Live Daily — New York-based singer/songwriter Harper Simon [ tickets ] has plotted a West Coast tour to close out his 2009 tour schedule behind his recently released self-titled debut. The musician--son of iconic performer Paul Simon--continues the in-progress... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Coming across new music you've never heard before is always a fun experience, and an even better one when said music is created in your city of residence. Idiot Glee is the solo work of fellow Lexingtonian James Friley, a classically trained pianist... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEKEmalkay When I Look At You (Dub Police) Lately, dubstep has opened its heart, and for the scene's most progressive producers, juddering sub bass is now just one dark shade to be applied from a vivid colour palette. Birmingham's Emalka... more info

Abeano — The tide is turning. Just when we thought we were all set for a 2010 of lo-fi and noise, it seems there’s a decidedly sunnier side to what’s shaping up for next year with the rise of surf-core. You heard it here first, grommetsââ‚... more info

Guardian Music — This acoustic Swedish duo have covered Brian Wilson's magnum opus SMiLE with just voice and guitar – and it's breathtakingHometown: London.The lineup: Malin Dahlgren (vocals) and Viktor Naslund (guitar).The background: We were going to do this... more info

Altsounds — If Brian Wilson could operate a laptop...or Pink Floyd were young and skint in 2009……or Wayne Coyne was Scottish….or Grandaddy came from a land of drizzle…or Sigur Ros cracked a smile from time to time…orÃ... more info

Starpulse — Singer Carnie Wilson has landed her own reality TV show which will chronicle her latest weight battle. The daughter of Beach Boys star Brian Wilson famously underwent gastric bypass surgery[...] Read more! more info

Guardian Music — Are the 44 best albums of the last decade really all made by white people? Is Outkast's B.O.B. really better than Crazy in Love?As the decade draws to an end, the English language seems to be trying to pull us back from the abyss of retrospective ind... more info

Guardian Music — The ultimate in rock nostalgia - why bands are now gigging their old albumsRock nostalgists are having a heady time of it. It is now possible to go to three gigs a week without hearing anything new, thanks to the number of bands playing "classic alb... more info

The Music Fix — Review: J'accuse Brian Wilson. more info