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SMiLE-ology: Inside The Beach Boys’ SMiLE Sessions

Popdose Staff November 8, 2011 6

Literally almost fifty years in the making, last week saw the release of The SMiLE Sessions, a boxed set of material from the Beach Boys chronicling their work on the famous lost album from

A Fan’s Notes: The Beach Boys, The SMiLE Sessions Webisodes, and More

Ken Shane November 3, 2011 0

To coincide with the long-awaited release of the Beach Boys SMiLE Sessions, the band has posted a new series of videos related to the legendary album

Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 7: Marvel’s “Girl Comics,” DC’s “First Wave,” and More

Johnny Bacardi March 9, 2010 6

Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I attempt to spotlight several works of sequential graphic storytelling that I find noteworthy and think you might too, many of

CD Review: Various Artists, “Dark Was the Night” and “War Child Presents Heroes”

Ken Shane March 4, 2009 6

It’s no secret that tribute albums and charity compilations can be hit-or-miss affairs at best. In the case of the latter, all you can really do is be happy that you’re supporting a good

Live Music: Brian Wilson, Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ, 11/23/08

Ken Shane December 3, 2008 29

He’s 67 years old now. The still-full head of hair is graying. There are a few extra pounds around the midsection of the once lanky frame. His eyes reflect a sadness that most of

Listening Booth: Guns n’ Roses, “Chinese Democracy” — A Second Opinion

Dw. Dunphy December 1, 2008 12

It’s the curse of the debut album: the artist, unsure of who he/she is or what he/she ought to sound like strikes out in all directions — a power ballad here, a blues grinder

Listening Booth: Laura Nyro, “Season of Lights … Laura Nyro in Concert”

Ken Shane September 17, 2008 10

Christmas Eve, 1970. I was at the Fillmore East to see Laura Nyro. A month earlier, Nyro had released her fourth album, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat, and it had taken up more

Listening Booth: Brian Wilson, “That Lucky Old Sun”

Ken Shane September 3, 2008 4

Brian Wilson – That Lucky Old Sun purchase this album (Amazon) “Genius is the ability to make something very complex seem very simple.” There goes my lead. Brian Wilson speaks to The Guardian, and