Mike Love

Love Lake: We share a love for old, weird rock music

Love Lake started as a one-man band, with singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Anders Carlson helming the process of producing its 2010 self-titled debut from start to near finish, having just a little help from his friends on drums, ukelele, and mastering. The heart and love of melody present on ... More >>

Brian Wilson reuniting with the Beach Boys for 50th anniversary album and tour

Photo by Steve CohenBrian Wilson at the State Theatre in 2008​Generations of music fans are in for a shock this morning as news is rippling out that Brian Wilson, chief songwriter and long-estranged member of the Beach Boys, will rejoin the group to record a new album and venture out on a 50-date ... More >>

The Beach Boys at Mystic Amphitheater, 7/31/11

Photos by Nikki Miller​The Beach Boys July 31, 2011 Mystic Amphitheater The year is 1993, 30 years after the birth of John Stamos. My best friend Amy and I are sitting in her family's basement rec room, arguing again. Amy is pro-Beach Boys. I'm pro-Beatles. And we're each anti- the other. I ... More >>

Beach Boys, the Kills, Mogwai, and more

Beach Boys

Brian Wilson's Left Brain: The Ouija interview

Howl or Foul? Five keys to a strong start for the T-Wolves

Musicians sound off at the convention

As the RNC descends, local and national musicians arise

Roots Vibrations

Chad Whittaker: Respected local sideman, woulda-been Beach Boy, and now (finally) solo artist

Dirty Sound System (various artists)

Dirty Space Disco

Caribou: Andorra

Brian Wilson sued by untalented cousin . . . again

The house where Surfer Girl was born

Enter Sandman

Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson leaves the California shore to journey into a darker state of mind

The Brian Wilson Debate at City Pages

Short Cuts

The McLibel Trial:

Making Mincemeat of McDonald's