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Harrington: Sunnyvale's Allen Clapp goes 'Greens' for latest solo album

4742 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaAllen Clapp, Sunnyvale's answer to Brian Wilson, is best known as the leader of the band the Orange Peels. more info

Old music: Silver Sun – Last Day

4748 days ago
Guardian MusicThe height of Britpop wasn't the best time to launch a band who were in thrall to American rock There's never really a good time to be a British band in audible debt to Cheap Trick. On the rare occasions when powerpop has gained a toehold in Britain ... more info

Wilson Phillips - Wilson Phillips To Televise New Album Recording On Reality Tv Show

4748 days ago
ContactMusicGirl group Wilson Phillips new U S TV series will follow the trio as it records tracks first recorded by the Beach Boys and the Mamas The Papas for a new album The bandmates parents - Brian Wilson and John and Michelle Phillips fronted the two bands.... more info

Old music: The Beach Boys – Soulful Old Man Sunshine

4750 days ago
Guardian MusicIt went unreleased for 30 years, but this Beach Boys rarity could have been a smashAssuming they have ears, everyone loves God Only Knows and Good Vibrations. But how about this for a real Beach Boys rarity – and one that stands comparison to those... more info

Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson's 'amazing' Psychedelic Tracks

4753 days ago
ContactMusicBrian Wilsons output was amazing when he was heavily into psychedelic drugs The Beach Boys member developed bizarre beliefs - such as producer Phil Spector trying to murder him - and became so paranoid he held business meetings in his swimming wh... more info

The power of shyness: Ryuichi Sakamoto's European tour – review

4758 days ago
Guardian MusicMusic of refinement and learning, with a bossa nova twistThe many young Japanese in the audience confirmed the interest pianist and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto still prompts. He was idolised in the days of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, an electro-pop t... more info

Win Big: The Beach Boys “SMiLE Sessions”

4763 days ago
TwangvilleSMiLE may be the most famous album never heard. After unleashing Pet Sounds, arguably one of the greatest albums ever recorded, Brian Wilson wanted to further explore the complex and innovative recording techniques of that release. Painstakingly reco... more info

Critic's Notebook: 'The Smile Sessions' puts puzzle together

4768 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentThe new box set includes conversations and recordings from the Beach Boys' work on the mid-1960s project.Forty-five years ago this week at United Western Recorders, near Sunset and Vine in Los Angeles, Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, along with a ra... more info

Brian Wilson's lost 'Smile' album finally unearthed, with all the trimmings

4771 days ago
Chicago TribuneThe Beach Boys' "Smile" is the album that haunted Brian Wilson for four decades. more info

Q&A: Brian Wilson Is 'Thrilled' For The Release Of 'The Smile Sessions Box Set'

4771 days ago
StarpulseDespite never seeing release, The Beach Boys’ unfinished 1967 album SMiLE persevered. Intrepid Beach Boys fans created their own versions of the album cobbled together from album tracks and bootleg... more info

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