Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes : I Don’t Want To Go Home [ purchase ]  I mentioned a few weeks ago that I’d been spending a lot ...

So, looking ahead to next year, how can I and how will I serenade my significant? Of course, I wouldn't dream of singing myself, my Funn...

Chuck Prophet : Summertime Thing [ purchase the original ] Back in 2010, when few of the current Star Maker Machine writers were associ...

French, Frith, Kaiser, Thompson : Killerman Gold Posse [ purchase ] A theme within a theme—two “Gold” related posts about 1980s Richa...

purchase [409]  The Beach Boys' 409 came out early in their career - the B side to the Surfin' Safari 45.  409 refers to  a Ch...

We briefly interrupt our annual In Memoriam theme to start a new tradition—highlighting the 10 most viewed posts of 2015. The variety ...

Too obvious, huh? Well, yes and no, especially when the whole vast lexicon of Beach Boys songs that reference water, waves and Waikiki B...

Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice [ purchase mp3 ] When the current theme idea first popped up, it was originally proposed as “u...

WE INTERRUPT YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED “RADIO” PROGRAMMING FOR THIS LATE-BREAKING “CASE FOR” POST! YOU WILL BE RETURNED TO YOUR "RADIO...

Beach Boys: Shut Down [ purchase ] The exuberance of the '60s Beach Boys was infectious: so infectious that they sold millions. ...