Topix — The legendary group reunited after Brian Wilson and Mike Love teamed up with fellow original Al Jardine as part of a Beach Boys tribute at the Grammys earlier this year. more info

ContactMusic — The Beach Boys have announced they are working on their first album of new material since 1996 The legendary group reunited after Brian Wilson and Mike Love teamed up with fellow original Al Jardine as part of a Beach Boys tribute at the Grammys earl... more info

Guardian Music — As the band announce their first original album in more than two decades, we'd like to hear your thoughts on Wilson, Love and coIt's an exciting week for Beach Boys fans, with the band announcing they're putting the finishing touches to their first o... more info

Guardian Music — Band to celebrate 50th anniversary with first original album in more than two decadesThe Beach Boys are putting the finishing touches to their first original album in more than two decades. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston have ... more info

Gigwise — Bruce Johnson says Brian Wilson has contributed 'a lot' to brand new recording more info

Guardian Music — Teenage angst has paid off well … with this RR playlistYouth is wasted on the young, as jealous old George Bernard Shaw once said. But that didn't seem true of the subjects of many songs you suggested last week. Anyway, with grownups hurling so man... more info

Guardian Music — Evasive, intellectual, optimistic and heartbreaking – no wonder Brad Oberhofer is being called the indie Brian WilsonBrooklyn boy wonder Brad Oberhofer – the 21-year-old singer, writer and multi-instrumentalist of Oberhofer – doesn't like to ex... more info

Guardian Music — Philharmonic Hall, LiverpoolAs One Direction conquer the US, the American prototype boy band are touring Britain for the last time. However, the singing brothers from Utah are not entirely what they were. Alan has retired after developing multiple sc... more info

Popdose — Newport Folk Festival 2012 has returned to the tradition of presenting a Friday night concert before the Saturday and Sunday events get under way. There was no Friday night concert last year, but in recent years the evening shows have featured artist... more info

Detroit Free Press — Van Dyke Parks has never really been a household name, as he has primarily worked behind the scenes as a producer, arranger, songwriter and session musician and only occasionally released albums as a solo artist. But his significance in the world of ... more info