E6'ers Pay Tribute to SMiLE

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E6'ers Pay Tribute to SMiLE

Published Wednesday, November 22, 2006 by Jeff | E-mail this post

I thought I'd put this blog to bed for the week for the Thanksgiving holiday, but I just had to blog about this: Brian Heater, who wrote an interview with Beulah's Miles Kurosky that you can read at our site, has just contributed a tribute article for Brian Wilson's SMiLE in New York Press, an alternative weekly. Heater asked 5 musicians and artists to pick their favorite track from the album and explain why they love it. What makes it worth mentioning here is that 3 of the 5 interview subjects are E6'ers: W. Cullen Hart of Circulatory System and Olivia Tremor Control, Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo, and Casper Fandango (aka Jason Nesmith) of Casper & the Cookies.

Will picks "Do You Dig Worms?" (AKA "Do You Like Worms [Do You Dig Worms]?"), which the Olivias covered on a Beach Boys tribute album. Robert picks "Heroes & Villains," which he covered live with the Apples; you can hear that recording on the Let's Go! EP. Casper picks the lovely "Surf's Up." You can read their explanations below:

Smiling Brian: Fans Show Love for the Beach Boy