Gigwise — The Beach Boys front man's colourful life Hollywood bound... more info

Guardian Music — Country singer and session guitarist, known for hits such as Rhinestone Cowboy, makes candid statement about his healthIt's some time since popular music was strictly a young person's game, but Glen Campbell's reason for retiring is nonetheless strik... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Gaz from the Hippy Mafia who's band are supporting Beady Eye's in Canada, took time to answer a few questions ahead of tonight's gig.The Hippy Mafia is the collaboration of five individuals from five music genres hailing from Manchester UK and Ontari... more info

ContactMusic — The original recording sessions from The Beach Boys' legendary 'lost' album Smile are to be released for the first time after spending 44 years locked in a vault. The experimental album was abandoned by composer Brian Wilson in 1967 as he battled men... more info

Culture Bully — "Arabia Mountain" is a sultry, melodic mix of low-fi, wiry sounds and guttural, dissonant vocals reminiscent of the Vibrators meeting the Beach Boys with a tad bit of Ramones thrown in for good measure. more info

Guardian Music — 11 March 1970: Number xx in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicThe formation of Crosby, Stills and Nash is headily serendipitous stuff: proof that a supposed musician's nirvana existed in Laurel Canyon, California. Errant Byr... more info

Guardian Music — December 1965: Number 12 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicAs Brian Wilson later recalled, the Beatles' sixth album was the first release he'd ever heard where every song "went together like no album ever made before". It ... more info

ContactMusic — Beach Boys star Brian Wilson has credited the Beatles' Rubber Soul album and marijuana for inspiring the iconic Pet Sounds recordings. The Good Vibrations hitmaker hosted a listening party at his home when the Fab Four's 1965 album was released and h... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The guys in the Allah-Las (one of my favorite new bands from L.A., who I’ll be writing about at length shortly) just hipped me to this video for Dennis Wilson’s “Lady” (aka “Fallin’ In Love”) from 1970. According to Beach Boys lore the ... more info

ContactMusic — Reclusive actress/singer Doris Day has announced a shock comeback with plans to release her first album of new songs in 17 years. The 87-year-old Hollywood legend has been laying down tracks in a studio with Beach Boys star Bruce Johnston and will un... more info