“ Yeah, there’s no outstanding legal fracases going on, which is a good thing because there’s been some dialogue between Brian and I getting together and seeing what we could come up with, and there’s a 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys coming up in a couple of years, and it would make a lot of sense to do something together.
Mike Love
Beach Boys in Las Vegas, baby
“It’s original members Mike Love, Mike Love, Mike Love and, um, Mike Love — who even in this current incarnation can’t along get with one another — perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Star of the Desert Arena at Buffalo Bill’s, Interstate 15 South at Primm. Tickets are $38.45-$54.95; call 1-800-386-7867.”
The Wages of Spin
Character Driven Productions is now selling director Shawn Swords’ documentary “The Wages of Spin,” about the Philadelphia music scene between 1952 and 1963 and about “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark’s pay-for-play activities from which he emerged unscathed. The film features interviews with Chubby Checker, Connie Francis, Fabian, Jerry Blavat, Frankie Avalon, Len Barry, Charlie Gracie, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, Danny and The Juniors, The Dovells, Stephen Caldwell
“ Personally I’m not looking at a ‘next album’ for me. I focus more on music behind the scenes (my song writing with an emphasis on television & film). As a ‘next album’ for the ‘Beach Boys still standing’ I’d like to see a 40 song CD/DVD live concert performance with Al, Mike, Brian, David & me (lot’s of extremely well known Beach Boys anthems along with the great yet rarely performed album ‘fragile songs’). I’d also include a bonus CD of one solo track studio recording from each of us. It would kind of be a controlled ‘reunion’ of sorts without running the financial risk and expense of a full blown tour. The economics of a ‘When Surf Freezes Over’ concert tour are very difficult. The CD/DVD producer? Definitely David Foster (he’s my first ten choices). Brian or any of us? Not really because I’d like us to function as the ‘artist’ and just concentrate on the music.
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“Coming Soon” Welcome to the definitive Beach Boys guidebook. The places listed are a patchwork quilt across time chronicling a career spanning over four decades. It encompasses their rich history from the embryonic beginnings of the group to the final resting places of deceased band members.
Rivers Cuomo : Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
But Cuomo’s cover of the Beach Boys’ “Don’t Worry Baby” is astounding and affirms where all those surf songs from the The Blue Album. Actually, it’s surprising that it’s taken this long for Cuomo to bust out a Beach Boys cover in concert or on record. It’s not only a great cover but educational in citing his influences as an artist.
Classic artists unite for War Child
Heroes is released by Parlophone on February 16, with all profits going to the War Child charity, which protects marginalised children in war zones. For the album, a number of artists have chosen a favourite song from their own songwriting canon and nominated an artist from the next generation to create a modern reworking of the classic. Sir Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, The Clash, The Kinks, Joy Division, U2, Elbow, Hot Chip, Duffy, Beck, Scissor Sisters, Rufus Wainwright and The Kooks are among the contributors and performers on the album. Heroes was mastered at Abbey Road Studios.
“ Tomlin paid tribute to Tharp, 67. “We shouldn’t let this supple spine fool us,” she said, adding, “This is a woman who heard the Beach Boys and made a ballet.
Six artists get capital salute at Kennedy Center - USATODAY.com
“ It might not be beach weather outside, but The Beach Boys are sure to heat up your night and get you in the holiday mood this Sunday.
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Brian Wilson - Midnight’s Another Day, Roxy Theater, 10/19/08 (via friendly76)
Beach Boys to play at Jacksonville Amphitheatre April 24
The Beach Boys Band featuring Mike Love and Bruce Johnston play Friday, April 24. Sale date for the tickets, $35-$75, has not been announced.
'Cadillac Records' takes a greatest-hits approach
Both the script and soundtrack touch on the basics, which are undeniably vital. But surely Martin could have given us more than a Best Of tour: Alan Lomax finds Waters at a Mississippi shack. James records “At Last.” Berry gets ripped off by the Beach Boys. And ironically, the director is so determined to pack in as much as possible, she ends up playing fast and loose with facts while speeding by complex issues of identity and exploitation.
“ Mug shots of Mos Def as Chuck Berry from his arrest for driving with a white girl across state lines appear in front of smiling white teens surfing. The Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ USA,” a rip-off of Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen” plays. The scene is one of the many injustices against black musicians underscored in “Cadillac Records,” TV Director Darnell Martin’s wandering drama about the birth of the Chicago Blues and rock ’n’ roll inside Chess Record’s 1950s studios, founded by Adrien Brody’s Leonard Chess. The Polish immigrant, determined to become rich, reminds us of how much a pimp and producer with good intentions have in common.
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Al Jardine - Postcard From California at the Roxy Theater, 10/19/08
