Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEKEmalkay When I Look At You (Dub Police) Lately, dubstep has opened its heart, and for the scene's most progressive producers, juddering sub bass is now just one dark shade to be applied from a vivid colour palette. Birmingham's Emalka... more info

Abeano — The tide is turning. Just when we thought we were all set for a 2010 of lo-fi and noise, it seems there’s a decidedly sunnier side to what’s shaping up for next year with the rise of surf-core. You heard it here first, grommetsââ‚... more info

Guardian Music — This acoustic Swedish duo have covered Brian Wilson's magnum opus SMiLE with just voice and guitar – and it's breathtakingHometown: London.The lineup: Malin Dahlgren (vocals) and Viktor Naslund (guitar).The background: We were going to do this... more info

Altsounds — If Brian Wilson could operate a laptop...or Pink Floyd were young and skint in 2009……or Wayne Coyne was Scottish….or Grandaddy came from a land of drizzle…or Sigur Ros cracked a smile from time to time…orÃ... more info

Starpulse — Singer Carnie Wilson has landed her own reality TV show which will chronicle her latest weight battle. The daughter of Beach Boys star Brian Wilson famously underwent gastric bypass surgery[...] Read more! more info

Guardian Music — Are the 44 best albums of the last decade really all made by white people? Is Outkast's B.O.B. really better than Crazy in Love?As the decade draws to an end, the English language seems to be trying to pull us back from the abyss of retrospective ind... more info

Guardian Music — The ultimate in rock nostalgia - why bands are now gigging their old albumsRock nostalgists are having a heady time of it. It is now possible to go to three gigs a week without hearing anything new, thanks to the number of bands playing "classic alb... more info

The Music Fix — Review: J'accuse Brian Wilson. more info

Altsounds — *Drink Up Buttercup* have signed with *Yep Roc Records *and to celebrate are giving away the single ‘*Even Think*’, a fast-paced fist-pumper, driven by frenzied organ arpeggios and swelling vocal harmonies reminiscent of the sound o... more info

411 Mania — Sonic Youth appear on Gossip Girl, Bob Dylan will appear on NCIS, Oasis is done, Radiohead isn't, MCA is recovering, Brian Wilson updates Gershwin and Disney, Public Enemy needs your help, Tom Waits has fun on stage, Philles records get reissued and ... more info