Guardian Music — Meltdown festival, LondonA man blessed in many ways, but never with a sunny disposition, it sometimes seems as if Ray Davies spent the entire 60s complaining. The most recurring of his grumbles involved the Kinks's record company. Not only did Pye Re... more info

ContactMusic — The original recording sessions from The Beach Boys' legendary 'lost' album Smile are to be released for the first time after spending 44 years locked in a vault. The experimental album was abandoned by composer Brian Wilson in 1967 as he battled men... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brian Wilson played the Highline Ballroom [Sunday] night as part of its sister club's month-long Blue Note Jazz Festival, and though the two-set show featured his entire current Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin album of Gershwin standards, it wasn't ... more info

Guardian Music — December 1965: Number 12 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicAs Brian Wilson later recalled, the Beatles' sixth album was the first release he'd ever heard where every song "went together like no album ever made before". It ... more info

Guardian Music — Singer-songwriter famed for the 1970s chart hit Lonely BoyBest known for his 1970s solo hits Never Let Her Slip Away and Lonely Boy, Andrew Gold, who has died of a heart attack aged 59, was an accomplished all-round musician, composer and arranger. H... more info

Topix — In the opening scene of Woody Allen's 1979 film Manhattan, Allen attempts to describe the feel and tone of New York City: "No matter what the season, this was still a town that existed in black and white and pulsated to the great tunes of George Gers... more info

ContactMusic — Beach Boys star Brian Wilson has credited the Beatles' Rubber Soul album and marijuana for inspiring the iconic Pet Sounds recordings. The Good Vibrations hitmaker hosted a listening party at his home when the Fab Four's 1965 album was released and h... more info

Guardian Music — The folk rocker's 70th was marked with much fanfare, but was it over-the-top? And is there a 'blokey cult' around all things Dylan? Two female commentators take up the issueKathryn Flett, writer and criticI must say I found the mass outpouring of Bob... more info

NME — Wilson says his band's classic LP is 'good, but not the best' more info

Guardian Music — There's nothing original about this British retro-soul man – but when you sound like Bill Withers, Van Morrison and the Temptations maybe that's not such a bad thingHometown: London.The lineup: Michael Kiwanuka (vocals, guitar).The background: Do w... more info