Pop Crunch — - Jackson Family matriarch Katherine promotes a Michael Jackson Tribute Event and thanks her son’s fans for their continued support…. -Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Bruce Willis are loosely attached to M. Shyamalan’s next film…. -Bandi... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe auditorium is pock-marked with empty seats, but then there's something oddly fitting about Van Dyke Parks performing a rare solo show when most of London is looking the other way – their gazed fixed on the football. ... more info

Guardian Music — Co-founder Mike Love says Brian Wilson will join surviving bandmates for group's 50th anniversaryWith the Beach Boys' 50th anniversary less than a year away, Mike Love has announced that he and Brian Wilson are to reunite the band. Love will set asid... more info

Undercover, Australia — Could Brian Wilson really be preparing to rejoin the Beach Boys for a series of 50th Anniversary concerts? Entertainment reporter Robin Leech thinks so. more info

Stereogum — Magic Kids’ “Summer” makes me think of Elvis Costello crooning vintage Brian Wilson lyrics with the help of Sufjan Stevens’ backup singers. The track — complete with strings — comes from the Memphis orchestral pop group’s full-length de... more info

Guardian Music — These Home Counties lads play grandiose music with a rustic charm, like Coldplay jamming with Mumford & SonsHometown: Wheathampstead.The lineup: Will Baguley (drums), Simon Palmer (guitar, piano), Paddy Smith (vocals).The background: You won't gather... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... * NELS CLINE Interstellar Space Revisited (1999) * JOHN COLTRANE Interstellar Space (1967) Two gems to improvisational chaos (@320). Listen Before You Download NEVER GET OUT OF THE BOAT http://nevergetoutoftheboat.blogspot.com Thanks ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — John Hostetter is very much his own man. The Harrisburg, VA, musician, has just released Red Square, which is a sort of lo-fi concept album about love with instrumental interludes. Invoking scary fictional characters of the past - Medusa and Frank... more info

Guardian Music — The Drums' attempt to reclaim indie is admirable, but does it have to be so ineffectual?When did "indie" became a meaningless label? Was it when Nirvana signed to Geffen and grunge deposed hair-metal from the top tier of American rock? In this countr... more info

Guardian Music — Fans of all things innocent and bright will love this blend of 60s baroque, luscious harmony and sunshine popHometown: Bournemouth.The lineup: Dan Solo (Omnichord), Miles Copeland (Sea Organ), Shawn Lee (vocals, guitar).The background: For some, incl... more info