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Mike Love’s Beach Boys Or Brian Wilson And Friends: Who Is The Real Deal?

With the Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary tour firmly in the rear-view mirror of their little deuce coupe – and Mike Love effectively ditching his bandmates on the side of the road to drive off on his own – what is a Beach Boys fan to do in 2013?

2013/03/12

Jeff Beck, Brian Wilson Sign On To Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp

Guitarist Jeff Beck and The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson have signed onto join the Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp April 18th-21st at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

2013/02/28

Brian Wilson Says ‘No’ To Future Beach Boys Reunions

Last summer’s Beach Boys 50th anniversary reunion tour may have been the very last opportunity for fans to see the group’s original members all performing on stage together, ever.

2013/02/11

Beach Boys ‘Smile’ Wins Best Historical Album GRAMMY

Beach Boys fans had to wait decades for The Smile Sessions box set to be released. Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson, along with compilation co-producers Alan Boyd, Mark Linett and Dennis Wolfe and mastering engineer Mark Linett put a lot of work into realizing Wilson’s original vision.

2013/02/10

Brian Wilson and Al Jardine/photo credit: Kevin Winter, Getty Images

No (Mike) Love At Upcoming Brian Wilson Concert

Brian Wilson has just announced, via his website, an upcoming concert at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering, Ohio, on July 25. Interestingly, the post also mentions that “special guests Al Jardine and David Marks will be performing with Brian.”

2013/01/22

Paul Dano To Portray Young Brian Wilson In Biopic ‘Love & Mercy’

For years, a biopic based on the troubled and triumphant life of the Beach Boys’ creative mastermind, Brian Wilson, has been in the works. Now the film, titled Love & Mercy, is charging full speed ahead, casting actor Paul Dano in the role of young Wilson, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

2013/01/18

2012 Artists In Review: The Beach Boys

As 2012 comes to a close, we’re revisiting the year’s biggest stories through the lens of some of our station’s biggest artists. Status: Reunited… sort of New Albums Released: One (That’s Why God Made The […]

2012/12/26

Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney at the 2012 Grammy Awards/photo credit: Kevin Winter, Getty Images

GRAMMY Predictions: Which Legends Will Be Nominated Tonight?

Tonight, at 10 p.m. ET, CBS will broadcast the GRAMMY nomination special. The past year has been a great one for legendary artists putting out albums that hold up to their legacies. Here, we predict which ones will get nods in the big categories.

2012/12/05

Beach Boys To Release 50th Anniversary Tour DVD

The new DVD, titled The Beach Boys Live In Concert – 50th Anniversary Tour, features hours of concert footage including tons of the band’s hit songs, album cuts and even some new ones – plus interviews with the boys and much more. Brian Wilson is quoted in the trailer, saying how happy he is that this concert was captured on film “so that everyone, whether you were there or not, will be able to see what an historical event it was.”

2012/11/14

Mike Love: ‘I Did Not Fire Brian Wilson From The Beach Boys’

Mike Love is fighting back against those have vilified him with claims that he fired original Beach Boys members Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks. Love has penned a lengthy, pointed and emotional open letter to the Los Angeles Times in an attempt to set the record straight.

2012/10/05