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The enigmatic Brian Wilson talks to Salon about emulating McCartney and Spector -- and writing music after "Smile."
By Thomas Bartlett
June 22, 2005
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Am I the only critic in the universe who doesn't love Brian Wilson's "Smile"? Plus: Free music for jazz fans, Saturday Looks Good to Me admirers and Christmas-song haters.
By Thomas Bartlett
December 1, 2004
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Last week, Brian Wilson performed the Beach Boys' unreleased album "Smile" for the first time. How did the 1966 concept LP become the stuff of myth, anyway?
By Jesse Jarnow
February 25, 2004
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Salon's TV picks for July 4-8, 2001
By Joyce Millman
July 4, 2001
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After a life custom-made for cable catharsis, the force behind the Beach Boys is now being honored even for things he didn't do. Does that card ever expire?
By Ira Robbins
April 10, 2001
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Former Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson now lets us use the word "genius." It's all part of growing up.
By Rachel Louise Snyder
September 6, 2000
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Why now, after 34 years, is Brian Wilson revisiting "Pet Sounds"?
By Geoff Edgers
August 2, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000
By Joyce Millman
January 20, 2000
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Not another list of multi-disc sonic money-shots.
By Geoff Edgers
December 24, 1999
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Why the High Llamas are more than just another workingman's Beach Boys.
By Andy Battaglia
November 3, 1999
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Wilco's Jeff Tweedy talks about losing his alt-country baggage
By Joshua Green
March 17, 1999
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Mark Athitakis reviews the Beach Boys' 'Endless Harmony,' which spotlights the classic vocal group's underrated later history.
By Mark Athitakis
August 27, 1998
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Sharps & Flats is a weekly music review roundup in Salon Magazine
By Mark Athitakis
June 17, 1998
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By Mark Athitakis
February 13, 1998
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By Michelle Goldberg
July 22, 1997
"I try to write songs and stuff"
Nothing to smile about
Wouldn't it have been nice?
Brian Wilson, card-carrying genius
He still gets around
God only knows
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