Brian Wilson on Future Beach Boys Reunions: "No. I Don't Think So"

Brian Wilson on Future Beach Boys Reunions: "No. I Don't Think So"

For fans of the Beach Boys, Sunday night was bittersweet. While former member Brian Wilson came away from the Grammys with a win, the victory seemed short-lived as during a media appearance soon after the ceremony Wilson, when asked by the press, said, “No. I don’t think so,” in response to a question on whether there would be another reunion tour, according to Forbes....  read more

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Paul Dano Cast as Young Brian Wilson in Beach Boys Biopic Love and Mercy

Paul Dano Cast as Young Brian Wilson in Beach Boys Biopic <i>Love and Mercy</i>

Paul Dano, the young character actor with memorable roles in Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood and, most recently, 2012’s Ruby Sparks, has been cast as Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson in a forthcoming biopic about the American pop legend....  read more

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Brian Wilson Responds to Beach Boys "Firing" Rumors

Brian Wilson Responds to Beach Boys "Firing" Rumors

“As far as I know I can't be fired--that wouldn't be cool.”  read more

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Mike Love: "I Didn’t Fire Brian Wilson"

Mike Love: "I Didn’t Fire Brian Wilson"

Mike Love has reached out to set the record straight on Brian Wilson’s apparent ‘firing’ from the Beach Boys. In an op-ed submitted to the L.A. Times, Love said he did not fire Wilson and that all band members were aware that there would be tours put on by two different versions of the band....  read more

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This Week In News

This Week In News

Our roundup of pop-culture news for the week of Sept. 24, 2012  read more

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Beach Boys' Mike Love Earns Spot as Biggest Tool in Entertainment Industry

Beach Boys' Mike Love Earns Spot as Biggest Tool in Entertainment Industry

Mike Love has solidified his name in our hearts as one of pop music’s biggest tools when a statement was released that founding Beach Boy members Brian Wilson and Al Jardine would not continue on the band’s touring roster. David Marks—who joined in 1962, a relative newcomer next to Wilson and Jardine—also are not considered as part of the Beach Boys’ live show. The announcement comes from a statement that Love made on Monday, which said that the lineup was only meant to include the founding members for their 50th anniversary tour. “The post-50th anniversary configuration will not include Brian...  read more

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Beach Boys' Children Form Band, California Saga

Beach Boys' Children Form Band, California Saga

While the Beach Boys have been making the rounds across the country as part of their 50th anniversary tour, their children have banded together to start a tribute act called California Saga....  read more

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Infographic: Beach Boys Vocab

Infographic: Beach Boys Vocab

Tomorrow the Beach Boys release That's Why God Made the Radio, their 29th studio album. We collected all their songs from all their albums in the '60s and tallied the most-used words.  read more

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The Beach Boys: Setting the Record Straight

The Beach Boys: Setting the Record Straight

Imagine that you’re Carl Wilson in the summer of 1961, a chubby 14-year-old kid, between your freshman and sophomore years in high school, with a young boy’s enthusiasm for guitarists like Chuck Berry and Dick Dale.  read more

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The Beach Boys Photos - Atlanta, Ga.

The Beach Boys Photos - Atlanta, Ga.

The Beach Boys stopped in Atlanta, Ga., last night as part of their 50th Anniversary Celebration Tour. On the fourth stop of their tour, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Alan Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks performed over 40 songs at Chastain Park Amphitheatre.   read more

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