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NEWS & UPDATES

NOTE: This space is devoted to news/updates and information on the Beach Boys that appears in news outlets around the world. The Beach Boys have entered public consciousness to such a degree that new bands are compared with them, their songs are played at numerous functions, and their names are frequently mentioned in the same breath with Summer, the California dream, and of course, surfing and cars. Since I began collecting these stories, I've been amazed at how far and how deeply the Beach Boys' influence has penetrated. Their music has reshaped people's ideas of American Pop Music and the subjects they sang about continue to resonate worldwide. Check here to read what is being said about Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys and for news of updates to this site.

November 25, 2021

UPDATE: This week on BBRadio : Happy Thanksgiving! Here's Brian's new piano album!

Beatles vs Beach Boys: a brief history of the greatest rivalry in ...

For The Beach Boys, there was "Catch A Wave," a song that found Brian breaking away from Chuck Berry worship and beginning to toy with the unexpected chord...

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road Director Talks Wanting to Show the Beach Boys Singer in a New Light

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road Director Talks Wanting to Show the Beach Boys Singer in a New Light ... When Brent Wilson first set out to make a documentary...

Far Out Magazine

Read John Lennon's reviews of The Beach Boys, Joan Baez, Bing Crosby and more

Here, we'll be taking a look at some of the comments he made about the likes of Joan Baez, The Beach Boys and more. By the winter of '65, The Beatles had...

Entertainment by youth featured at Children’s Museum Gala

... off of Chuck Berry, Chubby Checker, and other early rock pioneers, and it turned into this really distinctive sound that the Beach Boys took worldwide.

The New York Times

Margo Guryan, Whose Album Drew Belated Acclaim, Dies at 84

... her musical direction when he dropped by her apartment in Greenwich Village to play her an exciting new record: the Beach Boys' ambitious “Pet Sounds.

The Conversation

It's 30 years since Freddie Mercury died. His music is still the soundtrack of our lives

... the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and the Beach Boys. Mercury's 1979 composition Crazy Little Thing Called Love pays homage to Elvis Presley.

Enjoy a Thanksgiving weekend at Soaring Eagle

Country music lovers will want to come to see Dustin Lynch on December 3. Also when the cold weather moves in, the Beach Boys Holiday Harmonies will warm things...

Key West Citizen

Tony Baltimore: Real people, real instruments, real time

... bands influenced him while he was growing up: Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, Freddie Mercury and Queen, the Beach Boys, the Beatles and the Clash.

Cascadia Weekly

I'm going to trim my (very tiny, very fake) tree, bake Christmas cookies and listen to the Beach Boys' Christmas Album at full volume.

Hometown News Brevard

County celebrates record fiscal year for the Space Coast ...

The songs chosen evoke a Space Coast getaway with favorite “songs of summer” like from The Beach Boys, but with some space themed songs added in like Elton...

November 24, 2021

Brian Wilson and Jim James Drop New Collaboration ‘Right Where I Belong’

Long Promised Road follows the Beach Boys member on a close journey through his career through conversation with longtime Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine. “In...

Live For Live Music

Brian Wilson, Jim James Collaborate On "Right Where I ...

Brian Wilson and Jim James share the mic on a new single, “Right Where I Belong”. The song appears in the new documentary on the Beach Boys songwriter,...

American Songwriter

Brian Wilson: “The Piano and the Music I Create on it Has ...

One of the greatest creative minds in the history of recorded music, The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, has released a brilliant new album: At My Piano.

Independent Tribune

Longtime Beach Boys collaborator dies from cancer

Their band opened for The Beach Boys, Paul Revere & The Raiders and others before Hinsche began recording and performing with The Beach Boys in the 1970s,'80s...

Entertainment by youth featured at Children’s Museum Gala

... off of Chuck Berry, Chubby Checker, and other early rock pioneers, and it turned into this really distinctive sound that the Beach Boys took worldwide.

The Conversation

It's 30 years since Freddie Mercury died. His music is still the soundtrack of our lives

... the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and the Beach Boys. Mercury's 1979 composition Crazy Little Thing Called Love pays homage to Elvis Presley.

Local Event: Concert Brings Paul McCartney Music to Edmond ...

Tom has toured the US and Europe and has shared bills with such diverse acts as The Beach Boys, John Fogerty, The Violent Femmes, Richie Havens and Bonnie...

Ultimate Classic Rock

Beatles Will Appear Uncensored in Upcoming 'Get Back' Film

It inspired tons of artists – including Brian Wilson, who crafted the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' in reply; the Beatles, in turn, responded with 'Sgt.

Greenville Journal

Upstate Beat: Niel Brooks' "Senatohoba" a homemade gem

... “Nashville Babylon,” is a tribute to some of Brooks' musical influences, including Bobbie Gentry, Loretta Lynn, and The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson.

The Greeneville Sun

You've Got Choices In Christmas Music For 2021

They even give the Beach Boys a run with their smashing cover of “Little Saint Nick.” Pentatonix boldly take on a Beatle — Paul McCartney's “Wonderful...

November 23, 2021

UPDATE: This week on Open Mic: It's the battle of "God Only Knows!!!" - Plus a little coda to cleanse your palate.

Beach Boys collaborator Billy Hinsche dead at 70

Billy Hinsche, a singer and songwriter best known for his work in the 1960s with Dino Martin Jr. and Desi Arnaz Jr. before touring with The Beach Boys,...

