The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys (Kind Of) Are Coming to Flagstaff for Mother's Day

Until very recently, it was not necessary to point out that the Beach Boys who were on tour were not necessarily all of the surviving Beach Boys. Alas, we're spoiled: Last year's totally unexpected new album and tour brought the warring Beach Boys factions together for some extremely poignant (and o ... More >>

Futurebirds @ Sail Inn

Diners @ Trunk Space

The Beach Boys, Mayhem Festival, Joan Jett, and Foster The People Over the Weekend

The Beach Boys @ Grand Canyon University Arena 50 songs for 50 years. It's hard to imagine any band getting away with it, right? It's even harder to imagine it being exceptional, but that's the best word I can use to describe what The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, ... More >>

Beach Boys, Grand Canyon University Arena, 7/7/12

Beach Boys Grand Canyon University Arena Saturday, July 7, 2012 See also: The Beach Boys' Al Jardine On The Band's Wild and Woolly Days, 50th Anniversary and New Album See also: Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Al Jardine Reflect on 50 Years of West Coast Pop See also: Our full Beach Boys (and Fans) @ G ... More >>

The Beach Boys on 50 Years of West Coast Mythology

The Beach Boys' Al Jardine On The Band's Wild and Wooly Days, 50th Anniversary and New Album

See also: Al Jardine Would Much Rather Be a Beach Boy Than Go It Alone Al Jardine played standup bass on the very first Beach Boys single, "Surfin'," and since then he's been an integral part of the band's sonic makeup, playing guitar and navigating complexities not often associated with The Beach ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Gospel Claws @ Sail Inn

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

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

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

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⦿

Surfer Blood

The Queers

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 >>

No Age

Can the perfect pop song be calculated?

Dios Malos

Gotta love the soup

Various Local Artists

Thoughts Become Things
(www.staticmanagementonline.com)

Hot-Weather Mix

Musicians muse on their favorite summer tunes

Queer Eye

Miffing accomplished

dios (malos)

R.J. should worry

Why?

It's how he says it

Tony Moran

A night out with the boys

Dwarves

Don't be fooled

The Thrills

Let's Bottle Bohemia
(Virgin)

Ken Stringfellow

Soft Commands (Yep Roc)

Green Party

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

BEST LIBRARY FOR CD AND DVD BURNERS

Burton Barr Central Library

Super Furry Animals

Phantom Power (XL/Beggars Banquet)

Teenage Fanclub

Howdy (Thirsty Ear)

Sugar, Sugar?

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

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Blow in the Wind (Fat Wreck Chords)

Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy

By Jon Stebbins (ECW Press)

The Fly Boys of Summer

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

The Kingsbury Manx

The Kingsbury Manx (Overcoat Recordings)

The Forever Frown

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

Disco Infernal

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

Recordings

The Wizard of Odd

Spun, Spun, Spun

Beach Boys Vs. Guns N' Roses:

Who are the real bad boys of rock?

Queers and Sneers

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