The Newport Folk Festival is picking up good vibrations. The festival producers plan to announce Monday that Brian Wilson, a founding member of the Beach Boys, is joining...
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Two former members of the Beach Boys settled a five-year legal dispute over use of the band's name, a lawyer said. Al Jardine and Mike Love reached an agreement after a...
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The settlement of a long legal dispute over rights to the Beach Boys' name has restored good vibrations among the three surviving original members of the famed group,...
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The Beach Boys got around all right—to a settlement. After two days of mediation talks, lawyers for Beach Boys cofounder Mike Love and former bandmate Al Jardine...
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Here are reviews of key box set releases:
Bob Dylan, "Dylan" (Columbia)
The box set is a curious beast — a combination of curatorial selection, increased quality,...
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Executives at EMI Group Plc, which is
being bought by private equity firm Terra Firma, are working on
ways to squeeze new revenue from the company's catalog of
artists...
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A federal judge has dismissed a multimillion dollar lawsuit claiming Beach Boys memorabilia, including handwritten lyrics and rare photos, were stolen from storage.
U.S....
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The Beach Boys used to sing about endless summers. These days, at least two of them seem to be caught up in endless litigation. The latest round came Tuesday when a judge...
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A judge has dismissed part of a $2 million lawsuit by Beach Boy Mike Love that claims ex-bandmate Al Jardine illegally used the name of the surf-music kings.
Superior...
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The surviving founders of the Beach Boys — Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine — made their first public appearance together in 10 years Tuesday, standing atop...
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Elton John will make a guest appearance on an upcoming album by Beach Boys legend, Brian Wilson. John sings and plays piano on a song called "How Can We Still Be Dancing."...
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Some of the surviving members of the Beach Boys are headed back to court to fight over who has the right to tour using the band's name. Brother Records Inc., a company...
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You'll have to address Aerosmith's lead singer as "Doctor" Steven Tyler soon. Tyler will be given an honorary Doctor Of Music degree from Boston's Berklee College of Music...
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The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, the Kinks and the Zombies are among the artists who appear on American Dreams Original Soundtrack: 1963-1964, in stores on May 6 from...
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Beach Boys members Mike Love and Bruce Johnston will appear at the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation's annual gala on Saturday (December 14) in Chicago. The theme of this year's...
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An original copy of the Beach Boys' seminal Pet Sounds album autographed by Paul McCartney and a copy of the Beatles's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band signed by Brian...
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Timothy White, Billboard magazine's editor-in-chief, died of an apparent heart attack at the magazine's New York offices on Thursday afternoon (June 27). White, 50, was...
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Former Beach Boys member Al Jardine filed a lawsuit against his attorney and his firm in regards to a 1999 Beach Boys trademark-infringement case. On Wednesday (June 5),...
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It was on this day (December 28) in 1983 that Beach Boy Dennis Wilson died. Wilson drowned while swimming near his boat in the harbor of Marina Del Rey in California....
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The battle between members of the Beach Boys over rights to the group's name continues--Alan Jardine filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (June 29)...
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The 40th anniversary of the Beach Boys' will be celebrated with the release of Hawthorne, CA - Birthplace Of A Musical Legacy by Capitol Records on May 22. The two-disc...
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As expected, Elton John, Heart, and Beatles producer George Martin are among those who have been officially announced for the upcoming An All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson....
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Beach Boy Brian Wilson has been added to the star-studded lineup of artists who will pay tribute to Paul Simon when he is honored as the MusiCares 2001 Person of the Year on...
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The Beach Boys celebrate the 40th anniversary of their recording career this year, and in addition to a lifetime achievement honor at this year's Grammy Awards ceremony,...
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The Beach Boys aren't having any "fun, fun, fun" these days, especially when it comes to their first record company. The group is involved in a set of lawsuits with Deck...
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Beach Boy Brian Wilson has apparently overcome his writer's block and has penned his first new song in years, which is titled "On Christmas Day." In a personal note posted...
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Beach Boys's singer Mike Love celebrates his 59th birthday today (March 15). In 1961, Love formed the Beach Boys with his cousins
Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, and
Dennis...
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As the result of an ongoing battle between Mike Love and Al Jardine over the Beach Boys
moniker, a preliminary injunction has been passed down from a federal judge in Los...
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The release of the Beach Boys Greatest Hits Volume 3 (Best of the Brother Years) will coincide with a new ABC television miniseries that begins Feb. 1.
The new collection...
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Beach Boy Al Jardine is being sued by the Beach Boys' corporation for misuse of the group's name on his current tour. The Beach Boys' attorney is also attempting to stop...
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Looking for a way to jazz up the upcoming round of holiday parties? Christmas has forever been an excuse for artists to release seasonal records, and this year is shaping...
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Record clubs, the mail-order companies that offer consumers a chance to build their CD collections at an unbelievable low initial cost, have long been the bane of...
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As if last year's Pet Sounds boxed set wasn't enough, fans of the Beach Boys are in for a treat next week when Capitol Records releases Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys...
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A car buff whose prize 1932 Ford inspired the Beach Boys' hit song "Little Deuce Coup" died of heart attack Sunday while at his home in a Detroit suburb. He was 58 years...
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Carl Wilson, an original member of the Beach Boys and lead guitarist for the seminal surf band, died from complications of lung cancer, his family said Saturday. Wilson,...
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Record producer Nik Venet, who worked with the Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt and Frank Zappa, died January 2nd after battling Burkitt's lymphoma. He was 61.
Venet came to Los...
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The Beach Boys will finally have their day in court regarding after filing a lawsuit against bandmate Brian Wilson and book publisher HarperCollins three years ago. The...
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Beach Boy Brian Wilson and his daughters Carnie and Wendy Wilson have put their past behind them with a new collaborative album, The Wilsons. Carnie and Wendy, formerly...
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