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Links to Other Beach Boys and Related Sites
Links are provided for informational purposes only. BBFC is not responsible for the content of these pages. We list only Beach Boys and Beach Boys-related links.
BEACH BOYS' SITES
- Beach Boys Central
Coming soon -- the long-awaited official Beach Boys website.
- BrianWilson.com
Brian Wilson's official home page. New live album now available via this site. Also photos, sound clips, message board. ADVISORY: Site does not work well with older browsers.
- AlJardine.com
Alan Jardine's official home page, new Family & Friends album available from this site. ADVISORY: This is an all-Flash site -- plugin required.
- The Carl Wilson Foundation
Official site for The Carl Wilson Foundation.
- David Marks home page
The official web site for David Marks. Dave's new albums now available at this site.
- Blondie Chaplin's website
The official web site for Blondie Chaplin. Blondie's new album now available.
- The Beach Boys Dot Com
Capitol Records' official Beach Boys site, with photos, news, discography. (Note: Tour date listings are for Mike & Bruce only.)
RESOURCES
FAN CLUBS & FANZINES
- Endless Summer Quarterly
The king of Beach Boys/Brian Wilson fanzines! Subscriptions are US $25 for 4 issues ($30 for Canada and Mexico; $35 throughout the rest of the world). Sample issue: $8 ($10 outside U.S.). U.S. funds only. Send to Endless Summer Quarterly, P.O. Box 470315, Charlotte, NC 28247, USA. For more information, e-mail the editor. ADVISORY: This site uses frames with tiny content areas, requires newer browsers and Shockwave 5.0. No all-access version is available at this time.
- Beach Boys Britain Fan Club
Official UK BB fan club
- Good Vibrations (Friends of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys) Fan Club
Another UK BB fan club
- Break Away
The web site for the official Brian Wilson fan club. Official tour merchandise available at this site.
- The Mike Love Fan Club Homepage
Official Mike Love merchandise available at this site.
- Fans of Dennis Wilson (FODW) club founded in 1983. For more information contact:
FODW, Chris Duffy, Pres., 1381 Maria Way, San Jose, CA 95117.
- Beach Boys Fans United Nippon (BBFUN-Japan)
Japanese private Beach Boys fan club since 1988, managed by Tomonori Wanibe. In Japanese only. Membership required to view some pages.
- Mt. Vernon & Fairway
German BB fan club page.
- Endless Harmony Fan Club, online BB club
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Long Promised Road
Membership required to read messages. New location at MSN.
- The Nearest Faraway Place, online BB Yahoo! group with an additional standalone message board.
- Yahoo! Groups. ADVISORY: Membership required to post (and in some cases, read) messages and use facilities. Please check the groups page for the most current listing of BB-related Yahoo! Groups. These groups also function as e-mail lists.
BEACH BOYS FAN PAGES
- California Saga
A personal fan site (not the late fanzine), focusing on Al Jardine's Family & Friends Beach Band, features a calendar of BB & related events and Al's official message board.
- Web Page for Brian Wilson
More Beach Boys info, message board (aka "Shut Down"), chords, photos, etc. on the web.
- The Beach Boys: The Unofficial Fan Site
Successor to Bret Wheadon's comprehensive American Band site; sound clips, reviews, bibliography.
- A Brian Wilson & Beach Boys Page!
Bengt Stenstrom's site.
- Imagination
John Barone's Brian Wilson and Beach Boys site.
- Eric Aniversario's Beach Boys Page
The most comprehensive BB and related setlist archive.
- Beach Boys Max
A French fan's site; includes discography of French BB releases. Under construction.
- Beach Boys World
Site created by the owners of "The Nearest Faraway Place" Yahoo group and the owners of "Long Promised Road" MSN group. They also have a BB-formatted online radio station. ADVISORY: This site requires newer browsers and will not scroll on smaller monitors. Flash in use on some parts of the site.
