Ahead of the release of their massive box set of 1970’s Sunflower and 1971’s Surf’s Up, the Beach Boys dropped an a cappella version of the latter’s title track. “Surf’s Up (A Cappella)” isolates Carl Wilson’s lead vocals with stunning clarity. His take was cut for the ill-fated Smile sessions …
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Brian Wilson, Jack Black, James Hetfield, and more will appear at the annual Little Kids Rock Benefit, which will take place virtually April 14th at 8 p.m. ET. Little Kids Rock is a nonprofit that works to ensure public school districts — especially those in underserved communities — have access …
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Brian Wilson released a breezy new surf-rock song, “Run James Run,” from his upcoming solo career retrospective LP, Playback: The Brian Wilson Anthology. The track – which the Beach Boys mastermind co-wrote with Joe Thomas and recorded in 2017, specifically for the project – opens with a British Invasion guitar …
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