A podcast about America's band hosted by Mark Dillon, author of Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys, and Phil Miglioratti, host of the Pray for Surf blog.
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SMiLE vs. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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In this special snackable episode, Mark compares The Beach Boys' 1967 SMiLE album with The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. A year earlier the bands came out, respectively, with the classic Pet Sounds and Revolver LPs, and it was The Beach Boys who were favored in NME's year-end poll. If SMiLE had come out during the Summer of Love, …
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Howie Edelson on "The Beach Boys by The Beach Boys"
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Howie Edelson, Beach Boys' creative consultant and catalog producer, returns to talk up this new oral history of the group to which he contributed interviews and new text. But that's just the launch point: we also get an update on Brian Wilson, and discuss the contributions of Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin, the many mysteries of Murry Wilson, we…
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Mark and Phil pay tribute to the late Jeffrey Foskett, a part of The Beach Boys family for over 40 years. They discuss Jeff's role as singer and guitarist for The BBs and Brian Wilson's band, as well as Brian's "keeper." Mark reveals the lost chapter of Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys - "Jeffrey Foskett on 'The Warmth of the Sun'" and some never-befo…
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Talking Beach Boys with BeachBoystalk Matt and Greg!
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In this episode Mark and Phil welcome Matt and Greg Coffey, hosts of online show BeachBoystalk, which has brought together the fan community. It's a multigenerational fan smackdown, covering such topics as: did Brian Wilson really want to tour? Is there Beach Boys without Wilsons? Why did Carl Wilson throw Phil out of the BBs office? What's up with…
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Christian Love talks solo album and working with Dad
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Christian Love has been playing guitar and singing in The Beach Boys' touring band since 2005. He joined us to talk about his great new solo album Only Alibis, as well as working with his dad Mike Love, his relationships with the other original band members, the touring group's recent shakeup, collabbing with The Weeknd, life on the road, The BBs' …
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Dean Torrence Talks About The Teammates
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Grammy Hall of Famer Dean Torrence was one half of legendary duo and Beach Boys collaborators Jan & Dean. The archival release The Teammates collects many of Dean's musical collaborations from 1965-1985, including those with Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. Dean tells us about his many partnerships, including lesser-known efforts with The Carpenters a…
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Sail on Sailor - 1972 with Howie Edelson
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Dig deeper into The Beach Boys' latest box set release with one of the guys who helped put it together. The always entertaining and insightful Howie Edelson returns to talk up this fascinating new set. We discuss the challenge the group faced in 1972 of winning over concertgoers with their new music, Al Jardine rolling up his sleeves, stripping dow…
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David Leaf on his book God Only Knows
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David Leaf is back to talk about his new book God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys & the California Myth. The release includes the entirety of David's seminal 1978 book, plus its 1985 update, and most excitedly, a substantial new update that brings the story to the present. He tells us about his long-ago mission to befriend Bri…
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Howie Edelson on the Sounds of Summer expanded edition
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Brother Records consultant Howie Edelson returns to sound off on the Sounds of Summer expanded edition. But that's just the starting point for a wide-ranging conversation on the history of Beach Boys comps, fan reaction to the new mixes, how Dennis Wilson's songs have become more resonant, a preview of upcoming box sets, and how listening to this w…
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Sadly, Billy Hinsche left us last November. A longtime contributor to The Beach Boys on stage and in the studio, Billy was also literally family as Carl Wilson's brother-in-law. Sharing info from Mark's in-depth interview with the man himself, we discuss his days in Dino, Desi & Billy, the official Beach Boys membership offer he got but couldn't ac…
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Director Brent Wilson & Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine on Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
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The documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road gives us a behind-the-scenes look at Brian as he is now, along with incisive commentary from fellow musicians from Bruce Springsteen to Elton John. Director Brent Wilson joins us to discuss his long road in getting this made: early on, Brian threw him off the bus! Enter Rolling Stone editor Jason Fin…
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Unboxing Feel Flows with Howie Edelson
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In 1970, The Beach Boys' Sunflower LP got great reviews but stalled at #151 on the US charts. The next year, the group's Surf's Up album got great reviews and made it to a better #29. Fifty years later the box set Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions - 1969-1971 debuted all the way at #9. The Beach Boys, it seems, were made for these time…
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Preview of the documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
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Hosts Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti provide a preview of the forthcoming documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road and report on a virtual press conference featuring director Brent Wilson, Rolling Stone's Jason Fine - who is featured in the film - and Brian himself! Their conversation covers songs that tell the movie's story, those Brian has …
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California Music with David Beard, Rob Bonfiglio and Beach Boy David Marks!
