Reviews
Missing The Action (2005)
Polished, but ultimately empty 80's inspired dance rock from new act, Beach
Related
Nelson Bragg
Interview
Andy Cassidy speaks to Brian Wilson percussionist and Los Angeles-based musician Nelson Bragg about his long musical career, and just released second solo album,‘We Get What We Want’
Now It's Overhead
Interview
The project of Georgia producer and studio owner Andy Le Master, Now It's Overhead's airy debut album has drawn comparisions with its lush atmospherics with both the Cure and the Beach Boys. He speaks about why sleep depravation is eesential to his music
Profiles
Beach Boys
Profile
While he still considers it to be the greatest album of all time, Malcolm Carter finds that the 50th Anniversary version of the Beach Boys' ‘Pet Sounds’ isn’t quite what its promotion states
Book-Jon Stebbins
The Beach Boys FAQ
Andy Cassidy is disappointed by Jon Stebbins' new book, 'The Beach Boys FAQ', who while at one level clearly knowledgeable about his subject, also provides little which is new in the way of insight about them
Live
Al Jardine
City Winery, Chicago, 2/4/2018
Lisa Torem enjoys a sublime night of Beach Boys hits from Al Jardine at the City Winery in Chicago.
Brian Wilson
City Hall, Sheffield, 2/8/2017
Nicky Crewe gets nothing but 'Good Vibrations' from Brian Wilson and his amazing band of musicians on this summer’s 'Pet Sounds' tour.
Blossoms
Albert Hall, Manchester, 27/2/2016
Billy Seagrave watches Blossoms play an euphoric yet poignant gig at the Albert Halls in their home city of Manchester, which includes a heartfelt tribute to Viola Beach who were to be tonight's support act
Saturday Looks Good to Me
Irene's. Ottawa, 19/10/2004
Saturday Looks Good to Me favour a lo-fi Beach Boys type sound. In Irene's in Ottawa, Andrew Carver watches them play a roughhewn, but wistful and heartfelt set
Re : View-Beach Boys
Pet Sounds
When 'Pet Sounds' first came out in 1966, Malcolm Carter could not understand what all the fuss was about. Many years on he writes about why he now feels that it deserves its seminal reputation
Favourite Albums : Beach Boys
Pet Sounds
When John asked me to pick a favorite album of all time, it was easy. It's a record I've listened to consistently over the last 20 years and it always brings a smile to my face.-'Pet Sounds' by the Be
Features
Brian Wilson
I Am Brian Wilson
Lisa Torem enjoys Brian Wilson's new biography which highlights his gifts as an arranger but also chronicles his struggles with mental illness
AC's A-Z of Music
Beach Boys A-F
In a three part 'AC's A-Z of Music' special, Andy Cassidy provides his own alphabetical tribute to the Beach Boys. He begins by looking at the letters A to F...
AC's A-Z of Music
Beach Boys G-Q
while in the second part G to Q...
AC's A-Z of Music
Beach Boys R-Z
...and in the third and final part R to Z
Soundtrack of Our Lives
Thanks for the Smiles
In the latest in our 'Soundtrack of Our Lives' series, in which our writers describe the personal impact of music on their lives, Malcolm Carter writes about meeting and falling for his wife against a backdrop of acts such as the Beach Boys, the Chi-Lites, Jim Stover and the Hollies