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	The Wondermints \| View the Music Artists Biography Online \| VH1.com
		Formed in Los Angeles in 1991, the Wondermints slowly built a reputation as a cornerstone in the city's pop underground.
		When Brian Wilson enlisted the band for his surprising resurgence as a live performer, the Wondermints were exposed to the masses as the meat of his backing band.
		Wilson again took the Wondermints out on tour in early 2004, debuting the lost Beach Boys masterpiece Smile over 30 years after the project was initially abandoned, and was so invigorated with the performances that he announced plans to release a re-recorded version of Smile with the Wondermints.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/wondermints/bio.jhtml (543 words)

	The Wondermints - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wondermints are a power pop band from Los Angeles, California, United States.
		All the Wondermints can be heard on Wilson's Live at the Roxy Theatre, and Brian Wilson on Tour, and Pet Sounds Live, DVDs with Sahanaja, Walusko, and Gregory also appearing on the Pet Sounds Live in London album and the studio albums Gettin' in over My Head and Smile.
		The Wondermints, especially Gregory, have made frequent guest appearances and have several side projects, some of the more notable of which are Baby Lemonade, The Negro Problem, Stew and Kim Foxx.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Wondermints (362 words)

	Brian Wilson :: Official Web Site
		The news that Wilson and his backing band (based around American 1960s revivalists the Wondermints) were going to completely re-record and release Smile, after touring a completed version of it, was enough to cause an outbreak of mild hysteria.
		The album's "concept" may be as baffling as ever (even Parks seems at a loss to explain precisely what the richly evocative imagery of his lyrics is evoking), but the music flows beautifully - no mean feat when it encompasses barbershop singing, acid rock, early pop, Hawaiian chanting and mock-religious plainsong.
		On their own albums, the Wondermints tend towards a wearisome brand of wackiness, which must have been hard to keep in check, given the nature of Smile's music.
	www.brianwilson.com /media/words/guardian_unlimited.html (670 words)

	The Wondermints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This first Wondermints disc actually came out in Japan over a year ago on the Toy's Factory label, but several months passed before New York indie Big Deal licensed it for domestic issue.
		The record, cornily titled The Wonderful World of Wondermints (again, a label decision), features a bizarre selection of songs, ranging from obscurities by the Monkees, Abba and the Hudson Brothers to the theme from Barbarella.
		After devoting most of 1996 to outside material, the Wondermints are eager to record an all-originals album.
	home.earthlink.net /~elbroome/articles/wondermints.html (695 words)

	Wondermints
		Since then, the once-reclusive Beach Boy has taken Wondermints (no "The," please) out on the road, as part of his huge backing band.
		If Wondermints "only" recreated Wilson's complex aural tapestries (layers of fairground keyboards and vibes, coated with subtle, rich webs of guitar) so perfectly and effortlessly, they'd qualify as one of the best bands of the past decade.
		This fourth Wondermints album conjures up the spirit of early 70s Beach Boys albums Surf's Up and Holland, on which the rest of the group ably filled the creative gap while Brian Wilson stayed in bed.
	www.puremusic.com /wondermints.html (377 words)

	MySpace.com - Wondermints - Los Angeles, California - Powerpop / Rock / Lounge - www.myspace.com/wondermints
		It doesn't sound THAT obtrusive when you consider how long Wondermints have waited to ask it.
		On their highly anticipated fourth album and most collaborative effort to date -- "Mind If We Make Love To You" -- Wondermints guide us through a stunning song cycle in sensual surround sound, a jet setting romp through inner space by the proven masters of the aural massage.
		Out of mind and completely off the map, "Mind If We Make Love To You" is nothing less than a tour de force through Wondermints' kaleidoscopic range of eclecticism and durability, as much an homage to the past is it is to the unexplored universe of pop music's future.
	www.myspace.com /wondermints (767 words)

