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The Explorers Club: Together

The Explorers Club: Together

The harmonies are tight, the melodies strong and catchy, and the overall mood is jubilant and uplifting, making Together the perfect antidote for the toxic politics, violence, personal struggles, and controversies that seem to swirl around all our lives like a constant black cloud.
Various Artists: A Tribute to Pet Sounds

Various Artists: A Tribute to Pet Sounds

Some of the most respected experimental artists of the 21st century dish up their takes on the Beach Boys' classic album.
A Fragile Tomorrow: Make Me Over

A Fragile Tomorrow: Make Me Over

A Fragile Tomorrow continue to weave the signature sound that’s marked their motif since their founding in 2003, one that’s at once complex and yet also easy on the ears, sensual and yet sophisticated all at the same time.
Richard Goldstein on the Front Lines With Janis Joplin, Andy Warhol, Abby Hoffman and More

Richard Goldstein on the Front Lines With Janis Joplin, Andy Warhol, Abby Hoffman and More

Richard Goldstein's journey is a closely observed, fervently lived “I was there” account of the music, the politics, the sex, the drugs, and the poetry in rock lyrics.

Ten Songs From 1967 That Shaped Prog Rock

A Legacy of Massive Highs and Crushing Lows” ‘Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys’

The Top 5 Songs for the Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign

Jonti: Sine & Moon

Uncle Mountain: Miles of Skyline

The Beach Boys Are Still Looking at an Impossible Future

Figurines: Figurines

Dreamer: Dennis Wilson’s ‘Pacific Ocean Blue’

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