Swinging Modern Sounds #92: Perfection
You will now find some version of the list below. It is imperfect.
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Posts Tagged: the beach boys
Anthem for the Age: “Don’t Grab My Pussy”
Kristin Kontrol worked with the Vandelles to adapt The Beach Boys hit “Don’t Worry Baby” into a message we can really get behind: “Don’t Grab My Pussy.” Listen to the song here, and go out and vote!
...moreThis Week in Posivibes: A Tribute to Pedal Steel
Aquarium Drunkard has shared a two-part tribute to pedal steel, centering around one of the key crafters of the sound: Orville “Red” Rhodes. The two-part compilation is titled All Paths Lead to Red: A Pedal Steel Mixtape, and features songs from Buffy Saint-Marie, Berte Jansch, Carole King, Nancy Sinatra, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, The […]
...moreSong of the Day: “In My Room”
The Beach Boys might be best known for their bubbly early melodies celebrating wholesome teenage fun in a bygone era, but their more interesting work subverts this effervescence to beautiful effect. Take “In My Room”, the languid Brian Wilson-penned single from 1963. Wilson wrote: Now it’s dark and I’m alone but I won’t be afraid […]
...moreRomney Picking Up Good Vibrations
Over at The New York Times, Daniel Nester considers the complicated politics of the Beach Boys and muses on “the need to reconcile an artist’s politics with his art.” “You might say that the Beach Boys’ long history of feuds, friendships and lawsuits exemplifies two sides of the American character. On the Brian side we […]
...moreThe Rumpus Interview with Jim Nelson
Jim Nelson once watched an acquaintance light a 50-dollar bill on fire for the hell of it. He was not impressed. Living and working as a computer programmer in Silicon Valley during and after the dot-com boom left him with plenty of reasons to be fed-up and slightly disgusted. So much so, in fact, that […]
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