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The Beatles and The Beach Boys went back and forth at each other in the mid-60s. Their friendly rivalry set the tone for the decade's music.
On the cusp of their artistic peak, The Beach Boys had crafted a number which threatened to wind up both the religious right and countercultural underground.
The resulting "California Girls" was released as a single on July 12, 1965, backed with "Let Him Run Wild," and it went to No ...
I wasn’t going to write anything about Brian Wilson, who died last month at the age of 82, because what could I possibly say ...
A concert paying tribute to the Beach Boys included Carnie Wilson and her mother and daughter, plus former members Blondie Chaplin and David Marks.
Get tickets to see the Beach Boys concert tour at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, Blue Note Summer Sessions in Napa.
One such surprise arrived on CD from Chill Tone Records: Sub Rosa, the new album by the Julian Shore Trio. It’s an ...
The Beach Boys weren't safe from a few goofy songs now and again, but Dennis Wilson knew some albums were never meant to ...
One of the Pet Sounds songs most famously influenced by Wilson’s heavy LSD use was called “Hang On to Your Ego” before the lyrics were revised at Mike Love’s behest.
McCartney’s love of The Beach Boys’ 1966 album Pet Sounds is well documented. In fact, Paul has cited the Pet Sounds track “God Only Knows” as one of his all-time favorite songs.
McCartney has said “Pet Sounds” influenced The Beatles as they created “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” McCartney paid tribute to Brian Wilson when the Beach Boys co-founder ...
A cause of death has been revealed for Brian Wilson, the musician who co-founded the Beach Boys, according to multiple reports.