	Fufkin.com: Gary Glauber Reviews: September, 2002
		The Wondermints also did many covers in their live act (in fact, their second release as dictated by their Japanese label was a collection of all covers), including Beach Boys songs.
		This is typical Wondermints territory, the past and the present co-mingling, complete with a woman’s voice interjecting some dialogue (“Hey Baby”) that forces the singer to realize he is but a prisoner in her space.
		The Wondermints are back after four years of backing you-know-who; but this talented trio has learned well from the master, and we the public reap the happy reward.
	www.fufkin.com /columns/glauber/glauber_rev_09_02.htm (3730 words)

	Fufkin.com: Mike Bennett Reviews: Part II: October, 2002
		Are the Wondermints the Millenium of this millenium?
		It appears that the Wondermints are no longer intent on trying to be incredible.
		Well, one thing I like about the Wondermints since day one, is their ability to deploy their innate skill at all things Wilsonish without ever rewriting a Beach Boys song.
	www.fufkin.com /columns/bennett/bennett_rev_10_02_2.htm (3316 words)

	Luck Media & Marketing, INC.
		The event at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood was the band's first show in the U.S. in four years, as they have been traveling the globe backing up Brian Wilson during his tours.
		The Wondermints will make a very special and rare Los Angeles appearance at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood to celebrate the release of their fourth album Mind If We Make Love To You, in stores September 10, on Smile Records.
		It is this incredible high caliber craftsmanship and skill that caught the attention Beach Boy Brian Wilson for whom the Wondermints have supported on the Pet Sounds Live tour worldwide over the past 3 years.
	www.luckmedia.com /wondermints/pressrelease.html (1036 words)

	The Wondermints MP3 Downloads - The Wondermints Music Downloads - The Wondermints Music Videos
		While the band's status grew, several members individually made names for themselves as expert sidemen, eventually elevating the Wondermints to a sort of underground supergroup.
		Toy's Factory Records of Japan found interest in the band and in 1995 released their first official album, the contents of which were compiled from the home recordings, but right around the time of this release, Kassan chose to leave the ranks.
		During 2000-2001, Wondermints cemented their already direct '60s influences by serving as the backing band for Brian Wilson's solo tours, documented on the concert albums Live at the Roxy Theater...
	www.mp3.com /thewondermints (1046 words)

	The Wondermints : Wondermints - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Throughout the early '90s, the Wondermints recorded a bevy of exceptional homemade demos and small indie singles primarily in co-founder Darian Sahanaja's bedroom studio.
		It is hard to imagine a more auspicious and stunning debut of pop/rock accomplishment than Wondermints (which was picked up for domestic release by Big Deal a year later).
		Some critics even ranked the album alongside such landmarks as Pet Sounds and Rubber Soul, and while that may be stretching it just the slightest bit, it is certainly not much of an exaggeration.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,240732,00.html (544 words)

	Wondermints Albums & Lyrics @ SongLyricsLibrary.com
		Los Angeles' Wondermints (guitarists and vocalists Darian Sahanaja and Nick Walusko, drummer Mike D'Amico and bassist Brian Kassan) follow in the footspets of the slightly baroque pop sound of later Beach Boys and Big Star.
		Wondermints (Toy's Factory, 1995), that collects the best of their three cassettes, easily beats most Brit-pop releases of that year.
		Chewy Marble (1997) is the new project of former Wondermints Brian Kassan.
	wondermints.songlyricslibrary.com (162 words)

	Flak Magazine: The cover letter accompanying the Wondermints' Mind if We Make Love to You, 10-15-02
		Still, because I've "known" the Wondermints since they did an admirable job on a Burt Bacharach tribute album back in the mid '90s, I'm prohibited from bailing on them just yet.
		The rest of the workmanlike second paragraph establishes who the boys in the band are and attempts to demonstrate the band's worthiness of listening time by touting its longevity.
		Now that we've got the appeals to the mainstream rock crowd out of the way, we'll set up the Wondermints' indie cred, by boasting about their music fandom, self-released cassettes and love of a good cover tune.
	www.flakmag.com /misc/coverletter.html (1402 words)

