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The Beach Boys

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    The Beach Boys Are Coming to Phoenix (And Playing Tucson Tonight)

    It hurt back in February, when we had to announce that The Beach Boys were visiting our lovely neighbors to the South (some weird town nobody had every heard of called Tucson. I suggested a road trip -- and if you were into the idea you're probably packing the car up now to head to the Anselmo Val ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Five Music Festivals That Aren't Coachella

    Yeah, we're bummed that we didn't get tickets to Coachella. But there's is no need to panic. There are high-priced, shirtless concertgoer-attracting festivals all over the nation. (Not the mention that with South By Southwest and Coachella run-off, the Southwest's concert calendar is looking pretty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Tumblr of the Week: The Kitten Covers

    ​It's tough to hate kittens. It's even tougher to hate kittens that rock out to David Bowie. Just admit it: they're irresistable.Denying the cuteness of the cats isn't an option when those little critters are standing in on some major artists' album covers. This week we're bringing you The Ki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Christmas Songs That Don't Suck: Part III

    ​Fa la la la la, and all that jazz. Getting tired of holiday music? We're not. Well, that's not entirely true. We're well tired of the lousy, saccharine, abominable Christmas music that clogs the airwaves. Is it worse when a radio station switches over to all-Xmas-all-the-time, or when a radio sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Beach Boys' Smile Finally Released; Looking Back to 1966

    ​It's been a long time since the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson first began orchestrating one of rock's most anticipated albums. Finally, after nearly four and a half decades of half-releases and bootlegs, Capitol Records is issuing the official release of the Beach Boys' long lost album Smile. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    This Week in Music History: June 27 through July 3

    Wikimedia CommonsSaxophones: First patented this week in music history.​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week.This week saw t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    10 Summer Songs

    ​It's now June, and the heat is on. Between the backyard barbeques and triple-degree temperatures, summer is here to stay.Pop music is littered with songs about summer, including "Summer Lovin'" "Summertime Blues", "Summer of '69", and how could we forget that "School's Out" for summer?Pull up a l ... More >>

  • Music

    October 21, 2010

    Gospel Claws @ Sail Inn

    ​It's now June, and the heat is on. Between the backyard barbeques and triple-degree temperatures, summer is here to stay.Pop music is littered with songs about summer, including "Summer Lovin'" "Summertime Blues", "Summer of '69", and how could we forget that "School's Out" for summer?Pull up a l ... More >>

  • Music

    September 2, 2010

    Al Jardine Would Much Rather Be a Beach Boy Than Go It Alone

    ​It's now June, and the heat is on. Between the backyard barbeques and triple-degree temperatures, summer is here to stay.Pop music is littered with songs about summer, including "Summer Lovin'" "Summertime Blues", "Summer of '69", and how could we forget that "School's Out" for summer?Pull up a l ... More >>

  • Music

    May 27, 2010

    Brian Wilson: Sure, Pet Sounds Is Great, But Have You Heard Beach Boys Party!?

    ​It's now June, and the heat is on. Between the backyard barbeques and triple-degree temperatures, summer is here to stay.Pop music is littered with songs about summer, including "Summer Lovin'" "Summertime Blues", "Summer of '69", and how could we forget that "School's Out" for summer?Pull up a l ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2010

    Brian Wilson: Sure, Pet Sounds Is Great, But Have You Heard Beach Boys Party!?

    ​It's now June, and the heat is on. Between the backyard barbeques and triple-degree temperatures, summer is here to stay.Pop music is littered with songs about summer, including "Summer Lovin'" "Summertime Blues", "Summer of '69", and how could we forget that "School's Out" for summer?Pull up a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    The Beach Boys: "I Get Around" (REMIX)

    ​Song: The Beach Boys, "I Get Around" (Remix)Context: Been thinking a lot about Brian Wilson since interviewing him.  The Beach Boys: I Get Around (djcruMbs On The Town Remix) by ⦿djcruMbs⦿

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    T.A.M.I. Show DVD Release Is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Time Capsule

    Shout Factory​For all its merits of recognizing artists' contributions to modern music, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by rule, honors musicians for work they created at least a quarter-century earlier. Thus, you have creaky 50- or 60-year-olds performing the music of their youth at the inductio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Best New Christmas Song of 2009? Hear The Killers, Bob Dylan, Julian Casablancas and Sugarland

    ​Christmas songs are one place where "new" definitely doesn't equal "good" in the minds of the masses, even in the newness-focused realm of popular music.Personally I'm pretty attached to The Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas is You," the two greatest pop ... More >>

  • Music

    December 3, 2009

    Surfer Blood

    ​Christmas songs are one place where "new" definitely doesn't equal "good" in the minds of the masses, even in the newness-focused realm of popular music.Personally I'm pretty attached to The Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas is You," the two greatest pop ... More >>

