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Aerosmith’s principle songwriter and lead guitarist will be honoured at NAMM’s TEC Awards and is working on sixth solo album...
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Good and bad news for Brian Wilson fans in Britain: the September tour’s off but he’ll be back next year...
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Beach Boy and songwriting legend Brian Wilson has confirmed that he will release his 11th solo album this coming April...
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Beach Boy Mike Love is to release a book about his spiritual life and the insider history of the band...
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The Sodajerker team catch up with a truly unique songwriter who’s worked with everyone from the Beach Boys to Skrillex...
- 20 Jan 2014
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Six-disc retrospective on the geniuses of vocal-harmony, charting their rollercoaster ride from California surfin’ to studio psychedelia and back again...
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