TRIBUTE SITES
- BBFC's Carl Wilson memorial site
Includes statements from band members, family, and friends; also tribute to Audree Wilson.
- Brother Records' memorial site for longtime Beach Boys Band member Mike Meros.
- Dennis Wilson site.
- In Loving Memory tribute site for Carl.
- Dennis Wilson: Dreamer.
A comprehensive site devoted to all things Denny. Frames-free access here.
- Michael Patterson's tribute site for Carl.
- Our Carl Club tribute site.
- The Beach Boys: A Tribute to Those Who Have Passed On
Carl and Dennis tribute site
- Ruthie Capella's Dennis Wilson site
- Perfect Sound Forever, "Carl's Deal"
- Bengt Stenstrom's Carl tribute page
- "Smile, Carl!"
Great photo of Carl onstage from 1965.
- The Dennis Wilson Story and its sister site, a Dennis Wilson mini-page.
- Carl Wilson Walk Against Cancer and Tribute Concert, Oct. 3, 1999.
A full report on the day's events, with photos. Links to other Carl Walks from this page.
- Beach Boys Britain's Carl Wilson Tribute Concert, Dec. 20, 1998 in London, England.
BEACH BOYS LINKS
RELATED LINKS
- The Beach Boys Band homepage
Official web site for the supporting musicians currently touring as the Beach Boys Band. ADVISORY: This site uses frames with tiny content areas. Does not work well with smaller monitors.
- The Flames Website
(Use this link for frames-free access.) Fan site dedicated to South African band The Flames/The Flame, including former BBs Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar. Nice coverage of the BB's Holland album on this site.
- New Surf Home Page
Home page for New Surf artist and former BB band member/current BW band member Jeffrey Foskett.
- Papa Doo Run Run
"California's Band," a group with close BB and Jan & Dean associations.
- Billy Hinsche Home Page
Billy Hinsche is a former Beach Boys Band member and now musical director for Al Jardine. Get his instructional video tapes and other goodies here.
- The Backsters
Information on former touring BB drummer Mike Kowalski's CD The Backsters Live!
- Bobby Figueroa: Canciones de Verano (Songs of
Summer)
Offical website for Bobby Figueroa, former BB Band member/current AJ band member. Samples from his new CD Canciones de Verano (Songs of Summer) available.
- Roachclips
Site for Ed Roach, long-time friend of Dennis Wilson and the other BBs. Lots of wonderful photos of the Beach Boys and other acts available here. Ed also has a message board, where BB questions are welcome.
- Philip Bardowell
Information on the In A Perfect World CD by former BB Band member/Bel-Aire Bandit Phil Bardowell.
- Carol Kaye
Reknowned studio session bassist, who played electric bass on many of the Beach Boys' '60s recordings.
- Hal Blaine
Reknowned studio session drummer, who played drums on many of the Beach Boys' '60s recordings.
- Fred Vail's Personal Beach Boys Memorabilia
Beach Boys memorabilia page from Fred Vail, their manager in the early days.
- Maureen Love's homepage
Site for harpist and photographer Maureen Love (Mike's sister), who played on the Beach Boys' "In My Room."
- Second
Chance Benefit Concert
An extensive photo album from the Second Chance Benefit Concert, featuring The Stingrays, Stephen Bishop, The Malibooz, Papa Doo Run Run (with Jeffrey Foskett), and Jan & Dean, with guest appearances by Mike Meros, Gary Griffin, and Phil Bardowell. The concert was held in memory of Randell Kirsch's daughter, Brianica, who lost her battle with cancer at the age of 4 in 2002. Donations will help create a new Foundation for other children and their families who face this same illness. Randell has played as a supporting musician for the BBs (currently touring with Mike and Bruce) and other BB-offshoot bands.
- Stephen Kalinich
Poet Stephen Kalinich wrote lyrics for a number of Beach Boys songs.
