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Inside the failed Beach Boys and The Beatles collaboration

    Inside the failed Beach Boys and The Beatles collaboration

They were two of the most celebrated bands of their generation. Divided by the Atlantic, The Beach Boys and The Beatles were united by what Al Jardine would later call

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‘Pet Sounds’ vs ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ vs ‘Smile’ – who had the ultimate psychedelic pop album?

    ‘Pet Sounds’ vs ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ vs ‘Smile’ – who had the ultimate psychedelic pop album?

We recently posted a year-by-year breakdown of the parallels and friendly competition within The Beatles and The Beach Boys‘ careers. Both bands were racing to release the ultimate pop album, and it peaked with the

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The story behind The Beach Boys album cover for Pet Sounds

    The story behind The Beach Boys album cover for Pet Sounds

To try and accurately describe the wide and varied impact of The Beach Boys seminal 1966 album Pet Sounds is impossible. The songs created by Brian Wilson and the rest

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The Beatles song McCartney wrote as a parody of Beach Boys

    The Beatles song McCartney wrote as a parody of Beach Boys

Recently, Paul McCartney revealed his all-time favourite song to the world. To many people’s surprise, the song he chose wasn’t one form The Beatles’ extensive back catalogue but from one

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What ‘Echo in the Canyon’ Misses About the Laurel Canyon Scene – Variety

    What ‘Echo in the Canyon’ Misses About the Laurel Canyon Scene – Variety

Too much echo… not enough Canyon. That’s at the core of the imbalances in the celebrated new rock doc “Echo

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Influencing America

    Influencing America

Influencing America by Bill Harry The Beatles and the British bands inspired American youth resulting in more homegrown groups, rather than solo singers, beginning to emerge on the American music

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