Wilson’s life: Wilson’s connection to the county includes his birthplace of Inglewood, his high school in Hawthorne, the band ...

UCLA professor David Leaf was a close friend and biographer of Wilson, but he started out as a fan first in the ‘60s when he became “obsessed” with The Beach Boys. Leaf was set on writing a book about ...

Brian Wilson and Sly Stone were musical innovators whose public reputations diverged drastically towards the end of their ...

Sampledelia classics like Paul’s Boutique and It Takes a Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back would lose some of their freakiest grooves, which real heads know were transplanted from Sly deep cuts a ...

The band got their start through the Harwich charity We Are Music, which helps young people make friends with shared interests, develop skills, ...

Close Enemies is new but it features well known veteran musicians, including bassist Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith and drummer ...

The unparalleled career of Brian Wilson could only be beaten by everything he overcame to get there - the troubles and triumphs that marked the life of an icon ...

Some of the most popular phrases from the 1980s were words like “awesome,” “gnarly,” and “totally.” They were all words to ...

Saturday at TD Pavilion at The Mann If there were any doubt that ’80s nostalgia was in full swing, it’s further evidenced by ...

Read our review of rock musical *Just For One Day*, starring Craige Els as Bob Geldof, now in performances at the Shaftesbury ...

Mention Connie Francis among the younger generation and many may not recognise the name but kids today are singing Pretty ...

Wilson, who started with surf music but soared to symphonic heights, created beauty in songs that ranged from “Surfin’ U.S.A’ ...