Decomposed: Rivers Cuomo & Friends

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»

Brian Wilson Brings His "Girls" To Conan

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 Video (7 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | of Montreal | The Wondermints

Beach Boy, Black Cab

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 Video (4 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | Grizzly Bear

Brian Wilson & Zooey Deschanel Have A Chat

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 Video (9 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | Nine Inch Nails | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel

Stream Brian Wilson's That Lucky Old Sun

We've been following the developments on Brian's latest album closely because, well, he is Brian Wilson. Thanks to reader Paul we know there's a full album stream up today over at USA Today, which seems to confirm our suspicious that... CONTINUE READING STREAM BRIAN WILSON'S THAT LUCKY OLD SUN»

Posted on August 22, 2008 (9 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson Talks, Sings That Lucky Old Sun

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 Tour Dates, Video (12 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson Returns To Capitol For New Album, Preps Tour

There's no doubt Brian Wilson's not what he was in his prime, but he's still Brian Wilson (when we last checked), so it's good news That Lucky Old Sun finally has an official release date. As well as an official... CONTINUE READING BRIAN WILSON RETURNS TO CAPITOL FOR NEW ALBUM, PREPS TOUR»

Posted on May 19, 2008 in Tour Dates (6 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | Eagles Of Death Metal | The Beach Boys | Van Dyke Parks

Brian Wilson Gets Kennedy Center Honored By Lyle Lovett, Hootie

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 Video (7 comments)
Tags: Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | Hootie And The Blowfish | Lyle Lovett

Brian Wilson's Psychotic Surf Rap

Have you heard Brian Wilson's manic, collaged rap? The song, from way back in 1989, is called "Smart Girls," and included Dr. Eugene Landy as the hype man and co-producer. (It was part of the appropriately titled Sweet Insanity album.)... CONTINUE READING BRIAN WILSON'S PSYCHOTIC SURF RAP»

Posted on December 3, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson

New Brian Wilson - "Midnight's Another Day"

Michael In Los Angeles sent word on this new Brian Wilson, humbly pointing out it isn't actually a tip because, "Rolling Stone even mentioned it in their last issue." Well, we don't all read RS these days -- shocka! And... CONTINUE READING NEW BRIAN WILSON - "MIDNIGHT'S ANOTHER DAY"»

Posted on August 16, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | Van Dyke Parks

Rock 'N Roll Fantasy Camp

With a roster of "counselors" including Bret Michaels, Mark Slaughter, Scott Ian, and KISS's Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick, Rock 'N Roll Fantasy Camp is courting a certain sort of voluminous-follicled fan -- but playing Beach Boys songs for Brian... CONTINUE READING ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY CAMP»

Casting Couch: Brian Wilson

Good news, Beach Boys lovers! Variety reports that a biopic is officially in the works for the troubled life and times of the great Brian Wilson. As with any musician biopic, securing the rights to the tunes is paramount --... CONTINUE READING CASTING COUCH: BRIAN WILSON»

Posted on November 15, 2006 in Casting Couch (45 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | Lily Allen | The Beach Boys

Time's All-Time 100 Albums

The music mavens at the venerable Time magazine have compiled their list of the "ALL-TIME 100" albums -- unranked and broken down by decade. We're not sure what's better: that only five albums of the past five years are among... CONTINUE READING TIME'S ALL-TIME 100 ALBUMS»

The Golden Road To Unlimited Procrastination

Hope you're not busy for the next couple of days. We hadn't been to Wolfgang's Vault in awhile, but thanks to RS, we discovered Wolfgang's behemoth concert archive, 300 shows deep with streams from performances by everyone from The Beach... CONTINUE READING THE GOLDEN ROAD TO UNLIMITED PROCRASTINATION»

Beach Boy Toy

Pretty soon you'll be able to represent the entire, tragic arc of popular music in action figure form! To represent the now, you have the Fall Out Toys, but this holiday season you can make a gift of the glorious... CONTINUE READING BEACH BOY TOY»

Posted on November 8, 2006 in Rock Toys (3 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | The Beach Boys

Pet Sounds Live!

