Keyword(s): sweet
Brian Wilson at London's Royal Festival Hall
By DJ M on September 14th, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
TNT MAGAZINE "He might be 23 years into his solo career but it’s the Beach Boys stuff that we really remember Brian Wilson for. For instance, who can recall the great man’s solo efforts Sweet Insanity or Orange Crate Art? Nope, didn’t think so." more »
More Brian Wilson Tour News
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… more »
The Most Painful Q&A Ever Published?
By DJ M on May 26th, 2010
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
PHOENIX NEW TIMES blog has a description of the interview with Brian Wilson
EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE published the interview
Q: What can fans in Phoenix expect from your show?
A: You are going to hear some Beach Boys classics along with some Brian Wilson… more »
"VAN DYKE PARKS PRESENTS ESSO TRINIDAD STEEL BAND" Gets Deluxe Re-Issue
By DJ M on August 20th, 2009
In Miscellaneous Music
OTHER MUSIC " Summer Jam Alert! Just last week, I sung the praises of the Mighty Sparrow's Hot & Sweet album, produced by Van Dyke Parks and featuring some of the best tropical funk jams you're likely to hear all year. That release made me long for a… more »
Lost in music: The peculiar life of Brian Wilson
By DJ M on July 10th, 2009
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
THE INDEPENDENT "By now a pattern was set for the Brian Wilson interview technique. Talking to him is like feeding a corpse. You spoon in questions, clarify what you just said, repeat the original question, put your head on one side, smile, flirt, nod –… more »
Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Promo CD Extravaganza Vol. 3: “Maverick Radio Networks Presents: Brian Wilson – Gettin’ In Over My Head Radio Special”
By DJ M on July 5th, 2009
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
“Maverick Radio Networks Presents: Brian Wilson – Gettin’ In Over My Head Radio Special” was a radio special focusing on the release of “GIOMH.” (The narrator, Mark Wilson, can be heard saying that the album was ”released this month.”) It was created b… more »
Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Promo CD Extravaganza: Vol. 2- “Gettin’ In Over My Head”
By DJ M on July 4th, 2009
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
I like “Gettin’ In Over My Head” and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Today I went over to the Smiley Smile message board for the first time in ages, and one of the first messages I came across is by Andrew G. Doe ; he cringes at the mere thought of ha… more »
Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Promo CD Extravaganza: Vol. 1- “A Celebration of Brian Wilson’s SMiLE”
By DJ M on July 4th, 2009
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
As promised, here’s Vol. 1 of my Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Promo CD Extravaganza. First up is a simple CD-R printed by Nonesuch in conjunction with the 2004 release of “Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE.” I first blogged about this disc at UNCANNY MARK 1. T… more »
Flirting With Pirates: Whose Master's Choice?
By DJ M on May 14th, 2009
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
Beach Boys – “Live in London” (His Master's Choice HMC 007)
This bootleg release consists of an audio CD and a DVD housed in a small hardback book. The book is roughly 6 inches tall and 5.5 inches wide. The liner notes are ripped from Keith Badm… more »
"Sweet Insanity" Is A Lost album that should remain lost?
By DJ M on November 25th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
SF WEEKLY "Brian Wilson, 'Sweet Insanity.' Forget 'SMiLE.' The real curio locked away inside the lab of the Beach Boy boffin is this 1991 solo album, the culmination of Wilson's unethical business partnership with his psychologist, Eugene Landy. From… more »
California Dreaming: Song Cycle Finds Brian Wilson Singing Sweetly About Southern California
By DJ M on November 21st, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
LONG ISLAND PRESS conducts a typically brief interview with Brian Wilson. more »
Fleet Foxes Discuss Communing With Al Jardine
By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
Red Barn Recording Studio, Big Sur
PITCHFORK "Robin Pecknold: Also, we went to Al Jardine's house in Big Sur.
Josh Tillman: Oh Jesus. That was immediate gratification.
RP: He had Brian Wilson's white piano. He had Beach Boys road cases from a 1… more »
REVIEW: Brian Wilson
By DJ M on November 13th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
THE ANN ARBOR NEWS "Lost innocence, lost love and lost family - [Brian] Wilson is the sole remaining of the three brothers who founded the Beach Boys in the early 1960s. Yet on Wednesday, all that bittersweet emotion was leavened by Wilson and his 10-p… more »
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 »
Scars of fall from grace add sweet sadness to Brian Wilson’s songs
By DJ M on July 9th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
BUFFALO NEWS more »
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