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 consiousness 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 every
day, and for news of updates to this site.
July 24, 2008
iPhone music apps abound
Detroit Free Press, United States
Just for fun, I entered the Beach Boys. Seconds later my new "Beach Boys Radio" station started blaring out "Let's Go Surfin' Now. ...
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Entertainment Calendar
Novato Advance, CA
The Beach Boys, Aug. 2, 8 pm $15-$89. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Aug. 3, 8 pm $79-$99. 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. ...
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Clark Weber's Rock and Roll Radio
ABC7Chicago.com, USA
In the days when the Beatles, The Beach Boys and the Monkees dominated the radio, Chicago teens spent every waking moment listening to WLS-AM. ...
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Attic Lights, King Tut’s, Glasgow
The Herald, UK
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going out with girls and breaking up with girls calls to mind a trinity
of bands beginning with B, namely the Byrds, the Beatles and the Beach Boys. ...
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Good, Good, Good… Good Vibrations
InformationWeek, NY
Its summertime, time for a little Beach Boys? No, Good Vibrations is the beginning of a series of entries that I will be posting on increasing physical hard ...
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18 Essential Songs of Summer
Miami New Times, FL
Beach Boys,
"Good Vibrations": You were expecting "Surfin' USA," but that's merely
a cute ditty about a summertime activity practiced by only a fraction
of ...
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A link dump
Herald & Review, IL
By Tim Cain What was the last year The Beach Boys and The Beatles had top 10 singles at the same time? The answer, found here, will surprise you, ...
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Kahuna Beach Party: Mixing music, comedy and fun
Dodge City Daily Globe, KS
DG: Would it be accurate to characterize you guys as a Beach Boys tribute band? BF: No. A tribute band is when you try to look like them, dress like them, ...
Joe Lean Scraps New Album
Xfm Online, UK
'Smile' - Brian Wilson's gradual decline into mental illness meant that The Beach Boys' follow-up to the awesome 'Pet Sounds' never saw the light of day ...
CityBeat Recommends
Cincinnati CityBeat, OH
Between music sets, secrets will be spilled, like who once was an opening act for Sonny and Cher and who toured with the Beach Boys. ...
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Hat Trick Heroes revel in their youth
Creative Loafing Sarasota, FL
... by everyone from the Beach Boys to Frank Zappa and produced a disc for John Denver) -- gets the major-label distribution deal Combustion is seeking. ...
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The Morning Benders Get Under The Covers
MTV.com
From the left-coast pantheon, we get the Benders’ take on the Beach Boys’ “Caroline, No,” plus a Fleetwood Mac signature, “Dreams” — respectable jobs both. ...
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Beards, booze, broken scenesters
Vancouver Courier, Canada
Story: Seattle five-piece led by young buck Robin Pecknold harnesses the harmonious powers of the Zombies, Neil Young, Beach Boys and Crosby Stills and Nash ...
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Oak Forest man gets cars into movies
ABC7Chicago.com, USA
They include his three Model A's, a 1977 Corvette, a 1960s era Chevy 409, the very kind the Beach Boys sang about, and a Thunderbird restoration project ...
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Nothing to Wine About
Boise Weekly, USA
...
self-titled release, Fleet Foxes have scurried to the forefront of the
indie-folk pack, drawing comparisons to both Band of Horses and the Beach Boys. ...
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DATES & DEADLINES
River Forest Leaves, IL
The Beach Boys
will be the headliner entertainment for the black-tie event, which will
also feature a lavish cocktail reception, seated dinner, ...
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Dr. Dog has its day
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
Because their music bears the influence of such classic rock acts as the Beach Boys and the Zombies as well as not-so-vintage indie bands such as Pavement, ...
Where comics and hot rods get together
Detroit Metro Times, MI
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys helped Jan and Dean write some of their hits and he sung on them as well. Yellow light! Jan and Dean's original recording of ...
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Hard knock life
Detroit Metro Times, MI
majesty of "See and Be Scene" and the Beach Boys-esque vocals that kick off the album opener, "The Painter," to the hard rockin' "Come Back to Me" (a live ...
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Big Hard Sun
New City Chicago, IL
Saturday, fighting the rain, Caribou’s two-drummer assault through high-energy, melodic, Beach Boys-inspired electronic mayhem was a highlight of the ...
