If your parents have a record collection, or you’ve ever read a countdown list, or if you’ve seen Almost Famous, or if you’ve generally got a sense of rock history, you know that The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is one of the most important, critically acclaimed, and talked about albums in music history. The album’s landmark 40th anniversary recently rolled around. In commemoration, the album has been re-released, featuring original and remastered versions of the…

While many current satellite radio subscribers signed up with XM or Sirius to join the fart-joking, stripper-exploiting bandwagon of Stern, Opie & Anthony et al. in their flight from the FCC’s fist of decency, I’m sure an even larger number are happily paying their monthly fees because it means they no longer have to put up with the programming decisions of corporate FM radio. It has been a little over a year since Infinity Broadcasting…