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Paul McCartney claimed Brian Wilson's efforts in creating The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds were a massive influence on ...
Wilson's ambition stoked a creative rivalry with The Beatles, redefining the artistic potential of popular music.
Brian Wilson, musical genius and founder of the Beach Boys, died today (Wednesday, June 11, 2025), so in honor of him, here ...
Brian Wilson may have spread his genius throughout every piece of The Beach Boys' catalogue, but he felt some records defined ...
Brian Wilson was an off-stage presence for this 1971 Beach Boys concert, in which L.A. Times Robert Hilburn described the ...
History might be written by the victors, but art and culture is always where the losers get to have their say.
The record that came in at second place as the U.K.'s best-selling album of the 1960s is somewhat surprising, given the No. 1 record.
From the 1960s to the 1990s, so much incredible and revolutionary music came out. And I think these four albums are essential ...
She’d later crop up in a newspaper story and trigger Paul to pen the Sgt. Pepper classic - but did he remember that he’d ...
Having gone from writing surf-rock to remarkably complex and intricate masterpieces in just a few years as the Beach Boys' ...
A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and ...