Brian Wilson has announced that he's postponing his upcoming tour to focus on his mental health. "As you may know in the last year or so I've had 3 surgeries on my back. The surgeries were successful and I'm physically stronger than i’ve been in a long time," he explained in a new post on…

Maps – aka James Chapman – got a Mercury nomination with his 2007 debut, ‘We Can Create’. Three albums later, the one-time electronic, ‘bedroom producer’ has ventured out of his home studio and decided to throw the symphonic kitchen sink at his fourth effort, the sumptuous ‘Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss’, out now. It boasts guest ...

Veteran drummer played on dozens of classic hit singlesHal BlaineBrian Wilson and The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr are among a host of stars who have paid tribute to legendary drummer Hal Blaine, who has died aged 90. The veteran drummer played on the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ and ‘Good Vibrations’, along ...

Beautiful Blues, comin' this way. Eels celebrated the release of 2018 album ‘The Deconstruction’ with a wide-ranging set involving a jubilant cover of Prince’s ‘Raspberry Beret’, one of Brian Wilson’s ‘Love & Mercy’ and a, well, deconstructed version of their early hit ‘Novocaine For The Soul’.Eels have announced deta...

Beach Boy's US shows in May affected by newsBrian WilsonBrian Wilson has announced that he has been forced to postpone a number of tour dates in order to undergo …Continue reading »The post Brian Wilson postpones tour dates to undergo surgery appeared first on NME.