2009/10/30

POLLY TONES (No 659)

This Swedish duo have covered Brian Wilson's magnum opus SMiLE with just voice and guitar – and it's breathtaking

Friday 30 October 2009 Paul Lester
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/30/new-band-polly-tones

Blog modifications 30/10/2009

Moved "Topical Mix" blogs to http://beachboysnewsplus.blogspot.com/

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BRIAN WILSON MAKES STOP AT KIRBY NOV. 11

Kirby Center Wilkes Barre, PA(PA)
Brian Wilson has been called an icon, an eccentric, a genius and he may very well be all of these.
What matters to him most in life though (after his family of course), is music and in that category he is clearly without peer.

October 30, 2009 Alexander Choman
http://www.citizensvoice.com/arts_living/entertainment/2.211/brian_wilson_makes_stop_at_kirby_nov_11

2009/10/29

FLEETWOOD MAC, SECC, GLASGOW


To those familiar with their patchwork history, the fact that this current incarnation of Fleetwood Mac has remained stable for a little over a decade is something approaching a miracle.

Monday, 26 October 2009 David Pollock
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/fleetwood-mac-secc-glasgow-1809347.html

+ Fleetwood Mac to release new album
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/fleetwood-mac-to-release-new-album-430565.html

+ Glasgow Review
http://www.widgetbox.com/network/music/post/glasgow-review-of-fleetwood-mac-concert/2113583

SIX MINUTES WITH BRIAN WILSON

The Beach Boys founder plays in Concord on Tuesday.
We spoke with him – quickly – about touring, a new record deal and rumors of a reunion with the legendary group.

In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson crafted hit song after hit song. The group released 14 albums in five years. When we interviewed Wilson, he answered 25 questions in six minutes.

The man is efficient.

October 29, 2009 Clay McCuistion
http://concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091029/ENTERTAINMENT/910290311

AN HOUR WITH PROBYN GREGORY

The N.H. native has backed up Brian Wilson for 10 years as a member of his acclaimed touring band

When Brian Wilson plays "God Only Knows" at the Capitol Center on Tuesday, the memorable horn line that begins the song will be played by New Hampshire native Probyn Gregory.

October 29, 2009 Clay McCuistion
http://concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091029/ENTERTAINMENT/910290314

2009/10/27

BRIAN WILSON AT PABST THEATER

The Beach Boy gets older, but his songs stay the same age

Mythmaking has always been an integral part of the appeal of Brian Wilson and the group that made him famous, The Beach Boys.
Nobody did a better job of creating the ideal of California living than The Beach Boys, and young people all around the globe were seduced by the world that Wilson and his bandmates brought to life in their songs.

Michael Carriere, October 26, 2009
http://www.avclub.com/milwaukee/articles/brian-wilson-at-pabst-theater,34534/

+ Photos - Brian Wilson - Pabst Theater - 10/24/09
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=1&aid=129507&l=6f8c80cd9b&id=26107765425

+ Brian Wilson - Good Vibrations - Live at The Pabst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf_izmxwHwc&fmt=18

BRIAN WILSON, PART 1 & 2

I wasn’t expecting to write this much, so I’m going to split this discussion about last week’s Brian Wilson concert at Springfield’s Sangamon Auditorium last week.
I understand if you’re not interested in 1,300 words about Brian Wilson. Come on back Wednesday.
***
I can’t believe I almost gave up my ticket for this show.

Tim Cain - 10/26/2009
http://www.herald-review.com/app/blogs/timcain/?p=1456

+ Part 2
http://www.herald-review.com/app/blogs/timcain/?p=1457

Saint Etienne 'Side Streets'

2005

original



youtube.com/watch?v=IsVWl28LttI&fmt=18

2009/10/26

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 25TH ANNIVERSARY 3-DISC DVD SET OUT NOV 3RD

This Fall, Time Life commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame with an unprecedented, comprehensive collection of performances compiled from a quarter century of induction celebrations.

DVD 1 BONUS MATERIAL
INDUCTION SPEECHES
1) Paul McCartney Inducts John Lennon 1994
2) Bruce Springsteen Inducts Jackson Browne 2004
3) Elton John Inducts The Beach Boys 1988*
4) Jann Wenner Inducts Sex Pistols 2006
5) Pete Townshend Inducts The Rolling Stones 1989

(*Blog remark: I don't know if this will include Mike Love's reactions)

October 21, 2009 - Bryan Kremkau
http://www.readjunk.com/news/music/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-25th-anniversary-3-disc-dvd-set-out-nov-3rd/


+ 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concerts
http://www.thegarden.com/events/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-1009.html

October 29 lineup:
Crosby Stills and Nash Jackson Browne Bonnie Raitt James Taylor
Paul Simon - Simon & Garfunkel Dion Little Anthony & the Imperials
Stevie Wonder John Legend Sting Smokey Robinson Jeff Beck ("Superstition")
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Darlene Love Sam Moore

October 30 lineup:
Aretha Franklin Annie Lennox Lenny Kravitz
Metallica Lou Reed Ozzy Osbourne
Eric Clapton Jeff Beck
U2 TBA

2009/10/25

Trailer for Raymond Scott: On To Something

2008?





