ContactMusic — Brian Wilson plans to retire from touring because of stage fright and hallucinations. The 68-year-old Beach Boys singer feels he may not be able to continue playing live as he is getting old and still suffers from nausea and flashbacks, stemming..... more info

ContactMusic — Brian Wilson has dashed fans' hopes of a future Beach Boys reunion tour after announcing retirement plans. The legendary singer/songwriter, who co-founded the band 50 years ago (61), confesses he's getting too old to keep up with the pressures of ... more info

Gigwise — Singer says upcoming London gigs will be his last... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Rowe’s honest and haunting songwriting have already earned comparisons to Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks phase, for his abstract lyric phrasing, and the way he crafts an experience of emotion, rather than telling a linear tale. Most powerfully he ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Carney is Leon Russell's third solo studio album, released in 1972. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 and was the first for Russell to contain a hit single - "Tightrope" b/w ""This Masquerade" - which reached number 11 on the Billboard ... more info

Guardian Music — The 21-year-old R'n'B artist on the ballads and blues that influenced her breakthrough album21-year-old Katy B (Kathleen Brien to her mum) is from Peckham in south London. As a young girl she was an R'n'B fan who played classical piano. Her parents s... more info

Totally Fuzzy — This is part 2, it was a bit too much for one post so I split it up... previous part 1 is in the previous post HERE All available for streaming in our SoundStream Player Indian - Guiltless Chicago quintet Indian surpass Relapse Records labelmates ... more info

ContactMusic — The Beach Boys have recorded a charity single to raise cash for the relief effort in Japan. Founding member Al Jardine approached the rest of the band - Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston - to record the track Don't Fight the Sea, which... more info

The Telegraph — Al Jardine track Don't Fight The Sea reworked by Brian Wilson and co. more info

NME — Brian Wilson and co team up for charity vinyl release more info