The 2016 edition of Brooklyn’s Northside Festival concluded in a big way Sunday with the appearance of legendary Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson at McCarren Park in Williamsburg. Continue reading Northside Festival 2016 Highlights
The Beach Boys
50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits
Capitol/EMI
by David Chiu
As the title indicates, this 2-CD set collects 50 of the Beach Boys best known hits, fitting that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary band, whose original members reunited for a tour. It’s really THE compilation of all compilations Continue reading “CD Review: The Beach Boys”
The Beach Boys
The Smile Sessions
Capitol/EMI
By David Chiu
For Beach Boys fans, the Smile album has been well known and talked about as legend, but whose music was never issued or given the proper treatment for release. That was the case for 44 years until now with The Smile Sessions, which collects and arranges the innovative music that was abandoned from that era into one whole piece. Continue reading “CD Review: The Beach Boys”
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