Guardian Music — It embraced black soul music – but couldn't divorce itself from the prejudices of the southIt was only a matter of time before BBC4 green-lit a Friday night documentary about southern rock. It is irresistible to connoisseurs of once-unfashionable s... more info

ContactMusic — The reunited Beach Boys will open the baseball season at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles with a special performance The band formed 50 years ago when the Los Angeles Dodgers first made the sports mecca their home and now the two California staples are ... more info

Guardian Music — Hackney Empire, LondonIt's a bit of a caricature, but in the world of art, there are two types of practitioners: first, the artist who leaps from one subject to another, mixing media, restlessly looking for the next new thing. Then there are those wh... more info

Perez Hilton — We LOVE this move! Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson biopic, The Drummer, just added two of Hollywood's brightest young stars in Chloë Grace Moretz and Rupert Grint. As reported earlier, Aaron Eckhart landed the lead of Wilson while Vera Farmiga has been ca... more info

ContactMusic — Rupert Grint and Chloe Moretz are set to star in The Drummer The indie music biopic tells the story of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson and will see the Harry Potter actor and the Hugo actress join the impressive cast which already features Aa... more info

Starpulse — Young stars Rupert Grint and Chloe Moretz have joined the cast of late Beach Boys star Dennis Wilson's biopic The Drummer. Hugo star Moretz will portray the surf-pop icon's daughter Jennifer, whil... more info

Topix — An April 1973 gig opening for the Beach Boys in Atlanta sold 3,000 tickets in a room big enough for 16,000. In Fayetteville, N.C., there was a show supporting Chicago that he'd later describe as "a soul-destroying experience." Richmond, Va., followed... more info

ContactMusic — Young stars Rupert Grint and Chloe Grace Moretz have joined the cast of late Beach Boys star Dennis Wilsons biopic The Drummer Hugo star Moretz will portray the surf-pop icons daughter Jennifer while Harry Potters Grint will play Stan Shapiro the Wil... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Danzig (member) at FFF Fest 2011 (more) Bonnaroo has made some additions to their lineup which already included Radiohead, The Beach Boys, Bad Brains, St. VIncent, tUnE-yArDs, and many others. The new additions include Danzig Legacy (aka Danzig and D... more info

Guardian Music — Cargo, London"This song is in nine different parts," says Bill Doss, as a white-bearded brass player resembling an Amish bear trapper readies his gargantuan sousaphone, and Olivia Tremor Control's other frontman Will Cullen Hart babbles wildly to him... more info