You might reasonably assume, with two separate factions of Beach Boys on tour right now, that relations would be inevitably strained between Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Love begs to differ. You May Also Like: ‘We do look like the Beach Boys’: Brian Wilson and Al Jardine are still battlingRead More
So much has been made of who is not touring with the Beach Boys — namely Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks — that one of the band’s special guests has been all but forgotten: Drummer-vocalist John Cowsill You May Also Like: ‘We do look like the Beach Boys’:Read More
Brian Wilson gave the Beach Boys their spark, but ‘Made in California’ reminds us that there was much more to the story.
More than four decades after the Beach Boys battled with the Rolling Stones for paisley-era chart primacy, Mike Love says there remains a friendly — well, maybe not even friendly — rivalry between himself and Mick Jagger. You May Also Like: ‘We do look like the Beach Boys’: Brian WilsonRead More
Recorded during the sessions for 1980’s Keepin’ the Summer Alive, the heretofore-unreleased “Goin’ to the Beach” has been brought to life all over again. You May Also Like: ‘We do look like the Beach Boys’: Brian Wilson and Al Jardine are still battling with Mike Love On the Beatles’ firstRead More
For all of its well-deserved accolades, the Beach Boys’ 2012 reunion was missing two irretrievable elements. This remastering of a 1976 performance at Anaheim Stadium makes clear just how important the late Carl and Dennis Wilson were. You May Also Like: ‘We do look like the Beach Boys’: Brian WilsonRead More
Mike Love, a founding member of the Beach Boys and the only one to have appeared in all of its many incarnations over the decades, tends to take the long view on their legacy. You May Also Like: ‘We do look like the Beach Boys’: Brian Wilson and Al JardineRead More
Brian Wilson will be joined by Al Jardine and David Marks on stage for the first time since all three toured as part of the briefly reunited Beach Boys last year. Tickets for the Ohio show go on sale this Saturday. You May Also Like: ‘We do look like theRead More
After the latest implosion in a journey filled with cratered disasters, there are songs by the Beach Boys that I just can’t listen to anymore — in particular “Isn’t It Time” You May Also Like: ‘We do look like the Beach Boys’: Brian Wilson and Al Jardine are still battlingRead More