About this episode

Mark and Phil discuss the Beach Boys with Matt and Greg Coffey, exploring fan perspectives and band history.

In this episode Mark and Phil welcome Matt and Greg Coffey, hosts of online show BeachBoystalk, which has brought together the fan community. It's a multigenerational fan smackdown, covering such topics as: did Brian Wilson really want to tour? Is there Beach Boys without Wilsons? Why did Carl Wilson throw Phil out of the BBs office? What's up with Matt's unholy love for MIU? Do different generations of fans appreciate "Kokomo" and the later albums differently? This one has it all!

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Dillon, Phil Miglioratti

Guests: Matt Coffey, Greg Coffey

Topics covered

• Beach Boys
• fan community
• Brian Wilson
• music appreciation
• generational differences
• Kokomo
• MIU

Keywords

• Beach Boys
• Matt Coffey
• Greg Coffey
• Brian Wilson
• Carl Wilson
• Kokomo
• MIU

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BeachBoystalk

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