It's the 2012 Grammys! The Stereogum crew is over at my house, there may or may not be pizza and beer involved, and on the off chance you are experiencing something similar at yours, we have decided…   Read Story »

In December, we reported that elusive, damaged genius Brian Wilson was back together with the Beach Boys, the once-estranged group he'd helped to make great. This year, they plan to tour together and…   Read Story »

Brian Wilson's "lost" classic is getting its deluxe release, and you can stream all 40 tracks over at Spinner. And it comes not a moment too soon, for we live in a world where a Google Images search…   Read Story »

The Beach Boys' legendary Smile is finally (officially) seeing the light of day, as you might have heard, and today we're giving out one of the boxes. The Smile Sessions box set includes 5 CDs, 2…   Read Story »

In its latest issue, Uncut celebrates the shadow economy that surrounds rock music by presenting its list of the 50 greatest bootlegs: Live albums, alternate mixes, unreleased studio sessions that…   Read Story »

Hopefully by now you've heard Smother, the third album from Wild Beasts. As with all their records, it feels like it comes out of nowhere. And as always, I have trouble finding reference points to…   Read Story »

Rivers Cuomo posted this solo, intimate cover of the Beach Boys' classic "God Only Knows" after Christmas. It's hard to top the original Carl Wilson vocal, so you can see Cuomo concentrating very…   Read Story »

West Palm Beach, Florida's Surfer Blood gave NME's The Daily Download their first-ever demo, a lo-fi cover of the Beach Boys's "Don't Worry Baby." The vocals are distant and hazy, so it's hard to…   Read Story »

Seattle BTW Helvetia, aka Swiss transplant Jason Albertini, releases Helvetia's Junk Shop on 9/15 via Static Cult. The lineup for the album included Scott Plouf (Built To Spill, Spinanes) on drums…   Read Story »

There's no doubt Brian Wilson's not what he was in his prime, but he's still Brian Wilson (when we last checked), so it's good news That Lucky Old Sun finally has an official release date. As well as…   Read Story »