Guardian Music — Despite naming themselves after a race car driver, this Detroit duo are the least Motor City band everHometown: Detroit.The lineup: Joshua Epstein, Daniel Zott.The background: We had so much fun in Detroit with Alex Winston, we thought we'd stick aro... more info

Guardian Music — (Virgin)Just one album ago, Californian singer Katy Perry was another wannabe starlet, albeit one trying to make her mark by dressing up her bi-curious noughties pop in cutesy 50s retro clothes. She kissed a girl, but she did it in turquoise peep-toe... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Brian Wilson discusses his latest effort, “Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin,” in an hourlong segment for Boston University NPR affiliate WBUR-FM that’s now accessible via podcast at the station’s website. Wilson was the guest for “On Point ... more info

ET Online — Barbra Streisand is in store for a big-time tribute during Grammy week next year. Streisand is Musicares' 2011 Person of the Year. She'll be honored at a star-studded dinner in L.A. next February 11. Each year, MusiCares honors a recording ar... more info

MTV.com News — 'I thought it would be perfect timing for a California anthem,' she says of her response to 'Empire State of Mind.'By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg in "California Gurls" Photo: Capitol "California G... more info

Popdose — The idea of a collaboration between two of America’s greatest composers is one that is intriguing, but also fraught with peril. The biggest problem is that the music of George Gershwin is completely familiar to even the most casual music fan in thi... more info

Guardian Music — Singer is reluctant to reunite with former band-mates for 50th anniversary, saying 'it's not my style to work with those guys'If the Beach Boys are going to reunite, then they need to get their story straight. As the group approaches their 50th anniv... more info

ContactMusic — Brian Wilson has "Brianised" the works of Gershwin for his new album. The Beach Boys songwriter is releasing an album interpreting the works of the 1920s jazz... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A summer mash-up between the surf-sound maestro and the Jazz Age composer.A summer mash-up between the surf-sound maestro and the Jazz Age composer. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — On “Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin,” the summer mash-up between the surf-sound maestro and the Jazz Age composer, the most obvious retooling is on “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.” Far from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s wistf... more info