Drew PurcellSome Ruminations on the New Beach Boys Documentary….and the Twilight of America’s BandJul 8
David HinckleyTake a Sad Song and Make It Better: The Brian Wilson VersionAbout 20 minutes after the death of Brian Wilson’s wife Melinda on Jan. 30, his family asked a court to place the 81-year-old musical icon…Feb 224
Aimee T. PerhachThe Church of Brian Wilson: Where My Faith Lives“Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat. Faith is less a position on than a movement toward.” — Frederick BuechnerJul 2, 20233Jul 2, 20233
Paltrocast With Darren PaltrowitzDon Was On The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, Touring, Blue Note & More — “Paltrocast” ExclusiveMusic has always loomed large in the life of Don Was. Born in Detroit in 1952, he has enjoyed a multi-faceted career as a musician, record…Apr 11Apr 11
Andrew SzantonBrian Wilson and the Beach Boys: Seeking Good VibrationsBRIAN WILSON, leader of THE BEACH BOYS, was born in 1942, and raised in Hawthorne, outside Los Angeles. He was a musical genius — an…Dec 1, 20221Dec 1, 20221
Drew PurcellSome Ruminations on the New Beach Boys Documentary….and the Twilight of America’s BandJul 8
David HinckleyTake a Sad Song and Make It Better: The Brian Wilson VersionAbout 20 minutes after the death of Brian Wilson’s wife Melinda on Jan. 30, his family asked a court to place the 81-year-old musical icon…Feb 224
Aimee T. PerhachThe Church of Brian Wilson: Where My Faith Lives“Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat. Faith is less a position on than a movement toward.” — Frederick BuechnerJul 2, 20233
Paltrocast With Darren PaltrowitzDon Was On The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, Touring, Blue Note & More — “Paltrocast” ExclusiveMusic has always loomed large in the life of Don Was. Born in Detroit in 1952, he has enjoyed a multi-faceted career as a musician, record…Apr 11
Andrew SzantonBrian Wilson and the Beach Boys: Seeking Good VibrationsBRIAN WILSON, leader of THE BEACH BOYS, was born in 1942, and raised in Hawthorne, outside Los Angeles. He was a musical genius — an…Dec 1, 20221
Jim EschBrian Wilson’s “That Lucky Old Sun” Shootout, Vinyl vs. CDIn this shootout, I’ll be comparing CD and vinyl versions of the Brian Wilson solo album, That Lucky Old Sun, released on Capitol Records…Feb 18
Ljubinko ZivkovicinInTuneSmile and Smiley Smile — The Beach Boys Albums That Either Never Really Was Or That Nobody Really…Some 54 years ago, instead of their and rock’s possible masterpiece Smile, The Beach Boys came up with Smiley Smile, an album that baffled…Sep 19, 20211
John KotulaConversations With And About S. Brian WilsonNone of these conversations were recorded and some I don’t even have notes for. I’m accurately reporting what was said, but not in the…Jul 15, 2023