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The Beach Boys on CD: Symphonic Sounds Music of the Beach Boys

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

With the split between Mike Love and Alan Jardine in 1998, the Beach Boys effectively ended their existence as a creative band producing new music. “The Beach Boys” became a trademark, licensed by Mike Love’s company MELECO, and applied to … Continue reading →

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Roy Wood: Boulders

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

I know, this week of all weeks, I should be writing about Bowie. But frankly, other people have managed that far better than I ever could, and so I thought I’d write about another glam rock genius, one who’s still … Continue reading →

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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today…

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

Different Class by Pulp was released twenty years ago today, on October 30, 1995. I first heard some of the music on it a few months earlier. Summer 1995 was in many respects the point at which I developed my … Continue reading →

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The Monkees at Hammersmith

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

So along with being ill and trying (and largely failing) to finish up California Dreaming (though that will be done Real Soon Now — it really is just a matter of pulling stuff together, and it’s a matter of days, … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: To Claudia On Thursday

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

Curt Boettcher was feeling stifled by Gary Usher. Usher was still necessary to Boettcher’s musical plans, as his position at Columbia Records gave Boettcher the ability to do whatever he wanted musically, but even Boettcher’s closest friends described him as … Continue reading →

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