A cache of Brian Wilson’s 1976 solo demos shed light on a brief window of renewal in what was a rough era for The Beach Boys. By David Fricke.

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New tribute to their former guitarist Brian James is delivered with real passion.

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There was a band who enjoyed the kind of critical reverence today’s crop of triers can only dream about, whose songwriting partnership of Robert Forster and the late Grant McLennan easily rivalled Mes

Although formed in 1985 by Dundee native Ricky Ross, a former school teacher who released a solo album So Long Ago in 1984, Deacon Blue quickly established themselves as the definitive Glasgow band. B