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 ...

Brian Wilson was a troubled genius who made so many people happy but had far too much sadness in his life already.

Chicago has played their hits in concert for 58 years for a reason — pleasing the audience leads to a long career.

The MiniDisc – or 'MD' for short – was a bold leap: a 64mm magneto-optical disc encased in a protective caddy. Capable of ...

I first met Brian Wilson in early 1962 at a record shop in Culver City when the Beach Boys were doing an in store appearance ...

Brian Wilson, the influential pop musician who co-founded the the Beach Boys and wrote such hit songs as 'Good Vibrations,' ...

Not all bands escaped the 1980s being superstars, with ones having been forgotten, but some deserve to be remembered for ...

An accomplished singer/songwriter and bass player, Gail Ann Dorsey, who toured with David Bowie for years, performs with other musicians in a symphonic version of Bowie's last album, “Blackstar,” with ...

Last November, a MIDiA Research report put indie labels' global market share at 46.7% - and that has come with plenty of ...