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

Chorus.fm — When our parents were growing up, "pop" music was the norm. For the most part, it was really good too. Besides the obvious Beatles and Beach Boys catalogs, there were also bands like The Kinks and The Zombies making great strides in keeping that thre... more info

ContactMusic — Bosses behind hit music festival Bonnaroo have shut down the first day of ticket sales due to overwhelming demand Radiohead Red Hot Chili Peppers Phish Bon Iver and the newly-reunited Beach Boys will descend upon Manchester Tennessee for the four-day... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The Beach Boys celebrate their 50th Anniversary with a massive USA tour and a handful of dates in Europe. USA tour dates: 04/24 Tucson, AZ @ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater 04/26 Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Theatre 04/27 New Orleans, LA @ New O... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — From the desk of DJ Noah: On July 23, 2009 Will C. drove down from Boston to be on Coffee Break for Heroes & Villains. He had just released "Evil In The Mirror" on Brick Records which I felt was... more info

Guardian Music — Composer and arranger of 60s French pop hits, horror film scores and 'audio homages' to the Stones and the Beach BoysWhen the Verve's Bittersweet Symphony became one of pop's more famous copyright cases in the late 1990s, it was widely known that 100... more info

Starpulse — The reunited Beach Boys have announced dates for an extensive spring and summer world tour, just days after a get together at the Grammy Awards. Brian Wilson and Mike Love teamed up with fellow o... more info

411 Mania — A three-month tour... more info

Topix — The Beach Boys have announced dates for an extensive spring and summer world tour, just days after a get together at the Grammy Awards. more info