Stereogum — We'll start with the most obvious thing: there is no Kokomo. Not off the Florida Keys, anyway. Sure, a couple places staked claims, but only after the occurence of the least obvious thing: a has-been pop act, minus their lead singer and creative engi... more info

USA Today Music — Do you pledge your allegiance to Jimmy Buffett or Sara Evans? The White House is challenging PBS' traditional 'A Capitol Fourth' with its own July 4th concert airing on the Hallmark Channel.             more info

USA Today Music — Do you pledge your allegiance to Jimmy Buffett or Sara Evans? The White House is challenging PBS' traditional 'A Capitol Fourth' with its own July 4th concert airing on the Hallmark Channel.             more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — A representative for "Capitol Fourth" declined to comment on its new rival to the country's longest-running live national July 4th TV tradition. more info

USA Today Music — The "Full House" actor reunites with the Beach Boys as well as Pentatonix and the Temptations for PBS's Fourth of July Capitol concert.             more info

Guardian Music — The failed blues musician’s main talent appeared to be devising innovative ways to make his children’s lives miserable – and he reserved the worst abuse for MichaelAt the risk of damning a dead man with faint praise, perhaps the ... more info

USA Today Music — The Beach Boys' Mike Love and Bruce Johnston look back fondly on the first concerts they attended, with Johnston super-excited about his 'so cool' experience. (June 25)             more info

Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info

Stereogum — A funny thing about punk rock: It's always been pastiche. The Stooges ground up hammerhead Detroit hard rock with Doors-ian self-laceration and free jazz's embrace of wild, twisty noise. The Ramones took '60s garage-rock riffs and Beach Boys melodies... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - The timeless California sounds of the Beach Boys have been given a new spin thanks to Britain's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. more info