7:59 PM: Nice to see you again, everybody. Tonight’s live blog is brought to you by Smuttynose IPA. 8:00 PM: Bruce! 8:02 PM: Bruce has definitely aged since we saw him last. Has “We Take Care Of Our Own” been misappropriated yet? Nice to see Max back after a heart bypass. And Nils after a [...]
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Look, Listen, Vibrate…
August 28, 2011Or at least look & vibrate – SMiLE is finally seeing the light of day! Out 11/1/11! It’s really happening! Here’s the details… Disc: 1 1. Our Prayer 2. Gee 3. Heroes And Villains 4. Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock) 5. I’m In Great Shape 6. Barnyard 7. My Only Sunshine (The Old [...]
SURF’S UP!
March 12, 2011YES! SMiLE is finally getting released! Billboard has the details. Put us down for the 4 CD/2 LP limited edition box set, please. This is huge – Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks’ gorgeously demented, hokey, hash-infused tribute to Americana is, at long last, hitting the racks. After 44 years, it might wind up being [...]
James Watt Can Still Suck It
July 4, 2009It’s the 4th of July, the sun is out for the first time a month and a half, a 36-pack of Miller Lite costs $19, and we’re heading up to the roof for the next 12 hours. And the perfect soundtrack? The Beach Boys, of course. Without further ado, have a great 4th and christen [...]
GUILTY!
April 13, 2009Phil Spector – guilty of 2nd degree murder. Trivia question: Which album features songs written by three different convicted murderers? (this is not a Mike Love joke, by the way) Answer: The Beach Boys, 20/20 (1969) – “Never Learn Not To Love” – Charles Manson, “Cottonfields” – Leadbelly, and “I Can Hear Music” – Jeff [...]
Mike Love, Not War
March 20, 2009The most impressive aspect of the following video is the fact that an obviously not small amount of time and effort went in to its production. The sentiment speaks for itself, but these guys really do take things to another level – and that is to be applauded. So, from the good folks at Man [...]
