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: No related posts.
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Brian Wilson gave the Beach Boys their spark, but ‘Made in California’ reminds us that there was much more to the story.
Inhaling fumes from sources such as the Beach Boys, Fountains of Wayne, Peppermint Rainbow, XTC, the Fifth Dimension, Apples In Stereo, psychedelic era Beatles and the Strawberry Alarm Clock You May Also Like: The Apples in Stereo – The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone (2000): Forgotten Series TheRead More
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Former Wings members Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough and Laurence Juber – a trio of figures who span either end of the 1970s-era Paul McCartney band’s lifespan – offer unique insight into his work.
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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: No related posts.
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