We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years

We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years - The Beach Boys Official Store Expansive collection based around Brian Wilson's return to The Beach Boys' studio projects, which resulted in 1977's critically acclaimed and beloved cult classic, THE BEACH BOYS LOVE YOU. The new pac...

We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years

Beach Boys, 1977

Beach Boys, 1977

Dennis, Circa 1977

Brian, 1976

The Beach Boys Love You.....

My argument has never been that 60fps "looks too real", it actually makes a film look cheap. The connection people make is to cheap direct-to-video horror movies, soaps, and I guess p*rn. When Peter Jackson did those 120fps versions of the Hobbit movies, everybody said they looked like soaps.

Both seasons of Andor are very good. They're really the only Star Wars TV that's truly defensible. For some reason some of the raves for Andor S2 led people to think it's overrated. But it's truly a solid A-minus.

I remember reading about Gunpei Yokoi being punished by Nintendo for the failure of Virtual Boy, that strange form of corporate "punishment" where you're mildly humiliated in front of colleagues by being prominently marginalized. The dude gave them the Game Boy, Metroid, etc.

Do you think DC, maybe 6-12 months down the road, will just unload the rest of the issues, or put new creatives on it? I know it's not an identical case, but didn't DC keep going and finish with that "Batman's Grave" by Warren Ellis after his last controversy? Maybe they were too far into that one.

Mike Harris describes his experience at a Beach Boys recording session in 1995 YouTube video by Scott Chatfield

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I sure hope this is released on CD and not vinyl only.

Al Jardine - She's Got Rhythm - Mystic Lake Amphitheater, Prior Lake, MN - 7/04/25 YouTube video by Jay Dillon

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The expectation from any side (corporate, talent, fans/customers) that movies should regularly hit a billion is ridiculous on its face given the *total* number of movies that have hit a billion compared to even just well known/well regarded movies (let alone *all* movies released).

Steve Levine posted some nice shots from 1984 studio sessions...

Brian Wilson on Roger Mcguinn's Secret Laserbeam YouTube video by Elora

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Surf's Up Brian Wilson Solo Performance 1966 (Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution) YouTube video by MattValtezzy95

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Pacific Coast Highway YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic

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RIP. That's all I've got.

Al Jardine of the Beach Boys on Doing a Rare Solo Project, ‘Islands in the Sun,’ and Fronting Brian Wilson’s Road Band for Upcoming Tour (EXCLUSIVE) Beach Boy Al Jardine talks about his new EP, 'Islands in the Sun,' working with Neil Young and Flea, and a tour fronting Brian Wilson's former band.

New Al Jardine EP, Tour, and Beach Boys boxed set:

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Can't rank them easily, but my top shows include:

Better Call Saul (Probably #1)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Simpsons
Lost
Breaking Bad
Sledge Hammer
ALF
MST3K

the beach boys camp california mascot bears partyin' YouTube video by Elora

Another peak

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I think a lot of retailers and distributors/manufacturers are trying to be transparent with customers. But a lot of distributors/manufacturers just use whatever reason (inflation in recent years, or tariffs now) to smokescreen price hikes that absolutely aren't unavoidable.