A cinematic nostalgia trip to the “Beach Boys”, music by precocious childhood friends from Austria, a novel about a touching boyhood friendship: recommendations from the SZ editorial team.
Documentary: “The Beach Boys” on Disney+
Although one would naturally expect otherwise, a large part of the Beach Boys: not surfing. “On my first attempt,” says founding member Al Jardine, “I immediately lost my board – and then almost drowned.” Only Dennis, the middle of the three Wilson brothers who formed the nucleus of the band, was a gifted surfer. Unfortunately, so good that he preferred to be in the water rather than in the studio.