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BEACH BOYS 50th ANNIVERSARY STORIES

General

• Mike Love “Looking Forward” to Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour (11-19-11)
• A Few Words with The Beach Boys (2-17-12)
• Beach Boys About Half Finished with Highly Anticipated Studio Reunion Project (2-20-12)
• Beach Boys Ready for Harmonic Convergence on Tour, Album (2-25-12)
• David Marks Says The Beach Boys' Sound Was Always “Something Special” (2-26-12)
• Beach Boys Get a 'Zinepak for 50th Anniversary (4-20-12)
• Press Release: The Beach Boys to Perform Special Concert for SiriusXM (4-16-12)
• Beach Boys Are Back to Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary (4-23-12)
• David Marks, “Lost” Beach Boy, Is Found (4-24-12)
• Brian Wilson and Mike Love: ‘People Are Happy for Us.’ (4-29-12)
• Beach Boys Pull Out All the Stops for Reunion Tour (5-2-12)
• Beach Boys Ride a Wave to Coachella Valley (5-24-12)
• Beach Boys: Vibrations Are Good Again — Mike Love interview (5-25-12)
• Beach Boys Celebrate 50 Years with Stop at Red Rock — Bruce Johnston interview (5-25-12)
• The Beach Boys Q&A: 50th Anniversary Tour, Album, Reunion (5-25-12)
• Al Jardine on Beach Boys' 50th Anniversary Tour (5-27-12)
• The Beach Boys' Crazy Summer (5-27-12)
• London Calling for The Beach Boys' 50th Anniversary Jaunt (5-29-12)
• Beach Boys' 50th Anniversary: How the Complex Tour Came Together (5-29-12)
• Interview: Brian Wilson on Beach Boys Hits, The Beatles, Bass Playing and More (5-30-12)
• The Joe Thomas Interview: On Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys Reunion, and That's Why God Made the Radio (5-30-12)
• Beach Boy Mike Love: Being Present by Leaving the Past Behind (5-30-12)
• Brian Wilson — A Man of Few Words (5-30-12)
• The Beach Boys: The Harmony Is Endless After All, audio interview with Brian Wilson and Mike Love (6-2-12)
• K-EARTH: The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Interview Part 1 (6-5-12)
• K-EARTH: The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Interview Part 2 (6-6-12)
• K-EARTH: The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Interview Part 3 (6-7-12)
• K-EARTH: The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Interview Part 4 (6-8-12)
• Beach Boys Play Their Classics: Legends perform in Rolling Stone studio (6-6-12)
• Al Jardine: From the Buckeye State to The Beach Boys (6-11-12)
• Beach Boys Find Harmony Again After 50 Years (6-20-12)
• The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson: “I Don't Think I Look or Act 70” (6-21-12)
• Beach Boys Talk “Another Album Together,” interview with Mike Love (6-27-12)
• The Beach Boys Are Back, interview with Al Jardine (6-29-12)
• The Beach Boys' Al Jardine on the Band's Wild and Wooly Days, 50th Anniversary and New Album (7-3-12)
• Q&A: Brian Wilson on Beach Boys Tour and Next Album, Possible Frank Sinatra Tribute (7-2-12)
• The Beach Boys on 50 Years of West Coast Mythology (7-5-12)
• Endless Summer: Co-founder Al Jardine on What It's Like to Be a Beach Boy 50 Years On (8-3-12)

Official Video

• The Beach Boys Announce 50th Anniversary Reunion, New Album and Tour (12-15-11)
• “Do It Again” — 50th Anniversary Edition (2-14-12)
• “That's Why God Made the Radio,” promo (“sizzler”) video (4-23-12)
• “That's Why God Made the Radio,” lyric video (4-25-12)
• The Beach Boys — Reunion in Harmony, promo video (4-30-12)
• The Beach Boys' VEVO Channel, promo and interview videos for new album (5-31-12)
• The Beach Boys Talk: That's Why God Made the Radio, a YouTube playlist. The BBs preview tracks from their new album and introduce videos by other artists. (6-5-12)
• 50 Big Ones, GH set promo (“sizzle”) video, with interviews by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Alan Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks

