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May 13, 2012
Beach Boys Singer Calls Obama a Socialist "A******"
We thought the Beach Boys were all about fun in the sun; the nice beach tides and "Good Vibrations;" and a whole bunch of fun until daddy takes the T-Bird away. Apparently not. This little gem released by the forerunners of "professional" celebrity journalism, TMZ, captures on tape remarks made ... More >>
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May 10, 2012
Live: The Beach Boys Bring The (Mostly) Good Vibrations To The Beacon
The Beach Boys Beacon Theater Wednesday, May 9 Better than: You were almost definitely expecting. Yes, John Stamos introduced them. And, yeah, they filed onstage, called out one by one by their bandleader in true showbiz style while the backing musicians—twice as many as original members&# ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
Nine Starting Points For A Beach Boys YouTube Wormhole
Beach Boys YouTube wormholes can take many paths, from sunshine-draped reveries to sudden decisive turns towards the seriously depressing. But no clickbait-enhanced listicle of questionable Mike Love sartorial/dance/aesthetic moves, horrifying Brian Wilson zombie moments, made-for-TV movies, or John ... More >>
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May 1, 2012
Jones Beach Theater And PNC Bank Arts Center Schedules Announced: Drake, Wiz Khalifa, Kelly Clarkson, And More
Ah, the summer, the time of year when one can enjoy a concert in the glorious out of doors. This morning Live Nation announced the full lineups for its two local amphitheaters—the PNC Bank Arts Center in bucolic Holmdel, N.J. and the Jones Beach Theater, out on the South Shore of Nassau County ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 25, 2012
The Beach Boys
Ah, the summer, the time of year when one can enjoy a concert in the glorious out of doors. This morning Live Nation announced the full lineups for its two local amphitheaters—the PNC Bank Arts Center in bucolic Holmdel, N.J. and the Jones Beach Theater, out on the South Shore of Nassau County ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 28, 2011
DOUBLY SWEET
Panda Bear returns for two nights
Music
June 8, 2011
Brian Wilson's Songs
A brief conversation with the reclusive musician and a changed path
Blogs
June 8, 2011
Q&A: Brian Wilson On His Gershwin Influences, Working With Van Dyke Parks, And The Smile Reissue
Below are more excerpts from my late May interview with Brian Wilson that served as the basis for this week's cover story. We talked about his thoughts on this year's release of the long-delayed Smile, the unpleasant memories of its creation, reuniting with collaborator Van Dyke Parks after 4 ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 8, 2011
Rock 'N' Roll High School
Below are more excerpts from my late May interview with Brian Wilson that served as the basis for this week's cover story. We talked about his thoughts on this year's release of the long-delayed Smile, the unpleasant memories of its creation, reuniting with collaborator Van Dyke Parks after 4 ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
Brian Wilson: "I'm Not Really Interested" In Reuniting The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson's interview with the Voice's Stacey Anderson will appear in our June 8 issue, just in time for his sold-out residency at Highline Ballroom June 11-13. During the shows, the reclusive genius will perform last year's album of George Gershwin standards, Brian Wilson Reimagines Gers ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Q&A: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. On Detroit, Mike Love's Yacht, And Their Google Juice
At first glance, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. might seem like a gimmick--two guys in racing suits capitalizing on a name-brand stock-car-racing dynasty. Upon listening, however, it's clear their particular type of indie pop is anything but a stunt; the Detroit duo of Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott co ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
More Bad Playbills For Rotten Shows: The Final Batch
I watch them so you don't have to--and I even keep the Playbills. This time, I'm serving you some Dance of the Vampires, the toothless musical with the immortal production number about garlic (which appropriately reeked).
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March 16, 2011
Derek Jeter The Best NY Athlete of All Time? Really?
In 1975, a survey representing America's biggest rock and roll stations asked several thousand listeners to name the greatest rock and roll record of all time. The Beatles, you might guess? Stones? Beach Boys? Stevie Wonder? Maybe Elvis? Or The Supremes? None of the above. According to those ... More >>
Voice Choices
January 19, 2011
Charles Lloyd New Quartet
In 1975, a survey representing America's biggest rock and roll stations asked several thousand listeners to name the greatest rock and roll record of all time. The Beatles, you might guess? Stones? Beach Boys? Stevie Wonder? Maybe Elvis? Or The Supremes? None of the above. According to those ... More >>
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December 11, 2010
The Great Foodrock Trivia Quiz: Part One
Last week, Edible Manhattan hosted the third of their trivia nights at Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg, offering prizes as diverse as pounds of coffee, boxes of chocolates, locavoric wines, and, not surprisingly, bottles of Brooklyn Beer. The subject was rock music related to food. Edible M ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
Tomorrow: 10 Fast Food Offerings That Don't Suck
Sure, Wendy's chili is totally acceptable, and maybe even good, but is that enough to catapult it into the top 10? Picture this: You're in a car on the outskirts of Intercourse, Pennsylvania, clutching your well-thumbed antique copy of Road Food by Jane and Michael Stern. Where it says there ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
SEASON OF LOVE
Pop’s constant crooner comes to Times Square
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September 15, 2010
SWEET SUNSTROKE
Don’t worry, the real Best Coast is still East
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September 1, 2010
BEACH PARTY
Chillax with Panda Bear and friends
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August 18, 2010
The Four Bags
Chillax with Panda Bear and friends
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July 13, 2010
Jack Johnson
Chillax with Panda Bear and friends
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June 22, 2010
LIKE THEM APPLES?
