Guardian Music — New digital stations to be fronted by Pete Mitchell and Richard SkinnerAbsolute Radio is to turn the dial back to the 1960s and 1970s with two new digital radio stations fronted by Pete Mitchell and Richard Skinner.Absolute Radio 60s will launch on 2... more info

NME — Aaron Eckhart will play the drummer and solo musician in the final years of his life more info

Starpulse — Aaron Eckhart has landed the leading role in a new biopic about tragic Beach Boys star Dennis Wilson. The Dark Knight actor will embark on drumming lessons to perfect his transformation as Wilson... more info

ContactMusic — Aaron Eckhart will play late Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson in a new movie The Rum Diary actor will show off his vocal talents in The Drummer as the biopic - which will be directed by Randy Miller - chronicles the final six years of Dennis lif... more info

ContactMusic — Aaron Eckhart has landed the leading role in a new biopic about tragic Beach Boys star Dennis Wilson The Dark Knight actor will embark on drumming lessons to perfect his transformation as Wilson in Randall Millers new film The Drummer which charts th... more info

Guardian Music — Alexis is joined this week by Jude Rogers and the Guide's Richard Vine to listen to some new tracks: Massive Attack with Burial - Four WallsLuke Haines - Big Daddy Got A Casio VL ToneEleanor Friedberger - Roosevelt IslandThen Metal Hammer magazine's ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Finding Smile: A litany of “Fifth Beatles” may continue to spark debate among fans, but when it comes to the Beach Boys, a handful of external collaborators ought to garner similar recognition. Darian Sahanaja is among them. Having impressed Bria... more info

Guardian Music — In our regular visit to the archives of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – we reprint an interview with the Beach Boys by Mike Grant that appeared in Rave magazine in February 1967.At the time, the ban... more info

Guardian Music — Girls Honey Bunny (Fantasy) Girls have had a good crack at being both difficult to Google and a decent present-day Beach Boys. Clocking it at a frantic 2 minutes 34 seconds, Honey Bunny is so abundantly happy that I want to jump in and swim around in... more info

NME — Brian Wilson is busy with his upcoming Disney cover album release more info