Chunks of work by the Beach Boys’ founding genius went unpublished during his tumultuous life. Here’s a look at his phases ...

Culture / When the Beach Boys front man died, the obituaries described him as a genius. Which means what, exactly? Sid Holt ...

Books & the Arts / His music, by turns joyous and melancholy, wide-eyed and masterful, transformed the meaning of pop. James ...

The Beach Boys were selling the California Dream. And I bought it hook, line and sinker. Today California is a pejorative. The whipping boy of the right. And many on the left too. They have contempt f ...

If Wilson must be known for one thing, let it be his inimitable sense of harmony, perfected across his craft and completely ...

Darian Sahanaja, a crucial part of Brian Wilson's band since 1999, shares his thoughts about the late Beach Boy's brilliant ...

Smile' by The Beach Boys never happened, and it could have changed the world of psychedelic pop for the better. Instead, it marked the end.

As the Beach Boys sang “house,” the song, “All Summer Long,” didn’t just change chords — in a luscious instant, it ascended ...

John Cusack, who portrayed Brian Wilson in the biopic ‘Love & Mercy,’ reflects on his cherished time with the musician for ...

From 1988 to when he stopped touring in 2022, Brian Wilson forged an admirable solo career worth remembering. He played South ...

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define ...

Brian Wilson, the creative force behind the Beach Boys and one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, has ...