- Scott Bennett
Scott Bennett is a member of Brian Wilson's touring band.
- 5-Alarm
Homepage for 5-Alarm, fronted by Christian Love, Mike Love's son
- Chris Farmer
Homepage for former BB Band member Chris Farmer.
- Boyd Production Group
Homesite for Beach Boys' archivist and video producer Alan Boyd; also has information on Alan's new album, Channel Surfing.
- BettyJo Productions
The folks who brought you 2003's Pop & Sizzle! music showcase and makers of fine, fun events for all Beach Boys fans.
- Jon Stebbins
Homesite for Jon Stebbins, the author of Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy.
- Frank Holmes
Frank Holmes is the artist for the original Beach Boys Smile project. You can buy reproductions of the album cover and 19 related illustrations from Frank's site.
- Carter Cathcart's homepage
Carter Cathcart's personal BB tribute CD featuring new versions of ten of his favorite BB tunes, called Do It Again!
- Peter Lacey's newest offerings
Find out all about BBFC and BBBritain member Peter Lacey, who has released his fifth album, Permanent Wave
- Henry Diltz Photography.
Henry Diltz, photographer to Rock's stars, provided the photos for Brian Wilson's Live at the Roxy album.
- Early '60s Hawthorne High School home page
Home site for the Wilson brothers' alma mater.
NEWSGROUPS & BOARDS
- rec.music.artists.beach-boys
The Beach Boys rec. newsgroup
- alt.music.beach.boys
Another Beach Boys newsgroup.
- BrianWilson.com Message Board
Brian's own message board. Password required to post.
- Calsaga: The AlJardine.com message board
The official message board for Alan and his Family & Friends group. Password required to post. (Formerly the California Saga message board)
- David Marks message board
Dave's own message board.
- Mike Love Fan Club message board
Password required to post.
- The Beach Boys forum
Capitol Records official BB forum. Password required to post.
- Shut Down Vol. 2 message board
Aka. "The White Board." Message board for Beach Boys/Brian Wilson fans. Password required to post. Replaces the original Shut Down message board, which replaced the Columnated Ruins Message Board, which replaced the Net Sounds Message Board.
- Beach Boys Britain message board
Yellow message board from the BBBFC. Bruce Johnston and Billy Hinsche sometimes post here. Password required to post.
- Good Vibrations message board
Message board from the UK Good Vibrations BB/BW fan club.
- Male Ego
The return of the black and gold Male Ego message board. Password required to post.
- Smiley Smile Message Board
Message board focusing on unfinished late-'60s BB album Smile, 2004's Brian Wilson Presents Smile, related works, and the BBs in general. Stephen Desper and Alan Boyd are regular visitors. Password required to post.
- The Blue Bambu Room
Message board focusing on Dennis Wilson. Friends of Dennis' have been known to post here.
- Roachclips Discussion Board
Ask Ed Roach questions about his career shooting concert photography or just shoot the breeze. Questions about the Beach Boys are most welcome! Registration required to post.
- The Smile Shop Message Board
Message board focusing on pop music, especially late-'60s. Much BB/BW content.
- Wilson Phillips FANS Message Board
Message board for Brian Wilson's daughters, Carnie and Wendy; also Owen Elliot.
- Web Sounds Message Board
Messages for fans and friends of the Beach Boys; replaced the original "Green Mansions." Low-activity message board, gets mostly spam.
- Ultimate Beach Boys message board
The red -- and we do mean RED -- board.
- The Barnyard message board
A BW/BB E-Foster's Freeze, also red. Low-activity message board, gets mostly spam.
- Mount Vernon & Fairway's California Saga message board
German language message board, moderated.
- The Unofficial Fan Site's Brian Wilson and Beach Boys message boards
Return of Bret Wheadon's message board(s) in a new incarnation.
- Beach Boys Archive message board
BB message board.
- Our Car Club message board
BB message board. Low-activity board, gets mostly spam.
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