Fantastic Weapon — Watch Out For Rockets kind of sounds like the name of some crappy "emo pop" band, like "Eye Alaska" or "We The Kings" - while I dono about their name, one thing's for sure - they are not a crappy emo pop band. WOFR falls into that vein of stuff that'... more info

411 Mania — Rock Band Surf rock, pop, psychedelic Inducted On: 03.08.10 The Hall of Fame is picking up good vibrations… more info

NME - Radar — Who's heard the band that Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo did before Daft Punk? They were a three-piece with Laurent Brancowitz from Pheonix. They were called Darlin', named after and inspired by The Beach Boys song. They had one re... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Best Coast @ a benefit in L.A. on February 7th (more by Rachel Carr) Bethany Cosentino is a Los Angeles native with a brief stay in Brooklyn, and Best Coast's influences reflects that Beach Boys vibe with East Coast 60s... more info

Guardian Music — These drowsy, hazy songs suggest an alternate reality Brian Wilson making crackly, cheapo synth ditties in his bedroomHometown: Akron, Ohio.The lineup: Keith Freund, Linda Lejsovka, Mike Tolan.The background: Trouble Books might make a mockery on the... more info

All About Jazz — One of the most recorded bassists in history, she has a purported 10,000-plus tracks to her credit You may not know Carol Kaye's name, but you know her work. You've probably heard at least a few dozen examples, and all the words, too. She spent th... more info

Detroit Free Press — Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Pops series, "Endless Summer: The Music of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys," featuring conductor Steve Reineke, 10:45 a.m., 8 & 8:30 p.m. Thu., 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sun. Orchestra Hall at Max M. Fisher Music Center,... more info

MTV.com News — 'It was so hot in that room,' guitarist recalls about recording session.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Harper Orianthi Photo: MTV News With celebrities from Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett to Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne getting ... more info

Guardian Music — The Killers got facial hair to connote lofty ambition, while Chris Martin grew something as amorphous on his chin as Coldplay's music. So who's next to ditch the razor?Blame it on the Maharishi. In August 1967 the Beatles, fried by pop, fame and LSD,... more info

MTV.com News — Director Paul Haggis and producer RedOne give a preview of the Haiti benefit single and video.By Jocelyn Vena Wyclef Jean, Kanye West and Jennifer Hudson perform at the "We Are The World 25 Years for Haiti" Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage "W... more info