Beach Boys
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A song that’s a lot more fun than you realize, with a video that was both hilarious and yet controversial for Carl Wilson’s appearance. Read more
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Sub Pop introduced the world to Friends of Dean Martinez, a Tuscon-based instrumental collective that included the future Calexico, and proved to be an excellent start to a long and fruitful career. Read more
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You’re either going to love it or hate it. And I happen to love it. Read more
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…I got nothin’. Read more
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Brian Wilson offers up a surprisingly mature song about a boy being secure in the fact that his summer romance is over. Read more
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Donna Loren was one of the faces of the 1960s, a young woman with an interesting albeit brief career, from being a model for Dr. Pepper, a dancer on Shindig!, and appearing in several “beach” movies, most notably Beach Blanket Bingo. Unsurprisingly, then, an attempt was made to turn the already-talented young woman into Read more
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What would July 4th be without The Beach Boys? In selecting the single for this feature, I initially wanted to highlight the ultimate summertime song, “All Summer Long,” but, surprisingly, it was not initially released as a single in the US, although it was a popular album cut, and was released in various formats Read more
The Recoup 