Brian Wilson Blog Posts

     On hearing the song, "Graduation Day" by the Four Freshman, it's hard to distinguish them from many of the other male quartets during their day. However, their sound overall was more complex, and the group much more of an ent...

by John Churcher   On Friday I returned from a warm and sunny holiday in Portugal. We left Lisbon late Friday morning with the temperature at 18C and arrived in Luton some 2 hours later to fog and temperature at 3C. It was very cold!   Wh...

Adam Lovejoy writes from London about actors and actresses and pop acts and comedians and models and people famous for no specific reason. His point is that this often leads them to seeking fame in sex, booze and dope but never quite pull it of lea...

Game Time Women’s MLB-GLI-SF Glitz Classic Analog San Francisco Giants Watch – with price: $ 34.95 – This Game Time, league sanctioned, “Official Team Logo” watch combines a vibrant color team logo on a brass dial, encas...

Adam Lovejoy writes from London about actors and actresses and pop acts and comedians and models and people famous for no specific reason. His point is that this often leads them to seeking fame in sex, booze and dope but never quite pull it of lea...

Its that time of the year so let’s get the Christmas albums out of the way before it’s too late and if you are feeling charitable you can go over to Wikipedia who are asking for a small $3 donation this Christmas 2012. The band reviewed...

For a prog rock album to surpass the status of guilty pleasure or, even worse, token in my library, it can’t rest on the laurels of the past too much. Admittedly, I have my share of favorite retro-prog projects, but they are often consumed quickly...

My Wife’s birthday resulted in the discovery of an amazing new musican. My wife wanted to get out of town for her birthday so we planned a weekend trip to Fort Worth. It just so happened that a new live music venue was opening up that weekend a...

I like and respect The Beach Boys, but without Brian Wilson as the primary creative force behind the group, I am a lukewarm fan at best.  Without his vision, variously fractured lineups have danced precariously on the edge of becoming cruise shi...

I was driving by the Westchester County Center a couple of months ago, and saw the sign: "The Beach Boys, May 15".  The sign was simple and timeless and almost seemed unreal.  But its words were true, and so it was that my wife Tina and I w...

The Infamous Group, The Beach Boys, are currently on tour for their 50th anniversary! Their opening tour city was Tucson which took place on April 24, 2012. Many of the fans wore short sleeved shirts with flowers or palm trees on them. Brian Wilson h...

The founding members of The Beach Boys are reuniting for a 50th Anniversary Global Tour in 2012 and a new album!  How fantastic is that?!  The 50 date international tour will begin in April  at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (“Jazz...

My brief review of Brian Wilson's new album, "In The Key Of Disney" http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/9121007/music_review_brian_wilsonin_the_key.html?cat=33...

My brief review of this historic release can be found here: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/9106905/music_review_the_beach_boysthe_smile.html?cat=33...

     No matter how you look at it, "Good Vibrations" marked a turning point in rock music. Brian Wilson put this song together out of his fertile imagination and pure studio craft. This song, along with the album, "Pet Sounds" pro...