New official site

[gfac22]

For anyone interested, Mike's facebook page just posted a link to the new band website: www.thebeachboys.com.  Looks pretty good.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

http://www.thebeachboys.com/#go_page_0

[Al Jardine: Pick Up Artist]

This is actually really nice

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Guess Bret Wheadon lost his domain name.

[AndrewHickey]

Guess Bret Wheadon lost his domain name.

Bret's site is beachboys.com . There's been an official site at thebeachboys.com for quite a while -- this is just a major site revamp.
Too much animated JavaScript nonsense and not enough actual content for my liking.

[Pretty Funky]

Just in time for the 5........Oh wait!

Normal Beach Boys poor timing and missed opportunities has been resumed.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

'The Band' section shows the full group...

[The Shift]

Bit troubling, the lack of distinction between the use of the 50th reunion logo and the M&B tour dates. Viewing on iPhone at the mo' and you'd assume the dates include Brian, Al etc. Am I being over-sensitive??

[gfac22]

'The Band' section shows the full group...

I like that you can click on each member to visit their website, but when you click on Bruce and you get his wikipedia article.

There are some nice pictures in the photo section, and a few I've never seen before.  Hopefully they update it.

[AndrewHickey]

Bit troubling, the lack of distinction between the use of the 50th reunion logo and the M&B tour dates. Viewing on iPhone at the mo' and you'd assume the dates include Brian, Al etc. Am I being over-sensitive??

The tour dates page says:
"Keep checking back here for date announcements. The Beach Boys are led by founding member Mike Love and Bruce Johnston (who has been a member since 1965 after Brian Wilson retired from touring with the band), who along with Christian Love, Randell Kirsch, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconic American band. "

I also don't see the fiftieth anniversary logo anywhere -- but it's clear that someone's still tweaking it. When Billy made his comment, "The Band" page just showed Mike & Bruce -- now it shows an outtake from the Surfin' Safari cover shoot.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

Bit troubling, the lack of distinction between the use of the 50th reunion logo and the M&B tour dates. Viewing on iPhone at the mo' and you'd assume the dates include Brian, Al etc. Am I being over-sensitive??

Well, it's confusing for sure, but if you click on "TOUR," the picture above all the dates/venues is everyone's favorite pic of The Bruce Boys....

[AndrewHickey]

Bit troubling, the lack of distinction between the use of the 50th reunion logo and the M&B tour dates. Viewing on iPhone at the mo' and you'd assume the dates include Brian, Al etc. Am I being over-sensitive??

The tour dates page says:
"Keep checking back here for date announcements. The Beach Boys are led by founding member Mike Love and Bruce Johnston (who has been a member since 1965 after Brian Wilson retired from touring with the band), who along with Christian Love, Randell Kirsch, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconic American band. "

I also don't see the fiftieth anniversary logo anywhere -- but it's clear that someone's still tweaking it. When Billy made his comment, "The Band" page just showed Mike & Bruce -- now it shows an outtake from the Surfin' Safari cover shoot.

And now that text isn't on the tour dates page, but is on the news page. It was replaced on the tour dates page, in the time it took me to type the previous reply, with a photo of the Mike & Bruce band from 2008.

Clearly someone's still doing some frantic last-minute work on the site...

[AndrewHickey]

I do like the way Spotify's integrated into the site.

[The Shift]

Landing page displays the C50 logo; band page has a pic of the reunion group around Brian at the piano; no text on the tour page explaining band composition, just tour dates with click-through to maps of venues.

When viewed on iPhone.

[AndrewHickey]

Landing page displays the C50 logo; band page has a pic of the reunion group around Brian at the piano; no text on the tour page explaining band composition, just tour dates with click-through to maps of venues.

When viewed on iPhone.

Refresh it -- it's changed a lot in the last few minutes.

Hilariously, even though it's an official site, one of the videos they link to (the Do It Again one from last year) errors, saying it's been removed on copyright grounds.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

I wonder why The Bruce Boys don't play places like House Of Blues in major cities or The El Rey in LA or Henry Fonda theater? Why does it always have to be some out of the way, meat & potatoes, cotton candy and popcorn type of thing? I understand them playing those places, but they should or could still try and reach out to those "discerning music fans" out there. It would get them some respect.... Not like they care about any of that though.

[gfac22]

Good call.  The House of Blues would be perfect venues for them to play some deeper shows like they do in the UK.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Landing page displays the C50 logo; band page has a pic of the reunion group around Brian at the piano; no text on the tour page explaining band composition, just tour dates with click-through to maps of venues.

When viewed on iPhone.

Refresh it -- it's changed a lot in the last few minutes.

Hilariously, even though it's an official site, one of the videos they link to (the Do It Again one from last year) errors, saying it's been removed on copyright grounds.

oh wow

[Pretty Funky]

No SIP or 85 in the album section I can see.

[AndrewHickey]

No SIP or 85 in the album section I can see.

The 85 album is there, as part of the twofer with KTSA. SIP is of course not on Spotify (and not available anywhere) so not linked.

[Kurosawa]

Tour page online now has a photo of the current touring band.

Pretty nice website, there is actually good potential with it. When you click on an album not only does it bring up the album on Spotify to listen to, but an option to buy on itunes and a space for comments. So one can write their own essay on why "Here Comes the Night" (disco version) actually IS the greatest thing since sliced bread, or explain the meaning of "Ding-Dang".

[zachrwolfe]

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[SurfRiderHawaii]

Bit troubling, the lack of distinction between the use of the 50th reunion logo and the M&B tour dates. Viewing on iPhone at the mo' and you'd assume the dates include Brian, Al etc. Am I being over-sensitive??

The tour dates page says:
"Keep checking back here for date announcements. The Beach Boys are led by founding member Mike Love and Bruce Johnston (who has been a member since 1965 after Brian Wilson retired from touring with the band), who along with Christian Love, Randell Kirsch, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconic American band. "

I also don't see the fiftieth anniversary logo anywhere -- but it's clear that someone's still tweaking it. When Billy made his comment, "The Band" page just showed Mike & Bruce -- now it shows an outtake from the Surfin' Safari cover shoot.

Ha, I don't see Bruce mentioned as an founding member.  You joshing us Andrew?

In the photos section are only two featured Beach Boys - huge photos of Bruce and Mike.  Bad form in my opinion.

Cool site but doesn't work worth a damm on my tablet.

[Cabinessenceking]

I like that you can click on each member to visit their website, but when you click on Bruce and you get his wikipedia article.

I seriously find that hilarious.

yup! 

[GoofyJeff]

Still waiting for them to open Beach Boys Central...  six or seven years later however long it's been.