Category: Brian Wilson/B. Boys

The Beach Boys Rate As The #1 Artist "Who Really Shouldn't Be Quite So Lauded?"

By DJ M on October 27th, 2008
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WORD MAGAZINE "1. Beach Boys: If I hear anything more about the groundbreakingness of Pet bloody Sounds, I'll go postal: clever production, saccharine harmonies and mediocre songwriting doth not genius make - not even when seasoned with a little mental… more »

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Beach Boy David Marks & Nelson Bragg Of Brian Wilson's Band To Perform For Animal Shelter Benefit

By DJ M on October 27th, 2008
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Recycling Albums

By DJ M on October 25th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

TIMESONLINE "The popular tactic currently is to stage a special concert performance of one of your classic albums, preferably one with a troubled history or, failing that, a significant anniversary. This trend was initiated by Brian Wilson, who turned u… more »

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Why Is The Mediocre DVD "The Beach Boys And The Satan" Getting So Much Press?

By DJ M on October 24th, 2008
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How Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson has fun, fun, fun

By DJ M on October 24th, 2008
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Brian Wilson Takes Three Dog Night's Danny Hutton To School

By DJ M on October 22nd, 2008
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AUGUSTA CHRONICLE "[Danny] Hutton, who spent considerable time with Beach Boys maestro Brian Wilson during the legendary Pet Sounds sessions, said the lessons he learned from Mr. Wilson continue to inform Three Dog Night's approach to arrangement. 'Tha… more »

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Review of Beach Boys Connected Restaurant

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

LA CITY BEAT "There are days when I need a jolt, a reboot to my palate. Every once in a while I get my wish, most recently at WILSON. The place is named for chef Michael Wilson, whose dad was Dennis of the Beach Boys, and his restaurant is a cheerful, c… more »

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A Review of Barney Hoskyns' "Hotel California"

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

SPERO NEWS "[Charles] Manson knew Neil Young, Byrds producer Terry Melcher, and Beach Boy Dennis Wilson, who dubbed him 'The Wizard.' The 'intense, unhinged ex-con' penned such tunes as 'Sick City,' 'Look at Your Game, Girl,' and 'Cease to Exist.' (The… more »

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DVD Review: The Beach Boys And The Satan

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

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On Brian Wilson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Waves of California, the Melancholy of the Beach Boys, and the Stories the Young Can’t Escape

By DJ M on October 22nd, 2008
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School of rock: The magic of a 'muso moment'

By DJ M on October 22nd, 2008
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GUARDIAN "Smart twists and fussy attention to musical detail (or "muso moments", as I call them) have the power to propel a fist into the air (rather than straight through the speaker cone). If you appreciate the bit one minute into the Beach Boys' God… more »

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Surfin’ California with Walt Whitman and The Beach Boys

By DJ M on October 21st, 2008
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HAUNTED CALIFORNIA(S) "While Walt Whitman only wrote one poem about California in 1860, The Beach Boys wrote and produced several songs about it in the years between 1962 and 1966. Apart from the hundred years separating Whitman and The Beach Boys, a cu… more »

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Billy Hinsche's DVD Tribute To Dennis Wilson Gets Mixed Reviews

By DJ M on October 21st, 2008
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Brian Wilson & Friends Rock Out For The Carl Wilson Foundation

By DJ M on October 20th, 2008
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LA RECORD "Brian Wilson closed the evening with an amazing 45 minute set that included several classics that had the audience singing along with every word. Although he spent the entire set singing from a stool at center stage, his voice is as harmoniou… more »

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Got $275,000.00 To Spare?

By DJ M on October 20th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

NEIMAN MARCUS "Thirty-Five Year Collection of Top 100® 45 RPM Records. In this age of soulless digital downloads and MP3 mumbo-jumbo, we gleefully turn to that treasured icon of our American pop culture childhood: the 45 RPM vinyl single. And since we'… more »

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