Topix — The Rolling Stones played this venue twice in 1965. Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys also played there in the mid-'60s. Its history stretches all the way from Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra to Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers to th... more info

Mercury News, California — Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys and Buddy Holly have all played downtown San Jose venue. Remodeled Civic is now making new musical memories with Jackson Browne and other acts more info

Starpulse — There Will Be Blood star Paul Dano is to portray Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson as a young man in a new biopic.   The actor will play the Good Vibrations hit-maker in Bill Pohlad's new film Love a... more info

ContactMusic — There Will Be Blood star Paul Dano is to play Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson as a young man in a new biopic.The actor will portray the Good... more info

The Bay Bridged — Man, if anyone had it coming more than The Beach Boys, it’s the hipsters. Local folk rock outfit Foolproof Four posted this video spoofing The Beach Boys’ “Surfer Girl” last year, changing the lyrics and the title to “Hipster Girl”, and i... more info

Chorus.fm — Need some more Christmas music in your life this holiday season? The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas, which features everyone from John Lennon and Elvis Presley to The Jackson 5 and The Beach Boys, is on sale for 99 cents from Amazon MP3 (... more info

Guardian Music — Meet the California kids getting misty-eyed about a pop era that was itself drenched in nostalgiaReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Santa Monica. The lineup: Zach Yudin (voice, music). The background: Cayucas sound like the Beach Boys if they we... more info

Consequence of Sound — Okay, we'll throw a lithograph in, too. more info

Guardian Music — Our countdown of the year's best albums continues with Hot Chip's In Our Heads. On their stellar fifth album, the great British pop group combined fun, warmth and sincerityWhat a lovely group Hot Chip have become. Quietly, unassertively – this is t... more info

ContactMusic — Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson occasionally visits a therapist in a bid to keep his longterm mental health problems under control.The Good... more info