In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces Pet Sounds, and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, Wilson, under the sway of a controlling therapist, finds a ...

Legendary achievements last forever but legends do not. Of course we know this. But in the monotonous run of days when ...

Following the death of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson at age 82 on June 11, the group's catalog surged 184% in equivalent album ...

Wilson leaves behind a singular catalog of pop and rock music, which is of course headlined by his work in the '60s and '70s ...

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

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 ...

God Only Knows Where California Would Be Without Brian Wilson originally appeared on L.A. Mag.

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

Millions around the world are mourning the loss of Brian Wilson, the creative mind behind the Beach Boys’ biggest hits, ...

Part I Wouldn’t It Be Nice The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach.