Category: Brian Wilson/B. Boys
By DJ M on June 12th, 2011
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Hat Tip To: DANGEROUS MINDS
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By DJ M on June 12th, 2011
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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…
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By DJ M on June 11th, 2011
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MONTCLAIR PATCH "[A]t the Wellmont Theatre Thursday night, you couldn't take a step without bumping into a die-hard fan of ["Pet Sounds"] -- and the man who recorded it. Although the hall was only half full, the ones who were there clearly loved Brian…
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By DJ M on June 9th, 2011
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NOW TORONTO quotes Brian Wilson on waltzes: First, “I don’t really like waltzes." Then, “I like waltzes."
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By DJ M on June 8th, 2011
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VILLAGE VOICE has more excerpts from a late May interview with Brian Wilson that served as the basis for a cover story.
You've talked about listening to "Rhapsody in Blue" as a child, and last year you released your album of Gershwin standards. What i…
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By DJ M on June 8th, 2011
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VILLAGE VOICE contains a VERY brief interview with Brian Wilson. Most of the article deals with the writer's relationship with her father and a previous call with Brian Wilson that involved some snafus. Here's an even shorter excerpt from the already s…
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By DJ M on June 6th, 2011
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AQUARIUM DRUNKARD I'm fairly certain that the video footage used in this fan made video is from the “Beach Boys 1968 European Tour" film directed by David Morse. Additional details about this film can be found on this previous blog.
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By DJ M on May 31st, 2011
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VANCOUVER SUNQ: How are you feeling today? What's the mood?A: Very good. I'm doing interviews.Q: Do you still get nervous before concerts? Or have you learned some tricks for handling the butterflies?A: I do get nervous, but by the time the…
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By DJ M on May 27th, 2011
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VILLAGE VOICE In regards to a beach Boys reunion, Brian Wilson says, "I don't know anything about that. I don't really [have a relationship with the other members] right now, and I'm not really interested in them."
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By DJ M on May 17th, 2011
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BBC ""I'm considering it. I don't know yet, but I am considering it. Nothing's really holding me back. I just don't know if I want to be around those guys, you know? They're zany guys. They're crazy."And here's the audio of the interview.
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By DJ M on March 11th, 2011
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BILLBOARD "Capitol Records is planning to release the Beach Boys' great lost album, 'Smile,' later this year."PITCHFORK
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By DJ M on January 4th, 2011
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Let's celebrate a big legal victory for owners of promo CDs!As a fan of promo CDs, I've been keeping an eye on a bogus lawsuit filed by UMG records against Troy Augusto. I've blogged about this lawsuit here and here. UMG claimed that Mr. Augusto v…
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By DJ M on August 21st, 2010
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Here we have the Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Promo CD Extravaganza: Official Centralized Information CenterThe highs, the lows, the good, the bad and the ugly of collecting Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Promo CDsLinks to a complete 14 volume set of blogs…
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By DJ M on August 16th, 2010
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LA TIMES "Although the album is [Brian] Wilson's way of sharing his affection for the Gershwins' legacy, for pop aficionados it offers up a meeting of distinct voices in American music from strikingly different eras and locales: the Gershwins inextricab…
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