Music For Ants — I’ve been listening to the Beach Boys longer than any other band. Their greatest hits compilation was one of the first CDs I ever owned and I had the whole album memorized backwards-and-forwards. So it’s no exaggeration to say the California surf... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New York Times reviews The Broken Tower, James Franco's biopic of Hart Crane. Paste lists the 25 best Beach Boys covers. Flavorwire lists the most cryptic titles in literature. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profiles singer-songwriter Sharon Van Ett... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicIn the newsJohnny Marr quashes talk of Smiths reunion, saying: 'I got things to do'Nicki Minaj doesn't want children singing along to her explicit lyricsCan you feel it? It's a new Jacksons album... more info

Perez Hilton — Just because they can order the senior Grand Slam at Denny’s doesn’t mean The Beach Boys are done rocking!! They’ve been making hit tunes for over a half-century and just released a new song (above) called “That’s Why God Made the Radio.”... more info

Guardian Music — Five readers tell us what it is they love about the bandEarlier this week we asked readers to tell us their thoughts on the Beach Boys. Here are a few of the responses we received.Simone Scott Warren, AKA simoneswGrowing up in Jersey, my parents had ... more info

Guardian Music — Brian Wilson's music portrays a sweetheart, Mike Love's lyrics depict the boyfriend from hell. Another undersung gem from the Beach Boys She Knows Me Too Well is one of those troubling songs that the 60s throw out without anyone, at the time, seeming... more info

Gigwise — First taste of brand new album revealed in new lyric video - listen more info

Topix — This year the Beach Boys are celebrating their 50th anniversary, and fortuntely for fans, that means the surf-loving crew is hitting the road for a wide-spanning North American tour. more info

Time — For the first time in 20 years, The Beach Boys released a new single yesterday. Can the pop icons still provide the soundtrack to the American summer? more info

ContactMusic — The Beach Boys will release their first original album in more than two decades later this year The reunited band featuring Brian Wilson and Mike Love are putting the finishing touches to the new record which will hit shelves on 5 June 2012 according... more info