ContactMusic — There Will Be Blood star Paul Dano is to play Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson as a young man in a new biopic.The actor will portray the Good... more info

The Bay Bridged — Man, if anyone had it coming more than The Beach Boys, it’s the hipsters. Local folk rock outfit Foolproof Four posted this video spoofing The Beach Boys’ “Surfer Girl” last year, changing the lyrics and the title to “Hipster Girl”, and i... more info

Chorus.fm — Need some more Christmas music in your life this holiday season? The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas, which features everyone from John Lennon and Elvis Presley to The Jackson 5 and The Beach Boys, is on sale for 99 cents from Amazon MP3 (... more info

Guardian Music — Meet the California kids getting misty-eyed about a pop era that was itself drenched in nostalgiaReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Santa Monica. The lineup: Zach Yudin (voice, music). The background: Cayucas sound like the Beach Boys if they we... more info

Consequence of Sound — Okay, we'll throw a lithograph in, too. more info

Guardian Music — Our countdown of the year's best albums continues with Hot Chip's In Our Heads. On their stellar fifth album, the great British pop group combined fun, warmth and sincerityWhat a lovely group Hot Chip have become. Quietly, unassertively – this is t... more info

ContactMusic — Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson occasionally visits a therapist in a bid to keep his longterm mental health problems under control.The Good... more info

Guardian Music — Meet the Mancunians who are establishing a new order of New Order – all fizzy, Balearic, dance-pop thrillsReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Sam Hammond (vocals), Tim Estherby (keyboards), Luke Daniel (guitar), Nic Kozub... more info

Consequence of Sound — One man, a guitar, and a few swirls. more info

Prefix — Prior to going uber dance-psychedelic, Of Montreal was part of the elephant6 entourage who all loved The Beach Boys. So ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-to-of-montreal-cover-little-birds-by-the-be/72104/ more info