Learn Even More About The Beach Boys History Through Mike Love’s Latest Book Good Vibrations: My Life As A Beach Boy

If you are looking for a great gift this holiday season, The Beach Boys frontman Mike Love gives Beach Boys fans a great insight into the history and lives of the Beach Boys through his book Good Vibrations: My Life As A Beach Boy.

Being a founding member of the Beach Boys, Mike Love has spent an extraordinary fifty-five years, and counting, as the group's principal lyricist as well as lead singer. From their California roots to their international fame, the story of The Beach Boys is certainly a very unique American story filled with spirituality, betrayal, and forgiveness; overnight success and age-defying longevity; musical genius and reckless self-destruction—with Love being there every step of the way. Just in time for the holiday season, fans can now enjoy reading about this insight and history as well as get a packaged holiday bundle with a shirt and Christmas CD at a more reduced price than before, which you can get here. Listen to an excerpt of one of the chapters of his book here.

If you enjoyed the excerpt and just have to know more (which we’re sure you’ll want to), get yourself a copy at  Penguin Random House Books online (Hardcover, AudioBook or eBook) , Amazon (Kindle, Hardcover or Paperback Book ), Walmart (Hardcover Book) or Barnes & Noble (Hardcover Book).

Mike has also decided to surprise fans with a song that is perfect for this Holiday season! He is giving his song, “You’ll Never Be Alone On Christmas Day” away FOR FREE over on Noisetrade.

Jim Peterik ’s Band The Ides of March Have Their Very Own Street Named After Them in Berwyn, Illinois

Jim Peterik’s first band The Ides of March have their very own street names after them in their hometown of Berwyn, Illinois. The street is named “The Ides of March Way” is between Riverside Drive and Cermak  Road on Home Avenue. The street shares the location of Morton West High School where the band first started in a basement  near the school in 1964. The naming of the street really shares the towns pride in it’s successful citizens.

To go and show your support of Jim Peterik’s Lifeforce, his new jazz band, you can see him at Milwaukee Summerfest this month. His band will be playing before The Eagles and Loverboy so you can be assured it’s a great line-up! Lifeforce will perform on the ULine Warehouse Stage starting at 5PM on Sunday, July 7th. They will delight their fans with this Summerfest performance and will certainly gain some new listeners. 


Lifeforce recently released a deluxe edition of their album “Forces at Play.” The remastered album is a two-disc set featuring bonus tracks and a total of 32 incredible jazz artists. The band is currently being played on over 20 radio stations worldwide! 
To learn more about the Lifeforce band and its members, visit their website here  You can listen to and download the new album on iTunes here