Archives for: 2008, week 46

Brian Wilson At Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC - pics

By DJ M on November 22nd, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

BROOKLYN VEGAN more »

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SMiLE Scholar Dominic Priore Discusses New Book "Pop Surf Culture"

By DJ M on November 21st, 2008
In Miscellaneous Music

OC REGISTER "The initial POP SURF CULTURE explosion of the late '50s and '60s came from this initial pure thing that was beautiful because we landed on it, and then it was broadcast, and it was an original idea as a whole. And people went, 'Wow, this is… more »

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Get Together With Gary Usher

By DJ M on November 21st, 2008
In Miscellaneous Music

ROLLING STONE has a short review of "Barefoot Adventure: The 4 Star Sessions 1962-1966" an enjoyable compilation of music by Gary Usher. Most of the tunes on this compilation, released by Sundazed Records, are in the surf or hot-rod vein. As many Beach… more »

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Intrepid Rock Journalism: Brian Wilson

By DJ M on November 21st, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

CROSS TOWN RIVAL "Holy crap I got to interview Brian Wilson. BRIAN WILSON! The article that came from this interview appeared in the November 13, 2008 edition of The Free Lance Star." more »

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Photos From Brian Wilson’s J&R Appearance

By DJ M on November 21st, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

J&R BLOG more »

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BRIAN WILSON BRINGS HIS "GIRLS" TO CONAN

By DJ M on November 21st, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

STEREOGUM "Brian is clearly no longer one of the greatest singers of all time, which is sadly apparent following his performance of 'Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl' when he and his Wondermints dig into 'California Girls.'" I'd have to agree that Br… more »

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Brian Wilson finds his place in the sun

By DJ M on November 21st, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

THE BOSTON GLOBE "The Brian Wilson diehards were abuzz during intermission. They couldn't believe how great the former Beach Boys mastermind sounded and acted during his first set." more »

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California Dreaming: Song Cycle Finds Brian Wilson Singing Sweetly About Southern California

By DJ M on November 21st, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

LONG ISLAND PRESS conducts a typically brief interview with Brian Wilson. more »

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Jan & Dean- "The Complete Liberty Singles"

By DJ M on November 21st, 2008
In Miscellaneous Music

POP MATTERS "In its ignorance of album tracks, and its one-label-only approach, 'Liberty Singles' suffers from not being comprehensive, shortchanging the band’s earlier and later periods. The liner notes make a case for Jan & Dean that the music can… more »

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Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Boosted by His Band

By DJ M on November 21st, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

WASHINGTON POST "At his creative peak, Beach Boys auteur Brian Wilson retired from touring to concentrate on composition and production. Fighting back from a late-'60s nervous breakdown, Wilson returned to touring in 1999. Yet at concerts like the one h… more »

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Drag City Unleashes Death

By DJ M on November 19th, 2008
In Miscellaneous Music

DEATH was a proto-punk band from Detroit who recorded an album's worth of material in 1974. They self-released one single in 1976. Death consisted of three African-American brothers from Detroit. They later went on to do Christian psych music as The Fo… more »

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After finishing his long-lost "Smile," Beach Boys guru returns with a tribute to Los Angeles

By DJ M on November 18th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

POP MATTERS "Victimized by parental abuse, drug abuse, depression and misguided therapies (he has schizoaffective disorder), the 66-year-old Californian resurfaced this year with those new songs on 'That Lucky Old Sun,' a love letter to Los Angeles." more »

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Brian Wilson talks (briefly) with BMS

By DJ M on November 18th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

BOSTON MUSIC SPOTLIGHT more »

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Brian Wilson brings smiles to Chicago Theatre (11/16)

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND PRAY FOR SURF LA BLOGA MAGNIFICA more »

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Brian Wilson, reviewed

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

CITY PAGES "Whatever small part Wilson himself had in it, the night’s music was gloriously exact, and it was the impeccability of his compositions that were the real guests of honor. Behind him, Wilson’s band executed his impossibly elaborate harmonies… more »

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Still Feeling 'Vibrations': Brian Wilson

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

EXPRESS NIGHT OUT more »

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Hit & Run: Lost in music

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

THE INDEPENDENT "But perhaps the greatest lost LP of all also became the most successful when it was finally released. Brian Wilson had a breakdown while writing and recording Smile, the follow-up to The Beach Boys' masterpiece, Pet Sounds, in 1967. Smi… more »

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Fleet Foxes Discuss Communing With Al Jardine

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

Red Barn Recording Studio, Big Sur PITCHFORK "Robin Pecknold: Also, we went to Al Jardine's house in Big Sur. Josh Tillman: Oh Jesus. That was immediate gratification. RP: He had Brian Wilson's white piano. He had Beach Boys road cases from a 1… more »

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Short Answers with Brian Wilson

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

CHICAGO TRIBUNE more »

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Chicago's giving Brian Wilson good, good vibrations

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

CHICAGO TRIBUNE more »

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A Brief Review of Brian Wilson's Performance at State Theatre 11/15/2008

By DJ M on November 16th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

JEFF'S FANCY BLOG more »

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