Consequence of Sound — Featuring contributions from Grimes, Pharrell, and The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson (!) more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brian will be joined by fellow Beach Boys Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, both of whom joined Brian on his recent Pet Sounds tour. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Last month, John Prine announced his first new album of original songs in over 13 years, The Tree Of Forgiveness, and shared a song from it, "Summer's End." Today, he's released another one called "God Only Knows," and it surprisingly has nothing to ... more info

NME — The notorious cult leader passed away last November Charles Manson in 1970 Songs by The Beach Boys and Guns N’ Roses were played at Charles Manson’s funeral service, according to reports. Notorious …Continue reading » The post Beach Boys... more info

Stereogum — Brian Wilson recently returned to Hawthorne High School in California -- where he graduated along with the rest of the original Beach Boys lineup -- to tour the school and receive an updated grade on an old piece of homework. As laid out by Wilson's ... more info

Chorus.fm — Brian Wilson, famously, got an F in high school for an early composition of The Beach Boys’ “Surfin'” — today the school has officially changed his grade to an A. Brian’s high school music teacher Fred Morgan: “Brian wrote a composition f... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Typhoon's Offerings and Big Star's Live At Lafayette's Music Room are the two albums I can recommend in a skimpy music release week. This week's interesting music releases: Anderson East: Encore Beach Boys: Nassau Coliseum 1974 Big Star: Live... more info

Obscure Sound — Released today, Los Angeles-based Justin Levinson shows considerable hook-y charm on new track “I’ll Make It In Hollywood”, a beach-y, sugary pop tune with a ’60s surf-tinged aesthetic. Heavily influenced by The Beatles and Beach Boys, it’s... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — As historic wildfires burned vast swaths of Southern California, Mike Love of the Beach Boys stood on a small stage at Amoeba Music and described an idealized landscape of good vibrations and fun, fun, fun. To judge by the serene expression on his fa... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — As historic wildfires burned vast swaths of Southern California, Mike Love of the Beach Boys stood on a small stage at Amoeba Music and described an idealized landscape of good vibrations and fun, fun, fun. To judge by the serene expression on his fa... more info