Archives for: 2011, week 24

Founding Beach Boys member Mike Love, at 70, says the endless summer continues

THE MITCHELL DAILY REPUBLIC “The essential ingredient to Beach Boys music is love,” says Mike Love. more »

Brian Wilson sends out good vibrations in Montreal

MONTREAL GAZETTE "There's a built-in awkwardness to a group of people, mostly way past their 50s, singing anthems of youthful innocence and fun, led in song by the haunted genius who wrote them, but now seems neither in that world nor in this one. It's… more »

Brian Wilson not a fan of modern music

BELFAST TELEGRAPH Brian Wilson says that, "My favourite music is George Gershwin, doo-wop songs and Phil Spector's recordings. I don't listen to modern music. It's a bunch of c***. Don't say 'c***'. You should write that I said, 'Baloney... new music… more »

NXNE day 1: Sweating to the oldies with Wilson, Hatfield, Dando

THE COAST "I'd never really considered Brian Wilson's genius until, ironically enough, I attended a launch in New York for a book of essays called Kill Your Idols, where music writers wanked on and on, ripping classic rock albums to shreds. I figured if… more »

Brian Wilson Honored: Lifetime Achievement Award at NXNE Festiva

EXAMINER.COM "Brian Wilson was honored on Thursday night receiving the inaugural Now Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award at NXNE 2011. The inaugural award for the event it was part of the evening festivities that gave everyone a chance to honor a legend… more »

Dead Vibrations

THE GLOBE AND MAIL 1 "'I was very proud to be able to work with Gershwin,' Brian Wilson says toward the end of a telephone call from Los Angeles." THE GLOBE AND MAIL 2 "What would make a musician think he could match – indeed, complete – the genius… more »

Recent Brian Wilson News Links

THE RECORD - "Review: Brian Wilson still a musical genius after all these yearS"BIRMINGHAM MAIL - "Brian Wilson's Beach Boy rhapsody"MONTREAL MIRRIR - "Troubled pop visionary Brian Wilson speaks—a bit—about his Gershwin album" more »

Brian Wilson Honoured With Lifetime Achievement Award at NXNE

SPINNER "Brian Wilson will walk away from next week's NXNE festival in Toronto with a Lifetime Achievement award. The master musician and Beach Boys founder is an obvious choice for the prize and has the distinction of being the first person honoured wi… more »

Brian and the Boys Gettin' Lei'd In Hawaii

SOME INFORMATIONAL LINKS ANDREW G. DOE (scroll down) BEACH BOYS GUIDE 1 BEACH BOYS GUIDE 2 BEACH BOYS GUIDE 3 BEACH BOYS GUIDE 4 SMILEY SMILE DOT NET MESSAGE BOARD 8/25/67 SET LIST 8/26/67 SET LIST AQUARIUM DRUNKARD HEAVY SUGAR RADIO SPANK 147… more »

Brian Wilson On Fire

FIRE AKA MRS. O'LEARY'S COW more »

Mike Love's Beach Boys Nostalgia Revue Limps Through Canada

TBN NEWS WATCH A sample of Mike's "humorous" on-satge banter: Mike says to John Stamos: “John, I ask you now, do I make fun of your mullet on Full House?” Here's another "choice" nugget of wisdom from Mike: “This is wonderful. Now we’d like to ta… more »

Brian Wilson prefers to let the music to the talking

METRO NEWS "Having a conversation with [Brian Wilson], like I attempted to do a few weeks ago, is the exact opposite of what it’s like to listen to his songs. His music is always thickly layered with complex harmonies and instrumentation — the more you… more »

Brian Wilson rocked the Ridgefield Playhouse

NEWSTIMES 1 NEWSTIMES 2 "From practically the first notes to fill the air, the audience at the Ridgefield Playhouse Wednesday night was rockin'. And I mean rockin'. Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, skilled songwriter and innovative mu… more »

Brian Wilson at the Highline Ballroom

EXAMINER.COM "Brian Wilson played the Highline Ballroom last night as part of its sister club's month-long Blue Note Jazz Festival, and though the two-set show featured his entire current Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin album of Gershwin standards, it… more »

Carl Wilson's Screaming Guitar

GUITAR.COM has a 1982 interview with Carl Wilson. more »

MOJO Magazine Special Edition Includes Beach Boys SMiLE 7" On Yellow Vinyl

According to a post by Beach Boys scholar Andrew G. Doe on the SMILEY SMILE DOT NET MESSAGE BOARD "OK, the Mojo 45 - 'Cabin Essence' is as per 20/20 but in mono (mix ? fold-down ? no idea)... and 'Wonderful' is as per the 1993 box. Except. The first s… more »

Famous People Hanging Out With Their Vinyl

Hat Tip To: DANGEROUS MINDS more »

The Brian Wilson interview

LONDON FREE PRESS This is your first true Canadian tour. What took you so long?I don’t know. Who knows? The important thing is, we’ll be there, right?And doing Gershwin. What did you learn from him?He taught me a lot about harmony. And he ta… more »