At his peak, Brian Wilson — who died this week at age 82 — went through periods the way a painter does. First, he made his family-and-friends act The Beach Boys a band for all seasons (but one in ...

"Surfer Girl" was released on August 3, 1963, and it reached No. 7 on the Billboard charts by September 14 of that same year.

“Roll down the window, put down the top/Crank up The Beach Boys, baby/Don't let the music stop!” --Randy Newman, “I Love L.A.” It’s summertime, which means one thing: It’s time to follow Randy ...

From the first moments you hear the melody, accompanied by a voice singing, "If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain..." you know it's time to hit the sand, grab a cold beverage, and ...

Set the scene: the heat rising off the sand, the sound of waves rolling in, and a quiet escape just out of sight beneath a weathered boardwalk. That’s the vision "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters ...

'Our Prayer' was a wordless symphony regarded as one of his most beautiful compositions ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

The familiar melody struck a chord for its wistful, dreamlike sound ...