Wilson's ambition stoked a creative rivalry with The Beatles, redefining the artistic potential of popular music.

Paul McCartney claimed Brian Wilson's efforts in creating The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds were a massive influence on ...

God Only Knows Where California Would Be Without Brian Wilson originally appeared on L.A. Mag.

Conceived as an all-in-one ‘pocket symphony’, Good Vibrations was thematically triggered by the notion that dogs could sense ...

UVA pop culture expert Jack Hamilton says the 1960s music icon merged different genres into his unique style, taking rock and ...

Brian WIlson's answer to Phil Spector's excellent holiday LP, The Beach Boys' Christmas Album divides its two sides between ...

The death of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson is an immeasurable loss for music and for California, both the place and the ...

The genius of the Beach Boys group that he co-founded in 1961, Brian Wilson was one of the true visionaries of music who ...

The death of the poet laureate of adolescent heartbreak was announced by his family on Wednesday: “We are at a loss for words ...

Wilson, who died Wednesday at 82, was one of music’s true visionaries, if that’s the right word for a guy who dealt in the ...

‘Darlin’’ (1967) The Beach Boys were in decline by 1967 — in health and hipness alike. Wilson revamped a song he wrote with ...

Part I Wouldn’t It Be Nice The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach. Testimonials to Wilson’s musical talent and the Beach Boys’ influence ...