The Smithereens’ own Dennis Diken has teamed up the podcast, Discograffiti, and its creator/host, Dave Gebroe. Their new series, titled “The Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True,” takes a deep-dive into the music of this legendary band.
Here's what Dennis has to say about the podcast:
"I started following Discograffiti a few years ago when I heard the deep dive into The Association (with guests Terry Kirkman and Jules Alexander) on the podcast. I duly contacted Dave Gebroe and a torrid bromance erupted as we feverishly texted during my overnite “stay” at the LAX United lounge when my Newark-bound flight was cancelled. Much of the jabbering centered around The Beach Boys, a shared passion, so I discovered. That gabfest continued over the ensuing months which eventually led to Dave asking me to co-produce a series on our favorite band. My involvement boils down to spitballing, helping young Gebroe find cool guests and jumping in the fray on a few shows. He does all the rest. And he does it very well.
Here's a sample episode with Dennis and Lenny Kaye discussing "Little Deuce Coupe.”
And so, I’ll let him take it from here. Dave?"
"My music obsessives’ podcast Discograffiti has been building toward this for over 3 years now…”The Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True” is off and running, and Dennis & I promise you an experience like none other, no matter how many books and films you’ve seen on The Boys.
The level of detail on display is what we are after. We’ve all heard the same old stories a million times over, and now while some really important people are still around, we want to explore the soul of the group from those who were there when it all happened. And to dig the colors of the band’s spirit through a varied array of compelling perspectives.
The series features a slew of over 50 top-shelf guests ranging from musicians inspired by their work, family members, documentary directors, songwriting collaborators, Beach Boys authors, producers, touring band members, and, for good measure, some of the Beach Boys themselves."
There are several ways to dig in:
There are several ways to dig in:
Catch it weekly for free at www.linktr.ee/discograffiti (it starts at Episode 189) or
Head to www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti and subscribe or
Buy the Monday bonus episodes and longer Director’s Cut versions of the interviews piecemeal or
Click on the Collections tab to grab the entirety of Season 1 without a subscription.
But whatever you do, don’t sleep on this. This isn’t content—it’s history.
PS - check out the “guest list” below:
Al Jardine - Beach Boy
David Marks - Beach Boy
Marilyn Wilson - Brian’s ex-wife
Carnie Wilson - Brian’s daughter
Don Was - Director of “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times” Doc
Ginger Blake - Marilyn’s cousin, member of The Honeys with her
Peter Buck - R.E.M. guitarist, Beach Boys Love You enthusiast
Scott McCaughey - Beach Boys Love You enthusiast
Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan & Georgia Hubley
The Cars’ Elliott Easton - Played on Brian Wilson’s Paley Sessions material
Tom Scharpling
Denny Tedesco
Jason Falkner
Sonic Boom
Don Fleming
Marshall Crenshaw
Lenny Kaye
Bill Medley
Russ Titelman - Produced 1988’s Brian Wilson & wrote Guess I’m Dumb
Jerry Schilling - Beach Boys manager from late 70s to late 80s, Legendary Memphis Mafioso
Gregg Jakobsen - Dennis Wilson co-writer & good friend
Christian Love - Mike Love’s son and current Beach Boy
Paul Fauerso - Late 1970s Mike Love collaborator
Gary Griffin - 1970s touring Beach Boy
David Beard - ESQ Editor-in-chief and Beach Boys / Jan & Dean historian
Domenic Priore - Smile author & Beach Boy expert
Probyn Gregory - Brian Wilson Band member
John Cowsill - From The Cowsills & touring Beach Boy
David Leaf - Smile documentarian/author & Beach Boy expert
Don Randi - 1960s Wrecking Crew pianist for Brian
Ray Lawlor - Brian Wilson confidante & consigliere
Jerry Weiss - Brian Wilson confidante & consigliere
Paul Von Mertens - Brian Wilson Band member
Jon Stebbins - Author of 4 books about The Beach Boys
Dennis Diken - Smithereens drummer
James B Murphy - Becoming The Beach Boys author
Rob Bonfiglio - Brian Wilson Band member & Carnie Wilson’s husband
Wyatt Funderburk - Creator & Host of Sail On: The Beach Boys Podcast
Stephen Kalinich - Dennis & Brian Wilson collaborator
Matt Jardine - Al Jardine’s son & touring Beach Boy
Fred Vail - 1960s Beach Boy manager & concert promoter, Brian Wilson collaborator on upcoming LP
Sam Parker - Producer “Cows In The Pasture”
Brent Wilson - Director “Long Promised Road”
Mark Linett - Beach Boys remastering genius, Smile Sessions et al
Mike Kowalski - 1970s touring Beach Boy
Carli Munoz - 1970s touring Beach Boy
Alan Boyd - Beach Boys remastering genius, Smile Sessions et al
Steve Levine - Producer of 1985’s The Beach Boys
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