The Beach Boys’ First Two Reprise Albums

In December 2018, I looked into the deep and convoluted history of The Beach Boys' album Sunflower, which of course will be turning 50 this coming August. All those words on the historical aspects of the album... Now what about the album itself? What about its follow-up album, Surf's Up? Sunflower's lengthy and often convoluted history does …

Attempting to Solve the History of The Beach Boys’ SUNFLOWER…

I attempted to play detective, maybe a little historian. For a couple of years, the history of The Beach Boys' Sunflower album has boggled and bothered me, and I finally decided to attempt to get the story straight, and anyone can help me on this if they wish! If they even find this! Okay... No other …

Beach Boys ’68: A Review of Two New Sets

I thought it was going to happen. I thought it was actually bound to happen... A Beach Boys archival set spanning the entirety of 1968. Why wouldn't there be? The Beach Boys enterprise has been releasing comprehensive, almost exhaustive sets detailing the makings of some of their classic albums in the recent years. About two …

‘Yellow Submarine’ – An Animation Thesis

Fifty years ago, feature animation and popular music came together, and created something glorious. My next pick for "Animation Thesis" is, unlike the three films before it, something that the House of Mouse was never involved with in any way... Yet, the House of Mouse considering doing a remake of it at one point in …

The Beach Boys vs. The Beatles – My Take

Is it a decades-old question? Is it the debate to end all debates in the world of music? One thing is for certain... I haven't heard the end of it for years, and I'm not very old. I'm, in fact, a 25-year-old music lover. Who am I to talk about the music of the 1960s, …

Little Obsessions: Finding a Song

One of my weirder little interests is production music. What is production music? Recordings meant for anyone to use, like stock music. To my understanding, you get to use it for a small fee in whatever it is you're making, be it a TV show, film, what have you. As such, it's very common in …

Sunshine Dream: A Review of The Newest Beach Boys Archival Release

If you haven't been here for a while, here's the skinny... I am a bonafide super-fan of the Brothers' Wilson and friends... Known as The Beach Boys, of course. I'll spare the introduction, because this is a review of an archive release exploring a year where The Beach Boys ceased being popular on American soil, …

60 Recent Jams

Usually I do a "15 Songs of the Month" post, where I talk about songs I'm currently loving - either new discoveries or old favorites. I've been slacking on these for quite a while, so I'll cover March, April, May, and June. 60 songs altogether! ... and of course, if you like what you're hearing, …

15 Underrated Beach Boys Songs

If you're new here or you don't really know me well, here's a few words... I am obsessed with The Beach Boys. I don't play favorites, but in terms of artists and bands? They would be in my Top Ten... Sitting comfortably alongside another 60s act whose name starts with B-E-A. To the intermediate Beach …

A Fan’s Dream: 50th Anniversary ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Is LOADED

June 1st... The Beatles' legendary, renowned, beloved Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will turn 50 years old. Apple Records is pulling out all the stops. For the first time, a Beatles studio album re-issue will come with... BONUS TRACKS. The Beatles' original UK discography was first issued on CD in 1987. None of those re-issues …