Core News — “Stuart Maconie travels to the furthest flung corners of left-field music to create a playlist that makes you rock back on your heels with the sounds of newness and difference. This weeks featured album is Song Cycle, the first solo album from Van ... more info

NME — Featuring former Beach Boys bandmates and high-profile guests more info

Nialler9 — Skip to day: Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon  Tuesday July 19 Ruby Sessions:  Bad Sea / Eve Belle / Where Seas Collide, The Bootleg Beach Boys @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm) [Acoustic showcase] Read my interview with Cono... more info

Chicago Tribune — It was a weekend when a Beach Boys legend seemed to drift away before our eyes and four women from the U.K. stood dressed in black against the hot afternoon sun and played like their lives depended on it. There were young artists who weren’t ready ... more info

Stereogum — On Sunday night, M. Ward opened for Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson at the Hollywood Bowl, and he made a big night of it, reuniting with Monsters Of Folk bandmates Conor Oberst and Jim James and She & Him bandmate Zooey Deschanel onstage. And last nig... more info

MSN Music — Rock ‘n’ roll will never die. Today’s most listened to radio stations are dominated by songs made on computers with vocal tracks touched up by autotune. But throughout history, rock ‘n’ roll has been a constant, chronicling the country’s ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk had its grand opening this past July 4th holiday weekend with shows from The Impractical Jokers (7/1), Peter Gabriel & Sting (7/3), and The Beach Boys (7/4)... Continue reading… more info

Mercury News, California — The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is touring to perform music from his breakthrough 1966 album 'Pet Sounds,' and a new five-disc box set, featuring with alternative takes and live performances, has been released. more info

Detroit Free Press — Tunes for holiday playlist from Bruce Springsteen to Meat Puppets to Beach Boys.             more info

Rolling Stone — This fall will mark the 55th anniversary of the Beach Boys' first-ever recordings together, and in honor of the occasion, Omnivore Recordings will release a new two-disc set collecting their early demos. The set, Becoming the Beach Boys: The Compl... more info