The Beach Boys' founding member never seemed to encounter a genre, instrument or movement he didn’t want to incorporate into ...

Brian Wilson's "smart Girls" was supposed to be the centerpiece and/or big closing number of his Sire Records album "Sweet Insanity." Instead it was one of the big reasons the album was shelved.

The world is mourning the loss of music icon Brian Wilson, who died Wednesday at 82. The beloved beating heart of the Beach Boys was one of the most influential and consequential minds and voices ...

From summertime rock classics to complex meditations on adult longing, the Beach Boys genius changed music forever ...

The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain ...

The former Beach Boy's distinctive sound - sunshine tinged with melancholy - still rings true, writes longtime fan Nik Dirga.