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The Beach Boys have made available a previously unreleased 1976 live version of their 1970 song "Susie Cincinnati" as an advance track from the band's forthcomi

Happy Birthday to Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine, who turns 80 on Sunday (September 3rd)!!! Jardine now permanently tours with Brian Wilson's band, which features fellow Beach Boy Blondie Chaplin. In recent years, Jardine has been receiving raves for his string of acoustic solo dates, dubbed "A Postcard From California - From The Very First Song." Jardine, who's joined by his son Matt Jardine on vocals and keyboardist Debbie Shair, weaves the group's key songs while ch...

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys celebrates his 80th birthday today (June 20th)!!! Wilson co-founded the group in 1961 with his late brothers Dennis and Carl Wilson, his cousin Mike Love, neighbor David Marks, and high school buddy Al Jardine. It was Wilson's genius for arranging intricate harmonies that first set him apart from his peers, an ability made even more impressive because he is 97 percent deaf in his right ear. He is the sole-surviving member of his immediate family, with his fath...

We now continue and conclude the R list of the 1960s most popular pop hits. But first a note:

Before proceeding with the I list of 1960s top-10 hits, heres an evaluation of three music streaming services. While I subscribe to two of them, and am trying out a

As a new documentary about Brian Wilson arrives, we take on the near-impossible task of sorting his band’s best, from lustful-teen pop to meditative balladry

In an era of abundance when every day brings a deluge of new music to consume, it may seem particularly futile to turn to the past. But this year&#146

Collections from labels like Fania and Armabillion, icons including Ray Charles and J Dilla, and living artists such as Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Radiohead were welcome additions this year.

As this edition of Retro Roundup is going out on Christmas Day, all the best to readers of this column for the holiday season, and everyone else.

Today (December 21st) marks what would have been Beach Boys co-founder and guitarist Carl Wilson's 75th birthday. Carl, who was known for his peaceful nature and flawless tenor vocals, died of cancer on February 6th, 1998 at the age of 51. Although the Beach Boys story is said to start with the Wilson brothers -- Brian, Dennis and Carl -- harmonizing with cousin Mike Love at family gatherings, it was Carl's love for guitar-based R&B that separated him from his family. While bar...