It's another one of those MySpace Artist On Artist things, and better than the last we saw, although it's got more of a "tell me a story, grandpa" sorta vibe. The two cover important topics like the Hollywood Bowl (where Brian recently performed three nights in support of That Lucky Old Sun) and Phil Spector, and each beat in their conversation is given a very helpful subtitle in case you have ...
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Artist on Artist: Brian Wilson & Zooey Deschanel "You're a very pretty girl!" the former Beach Boy tells the She & Him singer at the end of their MySpace chat. Can't say I blame him.
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Our pals at Cornerstone have hooked us up with a signed copy of Brian Wilson's lucky, sunny, old, new LP That Lucky Old Sun along with a 7" single for "Midnight's Another Day". To enter, leave your name and email address in the comments. I'll pick a winner at the end of the week.While you're out there browsing the web, you should check out Brian Wilson's Black Cab performance.Here's a stream o...
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We've been following the developments on Brian's latest album closely because, well, he is Brian Wilson. Thanks to reader Paul we know there's a full album stream up today over at USA Today , which seems to confirm our suspicious that it would contain moments of sheer brilliance (ala "Midnight's Another Day ") and others of pure hoke (although not quite ala Smart Girls "). The latter come comp...
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Way back last September fellow "Mogger JohnUncut was lucky enough to catch Brian Wilson's premier of That Lucky Old Sun,":http://mog.com/JohnUncut/blog_post/111062 the Beach Boys' first album of new material since the revamped SMiLE, at London's Royal Festival Hall. For the album, Wilson worked again with SMiLE lyricist Van Dyke Parks and band member Scott Bennett. The album will be released ...
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"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th century American folk standard. The lyrics tell how the singer lost his love through "rambling and gambling". He contemplates suicide in the famous line "Sometimes I take a great notion to jump in the river and drown". The final verse urges the listener to "go home to your wife and family". In addition to many recorded versions, it is also a f...
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Quote by Black Cab:"Dear black cabs," the email began, "Would you please consider filming a session with Brian Wilson (of the Beach boys)." A few weeks later we were outside abbey studios, with the taxi humming patiently behind us, nervously awaiting one of the most influential songwriters of all time and then he emerged with his band, five of them in total. A bit tricky that because, of course...
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Over the weekend, I read a book that wound up costing me nearly three times its cover price, Kingsley Abbott's "500 Lost Gems of the Sixties," a chronicle of not-quite-hit singles (in the U.K.; many of them had great chart success here in the States). Every couple of pages, I stopped to look at iTunes or Amazon to see what tracks are commercially available, and also sought out some alternate me...
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Capitol/EMI have announced a January 27 release date for Brian Wilson 's new DVD, That Lucky Old Sun . The companion to his critically acclaimed album from earlier this year will contain a full live performance of the work along with a feature length documentary and other extras. The album has been given rave review by magazine like Rolling Stone, which called it "Brian's strongest new work...
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Surf’s up! in the coastal town of Cornwall, England where Beach Boy Brian Wilson is the subject of an exhibition at the contemporary art museum, the Tate St. Ives. For “If Everybody Had an Ocean: Brian Wilson: An Art Exhibition,” over thirty artists have compiled paintings, sculptures, installations, photo-text works and films, which view developments in art history and Southern California f
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The relationship of Brian Wilson to punk rock is referenced in my post today in the MMN... but I just wanted to say that I returned from the "Brunch With Brian Wilson" in-store at Grimeys in Nashville.In line, I met people who came from as far aways as CALIFORNIA just to get Wilson's autograph. There were people from Missouri, Illinois and other states.... wow. That's dedication.Brian Wilson ...
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It occurred to me last night, a minute or so into “Dance Dance Dance”, that I might have been a little blasé about this latest visitation from Brian Wilson and his band. I’ve seen him do “Pet Sounds”, “Smile”, and great further swathes of his gilded back catalogue, and I haven’t seen many better gigs in the past decade. But did I really need to see him do it again?It seems so. The
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We've kept you updated regarding Brian Wilson's That Lucky Old Sun and connected live appearances. It's not very original of me to say witnessing Wilson 2008 can be painful -- for some reason, his performance on Conan last night struck me as especially rough. Maybe because he seems happy, but also generally confused. He never uses his keyboard. He just sorta raises his hands, feels the music. ...
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I wonder if a Syd Barrett one will be next on the production line? http://brianwilson.com/content/general/doll/index.html
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