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

Mercury News, California — The documentary that centers on a vastly influential group of Los Angeles studio musicians reveals secrets about some of pop's most famous records by the Beach Boys, Byrds, Ronettes and others. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Norah Jones, Heart’s Ann Wilson, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, She & Him’s M. Ward, the Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Boz Scaggs and Devendra Banhart are among a cross-generational musical cast lined up to sal... more info

Stereogum — Brian Wilson, the erratic genius who made the Beach Boys great, has been working on a new collab-heavy solo album called No Pier Pressure, and we’ve heard the early single “The Right Time.” The new song “Sail Away” reunites Wilson with his ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Brian Wilson's forthcoming studio album, "No Pier Pressure," features the Beach Boys creative leader ‎collaborating with several guest musicians, including Blondie Chaplin, the South African guitarist and singer who briefly was a member of the Beac... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis A full decade of abuse in the '80s pretty much ruined the saxophone's rep in pop music. (The nadir was maybe Beach Boys' 1988 comeback hit "Kokomo.") The sax is worming its way back, though generally (thankfully)... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Beach Boys creative leader Brian Wilson, Weird Al Yankovic, Social Distortion, Ramon Ayala, Barenaked Ladies, Ingrid Michaelson and Jackson Browne are among the acts slated to play the Greek Theatre in... more info

Stereogum — Following the success of 2011′s The SMiLE Sessions, Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson is releasing a brand new album in April. The artwork above is for No Pier Pressure, which is Wilson’s 11th solo album and features a huge cast of collaborators, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Beach Boy Brian Wilson has revealed details for his eleventh solo album, No Pier Pressure, which will be out on April 7 via Capitol Records. The album features his former Beach Boys bandmates Al Jardine, David Marks... more info

Stereogum — POP ETC recently shared covers of artists ranging from U2 to the Beach Boys to Gin Blossoms to Wham! in what now appears to be a warmup for a new album cycle. This week the band shared a new original song, and it’s the best thing they’ve released... more info