When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Martin and the Fab Four weren’t the only ones whose minds were blown in summer of 1966 by the ...

May 16 -- Today marks the 35th anniversary of the release of what many consider to be the greatest album of all time: Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. It was a landmark album in so many ways. For the ...

“When you listen to Pet Sounds, use earphones in the dark. If you listen in the light, you look around and see things … but in the dark you can hear it all,” says Brian Wilson. Pet Sounds, the Beach ...

This bold debut from Guardian columnist Nwanevu calls for a major overhaul of American democracy. Looking to ancient Athens as the supposed forerunner of today’s system, Nwanevu Continue reading » ...

“He captured the mystique and magic of California, carrying it around the world and across generations,” California Governor Gavin Newsom stated in honouring Brian Wilson when he died on June 11, 2025 ...

In the mid-’60s, Brian Wilson decided to take a step back from touring with The Beach Boys to focus solely on the studio side of things. The end result was Pet Sounds. Effectively a Wilson solo ...

On this date in 1966 The Beach Boys released Pet Sounds an album acclaimed for its revolutionary production techniques. We'll mark the occasion with recordings that include not just pet sounds, but ...

When you’re making music that no one else is making, you don’t have source material to reference. Musical experimentalists are left to hope the sound they are envisioning works out in the end. That ...

The Shins can make one believe there really is beachfront property in New Mexico. Much of the Albuquerque quartet's set at the Black Cat on Friday, the first show of a two-night stand at the club, ...

SHEBOYGAN – Al Jardine and the 10-person Pet Sounds Band will bring a bit of the Beach Boys' California sun and West Coast feel to the Malibu of the Midwest this week. Well known for being one of the ...