Dreamy, silly, and real rock takes to the pier
Blogs
March 16, 2010
Tonight! Andrew W.K., The Dirty Pearls, Aeroplane, Apache Beat, And The Asteroid Galaxy Tour
via AndrewWK.comWhile everyone is hiking down to SXSW, you can relax at the Fillmore, where, for the first time in five years, the lovably menacing, defiantly unshowered Andrew W.K. and his full band will strut their stuff alongside neo-glam rockers the Dirty Pearls. Over at the Andrew-affili ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 9, 2010
Aeroplane
via AndrewWK.comWhile everyone is hiking down to SXSW, you can relax at the Fillmore, where, for the first time in five years, the lovably menacing, defiantly unshowered Andrew W.K. and his full band will strut their stuff alongside neo-glam rockers the Dirty Pearls. Over at the Andrew-affili ... More >>
Blogs
December 25, 2009
Fork in the Road Presents Five Great Rock Christmas Songs
The crappy quality makes this version of "Little Saint Nick" by the Beach Boys as broadcast on "Shindig" all the more endearing.
Blogs
December 10, 2009
Clip Job: A Yankee Stadium Concert, And a New Face at the Voice
Original caption: "The Author"Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. June 16, 1966, Vol. XI, No. 35 Pop Eye: Soundblast '66 By Richard Goldstein Federico Fellini came to the Bronx last Friday night -- in spirit anyway -- when an assemblage of rock 'n' roll musicians took ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 8, 2009
MELLOW GOLD
More hippies to inherit the earth
Film
November 10, 2009
Pirate Radio Gets a Tame U.S. Release, but We Still Love Rock 'n' Roll
More hippies to inherit the earth
Voice Choices
September 1, 2009
A HEARTBEAT AWAY
The great Norse hope comes to the Bowery
Blogs
April 24, 2009
Interview: Wavves' Nathan Williams on Drugs and the Beach
"Musically...the Beach Boys...I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. I'm really high right now." Nathan Williams has spent 2009 busy and stoned. Rapturous press attention for his lo-fi pop project Wavves quickly translated into a Fat Possum record deal and a transcontinental tour schedule--b ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 18, 2009
SIMON SAYS, 'ROCK'
Animal Collective's influence grows
Blogs
February 3, 2009
Possibly 4th Street 26: The Explorers Club
Rob Trucks's "Possibly 4th Street" expositions, in which he invites musicians to perform live and impromptu somewhere in New York City, run intermittently here at Sound of the City. The Explorers Club plays the Mercury Lounge, February 5 and the following night at Maxwell's in Hoboken. photos by ... More >>
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October 14, 2008
Possibly 4th Street 21: Annuals
Rob Trucks's "Possibly 4th Street" expositions, in which he invites musicians to perform live and impromptu somewhere in New York City, run intermittently here at Sound of the City. The Explorers Club plays the Mercury Lounge, February 5 and the following night at Maxwell's in Hoboken. photos by ... More >>
Music
March 25, 2008
Panic at the Disco's Pretty.Odd.
PATD's frantic follow-up, though a bit schizo, is still earnest and triumphant at heart
Blogs
December 10, 2007
Yo La Tengo's Hanukkah Shows: What's Happened So Far
PATD's frantic follow-up, though a bit schizo, is still earnest and triumphant at heart
Music
September 5, 2006
Comfort Music
(Or, Some Songs That Won't Really Make It All Better, But Might Help Get You Through the Next Hour)
Music
August 8, 2006
Open-Road Rock Nostalgia Goes Awkwardly Disco
(Or, Some Songs That Won't Really Make It All Better, But Might Help Get You Through the Next Hour)
Music
September 13, 2005
The Hordes of Flatbush
A great slew of genre-bending goulash-rockers gracefully emerge from Brooklyn's hipster dust
Music
March 22, 2005
Goodfoot In The Grave
His stormtrooper helmet outgrown, a golden fluxchild goes back to the bricolage basics
Theater
February 1, 2005
Help Me Ponder
If this is as good as the "Vibrations" get, how bad must the intentions have been?
Specials
September 28, 2004
Letters
If this is as good as the "Vibrations" get, how bad must the intentions have been?
Music
September 21, 2004
Wilsonian Democracy
Musical genius and his brain trust bring his legendary lost masterpiece into the present
Music
August 24, 2004
Motorvatin' Past Rock 'n' Roll's Early Legends, in Forward and Reverse
Musical genius and his brain trust bring his legendary lost masterpiece into the present
NYC Life
March 30, 2004
Get Lit!: Three Different Neighborhoods Spark Up One Bar
Musical genius and his brain trust bring his legendary lost masterpiece into the present
Art
March 23, 2004
Art
Musical genius and his brain trust bring his legendary lost masterpiece into the present
Books
March 9, 2004
Master essayist Geoffrey O'Brien tunes in to Radio Nabokov
Musical genius and his brain trust bring his legendary lost masterpiece into the present
Music
August 19, 2003
A Mouse of a Voice, Hiding in a Hole in the Bedroom Wall
Musical genius and his brain trust bring his legendary lost masterpiece into the present
Music
July 30, 2002
God Only Knows My Butt
Musical genius and his brain trust bring his legendary lost masterpiece into the present
Music
January 25, 2000
Music
Musical genius and his brain trust bring his legendary lost masterpiece into the present
Music
June 22, 1999
Lost and Found
Musical genius and his brain trust bring his legendary lost masterpiece into the present
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