Jon's new book

[metal flake paint]

Could it be:

50 Sides of The Beach Boys by Mark Dillon.

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,10218.0.html

[Rocker]

Could it be:

50 Sides of The Beach Boys by Mark Dillon.

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,10218.0.html

Exactly !

[Mark Dillon]

Could it be:

50 Sides of The Beach Boys by Mark Dillon.

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,10218.0.html

Exactly !

Coming to a bookstore near you in June 2012...

[Wrightfan]

Finally reading this book more...and using it in a college essay for my History of Rock class as a resource 

[metal flake paint]

Could it be:

50 Sides of The Beach Boys by Mark Dillon.

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,10218.0.html

Exactly !

Coming to a bookstore near you in June 2012...

Excellent, looking forward to it!

[Jon Stebbins]

Finally reading this book more...and using it in a college essay for my History of Rock class as a resource 

Wright on! Hope you get a good grade.

[Wrightfan]

Finally reading this book more...and using it in a college essay for my History of Rock class as a resource 

Wright on! Hope you get a good grade.

Thanks Mr. Stebbins.

[Jon Stebbins]

A wealth of reviews on my new The Beach Boys FAQ book are starting to accumulate... below is a link to some particularly kind comments ...
http://www.thejonstebbins.com/beachboysfaq-reviews.html

And here's a review that appeared in this weeks Scene magazine in London...

 THE BEACH BOYS FAQ: ALL THAT’S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICA’S BAND BY JON STEBBINS • BACKBEAT BOOKS, 2011 • 318 PAGES

It’s only fair to preface this review by saying I’m a big fan of the Beach Boys. For me, pop music hit a high watermark with the intricate, unmistakable har- monies of the Wilson boys – Carl, Dennis, Brian – their cousin Mike Love, fami- ly friend Al Jardine, surrogate Bruce Johnson and a rotating cast of band mates. Pair those voices with some of the most inspired music of its time, and you’ve got a listening experience that’s both genuinely transcendent and demonstra- bly appealing to the masses. Now, I’m willing to accept that the Beach Boys are also one of the most polarizing cultural entities of the last half-century and that not everybody feels the same way as me about their contribution to popu- lar music. But if you are fan of the group with an appetite for the minutiae of their career, author Jon Stebbins’ recently released book - The Beach Boys FAQ: All That’s Left to Know about America’s Band – will be indispensible addition to your library. It’s all here, presented in compact, tightly-written essays: the band’s early days, an examination of father Murray Wilson’s impact on the band, inventories of artistic and public relation missteps, evalu- ations of creative triumphs – including commentaries on the making of Pet Sounds, Good Vibrations and the aborted Smile Sessions – chapters exploring the troubled genius of Brian Wilson, the obscured genius of Dennis Wilson and the obstinate genius of Mike Love; as well as lists of band members – past and pres- ent – album track listings, chart performances – in short, pretty much everything promised by the book’s title. Through it all, Stebbins – who’s been involved with numerous Beach Boy-related projects - retains his authoritative voice on the subject without becoming authoritarian, which imbues the text with the appeal of listening to a well-informed friend rave about his favourite musical group. A “one-one-wonderful” effort.

Chris Morgan
Scene Magazine, London

[punkinhead]

Pretty much done with the book, about the start on the Wilson Bro's being Carpenters...and actually 1/2 through that...It was awesome seeing "official" information about the Cocaine Sessions...some of that info, I had no idea about...just the audio and the Les Chan interview, which took place around that time, right?

[donald]

I just received my new kindle in the mail yesterday.  After reading this thread I immediately went to the kindle "store" to purchase the new book along with the Lost Beach Boy. 

After surfing around and looking under different tabs links, etc, I found no kindle books by Jon and precious few about the beach boys on kindle.  The only thing of interest to me was the Carlin book, which I have read thrice in hard back.
You can get it on kindle for 10.00 US dollars.

I found a menu where one could request that a publisher make a certain book availabe on kindle.  No promises.

Wtih Borders and others closing, and kindle having such a sparse selection, I guess I'll have to resort to buying paper books through Amazon.

I had hoped I could get most anything on the kindle.  Very disappointed.  (Not with Jon, but with the kindle).

[Jon Stebbins]

I just received my new kindle in the mail yesterday.  After reading this thread I immediately went to the kindle "store" to purchase the new book along with the Lost Beach Boy. 

After surfing around and looking under different tabs links, etc, I found no kindle books by Jon and precious few about the beach boys on kindle.  The only thing of interest to me was the Carlin book, which I have read thrice in hard back.
You can get it on kindle for 10.00 US dollars.

I found a menu where one could request that a publisher make a certain book availabe on kindle.  No promises.

Wtih Borders and others closing, and kindle having such a sparse selection, I guess I'll have to resort to buying paper books through Amazon.

I had hoped I could get most anything on the kindle.  Very disappointed.  (Not with Jon, but with the kindle).

Sorry Donald...I'm lobbying like crazy to make the FAQ book available on Kindle and other digital formats...not sure yet if I have the leverage to succeed. I can say without a doubt the new edition of the Real Beach Boy will be immediately offered as a digital product at the time of its release, on that one i do have the necessary leverage.

[tunestony]

The interview I did with Jon about his Beach Boys FAQ book is now posted on our site.  The shortened link is:

http://bit.ly/tqWKzc

There's also some "bonus" content available only to Icon Fetch users - Jon talks about which BB album is his favorite.  Registering is free and takes about 30 seconds.

Don't forget, once you get Smile -- you can leave questions on our site for co-producers Mark Linett and Alan Boyd to answer.  They'll be back on the show in a week or so.

Enjoy!


Tony
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