Archives for: 2009, week 29

Beach Boys - "Old Vibrations" (Goodfellas)

COLLECTORS MUSIC REVIEWS has a review of this 1 CD "silver" disc bootleg that features tracks from two different live performances: Washington DC on 11/19/67 and the Big Sur Folk Festival 10/3/70. Both shows have been booted before. Here's some of what… more »

Mike Love Interview

BOSTON MUSIC SPOTLIGHT "I was in India at the Maharishi’s place and Paul McCartney came to the breakfast table with his acoustic guitar and said, 'Hey, listen to this, Mike: [sings] Flew in to Miami Beach B.O.A.C. …' and all that. He sang me the verses… more »

What's On Bruce Johnston's iPod?

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Brian Wilson/Beach Boys News Links Round-up

Brian Wilson On Tour USA BROOKLYN VEGAN TICKET NEWS CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND STRANGE GLUE LIVE DAILY UK MIRROR UK INDEPENDENT NME JOURNAL LIVE CLASH MUSIC UNCUT MUSO’S GUIDE METRO UK Mike Love & the Beach Boys band SEA COAST ONLI… more »

Sandy Bull: A Reappraisal

The time has come for a Sandy Bull revival. His first three albums are reissued on vinyl. His daughter, K.C. Bull, made a documentary film about her father called “No Deposit No Return Blues.” Sand Bull came out of the mid-20th century folk revival a… more »

Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Promo CD Extravaganza Vol. 8: “Light in the Attic Records 2009 Sampler"

The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson connection to this promo is slightly obscure. There’s no mention of BB/BW on the disc. However, well informed BB/BW fans will know that track 15, “Be Still,” by Stephen John Kalinich, was co-produced with Brian Wilson. This… more »

Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Promo CD Extravaganza Vol. 7: “The Platinum Collection"

This is an eight song EP pressed to promote the 3-CD Beach Boys compilation ”The Platinum Collection: Sounds of Summer Edition”. It’s a “silver” disc, not a CD-R. The disc is housed in a simple, two-sided card sleeve. While I enjoy the use of the “cla… more »