Archives for: 2011, week 25
By DJ M on June 24th, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
GUARDIAN "I meet Brian Wilson in the tiny, windowless conference room of a Mayfair hotel, where he is promoting his latest series of British concerts accompanied by his musical director, Jeffrey Foskett. The former leader of the Beach Boys sits bolt upr…
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By DJ M on June 23rd, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER "Oren Moverman, who wrote the Bob Dylan film 'I'm Not There,' is writing screenplay about the Beach Boys frontman."
VARIETY "Bill Pohlad and John Wells are joining forces on biopic about Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson and have tap…
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By DJ M on June 23rd, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
STRAIGHT "Brian Wilson has deep talent and deep troubles"
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS " Something old, new, borrowed -- and Wilson wasn't blue"
EXAMINER "Brian Wilson Brings Surf, Sun and Gershwin to Winnipeg"
WINNIPEG SUN "Wilson surfs to victory at Play…
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By DJ M on June 23rd, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS "[Brian] Wilson isn’t the most exciting entertainer to watch, but there was a time it appeared he would never perform on stage again due to a combination of mental illness and stage fright, so seeing him seated behind a keyboard with…
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By DJ M on June 21st, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
THE GRID TO "The Beach Boys' legendary leader is in Toronto this week to pay tribute to George Gershwin and collect a lifetime achievement award at NXNE. But while he's happy to talk about his classic '60s songbook, he refuses to a entertain rumours of…
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By DJ M on June 21st, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
MITCHELL DAILY REPUBLIC "The Beach Boys concert at the Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village was an artistic success, according to organizers and attendees ... But there were two dark events, one the night before the concert and a second event after it was…
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By DJ M on June 21st, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
ROLLING STONE "The Healing of Brother Bri: Interview with The Beach Boys"
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By DJ M on June 21st, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
EXCLAIM.CA "Despite his limited yet erratic movements and sporadic conversation, [Brian] Wilson appeared genuinely excited to be in Toronto."
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By DJ M on June 21st, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
NOW TORONTO "Brian Wilson has more passion for his new George Gershwin project than he does his Beach Boys hits written some 40-plus years ago. Unfortunately for him, the crowd at his Massey Hall NXNE show were in an opposite mood. Wilson cycled throug…
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By DJ M on June 21st, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
MOVIELINE "[Diablo] Cody said she hadn’t begun a script 'even in terms of research' about the fabled Beach Boys frontman, but it’d be her dream assignment. That confession isn’t much of a surprise considering she met her first husband on a message board…
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By DJ M on June 21st, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
OTTAWA CITIZEN "Brian Wilson turned 69 years old on Monday while simultaneously turning back the clock to a simpler time when all that mattered in life was frolicking in the surf and rhapsodizing about scantily clad California girls."
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By DJ M on June 19th, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
TORONTO SUN "Brian Wilson can still charm a crowd"TORONTO STAR " Brian Wilson: Talking about ‘Plenty o' Nuttin'"THE EXAMINER " Brian Wilson kicks off Canadian Gershwin-Wilson Songbook tour at NXNE"MONTREAL GAZETTE "Concert review: Brian Wilson…
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By DJ M on June 19th, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
ISTHMUS "[A] copy of the Australian album Brian Wilson Rarities turned up here in town. It's a completely different album than the American Rarities, with only a few songs -- primarily drawn from singles sides late in their Capitol tenure -- in common b…
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