ContactMusic — Actor John Stamos teamed up with the Beach Boys to honour Americas troops at a special Christmas concert on Tuesday 06Dec11 Country star Lorrie Morgan and actress Marlee Matlin also took to the stage to pay tribute to soldiers in active duty at the a... more info

Chicago Tribune — Here are the most notable box sets of the season in rock and pop: more info

ContactMusic — The Beach Boys are following in the footsteps of Lynyrd Skynyrd by opening a themed-restaurant in Las Vegas The rock group has teamed up with Sin City restaurateurs to create the Lynyrd Skynyrd Bbq Beer at Excalibur Hotel Casino which opened on Thurs... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Grammy nomination show had a notable void — where was the promised announcement of a legendary band's reunion? CBS and the Recording Academy had publicized that Wednesday's broadcast would have the name of a historically significant band that w... more info

NME - Radar — One of the bands who stood out for me at CMJ recently were this lot, Little Racer. Hailing from Brooklyn, the threepiece make me think of a more tropical-sounding Surfer Blood. Obviously I know the West Palm Beach mob sound pretty tropical anyway, b... more info

Starpulse — Girl group Wilson Phillips' new TV series will follow the trio as it records tracks first recorded by The Beach Boys and the Mamas and the Papas for a new album. The bandmates' parents - Brian Wil... more info

Topix — With multiple disc packages from artists as diverse as U2 , The Rolling Stones , The Beach Boys and Leonard Cohen to choose from, this year's holiday boxed set season has been a particularly rich one - especially for classic rock fans. But perhaps no... more info

Guardian Music — The height of Britpop wasn't the best time to launch a band who were in thrall to American rock There's never really a good time to be a British band in audible debt to Cheap Trick. On the rare occasions when powerpop has gained a toehold in Britain ... more info

ContactMusic — Girl group Wilson Phillips new U S TV series will follow the trio as it records tracks first recorded by the Beach Boys and the Mamas The Papas for a new album The bandmates parents - Brian Wilson and John and Michelle Phillips fronted the two bands.... more info

Guardian Music — It went unreleased for 30 years, but this Beach Boys rarity could have been a smashAssuming they have ears, everyone loves God Only Knows and Good Vibrations. But how about this for a real Beach Boys rarity – and one that stands comparison to those... more info