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Brian Wilson: "I just wasn't made for these times," is what he once sang. But now with his new album, the original beach boy is riding a wave
His new album may be called Gettin' In Over My Head (Rhino), but when it comes to making music, Brian Wilson is most certainly in his element. The legendary ......(Continue Reading) Babylon in San Francisco: Beach Blanket Babylon is one of the longest-running attractions of the City by the Bay. But is it gay? Well, thereon hangs a
It's one of those endearing San Francisco institutions, like painted Victorian houses and cable cars. And as it marks its 30th anniversary in June, Beach Blanket Babylon is still packing 'em in. Es...(Continue Reading)Washed-up - the Beach Boys - Brief Article
rides the waves of The Beach Boys' changing fortunes Few rock groups have ever found themselves in as incongruous a place as The Beach Boys occupied ......(Continue Reading)"What's still left of my memory": recovery and reorientation in the songs of Van Dyke Parks
Introduction Arranger, musician, songwriter, and producer Van Dyke Parks appears likely to be remembered primarily as Brian Wilson's most gifted collaborator....(Continue Reading)Caged heat: the Producers' hilarious Gary Beach gets his name above the title in La Cage aux Folles
"I am what I am. I don't want praise. I don't want pity." Those iconic lines--a signal moment in both musical theater and gay history--are ......(Continue Reading)
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