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July 23, 2008
Ticket sales might trump alcohol sales
Stillwater Gazette, MN
Harycki said Lumberjack Days planners had a difficult time finding musicians, and for a while the Beach Boys were going to perform before the deal fell ...
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Interview: The Ryes
Burnley Citizen, UK
“We’re influenced quite a lot by bands like Queen, The Police and The Beach Boys so the group vocals are quite important to us”. ...
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There's no need for insurance in those car ads
Bloomington Pantagraph, USA
(Diana Shipley, Mount Zion) – "Forty years ago, the Beach Boys were singing the song '409,' which was the engine size. Today, it is the price per gallon. ...
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The sounds of Philly - and beyond
Philadelphia Daily News, PA
Dr. Dog is equally fastidious in vocal harmonies (think Brian Wilson's work with the Beach Boys) and in the strings- and horn-flecked tunes, which change up ...
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Brian Wilson Refunds Fans
Undercover Music News, Australia
They questioned the 75-minute set and the lack of Beach Boys and rarities. Brian`s wife Melinda responded to fans with the following announcement. ...
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Sunny Day Sets Fire - Summer Palace Review
411mania.com, TX
The Beach Boys
are thrown out as one “in the vein of” band (I can maybe see Brian
Wilson specifically, his quirky masterpiece, Hello), as are the Flaming
...
The Afternoons - High Summer Lovers
musicOMH.com, UK
...
with Bryan Adams' Summer of 69, Mungo Jerry's In the Summertime, The
Lovin' Spoonful's ‘Summer in the City' and (let's face it) most Beach Boys tracks. ...
Panic at the Disco to perform in KL
Malaysia Star, Malaysia
“It is influenced by the music our parents listened to like the Beach Boys, the Kinks, and the Beatles,” Ross was quoted as saying in an interview with the ...
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Internet & Technology
Investor's Business Daily (subscription)
As for other gadgets, McCain reportedly totes an iPod media player that's loaded with Beach Boys and Roy Orbison tunes. Plus he once told CNet that his ...
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July 22, 2008
Abba's appeal is strong, inexplicable
Variety, CA
...
nearly 30 years -- why Abba endures, he pointed to Swedish folk music
blending in with the usual pop influences of the Beatles, Kinks and Beach Boys. ...
Fleet Foxes | 07.02.08 | Austin
JamBase, CA
The CSNY and Beach Boys
comparisons abound, and are not inaccurate, but that which breathes
lovely, at times nostalgic, delight on record has blood coursing ...
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Journey full of eastern promise
The Herald, UK
I had a dream that I was on a bus going to a Beach Boys convention somewhere in the US. The bus stopped and picked up a crowd of beautiful, blonde, ...
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The Besnard Lakes - Devastation
The Downloader, UK
Think tripped out Beach Boys covering Neil Young with a penchant for Pink Floyd. Nothing new appears to be forthcoming from the band so keep your eyes ...
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The Smithereens "11" : A Perfect 10
Huffington Post, NY
The songs referenced The Beatles The Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, Phil Spector and the sounds of AM radio. They all ran about 3 minutes. ...
Esther Short Park due for cleaning
The Columbian, WA
The concerts began with Thursday's Six to Sunset series, continued Friday (Peter Frampton) and Saturday (The Beach Boys) with Hot July Nights, and concluded ...
Rocking Out Together on the Road
Earthtimes (press release), UK
... Jackson Browne -- "Southbound" Allman Brothers -- "Waterloo" ABBA -- "Highway 61 Blues" Bob Dylan -- "Little Deuce Coupe" The Beach Boys -- "Knowing Me, ...
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Whiney wailing is not singing
News & Star, UK
In the 60s I enjoyed The Beatles,Cliff Richard, The Beach Boys and Dusty Springfield – amongst others. In the 70s I listened to Queen, Status Quo, ...
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Confidence Man
Aversion
Almost universally best known for his role in the Get Ups' brand of Beach Boys-worshipping emo-pop from the late '90s and early '00s, Pryor recasts himself ...
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Red Pony Clock
Metro, UK
by AARON LAVERY - Sunday, July 20, 2008 Trying to replicate the effortless summer sound of The Beach Boys is a tricky business, as anyone who has heard the ...
