My first rock concert was to see the Beach Boys in the early 1960s, and I fell in love – not just with the joyous surfin’ sound, but with the ballads like "In My Room" and "Don't Worry Baby," written ...

If you enjoy most any kind of pop music, you’re a cork in Brian Wilson’s ocean. The principal songwriter and sonic architect of the Beach Boys, he bottled the vibes of Southern California — and really ...

While growing up in Hawthorne, California, Brian Wilson shared a room with his brothers Dennis and Carl, and was entranced by the vocal harmonies of the male quartet the Four Freshmen and the group’s ...

We’re picking up sad vibrations. But how traumatized can we feel, once the first few notes of any of Brian Wilson’s most classic songs hits our tympanic membrane? Even his most sorrowful songs — and ...

Brian Wilson didn’t create the sun or the ocean or the sea-sprayed landmass we call Southern California. He didn’t invent the car or the surfboard. He wasn’t the first person to experience the cold ...

Wouldn’t it be nice? Beach Boys singer and co-founder Mike Love fought back tears over the weekend as he paid tribute to late ...

Brian Wilson launched what proved to be his final tou r in Phoenix. No one knew that at the time, of course, but you could feel it in the air that the singer was nearing the end of his touring days.

The Beach Boys paid tribute to co-founder and musical genius Brian Wilson Wednesday after his family announced his death — calling him the “soul” of their surf rock sound. “The world mourns a genius ...

Recovering a music and film legacy in the age of rage Brian Wilson’s legacy came into focus while the California riots raged. As the chief conceptualizer and composer of the California pop band the ...