beach boys Archive
06 Aug 2026
Take Five: Key Beach Boys Tracks from the Mid-’70s
The Beach Boys and their music have gone through many phases. From their early songs about Southern California culture – surfing, girls and cars – to the ambitious baroque pop […]
01 Jun 2025
30 Days Out, June 2025 #1: Peter Hook, Beach Boys, Sugar Bomb, Adrian Younge
Wowzers. I have a lot to say about the four spotlight acts that dominate the Asheville music calendar in the coming 30 days. Off we go! Artist: Peter Hook & […]
08 Feb 2025
Five Rock Classics from ‘The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album’
Christmas is less than 11 months away! So… In November 1964, the Beach Boys released their seventh studio album. Their status as a recording act was then barely past its […]
24 Aug 2024
Take Five: The Beach Boys’ ‘Endless Summer’
The music of the Beach Boys is a cultural icon. Songs about surfing, cars, girls defined an era. Before the Beatles led the charge of the British Invasion, the group […]
01 Jun 2024
30 Days Out, June 2024 #1: Beach Boys, King’s X, Kim Gordon, Pinkish Floyd
Wow. Some big names – from both a commercial and critical perspective – are coming to town in the next 30 days. And a local group that serves up the […]
23 Nov 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for Nov./Dec. 2016, Part 3 of 10
Five more quick reviews of archival/reissue material. Three of today’s five are from Grammy-award winning label Omnivore Recordings. One of these days I’ll write liner notes for one of their […]
24 Dec 2013
Best of 2013: DVDs
Yesterday I did a quick round-up of notable album reissues from 2013. Today it’s DVDs. Click on the titles for a full review (except as noted). Brian Wilson, Songwriter 1969-1982 […]
26 Feb 2013
DVD Review: Brian Wilson, Songwriter 1969-1982
A few years back, a British based concern called Sexy Intellectual released a 2DVD set, Brian Wilson, Songwriter 1962-1969. This three-hour-plus(!) documentary took an in-depth critical look at the work […]