  • Music

    October 1, 2009

    The Queers

    ​Christmas songs are one place where "new" definitely doesn't equal "good" in the minds of the masses, even in the newness-focused realm of popular music.Personally I'm pretty attached to The Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas is You," the two greatest pop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Tune-Up For Summer

    freefoto.com Sunny pop music and summertime are made for each other like two soulmates holding hands on an oceanside stroll. With the weather heating up here in the Valley of the Sun, let's take a look at some great summer music... S-Curve Records Tinted Windows Tinted Windows (S-Curve Records) ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2009

    No Age

    freefoto.com Sunny pop music and summertime are made for each other like two soulmates holding hands on an oceanside stroll. With the weather heating up here in the Valley of the Sun, let's take a look at some great summer music... S-Curve Records Tinted Windows Tinted Windows (S-Curve Records) ... More >>

  • Music

    May 29, 2008

    Can the perfect pop song be calculated?

    freefoto.com Sunny pop music and summertime are made for each other like two soulmates holding hands on an oceanside stroll. With the weather heating up here in the Valley of the Sun, let's take a look at some great summer music... S-Curve Records Tinted Windows Tinted Windows (S-Curve Records) ... More >>

  • Music

    May 15, 2008

    Dios Malos

    freefoto.com Sunny pop music and summertime are made for each other like two soulmates holding hands on an oceanside stroll. With the weather heating up here in the Valley of the Sun, let's take a look at some great summer music... S-Curve Records Tinted Windows Tinted Windows (S-Curve Records) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007

    Gotta love the soup

    freefoto.com Sunny pop music and summertime are made for each other like two soulmates holding hands on an oceanside stroll. With the weather heating up here in the Valley of the Sun, let's take a look at some great summer music... S-Curve Records Tinted Windows Tinted Windows (S-Curve Records) ... More >>

  • Music

    October 25, 2007
  • Music

    June 14, 2007

    Hot-Weather Mix

    Musicians muse on their favorite summer tunes

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Queer Eye

    Miffing accomplished

  • Music

    February 8, 2007

    Odes for V.D.

    Musicians muster up their favorite seduction songs

  • Music

    November 17, 2005

    dios (malos)

    R.J. should worry

  • Music

    November 10, 2005

    Why?

    It's how he says it

  • Music

    August 4, 2005

    Tony Moran

    A night out with the boys

  • Music

    July 14, 2005

    Dwarves

    Don't be fooled

  • Music

    October 14, 2004

    The Thrills

    Let's Bottle Bohemia
    (Virgin)

  • Music

    August 5, 2004

    Ken Stringfellow

    Soft Commands (Yep Roc)

  • Music

    May 13, 2004

    Green Party

    Being young and raw hasn't stopped dios from writing great pop songs

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 18, 2003

    BEST LIBRARY FOR CD AND DVD BURNERS

    Burton Barr Central Library

  • Music

    August 14, 2003

    Super Furry Animals

    Phantom Power (XL/Beggars Banquet)

  • Music

    January 24, 2002

    Teenage Fanclub

    Howdy (Thirsty Ear)

  • Music

    September 20, 2001

    Sugar, Sugar?

    The music of San Fran popsters Beulah isn't quite as sweet as you think

  • Music

    April 5, 2001

    Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

    Blow in the Wind (Fat Wreck Chords)

  • Music

    January 4, 2001

    Obsessions, Passions, Perversions 2000

    Music critics reveal their deepest, darkest record-buying secrets in New Times' annual poll

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    Critical Mass 2000

    Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

  • Music

    September 7, 2000

    Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy

    By Jon Stebbins (ECW Press)

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    The Fly Boys of Summer

    With Outta My Way, The Flys show what you can achieve with brains, brawn and Brian (Wilson, that is)

  • Music

    February 17, 2000

    The Kingsbury Manx

    The Kingsbury Manx (Overcoat Recordings)

  • Music

    December 23, 1999

    The Forever Frown

    More than 30 years later, Smile remains the subject of so much mystery

  • Music

    February 18, 1999

    Disco Infernal

    Rhino's new collection proves that you have no hope of getting disco in a box without leaving something out

  • Music

    November 5, 1998

    Recordings

    Rhino's new collection proves that you have no hope of getting disco in a box without leaving something out

  • Music

    November 6, 1997

    The Wizard of Odd

    Rhino's new collection proves that you have no hope of getting disco in a box without leaving something out

  • Music

    January 9, 1997

    Spun, Spun, Spun

    Rhino's new collection proves that you have no hope of getting disco in a box without leaving something out

  • Music

    October 24, 1996

    Beach Boys Vs. Guns N' Roses:

    Who are the real bad boys of rock?

  • Music

    October 3, 1996

    Queers and Sneers

    A talk with Joe Queer. Also: Dub Narcotic Sound System, J Church, and the resurgence of wuss rock.

  • Music

    November 17, 1994

    RECORDINGS

    A talk with Joe Queer. Also: Dub Narcotic Sound System, J Church, and the resurgence of wuss rock.

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