One of the most enduring classic rock Christmas songs is The Beach Boys’ “Little Saint Nick.” Interestingly, the tune is a rewrite of another classic rock song. It’s one of the most ...
The lyrical focus of the songs was on California, notably on the ambitious and episodic “California Saga,” but not in the Beach Boys’ usual tradition. “It’s like a little bio-pic of ...
Johnston thought he would be “a Beach Boy for the weekend” who borrowed his white pants and striped shirt from Jardine. But the band was immediately impressed with the 22-year-old producer and ...
SOUTH PASADENA — On a night where the goal-scoring chances were scarce, the Monrovia boys soccer team made them count. The Wildcats’ attacking duo of winger Micah Miljian and Manny Lopez ...
The Beach Boys’ version had been out for a few weeks as a track on their tenth studio album Beach Boys Party! Released as a single by Capitol on December 20, 1965, the track was backed with the ...
By the time the “Christmas comes this time each year” conclusion of “Little Saint Nick” faded out, the Beach Boys were already a much different band than the 20-something-year-old kids ...
One of the architects of modern pop music with his game-changing work alongside The Beach Boys, what Brian Wilson hasn’t meticulously fretted over and manipulated for hours on end isn’t worth knowing.
For Domenic Zoccoli, in his first year as head coach of the Pasadena boys soccer team, it doesn’t get much sweeter than this. The Bulldogs have a 10-0 record and have outscored their opponents 41-4.
LONG BEACH — Tears, flowers ... of the soccer team and the school’s student body president. “He was a little boy, didn’t even finish high school yet. I send my condolences to the family ...