E! Online — The Beach Boys' Mike Love wants to set the record straight. Writing a first-person account in Friday's Los Angeles Times, Love responded to reports that he refused to continue... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Beach Boys' lead singer Love says that he didn't fire Wilson and that his bandmates always knew there would be tours by two different versions of the band.It’s the last show of the Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary tour, at the tail end of our triumph... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — [I love the thunder and pedal steel on this song. The Beach Boys' "Diamond Head"... Read more » more info

Guardian Music — Wembley Arena, LondonIt's hard not to spend the last night of the Beach Boys' 50th anniversary tour trying to read the runes of the relationship between Mike Love and Brian Wilson. The former, the owner of the Beach Boys name, has told the latter –... more info

Topix — Music's 3R's 9.29.12: Sobriety, 'Fat'-Shaming, And The Joy Of Lindsey Stirling Posted by Sean Comer on 09.29.2012 From Billie Joe Armstrong's iHeartRadio meltdown and uproar over Lady Gaga's weight to Amanda Palmer's new album, drama in the Beach Boy... more info

411 Mania — From Billie Joe Armstrong's iHeartRadio meltdown and uproar over Lady Gaga's weight to Amanda Palmer's new album, drama in the Beach Boys and more, 411's Sean Comer breaks down the Right, the wRong and the Ridiculous from the week in music! more info

Consequence of Sound — Four more performances to digest. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Oh, to be a fly on the wall backstage in London on Friday night at the Beach Boys’ final performance of their 50th-anniversary reunion tour, which draws to a close on the jarring note that founding member Mike Love has in essence fired the group's ... more info

411 Mania — Instead of a stripped down version... more info

Impose Magazine — This week played like one big atrocious episode of the The Surreal Life. First, in promotion for Green Day's upcoming album UNO, Billy Joe checked himself into rehab citing 'substance abuse' after his most rock and roll moment ever 's... more info