Mike Love

Pop Rock 

The Beach Boys: ‘Groove’ is in the Heart

March 8, 2026March 9, 2026 David Bash 0 Comments 15 Big Ones, 1977, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Brother Records, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys Love You, We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years

Inside the band’s latest box set chronicling Brian Wilson’s mid-70s comeback

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

Til I Die: Brian Wilson Kept Rock ‘n’ Roll Sunny Side Up

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, RIP, The Beach Boys, Travis Scott, Yung Lean

Remembering the maestro of good vibrations

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Films Pop Rock 

Disney+ to Air New Beach Boys Doc in May

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Disney, Don Was, Janelle Monae, Lindsey Buckingham, Mike Love, Ryan Tedder, The Beach Boys

Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and others interviewed for the film

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

The End of an Endless Summer: Jeffrey Foskett Remembered

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Jeffrey Foskett, Mike Love, RIP, The Beach Boys

The longtime go-to guy for The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson left us at age 67

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Pop Rock 

The Beach Boys Share Dolby Atmos Mix of Pet Sounds

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1966, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Capitol Records, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Dolby Atmos, Giles Martin, Mike Love, Pet Sounds, Sir George Martin, The Beach Boys, The Beatles

Rediscover the band’s studio masterpiece like never before

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Records Retail 

The Reissue Section: Mike Love and Al Jardine Sail On With New Beach Boys Box

March 2, 2023March 12, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Al Jardine, Bob Weir, Guns 'N' Roses, Mike Love, Neil Young, New Order, NRBQ, Ron Hart, The Beach Boys, The Reissue Section, The Strokes

And more of the best reissues in recent months

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Pop Rock 

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

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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

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Pop 

Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Pet Sounds at 55

May 17, 2021March 24, 2022 Trevor Seigler 3 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

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Pop Surf 

The Beach Boys Bring The Family on New Project

May 1, 2021March 24, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment “Sunflower”, Add Some Music To Your Day, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Carnie Wilson, Mike Love, Omnivore Recordings, The Beach Boys, Wendy Wilson

Mike Love, Carnie Wilson and others talk about continuing the band’s legacy with a new collaborative project between original members and their children

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Rock 

The Killer at 85!

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Bill Clinton, Billy F Gibbons, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Janson, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Great Balls of Fire, Jacob Tolliver, James Burton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Phillips, Jimmy Swaggart, Joe Walsh, Johnny Cash, Lee Ann Womack, Linda Gail Lewis, Lindsay Ell, Marty Stuart, Mickey Gilley, Mike Love, Priscilla Presley, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Wink Martindale

No one thought Jerry Lee Lewis would be the last man standing, least of all Jerry Lee Lewis

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Surf 

GEAR TALK: Beach Boys Guitarist Rewires a Classic Amp

July 10, 2020December 11, 2022 Ken Kurson 11 Comments amplifiers, Bruce Johnston, Buddy Holly, gear, John Cowsill, Magnatone, Mike Love, Scott Totten, The Beach Boys

Scott Totten uses shelter at home to fix up a ’57 Magnatone

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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

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Pop Rock 

The Second Spring of The Beach Boys

November 20, 2019November 26, 2019 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Beach Boys '19, Beautiful Mount Airy Lodge, Blue Cheer, Bohacks, Brother Records, Bruce Johnston, Bruce Johnston Disney Girls, Christian Love, Disney Girls, George Harrison, Gimbel's tunnel, Huntington, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher, Korvettes, Marky Ramone, Mike Love, Mount Airy Lodge, NY, Paramount Theater, Pisces Brother, Randy Leago, Rockaway Beach, Scott Totten, Surf's Up, The Beach Boys, The Ramones, Tim Bonhomme

When Mike Love and co. brought the good vibrations to Huntington, NY

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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

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