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Al Jardine hits out at Mike Love for Brian Wilson funeral speech

Al Jardine has hit out at Mike Love for the speech he made at Brian Wilson's funeral earlier this month.

BANG Premier · Aug 22, 2025

“I didn’t feel the compassion, let’s put it that way”: Al Jardine criticises Mike Love’s speech at Brian Wilson’s funeral

He says his bandmate has some “serious megalomania problems”

MusicRadar · Aug 21, 2025

The ten best songs under one minute long

Life is busy these days, so when you manage to get some well-earned free time, it’s important to use it wisely. You could, for example, invest a spare ten minutes listening to King Gizzard The Lizard Wizard’s song Crumbling Castle (2017) or Taylor Swift’s All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) (2021).

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2025

"I saw The Beatles and it all made sense. From that point I needed music like I needed air! There was no other choice for me”: The singer who scored two No.1 hits in the '80s with the band that had fired him a decade earlier

“Music is an ever-evolving art form," he says

MusicRadar · Jul 31, 2025

“Once the show became a hit, people started going down the rabbit hole – ‘Oh my God! He really was in the Grass Roots!’” The life and times of Creed Bratton, from AM rock stardom to taking an Office job

From living it up in the Summer of Love to starring inNBC’s The Office, the former Grass Roots guitarist has had a career like no other

Guitar World · Jul 22, 2025

Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson was 'intensely competitive' with bands like The Beatles

Songwriter Van Dyke Parks has described late Beach Boys icon Brian Wilson as "intensely competitive, but so civilised" with other musicians.

BANG Premier · Jul 19, 2025

8 bands divided by lawsuits: It's not just Jane's Addiction

Bands behaving badly

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year

June saw the loss of several influential figures in music, sports, and beyond

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

Ahead of Oasis' tour, a look at famous and brief band reunions: Nirvana, Outkast and more

The Britpop band Oasis will reunite for a 2025 world tour kicking off Friday in Cardiff, Wales

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

These 5 Popular ’80s Songs Are Still Cringe-Worthy Decades Later

Nothing transports you back to neon lights and shoulder pads like the tunes of the 1980s, but some of those songs make us cringe now...

Saving Advice · Jun 27, 2025