Last Tuesday marked the official release of The Beach Boys’ “lost” album, Smile. I grew up hearing the Beach Boys and honestly thinking they were a little cheesy. That was until I heard their 1966 album, Pet Sounds, the summer before my senior year of high school. I fell in love with it, and to this […]
Anyone who knows about my music tastes knows that I’m a big fan of The Beach Boys – particularly Brian Wilson and especially their album Pet Sounds (which I think everyone should own). So I was pleased to stumble across this gallery of photos by Guy Webster. I’d seen some of the photos before, but
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When my wife and I took a road trip on a recent weekend, I made a mix to listen to on the drive. As it happened, Kanye West’s song “Good Morning” was immediately followed by The Beach Boys’ “Surf’s Up.” As different as those two songs may seem, I almost didn’t notice when the track
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