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“The Beach Boys are massively important in the evolution of guitar sound”: Josh Scott, Robert Keeley and Chris Benson have built exclusive effects units inspired by the Beach Boys’ studio tones

The Sweetwater-exclusive line sees some of the biggest names in pedals attempt to recreate the Beach Boys' most iconic studio sounds

Guitar World

“This will take your tone straight back to the days when Good Vibrations and Fun, Fun, Fun ruled the airwaves!”: Sweetwater teams up with JHS Pedals, Benson Amps and Keeley Electronics for The Beach Boys Studio Effects Collection

Released to coincide with upcoming Disney+ Beach Boys doc, the range includes chorus/vibrato, a full bass rig, 12-string and rotary speaker sims, and a tube-driven spring reverb/tremolo

MusicRadar

Beach Boys' Brian Wilson needs conservatorship due to mental decline, court finds

Two longtime representatives of Brian Wilson, publicist Jean Sievers and manager LeeAnn Hard, were appointed as his conservators

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"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it": Words of wisdom from Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine, Neil Peart's "six favourite drummers"

Drum Heroes: "Doing a TV show in the morning, a Beach Boys track or a Phil Spector session in the afternoon, then working with Frank Sinatra or Simon & Garfunkel after that – that was normal to us"

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Carnie Wilson Continues Singing Beach Boys Songs With Father Brian.

Carnie Wilson sings Beach Boys songs with her father Brian, launches cooking show 'Sounds Delicious with Carnie Wilson.'

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Beach Boys' Brian Wilson ‘diagnosed with dementia’ as family seek conservatorship weeks after wife's death

Reports of his health come weeks after the death of his wife, Melinda Ledbetter, at the age of 77

Evening Standard

Beach Boys star Brian Wilson has dementia

New conservatorship is being proposed for the musician, following the death of his wife Melinda in January, according to court documents

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“To get a vote of confidence from someone we hold in highest regard was thrilling”: Shirley Manson on how Garbage got Brian Wilson’s blessing to use a Beach Boys hook in Push It

The alt-rock titans used a classic line from Don’t Worry Baby in their 1998 hit

Louder

"He liked living on the edge, but over the line was even better": Dennis Wilson's wife shot his car with a 9mm pistol. He narrowly escaped the Manson Family. And he released a stunning solo album

Famously, Dennis Wilson was the only member of the Beach Boys who surfed - but on land, his life was chaos

Louder

Beloved Beach Boys member dies from cancer

Jeffrey Foskett died after a prolonged battle with anaplastic thyroid cancer

The Independent UK

“Charles Manson actually stole one of my Martins years ago and I never, ever got it back”: The Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine on his musical regrets, favorite guitars, and the acoustic that got away

Jardine on his custom-made Fender Strat, love of Super Reverbs and the joy of playing the late Carl Wilson’s solos on tour

Guitar World

“Charles Manson actually stole one of my D-45s years ago”: One of Al Jardine’s prized Martin acoustics was once swiped by the notorious cult leader – and he “never, ever got it back”

The Beach Boys’ history with the Manson Family is well-documented – and it turns out Jardine’s Martin was one of the many items stolen from the band

Guitar World

In 1992 The Beach Boys released Summer In Paradise. It was so bad it took them 20 years to put out another album

It's not on streaming platforms. It's never been reissued. The critics hated it. Is Summer In Paradise by The Beach Boys the worst album ever released by a major band?

Louder

"One of our group members unknowingly invited Satan into our midst": When The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson became friends with The Manson family his life changed forever

Nude dinner parties, acid orgies and death threats: The life of The Beach Boys' co-founder Dennis Wilson was turned upside down after Charles Manson's murderous cult overtook his life, his home and his finances

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James Watt, sharp-tongued interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

The Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists. Watt even managed to offend Beach Boys fans.

The Independent UK

‘It was bewildering’: The Thrills on famous fans, flash-in-a-pan success and their Morrissey blunder

With fans in Bono and Rod Stewart, the Noughties group were going to be the biggest Irish band since U2 – then they vanished. On the 20th anniversary of their debut, Ed Power speaks with The Thrills and their former manager to chronicle the band’s staggering rise to the top…

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Clueless about FAU basketball? (Who isn’t?) Here’s what you need to know to not sound dumb for the Final Four.

The Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team is enjoying a breakthrough year. The Owls were ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time, they had a nation’s best 20-game winning streak, and now, they’re remarkably playing in the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four, which puts the Owls at an…

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Nickel Creek strikes gold with dazzling new 'Celebrants' album: 'It's an open-eyed gesture of hope'

SAN DIEGO — The members of Nickel Creek have won Grammy Awards, sold millions of albums, toured the world, earned critical acclaim and collaborated with everyone from Yo-Yo Ma, Dolly Parton and The Killers to Lyle Lovett, Fiona Apple and Brad Mehldau. In 2007, the group became the first act…

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The Week

Balmoral Arms review: a hotel fit for a king

“Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take you to... Aberdeenshire?” When Good Housekeeping chose Aberdeenshire as the top place to visit in 2023, ahead of Aruba and Guyana, you’d be forgiven for thinking they’d misheard the lyrics to that famous Beach Boys hit Kokomo.

Daily Mirror

Scientific formula reveals happiest songs - Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys tops list

A music psychologist has said the perfect 'happy' song should be 137BPM, in a major key, with a short intro and bright tones, and four beats in every bar

Wales Online

Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys is the happiest song, according to science

A music psychologist has said the perfect 'happy' song should be 137BPM, in a major key, with a short intro and bright tones, and four beats in every bar

ABC News

From Aretha Franklin to Austin Powers, here are the hits that made Burt Bacharach a legend

From The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson to Sheryl Crow and Diane Warren, artists and composers are describing how the 94-year-old's work influenced their music.

Los Angeles Times

Graham Nash and Stephen Stills pay tribute to David Crosby: 'Nothing short of genius'

The music world came together Thursday to mourn singer David Crosby — known for his work with the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — after his death at age 81.

Daily Mirror

The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson 'heartbroken' over death of 'wonderful' David Crosby

Brian Wilson is among the influx of people paying tribute to David Crosby after the musician's wife confirmed his death at the age of 81 on Thursday

Wales Online

'I was a telegram boy, a junior postman, and I went from that to advise some of the biggest names in the sport and entertainment world'

Jonathan Power's life has been anything but dull

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