I live in the only non-Christian country in the Western world, where Yuletide is quite conspicuous in its absence. But who can resist the greatest hot-rod carol ever?

55 years ago I dreamed a dream. Last week the tapes arrived.

We can follow the process of recording “Pet Sounds” take-by-take.
But God Only Knows how such beauty is created.

‘Surfer Girl’ is a schlocky, heartfelt ballad of unrequited teenage love, Brian Wilson clawing his way out of the gooey larva of his California pubescence. Paul Simon works his magic on it, tapping the genius that is Brian, elevating it to a work of great beauty.

Jeff’s latest musical fantasy, the origin.
The realization–currently in the oven. Stay tuned.

When dinosaurs roamed the earth…
Three versions of an obscure Brian Wilson gem–impossibly brilliant, impossibly stupid, indelibly engraved in my heart and soul.

The Beach Boy’s unreleased 1966 “SMiLE” was rumored to be Brian Wilson’s unfinished masterpiece. Its legend grew larger than the Loch Ness monster, more beautiful than Shangri-La, more elusive than the Yeti, richer than El Dorado, more profound than the Shroud of Turin, more holy than the Grail. Now it’s been reassembled and issued, 37 years later. Was it worth the wait?