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Beach Boys wipe three dates with little notice and no explanation

The Beach Boys have axed shows in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and South Carolina at the last minute.

BANG Premier · Sep 24

The Beach Boys shows cancelled day before tour was set to resume

Band previously postponed a number of dates in summer as singer Mike Love said he needed time to ‘recharge’

The Independent UK · Sep 24

In 1979, Beach Boys star Mike Love bought a 2.5-acre Lake Tahoe plot for $435,000; 47 years later, the nearly 19,000-sq-ft mansion he built on it is up for $43 million, with six surrounding acres permanently protected

Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love lists his Lake Tahoe estate for $43 million. This sprawling property has been in his family for over four decades. The musician originally purchased the undeveloped land for a much lower price. The estate features extensive amenities and spiritual influences reflecting his interests. Love and…

The Economic Times · Sep 20

Al Jardine loved making The Beach Boys’ masterpiece Pet Sounds. He hated making the album cover

Exclusive: As the album celebrates its 60th anniversary, one of The Beach Boys’ surviving original members recalls the moment Brian Wilson called them to the studio, and how he made an enemy out of his cover art co-star

The Independent UK · May 15

'Forever grateful' Beach Boys icon quits live touring band after 61 years

Bruce Johnston is stepping back from touring with Mike Love's Beach Boys.

BANG Premier · Mar 5

The Beach Boys: We Gotta Groove review – box set of lost 70s music has all of Brian Wilson’s turmoil and talent

Spanning 1974-77, this collection shows Wilson was capable of stunning pre-rock’n’roll homage – on the previously unheard Adult/Child – while also writing wayward songs about organic food

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

“These guys are pros. Brian handpicked these people to represent his music”: Al Jardine on good times with Brian Wilson (and his band), the legacy of his genius, and how the Beach Boys transformed ‘60s surf and guitar culture

As Jardine reflects on the pop-cultural miracle of the Beach Boys and their rising tide of musicality as Brian Wilson's genius crested, he talks about the guitars behind it, and says it was fun, fun, fun

Guitar World · Oct 5, 2025

“I had to learn to play electric guitar when I formed the Beach Boys with the guys. I had togo electric. It was like Dylan”: These two Beach Boys classics might have been misunderstood, but with Al Jardine’s guitar work, they stand the test of time

Surf’s Up and Holland confused some listeners when they were released in the early ’70s but they capture a band being a real functioning band. Jardine shares the stories – and the gear – behind them

Guitar World · Sep 15, 2025

Al Jardine hits out at Mike Love for Brian Wilson funeral speech

Al Jardine has hit out at Mike Love for the speech he made at Brian Wilson's funeral earlier this month.

BANG Premier · Aug 22, 2025

“I didn’t feel the compassion, let’s put it that way”: Al Jardine criticises Mike Love’s speech at Brian Wilson’s funeral

He says his bandmate has some “serious megalomania problems”

MusicRadar · Aug 21, 2025