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Gulf Today
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Sparks shares their approach to making music after 28 albums
They've spent more than half a century together as bandmates, putting out dozens of records. But brothers Ron and Russell Mael — the duo behind the art-pop band Sparks — have no intention of retiring anytime soon. The band's sound has been ever-evolving since its inception. Ron, 79, and Russell, 76, view resisting any impulse to remain the same or rest on a previous record's success as a central priority. Ahead of the release of 'Mad!,' their 28th studio album, as well as an upcoming tour, the pair spoke about why they keep working, not waiting for inspiration to strike and why it's been so meaningful for younger generations to find their music. Talk about how you approach making new music after all of these years. RUSSELL: After 28 albums, the challenge is just trying to find new ways to kind of retain the universe that Sparks has created, but to obviously try to make it fresh for people that have been following the band for a long time. And the other thing is also just to try to make an album that maybe doesn't sound like it's from a band with a 28-album-long history, so that if someone were to pick up the new 'Mad!' album, and this was the first exposure they had to Sparks, that it would be as poignant and provocative in all sorts of ways as anything we've done in our past. You both grew up in Los Angeles during a pivotal time for rock music but moved to the UK early on in your careers for a bit. Do you feel like your surroundings inform your creative process? RON: When we first started out, we had never even been to Europe or anywhere. But we kind of pretended like we were a British band because that was the music that we really responded to. And we always kind of liked bands that had an image. LA bands, in general — at the time we were starting — an image was something that ran counter to musical integrity. And we always thought that was ridiculous. So, we kind of were in general just really attracted to British bands. Other than a few things like The Beach Boys and that sort of thing, in general, we weren't influenced by LA bands at all. Have you given much thought to why you make so much music? RON: Other people tell us we're prolific and we don't really sense that. I mean, the one thing we do do is not wait for inspiration. We kind of have to pursue it. When you wait for that lightning bolt, it kind of can take more time than you really want to take waiting. We work a lot knowing that not everything is going to pan out. But in order to kind of give the appearance of being prolific, we have to actually sit down and pursue those things rather than waiting for some kind of divine inspiration. Have you guys ever thought about retiring? RUSSELL: Retiring? What's that? If your whole thing in life kind of is creating stuff, there's no, you know, there is no such thing as doing something else, so, you know, it hasn't crossed our minds. Maybe we're blind or something to that, but no, we're really happy. I read that you guys grew up in Pacific Palisades. How have you been processing the fire? RUSSELL: To even kind of even comprehend that all of the Palisades is just ... you know, it was really sad. The elementary school that I went to got completely destroyed so it's just hard to comprehend. It's pretty staggering. Associated Press
Fashion Network
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
Nautica and The Beach Boys team up for capsule collection
Nautica has launched a limited-edition collaboration with The Beach Boys, blending iconic American surf culture with classic nautical style for Summer 2025. The collection features a mix of graphic tees, short-sleeve shirts, and quick-dry swim shorts, perfect for beach days and summer adventures. To celebrate the launch, Nautica hosted a pop-up at this weekend's Beach Life Festival in Redondo Beach, California. The activation included custom surfboards, a branded booth, and an exclusive meet-and-greet with The Beach Boys themselves. Festival performers, including the band, were seen wearing pieces from the new collection throughout the event. The collaboration is a nod to shared coastal roots and a mutual love of life by the water. Nautica, known for its maritime heritage, and The Beach Boys, whose music defines surf culture, capture the spirit of summer through fashion and nostalgia with this partnership.
Fashion Network
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
Nautica and The Beach Boys team up for capsule collection
Nautica has launched a limited-edition collaboration with The Beach Boys, blending iconic American surf culture with classic nautical style for Summer 2025. The collection features a mix of graphic tees, short-sleeve shirts, and quick-dry swim shorts, perfect for beach days and summer adventures. To celebrate the launch, Nautica hosted a pop-up at this weekend's Beach Life Festival in Redondo Beach, California. The activation included custom surfboards, a branded booth, and an exclusive meet-and-greet with The Beach Boys themselves. Festival performers, including the band, were seen wearing pieces from the new collection throughout the event. The collaboration is a nod to shared coastal roots and a mutual love of life by the water. Nautica, known for its maritime heritage, and The Beach Boys, whose music defines surf culture, capture the spirit of summer through fashion and nostalgia with this partnership.
