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Readers' panel: The Beach Boys

Fri, April 27 2012 11:56am - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Earlier this week we asked readers to tell us their thoughts on the Beach Boys. Here are a few of the responses we received.

The Beach Boys unveil 'That's Why God Made The Radio'

Fri, April 27 2012 11:18am - Source: GIGWISE

The Beach Boys have unveiled the full lyric video to their new single 'That's Why God Made The Radio' today (April 27).

Old music: The Beach Boys – She Knows Me Too Well

Fri, April 27 2012 10:26am - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

She Knows Me Too Well is one of those troubling songs that the 60s throw out without anyone, at the time, seeming to notice its undertow (the prime example, where it's not even an undertow, being the Crystals' He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) ). It's a portrayal of the kind of man – capable of sweetness and vileness in equal measure – who prompts the posters on Mumsnet to tell their online friends: "You must leave this man before he turns violent. Run! Run for the hills!"

The Flaming Lips – “God Only Knows” (Beach Boys Cover)

Fri, April 27 2012 4:01am - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

Earlier this week we got an entirely unnecessary new Beach Boys song , and today we get The Flaming Lips covering one of their masterworks, Pet Sounds' centerpiece "God Only Knows."

Beach Boys open reunion tour with 42 track set list

Fri, April 27 2012 12:17am - Source: Music-News.com

Never mind that the average age of the five main members of the reunited Beach Boys is 68, it didn't stop them from putting on a two-set, 42-song show for the opening of their 50th Anniversary Tour Tuesday night in Tuscon.

The Beach Boys – “That’s Why God Made the Radio”

Wed, April 25 2012 8:53pm - Source: Stereogum

The Beach Boys, together with estranged sonic genius Brian Wilson for the first time in decades, played the first show of their reunion tour last night in Tucson, playing a long set of classics that included a few covers and the brand-new reunion single "That's Why God Made The Radio."

The Beach Boys Release "That's Why God Made The Radio," Title Track To New Album

Wed, April 25 2012 7:27pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Here comes a huge wave of Beach Boys news.

The Beach Boys' Greatest Flicks

Wed, April 25 2012 4:34pm - Source: Mojo

Charming period TV news-feature with mini-language lesson for the chaps (game try, but terrible accent, Al). Brian's fur coat stars. 3.

Beach Boys Kick Off 50th Anniversary Tour in Tucson

Wed, April 25 2012 2:10pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Collared, short-sleeved and oversized, with palm trees, hibiscus flowers and nautical gear printed all over them.

The Beach Boys confirm June release for new album

Wed, April 25 2012 1:41pm - Source: GIGWISE

The Beach Boys have confirmed details of brand new album 'That's Why God Made The Radio', to be released in June. The unexpected new material is being released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the band and sees Brian Wilson reuniting with Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks to release the group's 29th album.

Beach Boys Album Plans

Wed, April 25 2012 12:59pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

An iconic name in pop culture, The Beach Boys recently decided to reform for their 50th anniversary.

William Bradley: Mad Men: Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey, Trippy-Wippy (and Peggy Olson Is No Dana Scully)

Tue, April 24 2012 11:54pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

On what is actually my favorite show, as in most greatly enjoyed, Doctor Who , there is a hand-waving phrase to cover the shifty plot twists inherent in the saga of the antically enigmatic traveler through time and space known as the Doctor.

The Beach Boys Preview Their First New Song in Two Decades

Tue, April 24 2012 8:52pm - Source: Rolling Stone

The Beach Boys have unveiled a clip of "That's Why God Made the Radio," the first single off their reunion album that's due to hit shelves this summer.

The Flaming Lips Do Their Thing on “God Only Knows”

Tue, April 24 2012 6:21pm - Source: Cover Me

Any cover of a beloved song is sure to be met with a bit of suspicion and wariness.

Something Else! sneak peek: Beach Boys, “That’s Why God Made The Radio” (2012)

Tue, April 24 2012 1:49pm - Source: Something Else!

The Beach Boys' first single with Brian Wilson in ages is a celebration not just of the joys of their combined vocals, but also the glowing desktop contraption that long-ago beamed their biggest songs into our homes.

The Beach Boys to release new album on June 5th

Mon, April 23 2012 8:30pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

As previously reported , The Beach Boys' 50th anniversary reunion will include a new studio album, the first to feature all surviving band members since 1995′s Stars and Stripes Vol. 1.

Maureen Ryan: High Art: Taking A Trip With 'Mad Men'

Mon, April 23 2012 7:40am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Don't read this unless you've seen "Far Away Places," Sunday's episode of "Mad Men." I began watching Sunday's episode of "Mad Men" a half-hour after it began airing, and before I logged off Twitter, I saw a few tweets along the lines of "What the hell?"

Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 41

Wed, April 18 2012 12:09pm - Source: Pop Dose

Jack Feerick - With 1972, we're now entering into an era of musical history where I remember hearing these songs, when I was a child, but most of them I've never really listened to.

Lemme Get an Encore: The Beach Boys

Tue, April 17 2012 4:12am - Source: Consequence of Sound

In less than a week, The Beach Boys – read: Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks – will embark on their 50th anniversary tour, which includes a highly-anticipated headlining performance at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival next weekend.

KISHI BASHI

Mon, April 16 2012 8:38pm - Source: The Recommender

Check the Wikipedia entry for the genre of progressive rock music and it quotes John Covach who explained it as an " attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility ".