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California Music features Beach Boys Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks reuniting to rerecord the classic "Add Some Music to Your Day" as a single benefitting Feeding America, with a full-length album of various tracks to follow. On this episode we welcome David Beard, editor of Endless Summer Quarterly, who conceived the project…
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Becoming The Beach Boys with Jim Murphy
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Mark and Phil revisit the band's beginnings with Jim Murphy, author of Becoming The Beach Boys 1961-1963. Jim's book uncovers new details of the early days, and here he discusses the group's demo recordings with Hite and Dorinda Morgan and some of the key characters involved with The Beach Boys as they rode a wave to the top of the charts, includin…
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Carli Muñoz on touring with The Beach Boys and recording with Dennis
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The Beach Boys' touring band was hot throughout the 70s, in part thanks to Carli Muñoz's powerhouse contribution on organ and piano. He was also a skilled composer, and Dennis Wilson looked to use Carli's songs and have him co-produce his projected second solo album Bambu. Here Carli reveals the inspiration behind those songs, recalls his friend an…
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Bobby Figueroa on drumming with the band
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Bobby Figueroa was hired by Dennis Wilson as a Beach Boys percussionist in 1974. He would go on to drum in the band with Ricky Fataar and then Dennis, sometimes with kits side by side. When Dennis was unable to play, Bobby took over on his own. Over 15 years, he was present for the group's mid-70s ascendancy, Beachago, Brian Is Back, Pacific Ocean …
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Geoffrey Cushing-Murray on co-writing on L.A. (Light Album)
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Geoffrey Cushing-Murray co-wrote four tracks for The Beach Boys' 1979 L.A. (Light Album), including fan favorite "Angel Come Home," "Full Sail," "Goin' South" (all with Carl Wilson), and "Love Surrounds Me" (with Dennis). In this interview he lets us in Carl's music room, recalling the process and inspiration behind these tracks and how Brian would…
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The Best Beach Boys Songs NOT Written and Produced by Brian Wilson - with Adam Marsland
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Most of the best known Beach Boys songs were created by Brian Wilson. But all the other band members have made amazing contributions, and in this episode indie popster Adam Marsland runs through an album's worth of top cuts by the rest of the group. We guarantee Adam's choices are unexpected and his commentary insightful.…
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The Beach Boys' Brilliant B-sides, and What Is a B-side Anyway?
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The Beach Boys were a rare act that scored two-sided hit records. Their B-sides contained some of Brian Wilson's most heartfelt music, and, later on, Dennis'. Mark and Phil discuss the era of 45 RPM records, the politics behind choosing what went on the A-side and what went on the B-side, and how that helped shape The Beach Boys' creative direction…
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes' Mark Critch Nerds Out About The Beach Boys
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Mark Critch, star of CBC satirical news show This Hour Has 22 Minutes, joins hosts Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti to talk about his love for The Beach Boys. He discusses becoming a fan growing up in Newfoundland in the 1980s, the dangers of meeting your heroes, and playing Brian on his show. And we're not saying we get him to impersonate Donald T…
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Pet Sounds: The Prequel with author Philip Lambert
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"Pet Sounds: The Prequel"? The Beach Boys' classic 1966 album represented a huge leap forward for the group, but Brian Wilson had been building to it from the start. In a new episode of Surf's Up: A Beach Boys Podcast Safari, Philip Lambert, music scholar and editor of Good Vibrations: Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys in Critical Perspective, joins …
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Why The Beach Boys Matter with author Tom Smucker, Part Two
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In part two of this episode, author Tom Smucker discusses Why The Beach Boys Matter—which happens to be the title of his new book—with hosts Mark Dillon (Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys) and Phil Miglioratti (Pray for Surf blog).By Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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Why The Beach Boys Matter with author Tom Smucker, Part One
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In part one of this interview, author Tom Smucker discusses Why The Beach Boys Matter—which happens to be the title of his new book—with hosts Mark Dillon (Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys) and Phil Miglioratti (Pray for Surf blog).By Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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The Magic and Disappointment of The Beach Boys with David Leaf
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In their first episode of Surf's Up: A Beach Boys Podcast Safari, hosts Mark Dillon (author, Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys) and Phil Miglioratti (Pray for Surf blog) speak with David Leaf (author, The Beach Boys and the California Myth) about why the group is unique in the annals of pop music history.…
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The Heroes & Villains in The Beach Boys' world, Part 2
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Phil Miglioratti and Mark Dillon continue their "heroes and villains" conversation, pointing to the villains in The Beach Boys' story. They range from those who steered the band in the wrong direction to people who were downright evil. A discussion that is sure to spur on debate among fans.By Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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The Heroes & Villains in The Beach Boys' world, Part 1
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Phil Miglioratti and Mark Dillon point out the heroes in The Beach Boys' history: those who helped the group launch, evolve and sustain.By Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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Phil Miglioratti and Mark Dillon compare lists of their 10 favorite Beach Boys albums--and each choose one that should be deleted from the catalog.By Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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Best of The Beach Boys' Cover Versions
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Phil Miglioratti and Mark Dillon discuss the best, worst, and weirdest covers The Beach Boys have ever recorded.By Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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Mark Dillon talks with Phil Miglioratti about his fresh theory on what would have been on The Beach Boys' legendary unreleased 1967 SMiLE album, and in what order all the pieces might have fit.By Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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Assembling a Beach Boys Humor album
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Brian Wilson once spoke of making a humor album. He never did, but here Phil Miglioratti and Mark Dillon each put one together, using tracks that span The Beach Boys' career.By Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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Reviewing The Beach Boys' 1967: Sunshine Tomorrow
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Phil Miglioratti and Mark Dillon discuss the new Beach Boys archival release 1967: Sunshine TomorrowBy Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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Phil Miglioratti and Mark Dillon trade impressions of the "I Am Brian Wilson" memoir, comparing it to Mike Love's book, referring to Mark's interviews with Brian, SMiLE, Eugene Landy, Murry Wilson, and more.By Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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Interview with Mike Love's co-author James S. Hirsch, Part Two
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Part two of Phil Miglioratti and Mark Dillon's interview with James S. Hirsch, co-author of Mike Love's memoir Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy, discussing his perspective on Mike and Mike's relationships with Beach Boys bandmates Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston, and Alan Jardine.…
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Interview with Mike Love's co-author James S. Hirsch, Part 1
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Part one: Phil Miglioratti and Mark Dillon interview James S. Hirsch, Mike Love's writing collaborator on his memoir Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach BoyBy Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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Interview with Mark Dillon, author of Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys
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Phil Miglioratti, host of the Pray for Surf blog, interviews Mark Dillon about his award-winning book Fifty Sides of The Beach BoysBy Mark Dillon and Phil Miglioratti
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