The Beach Boys

Jim Mees dies at 57; set designer best known for 'Star Trek' work

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Jim Mees, an Emmy-winning set decorator who helped bring alien worlds to life in the long-running "Star Trek" TV series, died Friday at his home in Selinsgrove, Pa., said his partner, Michael Smyth. He was 57 and had pancreatic cancer. Mees, who...

‘Bioshock Infinite’ review: Violence, with a social agenda

2013-04-01 08:02:21

Van Dyke Parks, Tom McDermott at McCabe's on March 30

2013-03-28 07:00:00

Pop music renaissance man Van Dyke Parks, fresh off an enthusiastically reviewed trip to Australia, has returned to his longtime home in Southern California and will play two shows on Saturday, March 30, at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. He&...

Beatles debut album released 50 years ago

2013-03-22 12:25:00

It was 50 years ago today….a Beatles album came out in the U.K. That would be the Fab Four’s debut album, “Please Please Me,” released March 22, 1963. To mark the occasion, the Beatles official website is posting the five-minute...

Surfers, Marines in a tussle over Trestles

2013-02-18 18:50:00

A disagreement over a well-known slice of the Southern California coast is threatening to drive a wedge between Marines and surfers, groups that had recently set aside differences and become political allies. At issue is the 2.25-mile stretch of surf...

Paul Tanner dies at 95; trombonist with Glenn Miller Orchestra

2013-02-06 21:23:00

Paul Tanner, a trombonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra who became a prominent jazz educator at UCLA and created an unusual electronic musical instrument heard on the Beach Boys' classic 1966 hit "Good Vibrations," has died. He was 95. Tanner died...

Brian Wilson says 'no' to more Beach Boys reunion shows

2013-02-11 10:03:00

This post has been updated. See note below for details. On the night the Beach Boys won the first performance Grammy Award of the group’s half-century long career, it was the spirit of another artist’s song that Brian Wilson invoked...

Grammys 2013: Live blogging all the pre-show winners

2013-02-10 16:13:00

It's brunch at the Grammys! Live updates from the pre-telecast. 4:10 p.m.: Final update from the pre-show: The 70th award this afternoon went to the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach for producer of the year. “Wow,” said Auerbach, who moments...

Grammys 2013: Pre-telecast ceremony broadens the spotlight

2013-02-10 16:19:00

Awards handed out Sunday before the evening Grammy Awards telecast sometimes set the stage for what happens during the national TV broadcast. This year, the Black Keys got the momentum rolling by having a hand in three awards early on, including rock...

Jimmy O'Neill dies at 73; L.A. deejay hosted TV's 'Shindig!'

2013-01-14 20:38:00

Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died...

Premiere: Astronautica offers soft digital tones on 'Califlorida'

2013-02-21 13:14:00

Among the many stylistic traits of Southern California cultural offerings is a certain easiness, a smooth, groove-centered vibe found both in Dr. Dre’s G-funk sound two decades ago and the dubbed out sounds of Flying Lotus, Teebs and the Gaslamp...

Joey Ramone LPs, guitars among auction items

2013-02-08 11:44:00

How much are a punk rock hero's personal items worth? Joey Ramone’s vinyl record collection, two electric guitars, a leather jacket, his passport, Rolodex, T-shirts and other items will be auctioned off by the late singer’s estate. �A...

Love aspires to the divine, in a song both religious and secular in meaning.

2013-03-29 11:25:00

The Beach Boys will perform at The Great Frederick Fair in September.

2013-03-11 09:03:00

Brian Wilson's cousin will lead a group that plays Beach Boys songs Monday at Hard Rock Live.

2013-02-17 00:00:00