Brian Wilson (Musician)

The Queers

The Girl from São Paulo

With a fresh move to L.A. from New York, Luciana Souza revisits sunshine and the bossa nova music her parents helped create.

Hock the Line

Sending up the biopic, Walk Hard sells cheap laughs, lame cameos, and lifeless Cox.

John Ralston

Sorry Vampire (Vagrant)

Andy Partridge

Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album (Ape House)

Wordsmith

A game of artful dodgeball with Of Montreal

Dios

Dios (Startime)

The Shins

Chutes Too Narrow (Sub Pop)

ShapeShifter

This time it's the woman who manipulates the man in Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson (Warner Archives/Rhino)

The Beach Boys

Sunflower/Surf's Up (Brother/Capitol)

Three-Minute Hero

The power-pop life and times of Marshall Crenshaw

A Fan's Notes

After Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe comes of age ... finally

The Jayhawks

Smile
(American Recordings)

The Virtuoso Veloso

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(American Recordings)

Brian's Kids

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(American Recordings)

Sad Songs Say So Much

Smile
(American Recordings)

After the Breakup

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(American Recordings)

Rotations

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(American Recordings)

Rotations

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(American Recordings)

Rotations

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(American Recordings)

Reverb

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(American Recordings)

Good Vibrations

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(American Recordings)

Rotations

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(American Recordings)

Rotations

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(American Recordings)

Notes from the Soundboard: Famous Fathers and Sons

via myspace.com/rufuswainwrightRufus Wainwright did his dad proudNotes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing weekly on Crossfade,  focused on pop music's history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of ... More >>

Sol Ruiz's Outlander CD Brings Tropical Folk Style Cuban Psychedelic Music

Sol Ruiz's Oultander is a 6-song disc I got in a cardboard sleeve from producer Bobby Macintyre of Studio 71.He says: "Sol is the songwriter and she plays acoustic guitar. I played drums, produced, engineered, and mixed it. Jesse Jackson plays some Dobro slide guitar, and some cuatro. Lorenzo Corti ... More >>

Local Music Review: New Singles and Reissues From Forward Motion Records

​This week on Crossfade, we've been taking a look at a number of recent releases from local label Forward Motion Records, headed by Fernando Perdomo. Here's the last of the round-up.Jorge Moreno"Thank You" (single)This single is culled from his upcoming English-language debut, Grammy Award-winner ... More >>

Beach Boys at Hard Rock Live December 31

​This week on Crossfade, we've been taking a look at a number of recent releases from local label Forward Motion Records, headed by Fernando Perdomo. Here's the last of the round-up.Jorge Moreno"Thank You" (single)This single is culled from his upcoming English-language debut, Grammy Award-winner ... More >>

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector: da doo ron ron

​This week on Crossfade, we've been taking a look at a number of recent releases from local label Forward Motion Records, headed by Fernando Perdomo. Here's the last of the round-up.Jorge Moreno"Thank You" (single)This single is culled from his upcoming English-language debut, Grammy Award-winner ... More >>

Brian Wilson at Hard Rock Live August 5

​This week on Crossfade, we've been taking a look at a number of recent releases from local label Forward Motion Records, headed by Fernando Perdomo. Here's the last of the round-up.Jorge Moreno"Thank You" (single)This single is culled from his upcoming English-language debut, Grammy Award-winner ... More >>