Online Video and Audio

• K-EARTH: The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Interview Part 1 (6-5-12)
• K-EARTH: The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Interview Part 2 (6-6-12)
• Beach Boys Play Their Classics: Legends perform in Rolling Stone studio (6-6-12)
• Google Play: The Beach Boys Interview, 40 minutes (6-6-12)
• Bruce Johnston Talks with Laurel, Gary & Mark, on Australian radio station Classic Hits 4KQ 693AM (6-6-12)
• Consequence of Sound: Audiography: Episode 040, interviews with Al Jardine and David Marks (6-6-12)
• NPR: Listen to an hour of The Beach Boys live in concert from their 50th anniversary tour (6-13-12)
• Prism Films interview with Bruce Johnston (posted 6-15-12, recorded earlier)
• Beach Boys Credit Iconic Harmonies for Enduring Fame, Canadian TV interview with Brian Wilson and Mike Love (6-20-12)
• The Beach Boys on Q, group interview with Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio (6-20-12)
• The Beach Boys on 60 Minutes Australia (7-2-12)
• Ronny Svensson träffar Beach Boys, Swedish interview with group in English (8-5-12)

April 3, 2012
Alan Jardine's A Postcard from California released on CD

• Al Jardine First Ever New Album — A Postcard from California (3-22-12)
• Stadium of Fire Performer Releases First-Ever Solo Album (4-3-12)
• Fender Q&A: Beach Boys' Al Jardine (4-4-12)
• California Feelin': The Beach Boys' Al Jardine Reissues and Expands Postcard from California (4-5-12)
• Al Jardine Releases Solo Album as The Beach Boys Begin Rehearsals for Summer Tour (4-9-12)
• Beach Boy Goes Green (4-19-12)

April 25, 2012
“That's Why God Made the Radio” single released

• Promo video for “That's Why God Made the Radio” single
• Lyrics video for “That's Why God Made the Radio” single
• Press Release: The Beach Boys Launch New Single and Announce New Album Details: That's Why God Made the Radio to be released June 5 by Capitol/EMI
• Billboard: Beach Boys Album: “It's All Brand New”
• That's Where Beach Boys Wanna Go — Back to the Studio
• New Beach Boys Single Released on Friday
• The Beach Boys Celebrate 50 Years with New Single
• Beach Boys Go Retro on First New Single in 20 Years
• Rolling Stone Reviews: The Beach Boys — “That's Why God Made the Radio”
• The Beach Boys, “That's Why God Made the Radio” — Song Review
• The Beach Boys: New Song, Old Sound
  

June 5, 2012
Release of That's Why God Made the Radio album

• We Will Rock You: The Square Sounds of The Beach Boys
• The Beach Boys Are Making 'Radio' Waves
• Music Review: The Beach Boys — That's Why God Made the Radio
• The Beach Boys — That's Why God Made the Radio (2012)
• The Beach Boys — That's Why God Made the Radio — Review
• Beach Boys' 'Radio' Tunes into Summer Nostalgia
• Beach Boys CD Is Retro, Not Nostalgic
• Album Review: The Beach Boys' That's Why God Made the Radio
• Beach Boys Members Discuss New Album, Which Hits Stores Tuesday
• The Second Disc: Summer Special! The Beach Boys' That's Why God Made the Radio Hits Stores Tomorrow
• The Second Disc: Catch a Wave! Special Review: The Beach Boys' That's Why God Made the Radio
• Record of the Month Club: The Beach Boys Return
• That's Why God Made the Radio Just Got Better! (8-5-12)
• Behind the Scenes with Gary Griffin (8-7-12)
  

June 13, 2012
That's Why God Made the Radio enters Billboard's albums chart at No. 3

• Billboard: The Beach Boys Set for Highest Charting Album in 37 Years
• Press Release: The Beach Boys' 50th Anniversary Studio Album, That's Why God Made the Radio, Debuts at Number 3 on Billboard Albums Chart
• On the Charts: The Beach Boys' Best Debut Ever
  

August 28, 2012
The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again DVD to be released (from Front Row Center series)

• The Beach Boys Announce Reunion DVD: Doin' It Again (8-8-12)
  

September 24, 2012 (U.S.)
In-depth Beach Boys catalog reisses in stereo/mono combo CDs and new hits compilations

• The Beach Boys Continue 50th Anniversary Celebration with Two New Hits Collections and 12 Remastered Studio Albums to Be Released Worldwide by Capitol/EMI (8-8-12)
• Beach Boys Announce Remastered Albums, New Hit Collections Coming This Year (8-8-12)
  

 

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