Consequence of Sound — Six CDs, seven-and-a-half hours of audio, all yours, all free. more info

Topix — From left to right: Dennis Wilson , Al Jardine, Mike Love, Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson in a studio portrait circa 1962. more info

CNN Showbiz — The Beach Boys are concluding their 50th-anniversary year with a boxed set. Their music has become a pop culture touchstone. more info

Popdose — It’s hard to dispute 2012 as the best summer to be a Beach Boys fan in the last quarter-century or so, but thanks to the band’s new Made in California six-disc box set, out tomorrow from Capitol, 2013 comes pretty darn close. Admittedly, it’s h... more info

Consequence of Sound — The truth is out there. more info

411 Mania — But he'd do it again... more info

Starpulse — The Beach Boys are set to mark the end of their 50th anniversary celebrations by allowing fans to play on a brand new track as part of a new guitar contest - and make a video for their heroes. Dev... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A music polymath who has taken many turns — working on the Beach Boys' 'Smile,' writing arrangements for U2 — shows his flair for off-kilter invention again. Van Dyke Parks has a story for everything in his life, from the name of his pet schnauze... more info

The Independent — Their exquisite harmonies elevated pop music’s most sun-kissed hits. But now even the Beach Boys have succumbed to Auto-Tune, the technology used to help wayward singers achieve artificial perfection.     more info

The Independent — Their exquisite harmonies elevated pop music’s most sun-kissed hits. But now even the Beach Boys have succumbed to Auto-Tune, the technology used to help wayward singers achieve artificial perfection.     more info