Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. It was near the half-way ...

As Brian Wilson shifted his focus away from touring and to the recording studio, The Beach Boys’ sound evolved with the use of session musicians and experimentation. Beginning with The Beach Boys ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. But that was then. Today, Pet Sounds is regarded not only as the equal of those records but, in ...

Last year, the Beach Boys released an official documentary on Disney+, the main takeaway from which was that the surviving group members all have massive chips on their shoulders. Mike Love, Al ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Q. Is Pet Sounds a concept ...

The Beach Boys’ change of course initially was a commercial disappointment, but Pet Sounds soon was embraced by the music world, and now is considered by many to be one of the all-time great pop-rock ...

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 ...

Brian Wilson, the driving force behind the Beach Boys whose sprawling compositions and studio prowess influenced rock musicians from the Beatles to Radiohead and points between, has died, his family ...

On hearing the music his cousin, Brian Wilson, had written for the Beach Boys’ next album in 1966, the often unpleasant Mike Love called it “ego music”. Wilson recorded in his biography, Wouldn’t It ...