	Brian Wilson :: Official Web Site
		Wilson and his backing band, The Wondermints, will perform SMiLE in its entirety on Wednesday at the Paramount Theatre, as well as a host of more-familiar Beach Boys classics.
		And they're filling some awfully large shoes, given that the original music was recorded by legends such as bassist Carol Kaye and drummer Hal Blaine.
		The Wondermints started backing Wilson when he became convinced to perform live again.
	www.brianwilson.com /media/words/rocky_mountain.html (1794 words)

	Wondermints 2003
		In 2002, Wondermints finally released "Mind If We Make Love To You", their first CD since 1998's "Bali".
		I talked to Wondermint member Nick Walusko about touring with Brian Wilson, playing on Brian's new album, the hectic schedule that the band keeps and of course their fantastic new CD!
		E.C.: Going back to your early days, Wondermints seemed to be primarily a recording/studio entity.
	earcandy_mag.tripod.com /wondermints2003.htm (2707 words)

	Free Music: Mind If We Make Love To You by The Wondermints - Rhapsody Online
		Purveyors of airy harmonies and solid pop hooks, the band crafts songs with such an authentic Spector-esque hand, you'll do an aural double take.
		The Wondermints' second album was an all-covers affair, and their excellent recreations of
		Wondermints seem to finally be settling comfortably into their own identity.
	play.rhapsody.com /thewondermints/mindifwemakelovetoyou/shineonme (202 words)

	Wondermints CD
		Although the Wondermints are the band who backed Brian Wilson on his orchestral PET SOUNDS tours of 1999-2000, the Los Angeles quartet aren't mere Wilson copyists.
		On their 1995 debut, compiled from three earlier cassette-only releases, they actually don't sound much like Wilson at all, other than a vague similarity between "Tracy Hide" and "Caroline No." Most of THE WONDERMINTS is lightly orchestrated, vaguely psychedelic pop pitched somewhere between FOREVER CHANGES-era Love and the more pensive side of Big Star.
		Singer-songwriters Darian Sahanaja and Nick Walusko seem more interested in moods than hooks, and so the subtle pleasures of the album might take a while to sink in, but when they do, you won't be able to forget them.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/1474083/a/Wondermints.htm (378 words)

	Good Vibrations - The Beach Boy Station
		The Wondermints, the rest of the band and the great falsetto vocals from the greatly talented Jeff Foskett make this a great ensemble effort.
		The limited edition CD culled from the upcoming shows will be released through BrianWilson.com, the domain name his management recently acquired from a private party that had been using it for purposes unaffiliated with the artist.
		The only bummer about the Wondermints was that it was really tough to get a hold of their albums (Japanese label).
	www.angelfire.com /myband/everythingwilson (3214 words)

	The Dotted Line - s/t :: Not Lame Recordings - power pop and melodic rock record label, music and CDs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This is a solo project from Brian Wilson Band member Scott Bennett and will leave fans of Jon Brion, Jason Falkner, Wondermints, Neil Finn, Kevin Gilbert and Owsley with jaws to the floor.
		Nice melodic album that I'd compare to The Wondermints (they do both know Brian Wilson afterall) and one that wears its Beach Boys allegiances proudly on its wrist.
		Great summer afternoon album with nice production...but it may be a little too "nice" for some.
	www.notlame.com /The_Dotted_Line/Page_1/NLDOTT1.html (627 words)

	reviewed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Breezy California pop in the vein of the Beach Boys has been sorely missed in the post-Woodstock apocalypse, but not for lack of promises.
		The Wondermints’ latest, “Mind If We Make Love to You”, is an exception to the rule.
		Having toured with Wilson, the band seems to have absorbed his flair for melodic songcraft that’s softer than an ocean breeze on a sunny day, yet never suggests sugarcoated commercialism.
	www.i94bar.com /reviews/wondermints.html (278 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Legend of rock's 'lost' masterpiece
		A few months ago Wilson revisited the Smile tapes in Capitol Records' vaults and went on to finish the album with his original lyricist, Van Dyke Parks.
		Negotiations are said to be under way for an album release, and on Friday Wilson begins a 12-date UK tour of Smile beginning with six nights at London's Royal Festival Hall, backed by Los Angeles band The Wondermints.
		Nearly 40 years on the album has acquired a legendary status among fans as probably the greatest unreleased record in rock history.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/3502431.stm (809 words)

