Due to some heavy-handed posturing by EMI, The Beachles, a middling mash-up of The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, are currently enjoying their 15 minutes of Internet fame. For those unaware, the record label not only demanded that the creator cease and desist disseminating the recording on his Web site, they reportedly demanded the IP addresses of everyone who downloaded the Beatles/Beach Boys pastiche.

Perhaps sensing a bit of Beach Boys Mania in the air (or more likely in conjunction with album's 40th anniversary), Brian Wilson will be playing a series of six shows (5 in the U.S./1 in London) featuring performances of Pet Sounds in its entirety. For the four East Coast shows, Wilson will be joined by former Beach Boy Al Jardine, making these their first appearances together in decades. Mike Love, the only other surviving original member of The Beach Boys, will likely sit home and fume (or lie in bed listening to a certain Bare Naked Ladies song).

The Pet Sounds performances:

Nov. 1 Los Angeles, CA: Royce Hall
Nov. 12 London: (Adelphi Theatre
Nov. 17: Boston, MA: Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 18: Washington, DC: TBA
Nov. 19: Glenside, PA: Keswick Theatre
Nov. 21: New York, NY: Beacon Theatre

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