The Beach Boys

Music Journalism 

A Deeper Look at the Call to Boycott the Beach Boys (Or, At Least Don’t Play for People Who Hunt People, Like Sting)

February 19, 2020March 9, 2020 Tim Sommer 8 Comments Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Donald Trump, game hunting, Mike Love, Murry Wilson, Pet Sounds, Safari Club International, Safari International, The Beach Boys

Tim Sommer moves beyond the Internet Freakout over the Safari International event with an exclusive comment from Love himself

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Latin Pop Rock 

REISSUES: Revisiting The Land of 1000 Dances

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 James Porter 0 Comments Buffalo Springfield, Cannibal & the Headhunters, Chris Jenner, Don Waller, Fats Domino, Frank Zappa, Frankie “Cannibal” Garcia, Goldmine Magazine, Johnny Rivers, Los Angeles, Minky Records, Rampart Records, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Doors, The Mamas & The Papas

An essential box set chronicles the history of iconic Los Angeles Latino rock label Rampart Records

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Pop Rock 

The Second Spring of The Beach Boys

November 20, 2019November 26, 2019 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Beach Boys '19, Beautiful Mount Airy Lodge, Blue Cheer, Bohacks, Brother Records, Bruce Johnston, Bruce Johnston Disney Girls, Christian Love, Disney Girls, George Harrison, Gimbel's tunnel, Huntington, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher, Korvettes, Marky Ramone, Mike Love, Mount Airy Lodge, NY, Paramount Theater, Pisces Brother, Randy Leago, Rockaway Beach, Scott Totten, Surf's Up, The Beach Boys, The Ramones, Tim Bonhomme

When Mike Love and co. brought the good vibrations to Huntington, NY

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Rock 

Flower Power to the People

May 2, 2019May 3, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Flower Power Cruise, Jefferson Starship, Peter Asher, The Beach Boys, The Cowsills, The Yardbirds

Popular music cruise finds a niche in nostalgia with performances by Jefferson Starship, The Cowsills, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, The Yardbirds and more

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Folk Rock 

Flight of the Folk Chords

March 8, 2019April 11, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Darlingside, The Beach Boys

On Darlingside’s latest album Look Up & Fly Away

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Pop 

Lost in the Past, Living for the Future

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Jane Frank, Jenny Lewis, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys

Jane Frank transcends generational divides on her new album

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Pop Rock 

Stranded By The Shore

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys in 1968

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Pop Progressive Rock 

These Foolish Things at 45

October 9, 2018October 10, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1973, Bob Dylan, Brian Ferry, Roxy Music, The Beach Boys

Remembering Bryan Ferry’s expansive vision of pop

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Pop Rock 

Hour to Hour, Note to Note

September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Dreamworks, Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, The Beach Boys

Twenty years on, XO remains Elliott Smith’s magnificent requiem

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Rock 

America’s Greatest Band Understands the Why, Not Just the How

August 21, 2018August 24, 2018 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Pet Sounds, SMiLE, The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys Live at the Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield Ct, August 15, 2018

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Rock 

If Everybody Had An Ocean

July 31, 2018August 2, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment 1963, Dick Dale, Jan & Dean, Surf guitar, The Beach Boys, The Chantays

Surf music and the Summer of ’63

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