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Tag Archives: The Beach Boys
Favorite music in War Films
Music in film can inspire, uplift, drag us down and draw tears to our eyes sometimes all in one scene and the best examples seem to be in war movies. As a small salute to the men and women who have served their country I wanted to take a moment to thank our troops for helping […]
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Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Elmer Bernstein, Hans Zimmer, Malcolm Arnold, The Beach Boys, The Four Tops, Tim Buckley
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Brian Wilson’s Year
Now over 50 years into his career, it looks like 2015 is going to be one of Brian Wilson‘s most productive. Last month saw a celebration of the music of Brian Wilson. Here’s Al Jardine, Norah Jones and Brian singing “Surfer Girl” Brian’s new album “No Pier Pressure” comes out today. Late last year in […]
Posted in Movies, music
Tagged as: Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, David Marks, Norah Jones, The Beach Boys
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Michael Brown and the perfect pop song
In my opinion, the perfect pop song has melody, a great hook, great instrumentation without being overbearing and the lyrics usually have a sense of nostalgia or regret or of course, love. Phil Spector’s production on The Ronette’ s”Be My Baby“, The Beach Boy’s “God Only Knows“, The Zombies “This Will be Our Year“, Big […]
Posted in music, obituary
Tagged as: Big Star, ELO, Max Martin, Michael Brown, Phil Spector, Renée Fladen, The Beach Boys, The Knack, The Left Banke, The Ronettes, The Zombies
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God Only Knows
Every once in a while you hear a song that stops you dead in your tracks. That happens every time I hear “God Only Knows”. It’s a deceptively simple song about longing for someone after they’re gone. The first thing that strikes you of course is the harmonies. The amazing thing is it’s only three […]
Weird Al Originals
Everyone thinks that Weird Al just parodies songs but the truth is he always puts out a number of original songs that sound similar to other artists. The songs balance the line between clever and stupid. And even though Weird Al dares to be stupid, here are a five of my favorite Weird Al original songs that […]
Posted in comedy, music
Tagged as: DEVO, Rage Against The Machine, The Beach Boys, The Pixies, Weird Al Yankovic
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Vocal tracks
As is often said, “The proof is in the pudding”. I don’t know what that really means as I enjoy Jell-O pudding and I have no idea what’s in there but what I’m trying to convey is you can add “enhancements” to vocal tracks but you can’t hide the genuine article. Here are a few […]
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Tagged as: David Bowie, David Lee Roth, Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, One Direction, The Beach Boys, The Beatles
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Weekend In LA
This is the weekend to reminisce about the way things were when you were just some punk ass kid. On Friday, drive your 1984 Cherry Red Chevy Camaro to The Staples Center and soak in what is probably one of the last shows Van Halen with David Lee Roth will perform. David (touring with the band […]
Sexy Album Covers
In keeping with Valentine’s week I thought I’d just post some of my favorite sexy covers. Side one is for the guys and side two is for the ladies. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers […]
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Tagged as: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Elvis Presley, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, Linda Ronstadt, Madonna, Sade, Seal, Soul Asylum, Taylor Swift, The Beach Boys, The Cars, The Rolling Stones
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2012 Concert Tours
This year looks to be quite an eventful one when it comes to major artist tours this year. Here are a few to prepare you. Start saving your money now. Yes, the group of Van Halen, Van Halen, Van Halen and Roth will meet up in your local hockey arenas this summer where you will […]
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Tagged as: Coldplay, Fleetwood Mac, Radiohead, Roger Waters, The Beach Boys, The Black Keys, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen
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The Box Set
Do you love Elvis Costello? How much would you pay for a 3 Disc (CD, DVD and 10″ vinyl EP) for his two 2011 LA shows featuring the Spectacular Spinning Songbook? Before you answer, we’ll also throw in a 40-page hardcover book packed with candid photos, a tour diary of Costello’s musings from each tour stop, […]
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Tagged as: Elvis Costello, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Smiths, The Who, U2
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