
Billy Hinsche, longtime touring Beach Boys member, has died aged 70
He also performed as a member of '60s band Dino, Desi And Billy

The strange tale of ‘Monster Mash’, the graveyard smash that will never die
Bobby Pickett's 1962 hit combines a dance fad with his best Boris Karloff impression – and returns year after year

Watch the trailer for new Brian Wilson documentary ‘Long Promised Road’
The film lands in cinemas and on-demand November 19

Soundtrack Of My Life: James Blunt
Chart-busting singer-songwriter, Twitter legend

The 50 best music documentaries of all time
Unmissable movies – and where to watch them

Brian Wilson to unveil stripped-back versions of Beach Boys classics on new album
The album arrives next month

Listen to The Beach Boys' unreleased a capella version of 'Surf's Up'
It's one of two unreleased tracks shared today from a mammoth upcoming box set

The Beach Boys announce huge new boxset and share unreleased version of 'Big Sur'
'Feel Flows – The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971' is to be released next month

The Beach Boys sell the rights to their intellectual property
Artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Stevie Nicks have previously sold the rights to their catalogues

Alex Winter's guide to Frank Zappa
The director of 'Zappa' takes us through his top five albums from the rock iconoclast