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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

Is Beach Boy Mike Love Music’s Biggest Villain?

In the wake of Love coldly giving the boot to his bandmates, we have to wonder: Is Mike Love the biggest villain in the music world? We explore Love’s legacy of indiscretions and less-than-favorable attributes that suggest as much.

2012/10/04

Exclusive Premiere: Hear A New Version Of The Beach Boys’ ‘Isn’t It Time’

In an exclusive premiere, the Beach Boys share a new version of “Isn’t It Time,” which is jam-packed with even more harmonizing goodness.

2012/10/01

The Beach Boys Reunion Coming To An End

While Brian Wilson has stated that he’d like to make another album and continue touring with the Beach Boys’ reunion lineup, it seems that’s not really in the cards for the family band.

2012/09/18

Beach Boys Are ‘Doin’ It Again’ With New DVD, Greatest Hits Collections

No one could have guessed that the Beach Boys would make it 50 years, not even founding member, Brian Wilson. “If they’d told me back in the ‘60s that we’d be doing this in 2012 I would’ve said, ‘You’re crazy,’” Wilson said in a statement.

2012/08/08

Q&A: Brian Wilson On Beach Boys Tour & Next Album, Possible Frank Sinatra Tribute

Brian Wilson tips us off about what’s to come, if he has his way: Another new Beach Boys album that “gets the rock’n’roll going,” more tour dates, no more Grammy hullabaloo, and possibly even a Frank Sinatra tribute album.

2012/07/02

What’s the Future of the Beach Boys Reunion?

An Endless Summer may not be in store for the reunited Beach Boys. Amidst hopeful talk of adding tour dates and recording another album comes a report that frontman Mike Love has scheduled his own “Beach Boys” tour dates this October.

2012/06/27

The Beach Boys Debut Youthful ‘That’s Why God Made the Radio’ Video: Watch

Surfers, sunshine and sexy girls – that’s the trifecta of fun presented by the Beach Boys in their new video for “That’s Why God Made The Radio.” It’s not until the last minute of the video that the band actually makes an appearance, at which point its members high-five hip, beachy fans. Watch below.

2012/06/19

The Beach Boys Beat The Beatles’ Album Chart Record

This week, The Beach Boys returned to the Billboard 200 album chart with their highest debut ever, for their new album That’s Why God Made The Radio. The album came in at No. 3 and sold 61,000 copies in its debut week – enough to make it their highest-charting album since their greatest hits compilation, Endless Summer, reached No. 1 in 1974.

2012/06/15

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