Guardian Music — Last week we were steeped in sorrow and regret. Now we want songs flush with excitement and exhilarationAfter ploughing (Zimmer-framing?) my way through several hundred songs about old age, I don't know about you but I need a dose of euphoria – I'm... more info

Altsounds — A lot of musicians pay lip service to having a plethora of far-flung musical influences, but then you listen to their music and it sounds like they've done their best to avoid them at any cost. Citing artists as diverse as Jorge Ben, Brian Wilson... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - In 2004, Brian Wilson scored a critical and commercial victory by releasing a completed version of "Smile," the legendary "Pet Sounds" follow-up he'd originally begun work on in 1966. more info

Pop Bytes — Good news for those of you who like terrible Ke$ha rip-offs featuring women shooting whipped cream out of their boobs: contrary to rumours, The Beach Boys won't be suing Katy Perry over that terrible, terrible song, California Gurls . Another victor... more info

MTV.com News — 'No one is suing anyone,' Perry tweets.By Gil Kaufman Katy Perry's "California Gurls" Photo: Matthew Cullen Everybody just needs to calm down, OK? That was the message being sent on Thursday from both sides of the alleged "California Gurls"... more info

VH1 News — Katy Perry took to Twitter to deny that the Beach Boys were suing her over "California Gurls"; and both Mike Love and Brian Wilson have also denied the alleged suit. more info

Guardian Music — Company owning song rights insists Brian Wilson and Mike Love are owed royalties after Perry's hit borrows line from originalThe Beach Boys' publisher has got in a tussle with pop star Katy Perry over her latest hit California Gurls, claiming that Br... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fusion 45 said... I Heard The News Today: Bruce Springsteen Filmed In The Darkness Three Best Songs: John Cougar Mellencamp http://www.fusion45.com Thanks Fuzzy. Ice said... Il Progetto Vivaldi : Concertos for Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo - Sol... more info

Perez Hilton — Katy Perry may be in trouble due to eight words: "I wish they all could be California girls." The Beach Boys’ label, Rondor Music, is threatening legal action against Perry’s label, Capitol Records, unless Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Mike Love re... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — We've been all over Levek's tunes for a while now, doing our best to get this guy's talents out into the world. We told you how he's a school bus driver by day and lo-fi bedroom songsmith by night. We've shown you his stellar a cappella covers of s... more info