By Amadeus on Dec 17, 2011 in Features | 3 Comments
Remember these guys? You may not appreciate it at this point but these guys were a sort of cutting edge rock and roll group for their time. They were a self contained song writing, performance and production unit, that lyrically addressed in any depth for the first time, the youth culture of California of their [...]
By Marvin Marks on Aug 30, 2011 in Music News | 7 Comments
The original recordings from the Beach Boys legendary Smile sessions (’66-’67) are finally set to be officially released. There will be a double CD version, a double vinyl version, and a 9 disc box set! (Click Here to order the box set on Amazon) What’s In The Smile Sessions Box Set? + Five CDs. + [...]
By Marvin Marks on Mar 13, 2011 in Music News | 1 Comment
The original 1966/67 recordings of the “lost” Beach Boys album Smile are set to be officially released for the first time. Brian Wilson on the original Smile recordings finally being released: “I’m looking forward to this collection of the original recordings and having fans hear the beautiful angelic voices of the boys in a proper [...]
By Marvin Marks on Nov 30, 2010 in Features | 0 Comments
***Due to my obsessive nature I am editing this article with Amazon.com sales rankings included because I’m obsessed with them right now for some sick reason.*** According to the users of the website RateYourMusic.com, these are the top 10 pop/rock albums of the 1960s: #01 The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969) – #82 on Amazon [...]
By Mozart Breath on Oct 16, 2009 in Features | 0 Comments
Greetings! Just let me start this evening’s proceedings by saying that the Vivian Girls are absolute rubbish from the deepest recesses of Hipster Hell! Now then, I present Bands to Enjoy! Popol Vuh: Awesome spiritual vibes and a wall-of-guitars from heaven approach that simply can’t be messed with! The late Florian Fricke was both da [...]
By Marvin Marks on Mar 7, 2009 in Features | 0 Comments
I just came across the YouTube sensation Julia Nunes and I think she’s rather brilliant. Not only is she quite talented she also appears to have very good taste in music (covers of The Beatles, The Beach Boys…) Check out some of her videos: “All My Loving” by The Beatles “God Only Knows” by The [...]
By Marvin Marks on Jun 20, 2008 in Music Trivia | 0 Comments
2 days after fellow ’60s bass playing songwriting genius Paul McCartney turned 66, Brian Wilson does as well. Wilson was born on June 20, 1942. He wrote almost all of The Beach Boys songs, and certainly all of their greatest songs. (And no, 1988′s #1 hit “Kokomo” is not among their greatest songs.) Incredibly enough, [...]