	Mind If We Make Love To You - Wondermints - Pandora Internet Radio
		During 2000-2001, Wondermints cemented their already direct '60s influences by serving as the backing band for Brian Wilson's solo tours, documented on the concert albums Live at the Roxy Theater and Pet Sounds Live.
		Upon returning, they went into the studio and recorded Mind If We Make Love to You, a record that ably displays some steady gains in musicianship and expertise from playing some of the best pop music of all time in front of audiences all over the world.
		Occasionally the similarities are to fellow latter-day pop savants like Jason Falkner or even the Ocean Blue, but Wondermints ably display all they've learned during their nearly endless summer of touring with the golden boy of '60s pop.
	www.pandora.com /music/album/ebe91d08076ac09c (196 words)

	The Wondermints - Mind If We Make Love To You - Review - Uncut.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Wondermints' replication of Pet Sounds and Smile on those recent revelatory tours has given them acclaim by association.
		But like The High Llamas' Sean O'Hagan, also roped in by Wilson before now to try to simulate former glories, these Californians have little of their own to offer.
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	www.uncut.net /music/the_wondermints/reviews/7900 (230 words)

	Amazon.com: Bali: Music: Wondermints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Although at times they trod upon ground already claimed by Jellyfish, High Llamas or the Pizzicato 5, the Wondermints have pulled off a uniquely "groovy" set of sunny power pop on this album.
		I find Wondermint's sound to be SO refreshing and unique among the mass of noise out there.
		Their many influences are incorporated smoothly and literately; they compliment the Wondermints' sound but never dominate it, and the songs are all fresh and different but still form a single cohesive album.
	www.amazon.com /Bali-Wondermints/dp/B00004WK39 (1358 words)

	RIP and ROCK'S
		The Wondermints can also be heard on disc supporting Brian on his internet-only CD Live At The Roxbury, on the Austin Powers soundtrack (theme song) and on three releases of their own.
		Wonderful World Of is now available as an English import, consisting of 13 cover versions and one original, which not only makes this the Wondermints most schizophrenic album but also their best.
		This version by the Wondermints could easily be the reason Brian Wilson hired them as part of his band, it’s that impressive.
	www.angelfire.com /in2/ripandrock/cdjukebox.html (4310 words)

	Free The Wondermints Music Online, Music Downloads, Music Videos and Lyrics - Rhapsody Online
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		Los Angeles band the Wondermints take classic sounds from the
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	www.rhapsody.com /thewondermints (97 words)

	Mind If We Make Love To You, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
		During 2000-2001, Wondermints cemented their already direct '60s influences by serving as the backing band for Brian Wilson's solo tours, documented on the concert albums Live at the Roxy Theater and Pet Sounds Live.
		Upon returning, they went into the studio and recorded Mind If We Make Love to You, a record that ably displays some steady gains in musicianship and expertise from playing some of the best pop music of all time in front of audiences all over the world.
		Occasionally the similarities are to fellow latter-day pop savants like Jason Falkner or even the Ocean Blue, but Wondermints ably display all they've learned during their nearly endless summer of touring with the golden boy of '60s pop.
	www.emusic.com /album/10752/10752271.html (389 words)

	Flak Magazine: Cover Tunes - "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," 1-29-01
		The Wondermints, best known for writing and performing "Austin Powers" for the first movie's soundtrack, bring a lovely dreamlike quality to the song, but keep its cheesy lounge sensibility.
		It's no wonder that Brian Wilson raves about The Wondermints, who often moonlight as his backing band.
		Its members take a modern approach to producing old pop music and, furthermore, they understand the fine line between adulation and irony and know exactly how to straddle it, which makes this cover so excellent.
	www.flakmag.com /features/best/music/breaking.html (296 words)

	The Wondermints : Discography : Rolling Stone
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