youtube.com/watch?v=FX6uO90Vmc0&fmt=18

+ documentary website 'Deconstructing Dad'
http://www.scottdoc.com/

+ OLD MAN RIVER - Raymond Scott and the Hit Parade Orch. (jazz)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1HL5oImiM0

+ FASCINATION MACHINES - RAYMOND SCOTT TRIBUTE (5in1 machine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CiS4lQyFLQ&fmt=18

+ Raymond Scott - Little Miss Echo (1963) 7:50 (electronic music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZuzAA3tAz4&fmt=18

2009/10/24

THE CAPITOL YEARS 1962 - 1965 OFFICIAL DOWNLOAD

A tip from the smiley smile board

Cheap prizes!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ANHMS4/sr=8-1/qid=1256401825/ref=sr_digr_1/191-6761426-0176119?ie=UTF8&qid=1256401825&sr=8-1

+ or buy cd box
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/SESSIONID/078749740cb19796cefbd5cdb8c060a8/poprock/detail/-/art/Beach-Boys-U-S-Singles-Collections-Capitol-Years-1962-1965-Ltd-Ed/hnum/5701191

+ Beach Boys - Do You Wanna Dance? Stereo Back Track 1965
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b_frlG0hHA&fmt=18

IT’S BEEN A FUN, FUN, FUN RIDE

When asked for his high school yearbook what he thought he’d be doing in five years, Jeffrey Foskett wrote: “I’ll either be playing in the Beach Boys or the Beatles.”

October 21, 2009 Mike Morsch
http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2009/10/21/entertainment/doc4adf32a808805883377607.txt

+ more photos by Wonker ( Brian Wilson @ The Roundhouse )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonker/sets/72157622232578508/

NEW PAUL MCCARTNEY BIOGRAPHY TAKES DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON FORMER BEATLE'S LIFE

The book, written by Peter Ames Carlin and published by Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster ($26), is described in a press release as "a fresh perspective on his many triumphs -- and failures" and says it offers evidence "that the widely accepted Beatles 'myth' -- with McCartney as villain and John Lennon as avant garde genius -- requires some revision."

October 22, 2009, Steve Marinucci http://www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2009m10d22-New-Paul-McCartney-biography-takes-new-perspective-on-former-Beatles-life

2009/10/21

ALBUM: SUFJAN STEVENS, THE BQE

Never an artist noted for thinking small, with The BQE Sufjan Stevens brings us his gesamtkunstwerk about the piecemeal construction and subsequent decline of the notoriously congested Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York.

16 October 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-sufjan-stevens-the-bqe-rough-trade-1803333.html

+ Hear Sufjan Stevens' 'BQE' online now - audio
http://www.nme.com/news/sufjan-stevens/47906

+ THE BQE- A FILM BY SUFJAN STEVENS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6sRXCLVyoc&fmt=18

+ Interlude I—Dream Sequence in Subi Circumnavigation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRHi6I6vhss&fmt=18

+ Sufjan Stevens - Traffic Shock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6-lwYFFkCQ

LOS LOBOS GOES DISNEY

Who'd have ever thought Walt Disney Records — or "Disney Sound," as it's called here — would be responsible for one of this year's most enjoyable albums, not just for kids but for rock fans and adults as well?
But, then, has Los Lobos ever been responsible for a disc that's even remotely bad?

10/21/2009 Bill Holdship
http://www.metrotimes.com/music/review.asp?rid=25706#

+
http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/10/20/los-lobos-goes-disney-cd-review/

MOOG HALLOWEEN THEREMIN VIDEO CONTEST


Get your freak on and win some Moog Gear!

In addition to its more serious side, the Theremin has a long history of use in horror/sci-fi movies.
In celebration of this history, we’re awarding prizes to the videographers who do the best job of re-creating this experience.

2009 Moog Music
http://www.moogmusic.com/news/?cat_id=231

2009/10/20

2009/10/19

FROM GOLDEN STATE TO FAILED STATE

The California dream of security and prosperity is dead.
To revive it, we must change our government, and the way we live

Robert Cruickshank, Saturday 17 October 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/oct/17/california-failed-state-economy

2009/10/18

THE 10 BEST BEACH BOYS SONGS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF







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First off, if you’re a Beach Boys fan then, yes, you will have heard all of these.
However, for a lot of people, the Beach Boys are a ‘singles band’, authors of great hits such as ‘California Girls’, ‘I Get Around’ and ‘God Only Knows.’

But this assessment totally ignores that the Beach Boys made great records.
Sure, there is some filler, but if you enjoy the hits the chances are you will find some gold among the lesser known tracks.
The following lists some of the best of these in no particular order.

18 oct 2009, Pseudonymus
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-10-Best-Beach-Boys-Songs-Youve-Never-Heard-Of

+ 10 Songs To Include On A“Crush” Mix:
http://whenyouawake.com/2009/09/25/mixin-with-best-coast/

AN EVENING WITH BRIAN WILSON

When
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22

Where
Sangamon Auditorium, on the campus of the University of Illinois Springfield

Tickets
$52, $42 and $32, available at the Sangamon Auditorium ticket office, by phone at (217) 206-6160 or online at http://www.sangamonauditorium.org/


Brian Mackey, Oct 14, 2009
(Interview: Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson sees sunnier days ahead)
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/lifestyle_entertainment/x593085584/Former-Beach-Boy-Brian-Wilson-sees-sunnier-days-ahead