Longtime Beach Boys collaborator Billy Hinsche dead at 70: 'One of the finest humans'

Messages left by telephone, social media and email for Lucy Arnaz and music and commercial agents for The Beach Boys weren't immediately returned Sunday.

Billy Hinsche, Co-Founder of Dino, Desi & Billy and Longtime Beach Boy, Dies of Cancer at 70

Musician Billy Hinsche, who started his career in the trio Dino, Desi & Billy, and ended it as a longtime touring member of The Beach Boys, has died.

The Class of 1971: The Beach Boys — 'Surf's Up ...

The Beach Boys at the time of Surf's Up were: Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, and Dennis Wilson. Clearly there was a full...

The Washington Post

Bring in holiday cheer with Kelly Clarkson, Pentatonix, more

They even give the Beach Boys a run with their smashing cover of “Little Saint Nick.” Pentatonix boldly take on a Beatle — Paul McCartney's “Wonderful...

AJR Has New Music In The Works Ahead Of Tour 'Beyond Our ...

So, while the Beach Boys are “probably our favorite band of all time,” they won't turn down listening to JAY-Z, old country music, 1920s tunes and more.

American Songwriter

Exclusive: Pete Yorn Shares Track-by-Track Inspiration and ...

... sings Yorn's in his 2001 single, off Musicforthemorningafter, about torturous relationship between the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and his father Murray.

King Center $4 million modernization project revamps Brevard's top performing arts venue

... by the classic hits of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, The Everly Brothers, The Beatles, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Bobby Darin and others.".

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Celebrating the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium’s dream | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History

King, Stevie Ray Vaugn, the Beach Boys, Mammas and the Pappas, Bob Dylan, Jackson Brown, Bob Marley, Randy Newman, Winton Marsalis, etc., etc. The auditorium...

Ultimate Classic Rock

Jay Leno to Play Ed Sullivan in Brian Epstein Biopic 'Midas Man'

It inspired tons of artists – including Brian Wilson, who crafted the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' in reply; the Beatles, in turn, responded with 'Sgt.

November 22, 2021

UPDATE: This week at The Drive-In: Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya?

UPDATE: Added a listing and review for Brian Wilson: At My Piano to the solo albums.

Billy Hinsche, longtime Beach Boys collaborator, dead at 70

and Desi Arnaz Jr. who later recorded and toured for decades with The Beach Boys, has died, according to friends and former associates. He was 70. Hinsche died...

Ultimate Classic Rock

Longtime Beach Boys Sideman Billy Hinsche Dies at 70

The Beach Boys connection proved crucial for Hinsche, who joined that band as a touring multi-instrumentalist from 1971 to 1977, then again from 1982 to...

First Coast News

Dino, Desi & Billy founder, longtime Beach Boy Billy Hinsche dies

LOS ANGELES — Billy Hinsche, a founder of the 60's pop group Dino, Desi & Billy and a longtime session and touring musician for the Beach Boys, has died of...

A New Documentary Shows the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson as He’s Never Been Seen Before

A New Documentary Shows the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson as He's Never Been Seen Before ... A year or two ago, a friend and former colleague of mine, Jason Fine,...

A Newly Released Documentary Shows The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson As He’s Never Been Seen Before

A Newly Released Documentary Shows The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson As He's Never Been Seen Before. By Corey Seymour. 20 November 2021.

Jay Jacobs, Former Longtime William Morris Music Agent, Dies

Jacobs started his career in the mail room and went on to represent artists including the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and Diana Ross. By Ashley Iasimone...

Far Out Magazine

The Pink Floyd song inspired by The Beach Boys

Part of that chorus was Toni Tennille, who had formerly toured with Johnston and The Beach Boys with her husband Daryl Dragon before launching their own career...

Bristol Herald Courier

Tennis Anyone?: Hey, Google, stop playing Beach Boys demos

She knows a lot of goofy songs that I've tried to introduce my children to, like “The Name Game” and “Valley Girl.” When it comes to The Beach Boys, she's...

Keith Allison of Paul Revere & the Raiders Dead at 79

The Texas native also recorded and performed with the likes of Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, The Righteous Brothers, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, Rick Nelson,...

Iowa Public Radio

Neither the pandemic nor age can keep choreographer Twyla ...

In "Deuce Coupe," the dancers moved to the music of the Beach Boys record "Little Deuce Coupe." That's an example of something else Tharp became famous for...

November 19, 2021

Restless on their Laurels: Bisbee rock group The Exbats have been hitting the used vinyl section

The band says their new album, Now Where Were We, is the largest music jump they've made, with influences including the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas,...

Cinema screens Brian Wilson, Kurt Vonnegut documentaries ...

“Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road” joins The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson on an intimate journey through his legendary career as he reminisces with Rolling...

Holiday gift guide from South Florida locals, with love

Beach wear from a Boynton Beach surf shop that's been around almost as long at the Beach Boys' “Pet Sounds”? Not only are they one-of-a-kind,...

Bradenton Herald

7 things to do near Bradenton this weekend: Revamped brewery opens, holiday fairs and more

... vocals to the harmonies of the '60s, singing the hits of The Drifters, The Beach Boys, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons,” a show description says.

The New York Times

I Was Afraid of the Bike Path. So I Hired a Bike Coach.

... block out street sound and be unsafe, so I get a small Bluetooth speaker and make a feel-good playlist, heavy on the Beach Boys and Dion & the Belmonts.

San Clemente Times

Grom of the Week: Benjamin Brantell

Congrats to Brantell and all the other San Clemente High surfers who were, in the immortal words of The Beach Boys, “true to their school.”.

The Oakland Press