Tag: The Beach Boys

#109 The Beach Boys – I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times

Happy Birthday Brian Wilson. The leader of the Beach Boys and the oldest Wilson brother is 71 today. The reflective and gentle ‘I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times’ appears on Pet Sounds. Brian said of the track: “It’s about…

Vinyl | Our top albums for analog.am

When sister site of the Yellow Bird Project, analog.am approached us and asked us if we’d like to pick our favourite albums for an FFS-themed vinyl shelf, it was a foregone conclusion. There is nothing Team FFS likes more than…

Playlist | Happy Halloween Folk Fans!

Click here to celebrate the most fun holiday in the Gregorian calendar with a playlist full of (non-rubbish) scary tracks. 1. She Made My Blood Run Cold – Ike Turner 2. Monster Mash – The Beach Boys 3. The Frighteners…

Brian’s Mixtape | Ladies

Dear readers, You may have suspected that I would jump on the sporting bandwagon and create a playlist around the greatest of all competition anthems, Vangelis’ Chariots of Fire because of the ‘Games’ that people are getting all worked up…

Brian’s Mixtape | Worldly

Eurovision Song Contest logo 2012

Dear readers, As you know, I am not generally the sort of owl to indulge in frivolities of a plebeian level. Television broadcasts such as The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent only serve, in my opinion, to prove Britain’s…

Brian’s Mixtape | Rain

Broken Umbrella by Leslie Duss

Good afternoon, friends, Naturally owls know better than to get caught in the rain, so I am fluffed up by the fire with a hot buttered rum. Since you’re probably about to brave the outside with one of those horrific…

News | Brian Wilson rejoins Beach Boys for album and tour

Genius Brian Wilson has announced he will reunite with the remaining Beach Boys for a 50th anniversary celebration next year. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David marks will release a new studio album, play a show…

Christmas show on London Fields Radio

In all the Christmas album hoopla, I’d almost forgotten to tell y’all a bout our Christmas radio show. I recorded it last week in sludgey Hackney with Bitter Fingers presenter and generally nice chap Mark Higgins. We delved into the…

Brian’s Mixtape #43: California

After a break for Coffee and Cake, Brian’s back on his musical tour of the U.S.A., this time touring around the great state of California.  Home to surfer bums, angels and oranges, California has more than its fair share of lovely…