From "Love and Mercy" to a "Duck Dodgers" soundtrack, Brian Wilson's solo music could be spiritual, upbeat, arty or just ...

Brian Wilson, the troubled genius behind The Beach Boys, has died at age 82. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with biographer Peter Ames Carlin about Wilson's legacy. THE BEACH BOYS: (Singing ...

June 11, 2025 • The Beach Boys' co-founder Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, leaving behind a storied legacy as one of pop music's greatest songwriters and producers. Here are NPR's best ...

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

Their loss. As you'll see in our list of Beach Boys Albums Ranked, they built their legacy on more than just surfing songs.

Amidst palm trees and beaches, “The Beach Boys” documentary starts off in the idyllic neighborhood of Hawthorne, California. In 1961, a group of Hawthorne boys came together to harmonize and ...

From "Surfin' U.S.A.", "California Girls" and "God Only Knows" to "Do It Again", the Beach Boys' California sound became a state of mind. But it hasn't all been "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Good ...

Glen Campbell became one of the first crossover superstars in country music in the '70s, but before that, did you know the versatile singer and instrumentalist served a stint with the Beach Boys?

"My Plane Leaves Tomorrow (Au Revoir)" features on Jardine's new EP, a follow-up to his 2010 solo debut The EP’s title track feels like a lost Eighties Beach Boys song, while “Highway 101 (Ros ...

We aim to keep you current on big news stories like the LA protests, but we suspect you might also enjoy a nod to the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson and his legacy, including inspiring the Beatles ...

The Beach Boys, formed in 1961, are an American rock band that broke into the music scene with their debut album, Surfin’ Safari. The follow-up to Pet Sounds, SMiLE, is one of the most ...

Yes, he is, with both the small and big B. Although this 60-year-plus veteran of the Beach Boys has not toured or recorded under that umbrella for a while, he has continued to wave the group’s ...