Friday, July 1 2011
Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970
David Browne’s Fire and Rain tells the story of four iconic albums of 1970 and the lives, times, and constantly intertwining personal ties of the remarkable artists who made them.
Friday, October 15 2010
Dreamer: Dennis Wilson’s ‘Pacific Ocean Blue’
Stephen Rowland kicks off a series of retrospectives to showcase Beach Boys and Beach Boys-related material that is not very popular, rare, or has been forgotten completely.
Tuesday, August 11 2009
The Beach Boys: Summer Love Songs
Don't break out the flip-flops quite yet: This fine and servicable Beach Boys compilation hits only a couple of highlights (along with some excellent album cuts), but isn't much in terms of a cohesive listening experience.
Friday, February 6 2009
Conversing with Rudy Wurlitzer: ‘A Beaten-up Old Scribbler’
My conversations with Rudy Wurlitzer were not unlike a road journey itself with plenty of unplanned side trips along the way.
Friday, September 12 2008
“He Was Just Starting to Scratch the Surface”: Dennis Wilson, Remembered
Sitting down with producer Gregg Jakobson and Dean Torrence (of Jan & Dean), PopMatters reflects on the genius of Dennis Wilson, who worked on his own time, by his own rules, and in a life that had so much to offer.
Wednesday, June 11 2008
The Dawn That Grows Into Day: High Noons, Twilights, the Beach Boys, and Dennis Wilson
A pair of new Beach Boys releases -- a 16-disc box set of singles and the reissue of Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue -- examines the group's resonance beyond the lauded Pet Sounds era.
Friday, January 25 2008
The Best Music DVDs of 2007
The last few years have seen some mind-blowing DVD repackaging of a wide variety of musically projects. 2007 is the best yet.
Friday, January 11 2008
Two-Lane Blacktop
The legacy of Two-Lane Blacktop has survived all these years, and this superb new DVD will assure that the film will not be forgotten.
