Brian Wilson’s legacy came into focus while the California riots raged. As the chief conceptualizer and composer of the ...

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 ...

LONDON (AP) — Alfred Brendel, a pianist and poet renowned for his refined playing of Beethoven over a six-decade career, died ...

“Woudn’t It Be Nice” reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966, while its follow-up single, “God Only Knows,” hit No. 39 ...

The Beach Boys' scored their second No. 1 hit with "Help, Me Rhonda," the final simple single of their first golden age.

The Beach Boys almost binned one of their biggest tracks as they feared it was too "bizarre", as did their record label, worried it wouldn't sell.

Amidst a life plagued by mental illness, substance abuse, weight problems and an assortment of users around vent on getting a ...

Sometimes, in the midst of chaos, I find solace in music. It doesn’t have to be soft music. Play me some classic rock ‘n soul ...

Chunks of work by the Beach Boys’ founding genius went unpublished during his tumultuous life. Here’s a look at his phases ...

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