Fashion Network
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
Nautica and The Beach Boys team up for capsule collection
Nautica has launched a limited-edition collaboration with The Beach Boys, blending iconic American surf culture with classic nautical style for Summer 2025. The collection features a mix of graphic tees, short-sleeve shirts, and quick-dry swim shorts, perfect for beach days and summer adventures. To celebrate the launch, Nautica hosted a pop-up at this weekend's Beach Life Festival in Redondo Beach, California. The activation included custom surfboards, a branded booth, and an exclusive meet-and-greet with The Beach Boys themselves. Festival performers, including the band, were seen wearing pieces from the new collection throughout the event. The collaboration is a nod to shared coastal roots and a mutual love of life by the water. Nautica, known for its maritime heritage, and The Beach Boys, whose music defines surf culture, capture the spirit of summer through fashion and nostalgia with this partnership.
Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Wilson Phillips singer Carnie Wilson admits her 'sexy' UNCLE from The Beach Boys gave her 'butterflies'
Singer Carnie Wilson was taking a walk down memory lane, when she admitted something interesting about a member of her family. The Hold On singer, 57, whose daughter Lola is launching a singing career, admitted to getting 'butterflies' when she was around her late uncle Dennis Wilson who was with The Beach Boys. 'He was always, like, this mysterious, sexy man, and he was my uncle,' she told Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan, 57, on his The Magnificent Others podcast on Wednesday. 'But like, I'd get butterflies around him,' she said of her time with Dennis who died when she was only 15, 'He's very handsome. He was very sensitive. They all three had big, big talent.' Carnie is the daughter of Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson, 82, and Dennis, like her father, struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. He was reported to have been drinking heavily before he jumped from a boat into the cold ocean waters in Marina Del Rey, CA and drowned on December 28, 1983 at age 39, leaving behind a young widow and one-year-old son, Gage, now 42. The singer was also dad to Jennifer Wilson, 58, Michael Wilson, 54, Carl Wilson, 52, and Scott Wilson from previous marriages and relationships. The Beach Boys were formed in 1961 and quickly reached fame with their song Surfin' USA. Their struggles were reported in the 2024 documentary The Beach Boys. Carnie, who reached her own fame as a singer with sister Wendy Wilson, 55, and childhood friend Chynna Phillips, 57, also praised her uncle Carl, who died from lung cancer in 1998 at age 51. 'Carl was an amazing writer, amazing singer. He really had such a great sound. He was protective,' Carnie said of the Good Vibrations artist. 'Dad just wasn't… We just weren't spending time with him,' she said of Brian, who was very reclusive due to mental health issues and is currently under a conservatorship due to major neurocognitive disorder (such as dementia,) according to court record. 'But then he said to us, "I follow you on the charts every week," so he was watching [from] behind his door. But Carl was like, "You guys just have to keep going."' Speaking of her late uncle Dennis, Carnie said, 'He was always, like, this mysterious, sexy man, and he was my uncle, but like, I'd get butterflies around him'; Pictured circa 1964 Original Beach Boy Mike Love, 84, and current members of the band will be crisscrossing the US on their Sounds of Summer Tour; Pictured in Berlin in July 2019 'I miss him very much,' the still grieving niece said of the God Only Knows singer. 'I think about him all the time, and I have pictures around my house and I feel his spirit a lot. And my dad really misses his brothers, like a lot,' she admitted. Carl provided some backup vocals for Wilson Phillips on their holiday hit Hey Santa. Wilson Phillips are still making music together and will be performing at various venues over the summer. Original Beach Boy Mike Love, 84, and current members of the band will be crisscrossing the US on their Sounds of Summer Tour.
