AP - Aug 19, 2008
Brian Wilson sits on a plush couch in his living room, smiling nervously. On the Beach Boys visionary s back porch, his family s 15 pooches yip and scramble over each other. Inside, photos of his children...
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The Newport Folk Festival is picking up good vibrations. The festival producers plan to announce Monday that Brian Wilson, a founding member of the Beach Boys, is joining the festival s lineup. He ll...
More »AP - Mar 21, 2008
Two former members of the Beach Boys settled a five-year legal dispute over use of the band s name, a lawyer said. Al Jardine and Mike Love reached an agreement after a two-day conference in Superior...
More »Reuters - Mar 20, 2008
The settlement of a long legal dispute over rights to the Beach Boys' name has restored good vibrations among the three surviving original members of the famed group, attorneys in the case said on...
More »E! Online - Mar 20, 2008
The Beach Boys got around all right—to a settlement. After two days of mediation talks, lawyers for Beach Boys cofounder Mike Love and former bandmate Al Jardine managed to make peace in...
More »AP - Nov 20, 2007
Here are reviews of key box set releases: Bob Dylan, Dylan (Columbia) The box set is a curious beast a combination of curatorial selection, increased quality, whiz-bang packaging and new insights...
More »Reuters - Aug 21, 2007
Executives at EMI Group Plc, which is being bought by private equity firm Terra Firma, are working on ways to squeeze new revenue from the company's catalog of artists and songs from the Beatles to...
More »AP - Apr 11, 2007
A federal judge has dismissed a multimillion dollar lawsuit claiming Beach Boys memorabilia, including handwritten lyrics and rare photos, were stolen from storage. U.S. District Judge Manuel Real ruled...
More »AP - Jan 31, 2007
The Beach Boys used to sing about endless summers. These days, at least two of them seem to be caught up in endless litigation. The latest round came Tuesday when a judge rejected Beach Boys singer Mike...
More »AP - Sep 14, 2006
A judge has dismissed part of a $2 million lawsuit by Beach Boy Mike Love that claims ex-bandmate Al Jardine illegally used the name of the surf-music kings. Superior Court Judge James R. Dunn threw...
More »AP - Jun 14, 2006
The surviving founders of the Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine made their first public appearance together in 10 years Tuesday, standing atop the historic Capitol Records...
More »USRN - Apr 30, 2003
(4/30/03, 4 p.m. ET) -- Elton John will make a guest appearance on an upcoming album by Beach Boys legend, Brian Wilson. John sings and plays piano on a song called How Can We Still Be Dancing. Wilson...
More »USRN - Apr 23, 2003
(4/23/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Some of the surviving members of the Beach Boys are headed back to court to fight over who has the right to tour using the band s name. Brother Records Inc., a company that s jointly...
More »USRN - Apr 20, 2003
(4/20/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- You ll have to address Aerosmith s lead singer as Doctor Steven Tyler soon. Tyler will be given an honorary Doctor Of Music degree from Boston s Berklee College of Music on May...
More »USRN - Apr 17, 2003
(4/17/03, 10 a.m. ET) -- The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, the Kinks and the Zombies are among the artists who appear on American Dreams Original Soundtrack: 1963-1964, in stores on May 6 from Hip-O/...
More »USRN - Dec 13, 2002
(12/13/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Beach Boys members Mike Love and Bruce Johnston will appear at the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation s annual gala on Saturday (December 14) in Chicago. The theme of this year s gala...
More »USRN - Oct 14, 2002
(10/14/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- An original copy of the Beach Boys seminal Pet Sounds album autographed by Paul McCartney and a copy of the Beatles s Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band signed by Brian Wilson...
More »USRN - Jun 28, 2002
(6/28/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- Timothy White, Billboard magazine s editor-in-chief, died of an apparent heart attack at the magazine s New York offices on Thursday afternoon (June 27). White, 50, was known for...
More »USRN - Jun 7, 2002
(6/7/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Former Beach Boys member Al Jardine filed a lawsuit against his attorney and his firm in regards to a 1999 Beach Boys trademark-infringement case. On Wednesday (June 5), Jardine...
More »USRN - Dec 28, 2001
(12/28/01, 12 p.m. ET) -- It was on this day (December 28) in 1983 that Beach Boy Dennis Wilson died. Wilson drowned while swimming near his boat in the harbor of Marina Del Rey in California. Dennis...
More »USRN - Jul 5, 2001
(7/5/01, 3 p.m. ET) -- The battle between members of the Beach Boys over rights to the group s name continues--Alan Jardine filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (June 29) against Mike...
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