Archives for: 2006, week 24

Jardine To Endorse Custom '62 Strat

MODERN GUITARS Al Jardine is planning an upcoming limited edition Signature Fender Guitar based on the classic 1962 Stratocaster he used on tour in the 70s and 80s. more »

Most Complete "Sweet Insanity" Boot We've Seen

Japanese Fan Mag Cool Color Cover

"Pet Sounds" & "Good Vibrations" 40th Ann. Press Release

For Immediate Release THE BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS AND “GOOD VIBRATIONS” 40TH ANNIVERSARIES FETED BY CAPITOL / EMI COMMEMORATIVE, LIMITED-EDITION CD SINGLE, DELUXE CD/DVD AND DOUBLE COLORED VINYL RELEASES TO MARK SILVER ANNIVERSARIES “Good Vibra… more »

Stebbins Scouts Out Beach Boys "Reunion"

JON STEBBINS more »

Pigs Have Flown

AP via WDTN The surviving founders of the Beach Boys — Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine — made their first public appearance together in 10 years Tuesday, standing atop the historic Capitol Records building in Hollywood. The trio gathered to… more »

Novelist Takes On Brian Wilson

BOSTON PHOENIX Why write a novel which includes Brian Wilson as a character? "I guess the book needed a spiritual guide," says novelist Mike Heppner. "I’m not sure why I felt that, but I wanted someone who stood aside from the story who offered wisd… more »

Thou Shalt Know The Truth When Thou Reads It

SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE "Bands are so often likened to the Beach Boys that the comparison is no more enlightening than saying a group has a singer or a guitarist." more »