ContactMusic — BEACH BOYS star Mike Love has hit back at reports suggesting he has "fired" Brian Wilson and his bandmates from the iconic surf-rock group, insisting... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Beach Boys' lead singer Love says that he didn't fire Wilson and that his bandmates always knew there would be tours by two different versions of the band.It’s the last show of the Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary tour, at the tail end of our triumph... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — If, as our rock ‘n’ roll legends suggest, it’s true that the adult Brian Wilson intended for Smile to be a teenage symphony to God, then it must also be true that Matthew E. White, he all of twenty-nine and very much of our day, has done the s... more info

Guardian Music — Wembley Arena, LondonIt's hard not to spend the last night of the Beach Boys' 50th anniversary tour trying to read the runes of the relationship between Mike Love and Brian Wilson. The former, the owner of the Beach Boys name, has told the latter –... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Oh, to be a fly on the wall backstage in London on Friday night at the Beach Boys’ final performance of their 50th-anniversary reunion tour, which draws to a close on the jarring note that founding member Mike Love has in essence fired the group's ... more info

Guardian Music — Emily Eavis has asked her Twitter followers to suggest acts for next year's festival – but who would you like to see playing? (Spoiler: the Stone Roses will not be on the bill)Emily Eavis, co-organiser of the Glastonbury festival, tweeted on Friday... more info

ContactMusic — The Beach Boys will continue to tour after this summer's special 50th anniversary set of shows, but guess what, three of the original members won't... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Love's latest act – firing his fellow band members on their 50th-anniversary tour – is just one of many exploits that make him so endearingAnd so, opprobrium is once more being heaped upon the permanently baseball-capped head of Lost in Sho... more info

Chorus.fm — Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks have been fired (http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/09/27/brian-wilson-beach-boys-fired/) from the *Beach Boys (http://tags/beach boys/)*. Submitted by Aphasia17 more info

Consequence of Sound — How do you "drop" Brian Wilson?! more info