Stereogum — Brian Wilson recently returned to Hawthorne High School in California -- where he graduated along with the rest of the original Beach Boys lineup -- to tour the school and receive an updated grade on an old piece of homework. As laid out by Wilson's ... more info

Chorus.fm — Brian Wilson, famously, got an F in high school for an early composition of The Beach Boys’ “Surfin'” — today the school has officially changed his grade to an A. Brian’s high school music teacher Fred Morgan: “Brian wrote a composition f... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Typhoon's Offerings and Big Star's Live At Lafayette's Music Room are the two albums I can recommend in a skimpy music release week. This week's interesting music releases: Anderson East: Encore Beach Boys: Nassau Coliseum 1974 Big Star: Live... more info

Obscure Sound — Released today, Los Angeles-based Justin Levinson shows considerable hook-y charm on new track “I’ll Make It In Hollywood”, a beach-y, sugary pop tune with a ’60s surf-tinged aesthetic. Heavily influenced by The Beatles and Beach Boys, it’s... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — As historic wildfires burned vast swaths of Southern California, Mike Love of the Beach Boys stood on a small stage at Amoeba Music and described an idealized landscape of good vibrations and fun, fun, fun. To judge by the serene expression on his fa... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — As historic wildfires burned vast swaths of Southern California, Mike Love of the Beach Boys stood on a small stage at Amoeba Music and described an idealized landscape of good vibrations and fun, fun, fun. To judge by the serene expression on his fa... more info

Stereogum — As the holidays creep ever closer, the steady stream of holiday music continues. Today, Amazon Music is adding a whole bunch of new songs to their Indie For The Holidays playlist, and we've already heard some of them, like Charly Bliss' "All I Want F... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Starting in the 1970s, not long after Charles Manson directed his followers to murder seven people over two bloody nights in Los Angeles, the convicted killer’s music and notoriety fueled a small underground industry. The allure was centered o... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Starting in the 1970s, not long after Charles Manson directed his followers to murder seven people over two bloody nights in Los Angeles, the convicted killer’s music and notoriety fueled a small underground industry. The allure was centered o... more info

Stereogum — At the end of last month, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James announced a new solo album, a collection of covers called Tribute To 2. (The name marks it as a sequel to James' first solo release, an EP of George Harrison covers.) He introduced the pr... more info