Al Jardine

The Beach Boys’ new book was made from interviews with surviving band members, many other famous musicians, rare photographs, and more…

Brian Wilson will be joined by regular live collaborators and fellow Beach Boys Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin on his 2022 co-headlining tour with Chicago.

Beatles vs Stones may be the most well-known rivalry in the history of pop music, but when it came to innovations in the songwriting, arrangements, and production of pop music in the 1960s, The Beatles’ greatest rivals were The Beach Boys.

The show lived up to the tour name, delivering Beach Boys hits from throughout their discography, and Brian’s band included fellow Beach Boys Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin.

Brian Wilson has announced the “Greatest Hits Live!“ tour for the fall, which will have him out with fellow Beach Boys and regular live collaborators Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin…

‘Feel Flows – The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971‘ features a whopping 108 unreleased tracks, including alternate takes and mixes, a cappella versions, and more.

”Mike Love is ,in the opinion of almost every musician I know , a shithead , most assuredly has no talent at all , and , as you can probably tell …I just don’t like him,” Crosby writes.

The Beach Boys achieved pop perfection on their classic album ‘Pet Sounds’ and its ill-fated-but-eventually-completed followup ‘Smile,’ and though those are their only two 10/10 albums, they wrote brilliant songs several other times throughout their career…

Plus: Brian Wilson, Lee Fields, Weedeater, Foals tour openers (Preoccupations, Omni), the Devastation On The Nation tour lineup, and more tour-related news.

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include Jeff Rosenstock, the Tibet House US benefit, Ambulance Ltd, El Ten Eleven with Joan of Arc/Good Fuck, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, and more.