Metal’s Beach Boys: Def Leppard

Phil Collen details UK hitmakers’ musical work ethic

"...Phil Collen: I’m at home in Long Beach, California, watching my wife get her hair done. We’re..."

Aug. 16, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Beach Rats

A moody take on the Jersey Shore

"...described above, which can be a bit frustrating. However, Beach Rats isn’t about the story as much as it’s..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boys to Men

"...about the recent, and seemingly inexplicable, boy-band phenomenon. Instead, Boys to Men is a compilation of four short films..."

July 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day at the Beach

"...embarks on a semi-wild night of drinking with the boys. At sunrise, on a whim, the three pack into..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Psycho Beach Party'

Coming soon to theatres near you will be two productions of Charles Busch's camp classic 'Psycho Beach Party' – but despite having the same title, they'll be surprisingly different

"...plays in off-Broadway history, and the similarly popular Psycho Beach Party, a pastiche of beach movies, psychological thrillers, cross-dressing,..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Boys Are Back

Clive Owen is a widower in Australia who learns to become a hands-on dad to his sons.

"...he drives the vehicle at top speed along the beach while alarmist do-gooders holler at him to stop. The..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Boys in the Barracks

Texas Documentary Tour present Arthur Dong's award-winning 1994 documentary about gays in the military, 'Coming Out Under Fire.'

"...circulating a hilarious gay newsletter called the "The Myrtle Beach Bitch."..."

April 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Love & Mercy

Paul Dano anchors an ambitious vision of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

"...the midcentury American pop landscape with his band, the Beach Boys, and the film suggests that the seemingly humble..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Heroes and Villains: Mike Love

Q&A with Beach Boys mainstay prior to Sunday’s Moody show

"...“Sloop John B,” and made John Stamos an honorary Beach Boy on Full House. Impressive CV, one nevertheless marred..."

Jan. 18, 2014 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Time Travel

Girlie Action goes back to the beach

"...And the beach was the place to go”..."

Aug. 18, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

A Starry Night of Brian Wilson

Pet Sounds’ magic act still animates its author

"...the furthest away. At a baby grand piano, the Beach Boy’s brain added to pristine harmonies, layered like a..."

May 15, 2017 Music Post by Abby Johnston

I Am Brian Wilson / Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy

I Am Brian Wilson / Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy

"...Mike Love, meanwhile, comes out swinging. The Beach Boys co-founder dropped his own recollections one month prior..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Music Review by Neph Basedow

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Black Angels & Kikagaku Moyo, Video Age & Shy Boys, Exhumed & Creeping Death, ST 37 & the Gary, Arooj Aftab, and Kool Keith

"...was built. – Michael Toland Video Age & Shy Boys Mohawk, Friday 29..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Column by Michael Toland

No Dagwood

Blondie Chaplin and more thump Friday night at Antone's

"...extraordinary Stephen Barber and special guests), and the Lee Boys. Let’s forgo modesty here and just talk credentials...."

Aug. 24, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Beach Boys

"...The Beach Boys Sunflower/Surf's Up (Brother/Capitol)The Beach BoysCarl & the Passions:..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Music Review by Greg Beets

Pet Sounds

A 15-minute phone interview with the Beach Boys visionary Brian Wilson

"...myself slated to do a 15-minute phone interview with Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson. This is the man who..."

July 21, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Y Tu Mamá También

Boys, filled with testoterone and joints, will be boys.

"...should not let their babies grow up to be cowboys. But there are no mothers present in Y Tu..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Mayor of Washington Boulevard

The first Beach Boys' solo album, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, washes back ashore after more than three decades

"...left side of America, near a perfect spot of beach where bohemian Venice, Calif., blends into the tony Marina..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Steady as She Goes

Li'l Cap'n Travis humbles its way into Austin's musical heart

"...sunglasses are regulation despite the fact that the nearest beach is 300 miles away. Everyone's on a first-name basis:..."

July 2, 2004 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

The Beach Boys

"...The Beach BoysMade in California (Capitol)..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Review by Scott Schinder

Heroes and Villains

Van Dykes Parks: 'Smile' and the world smiles with you

"...Begun in 1966, in the wake of the Beach Boys' revolutionary "Good Vibrations," Smile was going to redefine..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Record reviews Reissues

"...surf record I can vividly recall hearing was the Beach Boys' "Surfin" when I was an impressionable sixth-grader. The..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Four-Track Amusement

Furry Things

"...first thing you hear, Furry Things are all die-hard Beach Boys fans. "Still California" from The Big Saturday Mission..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Nico and Dani

This Spanish import is a coming-of-age dramedy whose (nearly) teenage stars are natural actors, whose direction is unforced, and whose sexual themes are treated with candor and humor.

"...that Hollywood takes toward the carnal urges of teenage boys and girls -- the tone is either moralistic and..."

March 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Too Dumb to Die

A profile of Austin's longest-running musical parody, the Uranium Savages.

"...making its musical name with redneck rock and cosmic cowboys. Not far behind were the local blues brothers, folkies..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

"...Doctor). The point of the story seems to be “boys will be boys” -- 75-year-olds can behave and hold..."

Feb. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Louis Black

Riding Giants

A creative wipe-out from the director of Dogtown and Z-Boys

"...Stacy Peralta. After directing 2001’s exhilarating documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys, an unparalleled record of the rise of the skateboarding..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons

"...the 4 Seasons never received the veneration afforded the Beach Boys. This 3-CD/1-DVD set oozes classics spanning presidents Kennedy..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

Choir at the Cactus Helps Shy Singers Find Their Voice

Monthly program pairs brews with rock favorites

"...was advertised as an opportunity to learn a mystery Beach Boys song in three-part harmony. I wrangled a friend..."

Sept. 4, 2019 Music Post by Roxy Bonafont

Good Vibrations

Bill Pohlad offers Love & Mercy

"...A musical genius and social enigma, Brian Wilson, of Beach Boys and solo fame, could present a daunting figure..."

June 5, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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