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The Beach Boys – Live on the BBC

Written by admin on September 25, 2012 – 6:35 am -

The Beach Boys performed a special gig for BBC Radio 2 last night at London’s Mermaid Theatre, ahead of their appearances at the Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Arena later this week.

A replay of the show is available on the Radio 2 website until October 1. The gig begins around 18 minutes in and is preceded by Jo Whiley’s interview with the band.

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Beach Boys 50th anniversary releases – round-up

Written by admin on August 20, 2012 – 7:51 am -

The Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary celebrations continue next month with the release of two greatest hits collections and remastered editions of 12 Beach Boys albums.

The single disc “The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits” features 20 of the band’s most popular songs, including “California Girls,” “Good Vibrations,” “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “God Only Knows,” “Kokomo,” and their latest single “That’s Why God Made The Radio”.

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The Beach Boys’ “That’s Why God Made The Radio” debuts at No. 3

Written by admin on June 13, 2012 – 10:17 pm -

Beach Boys - That's Why God Made The Radio The reunited Beach Boys have achieved their highest ever Billboard albums chart debut with their 29th studio album, “That’s Why God Made The Radio.”

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The Beach Boys on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Written by admin on May 8, 2012 – 4:10 pm -

The reunited Beach Boys appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night to promote their 50th anniversary tour and new album “That’s Why God Made The Radio”.

The group opened the show with a strong performance of their classic ballad “In My Room,” before Fallon interviewed Brian Wilson and Mike Love. This was followed by performances of the title track from the new album and the 1966 hit “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”.

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Preview the new Beach Boys single

Written by admin on April 24, 2012 – 9:22 pm -

The Beach Boys have provide a taste of what to expect from their new album by releasing a promo containing snippets of the first single “That’s Why God Made The Radio.”

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