Usually the vibe in Decomposed is low key and fairly serious. That is, unless a Rivers runs through it. And after a year full of hootenannies, incongruous collaborations, and breaking world records, this is surprising absolutely nobody. A few... CONTINUE READING DECOMPOSED: RIVERS CUOMO & FRIENDS»
Posted on December 22, 2008 in , (13 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | Jermaine Dupri | Rivers Cuomo | The Drums | Weezer
We've kept you updated regarding Brian Wilson's That Lucky Old Sun and connected live appearances. It's not very original of me to say witnessing Wilson 2008 can be painful -- for some reason, his performance on Conan last night struck... CONTINUE READING BRIAN WILSON BRINGS HIS "GIRLS" TO CONAN»
Posted on November 21, 2008 in (7 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | of Montreal | The Wondermints
That lucky old dog's had himself a fine month, going from paying compliments to Zooey to skipping across the water to share his wares with the Brits. While in London he did what you're supposed to do while you're in... CONTINUE READING BEACH BOY, BLACK CAB»
Posted on September 19, 2008 in (4 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | Grizzly Bear
It's another one of those MySpace Artist On Artist things, and better than the last we saw, although it's got more of a "tell me a story, grandpa" sorta vibe. The two cover important topics like the Hollywood Bowl (where... CONTINUE READING BRIAN WILSON & ZOOEY DESCHANEL HAVE A CHAT »
Posted on September 12, 2008 in (9 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | Nine Inch Nails | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel
We first spoke about Brian Wilson's new song cycle That Lucky Old Sun when he premiered it in London this past fall. Then we mentioned he was returning to Capitol and prepping a tour. Bringing it full circle, we have... CONTINUE READING BRIAN WILSON TALKS, SINGS THAT LUCKY OLD SUN»
Posted on July 10, 2008 in , (12 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson
As far as we can tell, Brian Wilson didn't rap during the 29th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony. Anyone? But he did get Lyle Lovett warbling through "God Only Knows." He looks like Gumby. Did anyone catch the broadcast of the... CONTINUE READING BRIAN WILSON GETS KENNEDY CENTER HONORED BY LYLE LOVETT, HOOTIE»
Posted on January 2, 2008 in (7 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | Hootie And The Blowfish | Lyle Lovett
That post title is your SPOILER ALERT, so be mindful. Before heading down to the dim sum joint to eat with Man Man, we triple checked our TiVOs and then checked 'em one more time. The LOST creators promised a... CONTINUE READING DON'T READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T YET SEEN THE LAST LOST»
Posted on May 25, 2007 (61 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | DriveSHAFT | Lost | Nirvana
Listen here. Brace yourself. It'll be featured in a ubiquitous Sunkist commercial, and an episode of One Tree Hill (it's on that show's new actually-half-good soundtrack CD). But really, Brian Wilson is rolling over in his sandbox. ... CONTINUE READING GYM CLASS HEROES DELIVER WORST BEACH BOYS COVER OF ALL TIME»
Posted on April 24, 2007 (50 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Gym Class Heroes