The Beach Boys
Songs About the Holy Spirit: An Annotated Playlist
Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, The Bar-Kays, and more.
Vulnerability, Judgement and The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds Turns 50!
Half a century is pretty “outta sight” if you ask me. To celebrate, here’s the […]
I Still Believe in Love & Mercy (and Brian Wilson)
Saw Love & Mercy last night, and wow. As reviewers have been noting, it is […]
Another Week Ends: Motivated Podcasts, Inverted Envy, Doofus Batman, Evensong Revelations, Rowling Rewards, Salinger Silence, Denny Lives Again, and Watterson’s …
1. “Want to Win a Political Debate? Try Making a Weaker Argument” reads a headline […]
It’s Been Building Up In Brian Wilson For Oh I Don’t Know How Long
Now an excerpt from A Mess of Help (which takes its name from one of […]
October Playlist
Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It – Stars […]
Goodbye Surfing, Hello God! A Conference Breakout
Maybe beauty is your thing. Maybe family dynamics fascinate you. Or maybe it’s mental illness […]
Another Week Ends: Moral Dieting, Self Illusions, Craig Sager’s Suits, Superhero Saints, LIBERATE, Prometheus, Drive-In Church, and MJ’s Bad
1. We’ve given him a rest for a few months, but the break is over! […]
Another Week Ends: Jewish Anxiety, Christian Juvenilia, Male Demise, Cheap Law, Underachievement and Imperfection, Bearded Brooklyn, Ram and Beach Boys
1. “Do The Jews Own Anxiety?” asked Daniel Smith in The NY Times last week, […]
June Playlist
Goin’ On – The Beach Boys Everything Hits At Once – Spoon Long Promised Road […]
Beach Boys 101: Peter Bagge’s “In Defense Of (And Praise For) Mike Love”
One rainy day last year I decided to do the Internet a favor and digitize […]
That Time The Beach Boys Made a Teenage Symphony to God
Many years ago I said that “Music is God’s Voice.” I’ve often felt that I […]
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