it’s a form that can even turn sane filmmaking heads into concrete--and movies into familiar, VH1-ified examinatio... more info

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