Pageants teach in a simple way
Mormon Times, UT
... a large cardboard wave with my best friend, Shanae, when I was about 6 to fulfill a crucial role in our brothers' Beach Boys skit in a ward roadshow. ...
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Baseball: Then and Now
MadFriars.com, CA
Ditto Corey Hart, Carlos Marmol, Brian Wilson (when did he leave The Beach Boys?), Mark Redman and Mike Williams (among others)… what do they have to do ...
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Monroe Singers: A rich musical tradition
The Free Lance-Star, VA
Whether singing Bach, Dowland, or the Beach Boys, Ms. Carr constantly instilled in her students the importance of technique, professionalism, ...
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Life & Style
The Windy Citizen, IL
As the crowd funneled out on to Ashland Saturday night, almost everybody seemed to be singing, humming or whistling the Beach Boys-esque vocal harmony ...
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Are these musical groups really brothers?
Omaha World-Herald (subscription), NE
The Beach Boys:
Originally made up of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, plus a
few nonsiblings, the band found surf-rock success before turning to ...
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Digging your screen
The Age, Australia
... tribute to the session musicians who played on just about every Los Angeles pop single from the 1960s, from the Monkees to the Beach Boys to the Byrds. ...
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July 21, 2008
UPDATE: This week at The Drive-In: Don't Worry Baby & more!
First impressions: Beck's Modern Guilt
Drowned In Sound, UK
Throbbing bass, cheeky skittering hand-clap riddled hip-hop drums and lush Beach Boys backing vocals courtesy of Chan Marshall, better known as Cat Power. ...
Henley Festival: Saturday
Henley Standard, UK
With scant regard for music fashions, they lurched from Nirvana to the Beach Boys, and Britney Spears to classical, all played in their own unique way. ...
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In Vegas: Love Learning on the Fly
HoopsWorld
... son of an NBA player and the nephew of one of the Beach Boys), he said he plans to continue to picking everyone's brain to help him learn and progress. ...
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Highway 1: California adventure
Adrian Daily Telegram, M
If I had stayed on Highway 1, I would’ve gone through Malibu, Santa Monica and near Hawthorne, where the Beach Boys got their start. ...
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THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA
Kelly said he squirreled away money for four months to afford a $50 ticket to a Beach Boys concert. As prices rise for basic necessities, he said, ...
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Pitchfork Saturday: Animal Collective !!!
The Windy Citizen, IL
As the crowd funneled out on to Ashland Saturday night, almost everybody seemed to be singing, humming or whistling the Beach Boys-esque vocal harmony ...
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The Little Ones at Latitude
Norwich Evening News, UK
The five-piece leap frenetically about the stage as they perform Beach Boys tinged tunes from their Sing Song EP, including Cha Cha Cha, Oh MJ and Lovers ...
Spin control
Chicago Sun-Times, United States
... to Twisted Sister, the Beach Boys to Jay-Z, and Procol Harum to the Cool Kids employed to create 14 dizzying and intoxicating rollercoaster rides. ...
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Taking a bite of the Apples
Tulsa World, OK
Apples
is best known for its bright, catchy lyrics and '60s pop-rock sound
that draws comparisons to The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys, ...
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Rushdie's habits feed his fiction
San Jose Mercury News, USA
The
two shook, and as the Iranian quickly disappeared outside, the author
went on, talking about the old rivalry between the Beatles and the Beach Boys, ...
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Fresh thoughts on new music
Detroit Free Press, United States
They throw the MC5, the Beach Boys and the Breeders into the Cuisinart to deliver a radiant, kaleidoscopic sound that has deservedly put them at the ...
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Hitting right notes for summer
San Bernardino Sun, CA
They belted out such tunes as "Rockin' Robin," "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," and the Beach Boys' hit, "Babara Ann." They had their audience swaying in their ...
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Boomer bikers roll along
The Columbian, WA
Many bikers were out on rides but would return later Saturday, in time for the Beach Boys concert in Esther Short Park, he said. ...
Pitchfork: Fleet Foxes Review, Photos
Riverfront Times, MO
I've heard the Beach Boys sucked live. It was my Dad who told me that -- whenever he saw them back in the day, they could never quite nail the complex, ...
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