NME — Snoop Dogg, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand also appear on song more info

MTV.com News — Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Barbra Streisand and even Vince Vaughn unite for the epic recording session.By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne Photo: MTV News LOS ANGELES -- The energy was electric Monday night (February 1) at Henson Studios as more th... more info

Guardian Music — Texas rockers Midlake grew up playing jazz, but fell headlong into a love affair with vintage rock. Here they talk about their latest fixations, and why the new album took three years to makeThe old town square looks like it was bought wholesale from... more info

Spinner.com — Award-winning Canadian author and musician Paul Quarrington has died of lung cancer. He was 56. "It is comforting to know that he didn't suffer," reads the memorial announcement on Paul Quarrington's website. "He was calm and quiet, holding hands ... more info

All About Jazz — The Grammy Museum has landed an impressive roster of artists for its series of question-and-answer and performance sessions in the year since it opened at the L.A. Live complex downtown. Among the participants: Brian Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Annie... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Grammy Museum has landed an impressive roster of artists for its series of question-and-answer and performance sessions in the year since it opened at the L.A. Live complex downtown. Among the participants: Brian Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Annie Le... more info

Guardian Music — (Domino)Owen Pallett's second album as Final Fantasy divided listeners, not because of its content - a song cycle about Dungeons & Dragons for string quartets - but with its title. There were those who insisted that grown-ups should be neither making... more info

Guardian Music — A recently discovered letter written by Brian Wilson's father sheds more troubling light on their relationshipMurry Wilson was in the habit of beating his children. We know that from his oldest son Brian's autobiography, Wouldn't It Be Nice, publishe... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Most people would say that Animal Collective has completely reworked their sound since Sung Tongs was released, and to some extent they have... although there's one thing that hasn't changed and probably (hopefully) won't: their love and channeling o... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Beach Boy Brian Wilson's acclaimed Smile album has topped a new list of the best reviewed CDs of the decade. more info