Guardian Music — Texas rockers Midlake grew up playing jazz, but fell headlong into a love affair with vintage rock. Here they talk about their latest fixations, and why the new album took three years to makeThe old town square looks like it was bought wholesale from... more info

Spinner.com — Award-winning Canadian author and musician Paul Quarrington has died of lung cancer. He was 56. "It is comforting to know that he didn't suffer," reads the memorial announcement on Paul Quarrington's website. "He was calm and quiet, holding hands ... more info

All About Jazz — The Grammy Museum has landed an impressive roster of artists for its series of question-and-answer and performance sessions in the year since it opened at the L.A. Live complex downtown. Among the participants: Brian Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Annie... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Grammy Museum has landed an impressive roster of artists for its series of question-and-answer and performance sessions in the year since it opened at the L.A. Live complex downtown. Among the participants: Brian Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Annie Le... more info

Guardian Music — (Domino)Owen Pallett's second album as Final Fantasy divided listeners, not because of its content - a song cycle about Dungeons & Dragons for string quartets - but with its title. There were those who insisted that grown-ups should be neither making... more info

Guardian Music — A recently discovered letter written by Brian Wilson's father sheds more troubling light on their relationshipMurry Wilson was in the habit of beating his children. We know that from his oldest son Brian's autobiography, Wouldn't It Be Nice, publishe... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Most people would say that Animal Collective has completely reworked their sound since Sung Tongs was released, and to some extent they have... although there's one thing that hasn't changed and probably (hopefully) won't: their love and channeling o... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Beach Boy Brian Wilson's acclaimed Smile album has topped a new list of the best reviewed CDs of the decade. more info

Guardian Music — This French DJ and producer is being hailed as a bona fide eclectic warrior, capable of flitting wildly between stylesHometown: London.The lineup: Julian Brambilla.The background: They've been great, haven't they, this year's Guardian Albums of 2009?... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Van Dyke Parks is best known for his work with Brian Wilson, penning those imaginative lines from the the SMiLE era (”I’ve been in this town so long that back in the city I’ve been taken for lost and gone and unknown for a long, long time”)... more info