Few albums are as closely tied to Brian Wilson’s creative genius as the LP Pet Sounds. However, one of the record’s most ...

Veteran rocker Ronnie Wood has said his “heart was always with” Brian Wilson, and the death last year of the Beach Boys star inspired a track on the Rolling Stones’ latest album. Wilson, who was best ...

The 1960s were roaring into life and The Beatles had a huge influence with 'Rubber Soul'. The album deeply inspired Brian Wilson and The Velvet Underground.

Early in his career, Brian Wilsonwrote a song that felt more personal and emotional than most of his work, and it still ...

At the peak of Brian Wilson’s creative brilliance, one hauntingly personal 1966 song from the Beach Boys' landmark album captured the loneliness and vulnerability behind his genius. "I Just Wasn't ...

While carving out incredible tunes was the forte of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys, one album of theirs took a rather unique approach to tunefulness.

IN the weeks before we lost The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson on June 11 last year, he had two special visitors.  They were the group’s surviving founder members, his first cousin Mike Love, and ...

Although it initially comes off as a jumpy indie pop track, "Shallow Hits" carries darker undertones. As the band explain, ...

Cleveland troubadour-musicologist Ray Flanagan has a new album and a tribute to Mississippi John Hurt in the offing. We sat ...

It takes a Beatle to show us how to age — and how to refuse to fake it.