Tag Archives: Jan & Dean
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REWIND: In the early ’60s, music was about teenagers in car crashes
Jan & Dean circa 1970. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Several times in the last few years I’ve mentioned American music’s most baffling subgenre: Dead teenager songs. There are plenty of baffling trends in music in this country. The late ’90s swing revival, for example. Remember that? What…
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REWIND: Appreciate the Beach Boys, you philistines
Beach Boys in London in 1966. Clockwise from top left: Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Photo: DEZO HOFFFMANN/REX/Shutterstock. This week RIFF has published an interview with the legendary Brian Wilson, musical genius and creative force behind The Beach Boys, as well as a…