Pet Reads - The Beach Boys Books Podcast

Smile - Domenic Priore - Part 1

We return to the infinitely fascinating world of Smile with part 1 of this chat with Domenic Priore, one of the pre-eminent voices on the subject.

God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys & The California Myth - David Leaf - Part 2

Part two of the discussion with David Leaf about God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and The California Myth. This also features David's choice of Pet Soundalike!

God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys & The California Myth - David Leaf - Part 1

There are not many books in the Beach Boys library that have been as influential and celebrated as the various editions of the one that's episode's focus. David Leaf joins Pet Reads to talk about God Only Knows, the 2022 u…

Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys: The Complete Guide - Andrew Doe

This episode proved to be a showcase for this author's terrific knowledge and experience with the band. It was a delight to welcome Andrew Doe to talk about his thorough review of the band's output in his Complete Guide book,…

What They Heard: How The Beatles, Beach Boys & Bob Dylan Listened To Each Other & Changed Music Forever - Luke Meddings

This episode sees the expansion of The Beach Boys' world to include their contemporaries, as Ed talks to Luke Meddings about his tremendous 2021 study of how three 60s musical heavyweights influenced each other and the world.

Tired of California: The Beach Boys' Holland Revisited - Marc Schuster

The focus turns to what many deem their favourite album by the band in this episode, as Ed talks to Marc Schuster about his book all about the 'Holland' album. Music: KejaR htt…

Smile - Luis Sanchez

This episode is an interesting discussion with Luis Sanchez about his book about the lost masterpiece that is Smile, which is released as part of the 33 1/3 series of music books. We hear abou…

50 Sides of The Beach Boys - Mark Dillon

An entertaining talk through this superb book with its author Mark Dillon sees discussion of the interviewees, their song choices and an entertaining audio book version of this title, narrated by Mark himself!

Wouldn't It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds - Chuck Granata

In this episode we hear about the creation of arguably the greatest album of all time from those who were there, via the terrifically interesting author of this week's book, Chuck Granata.

Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy - Jim Hirsch

This episode offers the first glimpse on paper into the Boys themselves, as Ed talks to Jim Hirsch about his collaboration with Mike Love for his 2016 memoir Good Vibrations!