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The Beach Boys: Celebrating 60 Years of Summer

July 4, 2022July 5, 2022 David Bash 0 Comments Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Sounds of Summer: 60th Anniversary Expanded Edition, The Beach Boys, Universal Music Enterprises

Looking at the pros and cons of the newly expanded Best Of set

Pop

Let Him Run Wild: Brian Wilson is 80

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andy Paley, Brian Wilson, Giant Records, Imagination, Joe Thomas, The Beach Boys

As the eternal Beach Boy hits a milestone, we look back at his maligned 1998 LP Imagination

Pop

ARCHIVES: The Real Feels (And Flows) Of The Beach Boys

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 David Bash 8 Comments “Sunflower”, 1970, 1971, Blondie Chaplin, Box sets, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Feel Flows, Mike Love, Surf's Up, The Beach Boys, The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971

Inside the exquisite, better-than-perfect The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971

Pop

Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Pet Sounds at 55

May 17, 2021March 24, 2022 Trevor Seigler 2 Comments 1966, 55th Anniversary, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, God Only Knows, Mike Love, Pet Sounds, Sloop John B, The Beach Boys, The Beatles

In 1966, The Beach Boys went out on the road while Brian Wilson stayed behind and created their singular masterpiece

Pop Radio Remembrance Rock

Phil Spector’s Selfish Symphonies

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Axel Stordahl, Brian Wilson, George Harrison, Guy Stevens, Jack Nitzsche, Jerry Wexler, John Hammond, John Lennon, Mitch Miller, Mutt Lange, Phil Spector, Rick Rubin, Ringo Starr, Sam Phillips, Shadow Morton, The Beatles, Tony Hatch

His classic 1960’s productions feature everything and the kitchen sink, but omit any room for us or our experience

Folk

Jules Shear Ruminates on Records, Pooches and Perfect Covers

November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Jules Shear, Omnivore Recordings, Slower, the Dave Clark Five, The Funky Kings, The Reckless Sleepers, Todd Rundgren

A new album named Slower shows Shears’ knack for songs that sound like standards

Pop

California Dreamin’: Van Dyke Parks On Orange Crate Art

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Brian Wilson, California, George Gershwin, Orange Crate Art, SMiLE, The Beach Boys, Van Dyke Parks

An exclusive interview with the Maestro of California pop on his mid-90s masterpiece with Brian Wilson

Pop

Brian Wilson Was Always Made For These Times

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Brian Wilson, Disney, Don Was, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, The Beach Boys

Beach Boys’ resident genius released the soundtrack of his life in 1995

Experimental Pop

California Suite: The 25th Anniversary of Orange Crate Art

July 15, 2020July 17, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Brian Wilson, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, Omnivore Recordings, Orange Crate Art, SMiLE, Van Dyke Parks, Warner Bros.

How the unsung 1995 collaboration between Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks resonates even more in 2020

Country and/or Western New Wave Remembrance Soul

Rest In Peace, Sweet Pea Atkinson

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Andrew Gold, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Brick By Brick, Circus Money, Countryman, David Was, Don Was, Dot Com Blues, Elvis Costello, George Jones, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, I'm Alive, Iggy Pop, Ivan Neville, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Smith, Michael McDonald, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers, Paula Abdul, Phantom Blues, Richie Sambora, RIP, Sir Harry Bownes, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Taj Mahal, The Hard Stuff, Under The Red Sky, Walter Becker, Was (Not Was), Wayne Kramer, Willie Nelson

Reflecting on the Detroit soul singer’s career beyond Was (Not Was)

Pop Rock

“Bono, Meet Perdomo…”

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Beck, Bono, Brian Wilson, Cat Power, Fernando Perdomo, Jakob Dylan, Let Your Love Be Known, Netflix, Norah Jones, Pink Floyd, Regina Spektor, U2

In an age of isolation, the U2 frontman’s solo performance is given a powerful postscript

Music Journalism

A Deeper Look at the Call to Boycott the Beach Boys (Or, At Least Don’t Play for People Who Hunt People, Like Sting)

February 19, 2020March 9, 2020 Tim Sommer 11 Comments Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Donald Trump, game hunting, Mike Love, Murry Wilson, Pet Sounds, Safari Club International, Safari International, The Beach Boys

Tim Sommer moves beyond the Internet Freakout over the Safari International event with an exclusive comment from Love himself

Pop Rock

Stranded By The Shore

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys in 1968

Rock

America’s Greatest Band Understands the Why, Not Just the How

August 21, 2018August 24, 2018 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Pet Sounds, SMiLE, The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys Live at the Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield Ct, August 15, 2018

Rock

Brian Wilson at 30

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1988, Andy Paley, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Love & Mercy, Van Dyke Parks

In the same summer that gave us the dreaded “Kokomo,” the Beach Boys’ intrepid captain delivered a solo album on par with his old band’s best work (even if it sounds a little dated)

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