“Woudn’t It Be Nice” reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966, while its follow-up single, “God Only Knows,” hit No. 39 ...

This week's bonus Vintage Pop Stardom episode on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast pays tribute to the late Brian Wilson with a ...

Longtime Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine will celebrate the catalogue of The Beach Boys with his debut solo tour of Australia ...

The Beach Boys almost binned one of their biggest tracks as they feared it was too "bizarre", as did their record label, worried it wouldn't sell.

There’s little left to say about the brilliance of Pet Sounds—except perhaps to show it. In honor of Brian Wilson, who passed ...

UVA pop culture expert Jack Hamilton says the 1960s music icon merged different genres into his unique style, taking rock and ...

Culture / When the Beach Boys front man died, the obituaries described him as a genius. Which means what, exactly? Sid Holt ...

Books & the Arts / His music, by turns joyous and melancholy, wide-eyed and masterful, transformed the meaning of pop. James ...