Guardian Music — With Brian Wilson on sparkling form, 'little surprises' in the Wishing Tree and Freddie Mercurys aplenty, Mark Beaumont brings you five things he did on Friday at Bestival 20111. Drink with the "little people"Past the maize mazes, the treetop walks, ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Despite predictions of rain, Friday at Bestival (09 September) proved unexpectedly clement, with the weather fitting the mood of the mainstage crowd as Brian Wilson was wheeled out to perform (or... more info

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonIt's a straightforward concept used by everyone from Brian Wilson to the Wu-Tang Clan: get a legendary artist to perform in full one of their legendary albums. Public Enemy have done it before, playing 1988's It Takes a Nation of Million... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Listen to Me: Buddy Holly celebrates what would have been the 75th birthday of the late rock icon with covers of his best-loved hits by superstars such as Stevie Nicks, Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr, Natalie Merchant, Jackson Browne, Patrick Stump and Z... more info

NME - Festivals — Rob da Bank is currently stood in a sunny field (thank you festival weather gods), reporting back to us at NME exclusively for his countdown to Bestival video diary. Watch him talk about setting up the stages, Yuck, Brian Wilson's last ever UK festiv... more info

Guardian Music — Meet Brooklyn's freshest, sassiest girl-fronted group. Our new favourite band. Till next week, anyway …Hometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Samantha Urbani (vocals), Lesley Hann (bass, percussion, backing vocals), Nikki Shapiro (guitar, keyboards, percus... more info

Guardian Music — Oxford band Fixers write so many songs they used to give them away for free. Now they're having to slow down a bitFixers are preoccupied by the passage of time: by their inability to keep pace with it, by the way their current situation – with an a... more info

Popdose — In today's installment, Bob meets his hero Brian Wilson and finally realizes that he was the guy who wrote all those great Beach Boys songs more info

Guardian Music — Surviving band members collaborate to issue abandoned Smile Sessions album 44 years after original studio recordingsThe Beach Boys have announced release details for their lost masterpiece, Smile. After 44 years as a secret passed between fans, three... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Beach Boys' lost 'SMiLe' album will be released 45 years later. Beach Boys masterpiece was shelved because of internal dissension over Brian Wilson's musical direction. more info