Guardian Music — Superlative praise is just one of the many ways the great outsider artist Daniel Johnston has been done a disserviceHe may not chase fame, but cult songwriter Daniel Johnston is currently receiving more attention than ever. With a movie of his life i... more info

Guardian Music — Amy Winehouse's dad isn't the first pop star relation to have a go at singing. But keeping it in the family isn't always the best ideaWhen stories broke last week that Mitch Winehouse – father of Amy – planned to release an album, you c... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brian Wilson @ Hammerstein Ballroom last November (more by Tim Griffin) Paul Zollo: You've been regarded as a musical genius throughout your career. Has that put too much pressure on you? Brian Wilson: No, it doesn't put pressure on me.... more info

Stereogum — When Bradford Cox's server got hacked, a version of the unreleased Atlas Sound LP Logos spread all over the web. As he told us recently, that was just a draft; the real LP is a far cry from Let The Blind..., less laptop/bedroom pop, more collaborativ... more info

Guardian Music — There has been a minor vogue over the last few years for musicians reassessing the recordings of their youth. Brian Wilson did it in 2004 with his much-bootlegged but never properly recorded, mythical Smile sessions. In 2007, Vic Godard turned the Su... more info

Rolling Stone — Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson spends the autumn on the road with That Lucky Old Sun, techno duo Underworld hop the Atlantic for a handful of August dates and Guster celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album Lost and Gone Forever by embarking on ... more info

JamBase — The Aliens (Featuring Ex-Beta Band Members) To Release Special Edition 50 Page Book Along with New LP This Fall The Aliens Ladies and gentlemen, The Aliens have landed. Armed with a bottomless bag of psychedelically inclined rock and acid di... more info

NME — Outing will begin on October 23 in Mount Pleasant, MI more info

411 Mania — The fall jaunt will take him through the US... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Brian Wilson [ tickets ] has lined up a fall US tour, and has also contributed a couple songs--one classic and one brand new--to a Phil Ramone-led songwriter project.... continued more info