Here Comes The Flood — Scottish band Emporium kept layered progressive psychedelic pop harmonies alive, releasing a a string of albums and a couple of singles that garnered them rave reviews form the cognoscenti. The trio was basically a studio band, although they did to... more info

Guardian Music — Dennis Wilson's music was made for the moments when even your California mansion can't lift your melancholy moodFor all the generally tedious jokes about drummers, it's not so much of a secret these days that Dennis, the middle Wilson brother, had mo... more info

ContactMusic — A fabled Los Angeles studio where the Beatles and the Beach Boys recorded hits has been destroyed by fire The Monday night 05Mar12 blaze wrecked the second floor of 1041 Production Studios as firefighters attempted to limit the damage No one was... more info

Perez Hilton — Well….we wish!! After Zac Efron admitted on Conan Monday night that he used to sing Beach Boys with his friends on the streets of France, the cheeky host asked Efron to join himself and LaBamba in a rendition of Barbara Ann. And you know what? It'... more info

Perez Hilton — If U like Despicable Me, intentionally bad covers of the Beach Boys and random acts of violence, then you'll LOVE the teaser trailer for Despicable Me 2! Ch-ch-ch-check it out above! Intrigued? Let us know below! more info

Guardian Music — Guitarist in the coterie of session musicians known as the Wrecking CrewThe American guitarist, songwriter and arranger Billy Strange, who has died aged 81, collaborated with many of the major figures in pop music, including Elvis Presley, the Beach ... more info

ContactMusic — Michael Sucsy is in talks to direct a film using the music of The Beach Boys The Vow filmmaker has entered into negotiations with Fox 2000 to eventually helm the movie which is being produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron - the team behind Hairs... more info

411 Mania — The Vow director helming the project... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Musician Billy Strange dies at 81 in Nashville. Billy Strange wrote songs for, arranged or played on hundreds of recordings for Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, Frank and Nancy Sinatra, Dean Martin and many others. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Beach Boys, who are reunited with Brian Wilson for the 50th anniversary of the band announced a tour which includes two Beacon Theater shows (May 8 & 9). Did you get tickets for those? They went on sale... more info