The Smile sessions were NOT written, arranged, and recorded by a drug-addled, paranoid recluse whose bad LSD trips had clouded his judgment. Done right, Smile could have tossed Pet Sounds around like a tidal wave, and maybe even made the Beatles yearn for yesterday. Though we’ll never know the answer to the mystery of what might have been, this collection gives us our best guess, while at the same time shattering any myths about what was assumed never could be.

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christine hale The Grammy Museum is the premier downtown destination for documentaries on the Wrecking Crew or question-and-answer sessions with Brian Wilson, and they have now extended their operating hours from 6 PM to 7:30 PM. According to the Museum—which assures us this is not an April Fool’s joke—the new hours will add up to [...]

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