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The Beach Boys announce 50th anniversary reunion
Written by admin on December 16, 2011 – 6:16 pm -| The surviving founders of The Beach Boys will reunite in 2012 for a global 50th Anniversary celebration, including a new studio album and 50-date tour.
The tour, featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, will begin in April with a headlining performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (“Jazz Fest”). Other dates are yet to be announced. |
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Tags: Al Jardine, beach boys, Beach Boys 50th anniversary reunion, Beach Boys new album, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Mike Love
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The Beach Boys Smile Sessions available for pre-order
Written by admin on October 1, 2011 – 8:14 am -| The highly anticipated Beach Boys’ Smiles sessions are now available for pre-order in deluxe, super deluxe and vinyl editions. The titles will be released on November 1 in the US/Canada and October 31 in the UK. |
Tags: beach boys, Beach Boys - Smile Sessions Box Set, Beach Boys Smile Sessions, Brian Wilson
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Beach Boys planning reunion album
Written by admin on July 27, 2011 – 10:41 pm -Mike Love has told Billboard that the surviving members of the Beach Boys are planning to collaborate on a new album to mark the band’s 50th anniversary.
Love expects the project to be released in 2012. He told Billboard:
| “Where we are at right now is Brian (Wilson)’s written some songs, I’ve written some songs (and) we’re talking very seriously about getting together and co-writing and doing some new music together. He’s been doing his own touring, we’ve been doing ours and so we haven’t really been able to lock into that, but it looks like this fall we will. It just makes a lot of sense with a milestone such as 50 years to get together and do something.” |
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Song of the Week #54 – “God Only Knows”
Written by admin on May 16, 2011 – 9:56 am - |
The Beach Boys’ much loved recording “God Only Knows” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: beach boys, God Only Knows, Neil Diamond, Pet Sounds
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Deluxe release for Beach Boys’ lost album “Smile”
Written by admin on March 11, 2011 – 6:49 pm - |
The Beach Boys’ notorious lost album “Smile” will finally be released later this year, according to Capitol Records. |
Tags: beach boys, beach boys smile, the smile sessions
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