Stereogum — Chuck Berry sons them all. Elvis, the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles — if they picked up a guitar and called their music rock ‘n’ roll, Berry’s influence is undeniable as a progenitor of the genre. Berry was 29 when Leonard Chess... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brooklyn's Sam Kogon, who has worked with members of The Left Banke and The Beach Boys, releases his new album this month on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records. Listen to the new single, a collaboration with Frankie Cosmos... Continue reading… more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Los Angeles is a city of immigrants, so it’s hard to get a bead on a contemporary “West Coast sound.” The region has long been known for a breezy, laid-back vibe that connects cool jazz, the Beach Boys, the women and men o... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Los Angeles is a city of immigrants, so it’s hard to get a bead on a contemporary “West Coast sound.” The region has long been known for a breezy, laid-back vibe that connects cool jazz, the Beach Boys, the women and men o... more info

Chicago Tribune — Despite a bounty of hits that have endured long past the surf-sun-cars-girls era in which they were created, and at least one album widely regarded as a masterpiece, the Beach Boys story is inseparable from turmoil and tragedy. Now two key figures in... more info

Consequence of Sound — The musical mastermind will take the Beach Boys' classic album into 2017. more info

NME — The Beach Boys front man has put his life to paper more info

BBC News - UK — The creative genius behind The Beach Boys has confirmed he is working on a new album, which could be out by the end of the year. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Steven Leach even had a stint in the Mike Love's post Beach Boys outfit Celebration. Continue reading… more info

Time — The story of the Beach Boys is like a California-blond version of Amadeus, with Brian Wilson as Mozart and Mike Love as Salieri–except that Salieri had talent. Love’s new memoir, Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy, seeks to prove his essenti... more info