Stereogum — There’s a line in the title track off of Bad Bad Hats’ forthcoming debut album that bows down to Brian Wilson: “When I look at you I get a good vibration/ Stay online until I hit your station.” Bad Bad Hats hail from Minneapolis, and they’r... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Wouldn't it be nice if "Love & Mercy," the uneven biopic about Beach Boys cofounder Brian Wilson, was as persuasive as the performances of the two actors who play him at different periods of his life? more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — John Cusack is being widely lauded for his portrayal of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson in the forthcoming biopic "Love & Mercy," which opens nationally on Friday. more info

Perez Hilton — Cara Delevingne found love — and advice — in a hopeless place! The model-slash-actress was feeling really down when she found out the Beach Boys movie she was supposed to make got the ax. She opened up to the Wall Street Journal Magazine about th... more info

Stereogum — On the title track from last year’s When, Burger Records rockers and blatant apostrophe-omitters Tomorrows Tulips run the label’s trademark throwback West Coast garage rock through a ’90s alt-rock churn. I’d cite Yo La Tengo’s immortal cove... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Of all the cultural archetypes that Southern California has produced, the loosely defined genre known as "beach music" is one of its most enduring. That sunny, harmony-rich, melodically spirited permutation is the rope connecting artists as varied as... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Wouldn't it be nice, Beach Boys fans have thought for years, if they could wake up to find music legend Brian Wilson on the big screen? And to do so while he tangles with ghosts and a deliciously malevolent doctor — God only knows what we'd be with... more info

The Telegraph — Only Real brings the sunshine of the Beach Boys and Atlanta-based rappers to south London, says Alice Vincent more info

The Telegraph — The 72-year-old's 11th solo album evokes the same musical palette as The Beach Boys' 1966 masterpiece Pet Sounds, says Neil McCormick, but to very different effect more info

Stereogum — Last night, the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson was honored at a tribute concert held at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. Brian Fest aligns with the release of Wilson’s forthcoming 11th solo album, No Pier Pressure, which is due out early next month. An ... more info