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Mathieu Santos of Ra Ra Riot Unveils "(I Just) Need To Know"

5233 days ago
AltsoundsMathieu Santos, bassist and founding member of chamber pop quintet Ra Ra Riot, is pleased to unveil "(I Just) Need To Know" from his solo debut Massachusetts 2010, recently released on Barsuk Records. The track, which sounds like a Beach Boys singl... more info

Old Music: The Beach Boys – Add Some Music to Your Day

5234 days ago
Guardian MusicKicking off our new daily series of old songs, here's a track that celebrates the wonder of music itselfHere at guardian.co.uk/music, we've noticed it's not only new music that sets your pulses racing, that there's an appetite for the songs of the pa... more info

The Beach Boys :: Rehearsal Session 1967

5240 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardDug reading all of your thoughts on the upcoming Beach Boys SMiLE sessions earlier this week. After posting it, a deluge of emails came in requesting that I re-post the Beach Boys rehearsal sessions that have popped up on AD a couple of times since 2... more info

My favourite album: The Beatles' White Album

5241 days ago
Guardian MusicOur writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Jon Dennis salutes the sprawling variety of the Beatles' double albumI first heard the White Album on Christmas Day 1978. I was shocked. I immediately phoned my best friend Louis and demanded he a... more info

Beatles join Maharishi in Rishikesh in 1968 - British Pathé video

5241 days ago
Guardian MusicNewsreel footage shows the Beatles in Rishikesh, India, where they were taught transcendental meditation by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were joined by Donovan and the Beach Boys' Mike Love, ... more info

The Beach Boys :: SMiLE Sessions

5242 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardWe all knew this day would eventually come, it was only a matter of time. Earlier this month it was announced the sessions from the Beach Boys fabled Smile sessions would finally see an official release — and in grand fashion. Next month Capitol is... more info

Matthew Sweet's 'Modern Art' out Sept 27th + More Autumn Tour Dates!

5242 days ago
AltsoundsThe official release of Matthew Sweet's new album Modern Artis fast approaching. Due out September 27 on Missing Piece Records, the tracks on the new album recalls some of this power pop legend's touchstones: The Beatles, Beach Boys and Big Star. ... more info

Brian Wilson – review

5245 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Sage, GatesheadSince he returned from breakdown-induced wilderness, with rapturously received performances of the Beach Boys's 1966 masterpiece, Pet Sounds, a mini-industry has sprung up around Brian Wilson. There have been endless tours, poorly ... more info

Five questions with legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp

5248 days ago
Detroit Free PressLegendary choreographer Twyla Tharp, whose namesake company dates to 1965, invented the crossover ballet, a meeting of classical and contemporary dance, in 1973 with the Beach Boys as a soundtrack. She went on to make dances for American Ballet Theat... more info

FlashBack! - XTC - Skylarking (1986) (album stream)

5249 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Skylarking is XTC's eighth studio album, released on 27 October 1986 and produced by American musician Todd Rundgren. Skylarking is a "life-in-a-day" semi-concept album which displayed songwriting and arranging heavily influenced by The Beatles,... more info

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