L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Artists rarely are the best judges of their own work, and Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys is no exception. “Probably nothing I’ve ever done has topped the music I made with Van Dyke [Parks],” Wilson writes in the handsome... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The influential 'lost' album is officially released 44 years late because of the persistence of Brian Wilson."The Velvet Underground's first album only sold 10,000 copies," Brian Eno's famous quote posits, "but everyone who bought it formed a band." ... more info

Stereogum — Brian Wilson’s “lost” classic is getting its deluxe release, and you can stream all 40 tracks over at Spinner. And it comes not a moment too soon, for we live in a world where a Google Images search for “Brian Wilson Halloween” nets a ton o... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Beach Boys' The SMiLE Sessions is available in 2-CD, 2-LP vinyl, and a 9-disc (5-CD, 2-LP, 2-7") box set editions. Even more options are available for the remastered edition of U2's Achtung Baby album, including single CD, "Deluxe"... more info

Guardian Music — Readers leave tributes on the seventh anniversary of the DJ's deathThis is the newsJohn Fogerty considers Creedence Clearwater Revival revivalJustin Bieber hires Kanye West and Drake for next albumMike Skinner on his new, post-Streets projectMorrisse... more info

Stereogum — The Beach Boys’ legendary Smile is finally (officially) seeing the light of day, as you might have heard, and today we’re giving out one of the boxes. The Smile Sessions box set includes 5 CDs, 2 LPs, and 2 7” singles as well as a booklet, phot... more info

Guardian Music — EMIFew albums are as mythic as the Beach Boys' Smile. One of the most romantic of the myths holds that, had the album come out as intended in 1967 – instead of being abandoned unfinished until it was ostensibly completed by Brian Wilson and his lat... more info

Popdose — A look at the songs and the story behind 50 years of the Beach Boys, American's greatest pop band more info

NME — NME's sister paper also include Nirvana, Blur and The White Stripes in their top 50 more info

The Independent — The Beach Boys more info