I told you I was doing top-secret Beach Boys research. The interesting thing about that — well, interesting to me anyway — is that though I’m a born and bred SoCal kid, I’ve never been a huge Beach Boys fan. Not a hater by any means, but I’ve always felt they’ve been slightly overrated. And […]
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By now, you may have heard that Jay Bennett died Sunday at the age of 45. Like most people, Bennett entered my consciousness with Wilco, a gig that began promisingly with sweet guitar licks and great change-of-pace piano songs. Then things happened. I hope I’m wrong, but I’m afraid Bennett’s legacy will be too informed […]
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