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Brian Wilson will rejoin his former Beach Boys bandmates onstage for the first time in 15 years at this month’s Grammys, the awards’ official website has confirmed.

It’s difficult to describe psychedelic rock without also discussing psychedelic drugs. Most psych-heavy bands will tell you that the music is what’s most important, and that the subsequent effects of inhaling or ingesting certain substances merely provide a boost to the listening experience. That may be true, but it’s pretty clear that both fans and artists of this particular genre benefit a little more than others from the consuming of said substances.

Brian Wilson has hinted he could retire from touring following the completion of his London Royal Festival Hall dates this September, reports the London Evening Standard.

The English do not know how to do summer. Sad, but true. We give it a go, with open-toe sandals, knotted handkerchiefs, flowery shirts and cocktails with those little paper umbrellas…but then a band like Best Coast hop over for a tour date or two and show us how it’s really done. Perhaps you’ve heard of them. They usually get some favourable adjectives thrown at them – surf garage pop punk California – rearrange as preferred.

The Cure have been confirmed as the first headliners at next year’s annual Bestival event on the Isle Of Wight.

Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson will bring his ‘…Reimagines Gershwin‘ album to the UK next year for a series of September dates.

Brian Wilson’s Beach Boys reunion flip-flopping continues full speed ahead. As the band’s 50th anniversary approaches Brian let Spinner know that reuniting with Mike Love , Bruce Johnston and Al Jardine for this occasion is not a priority for him.

Beach Boys singer Mike Love has claimed his cousin Brian Wilson will rejoin the legendary band next year to mark the group’s 50th anniversary.

Our highlights this week include a new album from one of the biggest US acts around, the beginning of a UK tour by one of the best live bands in the country, and a documentary on one of the greatest records of the seventies.

Albums

US heavyweights Pearl Jam release their ninth studio album ‘Backspacer‘ this week, which has already received widespread praise from music critics. Former Longpigs and Pulp guitarist Richard Hawley releases ‘Truelove’s Gutter‘. Hawley is enjoying a successful period in his career; after his 2005 record ‘Coles Corner’ was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, he was nominated in the Best Male category at the 2008 Brit Awards. He will now be hoping for further success with his new album, which one critic has described as “quietly passionate, graceful, elegant, utterly moving, and unequivocally beautiful in its honesty and sophistication.”