First off, congratulations to Darren W., Larry F., and Matt J. (check your email, Matt!), winners of our Pet Sounds Vinyl Reissue contest. You guys can peel that shrinkwrap just in time to gear up for six shows in November... CONTINUE READING PET SOUNDS LIVE!»

Posted on September 21, 2006 in Contest (6 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | The Beach Boys

Beachles Bootlegger Busted

Clayton Counts, the mashup artist behind the Beachles project (Pet Sounds Vs. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) has received a multi-million-dollar lawsuit by the fab four's publisher EMI, who also want him to turn over the IPs of those... CONTINUE READING BEACHLES BOOTLEGGER BUSTED»

Posted on September 12, 2006 (25 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | The Beatles

Win Limited Edition Pet Sounds Vinyl

Your favorite band probably isn't going to be relevant in 40 years. And that's not accosting your good taste (you're here, aren't you?); that's just the nature of art and music. World views shift, styles morph unrecognizably, society has new... CONTINUE READING WIN LIMITED EDITION PET SOUNDS VINYL»

Posted on September 6, 2006 (137 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson

Probably Not As Good As Something Like Pet Sounds

The if-not-the-best-ever-then-definitely-top-five album Pet Sounds celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and Capitol is celebrating with a special release out tomorrow.The deluxe, limited-edition suede-feel CD/DVD digipak features the classic album in Mono, Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Hi-Res... CONTINUE READING PROBABLY NOT AS GOOD AS SOMETHING LIKE PET SOUNDS»

Posted on August 28, 2006 (45 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | The Beach Boys

Cherub Rock

A truly WTF find from Pitchfork... Lullayby renditions of songs from: Nirvana, No Doubt, Pink Floyd, Queens Of The Stone Age, Smashing Pumpkins, Björk, The Cure, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Beach Boys, Eagles, Beatles, and Tool. (What, no Sufjan?) The... CONTINUE READING CHERUB ROCK»

Posted on August 11, 2006 in Contest, MP3 (68 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | Coldplay | Pink Floyd | Radiohead | The Smashing Pumpkins

Gone Grandaddy Gone

It's a sad, sad situation, but Grandaddy's demise is upon us. The band's final album, Just Like The Fambly Cat, is in stores (listen here). To mark the loss of our favorite space rockers' split, Stereogum and V2 wanted to... CONTINUE READING GONE GRANDADDY GONE»

Posted on May 16, 2006 in Contest (13 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | Grandaddy | Jason Lytle | The Beach Boys

Donate To Katrina Victims, Get A Call From Brian Wilson

It's for real. Via Brian Wilson's site's message board:Instructions for sending donations to "get the call" (posted by Jerry Boyd on September 22, 2005) Message: Hello, everyone. I'm very excited and thankful that Brian and Melinda are donating their time... CONTINUE READING DONATE TO KATRINA VICTIMS, GET A CALL FROM BRIAN WILSON»

Posted on September 24, 2005 (13 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | No Age | The Beach Boys | Washed Out

What's The Emoticon For Shiver?

AP reports: Not only was Brian Wilson in the room with daughter Carnie when she gave birth on Friday ... Pet Sounds was playing in the background! "Wouldn't It Be Nice" will never sound the same again.... CONTINUE READING WHAT'S THE EMOTICON FOR SHIVER?»

Posted on April 26, 2005 (17 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | The Beach Boys

Famous Helping People

In tsunami-related rock news...UK concert promoters are trying to put together a massive Live-Aid-style benefit concert to take place at Millennium Stadium in Wales on 1/22 and 1/23. Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, U2, and the Darkness have reportedly been approached to... CONTINUE READING FAMOUS HELPING PEOPLE»

Posted on January 6, 2005 (11 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | Franz Ferdinand | The Beach Boys | U2

Stream 'Em Before They're In Stores

Nancy Sinatra: Nancy Sinatra The '60s sex kitten performs songs by Moz, Jarvis, Bono and other beloved Britpoppas. Brian Wilson: SMiLE Beach Boy #1 remakes the long lost "teenage symphony to God" critics have wondered about for decades.... CONTINUE READING STREAM 'EM BEFORE THEY'RE IN STORES»

Posted on September 21, 2004 (8 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | The Beach Boys