Van Dyke Parks Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Thursday, February 25, 2021

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

ALBUMS: Louise Goffin’s Double Feature

July 29, 2020July 30, 2020 Henry Carrigan 0 Comments 2020, Benmont Tench, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Louise Goffin, Pete Thomas, Two Different Movies, Van Dyke Parks

Two Different Movies carries us cinematically into the ragged ways we fall in and out of love and the desperate ambivalence of love and loss

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

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)