Housse de Racket cover the Beach Boys track ‘Til I Die’

Wed, April 11 2012 5:50pm - Source: Death + Taxes

Many of the French people I've met, as well as artists such as Air and Sebastien Tellier, are self-avowed Beach Boys fans.

Housse de Racket Turn Beach Boys Cover into French Electropop (Cover Me Premiere)

Mon, April 09 2012 6:15pm - Source: Cover Me

Brian Eno, Chic, Justice – but for their first-ever cover, they veered in a less obvious direction.

Wilson Phillips: Dedicated

Wed, April 04 2012 12:42pm - Source: Muruch

Wilson Phillips are back with Dedicated , a tribute to The Mamas & Papas and The Beach Boys.

The Squires of the Subterrain – Sandbox (2012)

Thu, March 22 2012 12:40pm - Source: Something Else!

Chris Earl is actually the face behind this curiously christened vehicle, and for the past 20-odd years he has been depositing one amazing recording after another.

The Beach Boys coming to Cincinnati

Wed, March 21 2012 9:31pm - Source: Each Note Secure

Re-united 40 years after they formed, the legendary Beach Boys are on tour this summer bringing nostalgia to each city they stop in.

Mike Ragogna: From The Beach Boys & Randy Newman To Fleet Foxes & Skrillex: A Conversation With Van Dyke Parks, Plus Calling JB Baretsky's Bluff

Wed, March 21 2012 4:12am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

You are an artist with a lot of irons in the fire, like recently touring with Fleet Foxes.

The Kickback’s Billy Yost discusses March Residency at Schubas Tavern…

Mon, March 19 2012 2:28pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

St. Patty's Day Weekend have you stricken with a severe case of the Mondays?

'Brian Wilson is smiling a lot,' says Marks. 'It's like a family reunion in a way.'

Fri, March 16 2012 2:25pm - Source: Rolling Stone

When the Beach Boys announced their 50th anniversary reunion tour last year, many longtime fans were thrilled to see original guitarist David Marks in the lineup.

Sunday morning with a Brian Wilson cover

Sun, March 11 2012 3:28pm - Source: MOG

Ida Sand was born in 1977 into a very musical family in Stockholm.

TVD Ticket Giveaway: The Beach Boys at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 6/15

Fri, March 02 2012 7:01pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Okay, so I know we've had some really awesome giveaways in the past involving The Beach Boys , but if there was ever a Holy Grail of ticket giveaways, it's this one.

Wilson Phillips Cover Beach Boys, Mamas and the Papas on 'Dedicated'

Thu, March 01 2012 10:45pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Wilson Phillips will celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band by releasing Dedicated , a forthcoming album featuring covers of songs by the Beach Boys and the Mamas and the Papas.

'The Vow' Director Michael Sucsy To Helm Beach Boys Powered Musical

Tue, February 28 2012 2:50pm - Source: The Playlist

With " The Vow " becoming the first film of 2012 to cross the $100 million mark , director Michael Sucsy is wasting little time is using that leverage to tackle something a bit more ambitious than the three hankie romance.

David Marks says the Beach Boys’ sound was always ‘something special’

Sun, February 26 2012 7:44pm - Source: Something Else!

From the very first, David Marks knew the Beach Boys were on to something.

Beach Boys about half finished with highly anticipated studio reunion project

Mon, February 20 2012 9:55pm - Source: Something Else!

After years of very public squabbles, the Beach Boys appear to be working in perfect harmony again.

Review of Perfume Genius’ Put Your Back N 2 It

Mon, February 20 2012 2:45pm - Source: Chromewaves

Brooklyn buzz duo Tanlines – who will release their debut album Mixed Emotions on March 20 and have people all abuzz over their just-released fancy 360-degree video – will be at Wrongbar on April 17.

Zooey Deschanel horrified by �butt-less pants�

Sun, February 19 2012 9:27am - Source: Music-News.com

Zooey Deschanel was 'mortified' when she realised Axl Rose was wearing 'butt-less pants' at a concert.

Pete Yorn Remakes the Beach Boys’ “Surfer Girl”

Thu, February 16 2012 10:22pm - Source: Cover Me

While we're still a ways off from warm weather, flip flops, and bathing suits, at least we can count on the legendary Beach Boys to hold us over until the season finally starts.

Lambchop - Gone Tomorrow Video

Wed, February 15 2012 6:31pm - Source: VIVA INDIE ROCK

I can't describe this better than they do on the Lambchop website: "As on past Lambchop records, many of the songs on Mr. M are framed with lush strings, and there's a restrained undercurrent of distortion and discord. The core of the music remains the cyclical picking of Wagner's guitar and the soft, warm croaking of his voice. The songs are spacious, even dreamy, as on the Countrypolitan instrumental "Gar," while the lyrics and titles are rich with allusions, some of them obvious, others seemingly unknowable.

Beach Boys Reveal Reunion Tour Dates

Wed, February 15 2012 5:28pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

With The Beach Boys officially back as of their Sunday performance at the Grammys , Brian Wilson and company are really ready to make this thing happen.

2012 Bonnaroo to feature Radiohead, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish and the Beach Boys

Tue, February 14 2012 6:33pm - Source: Something Else!

Radiohead, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish and the Beach Boys are among the headliners for the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, as the event's lineup was announced today.

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