We’re picking up sad vibrations. But how traumatized can we feel, once the first few notes of any of Brian Wilson’s most classic songs hits our tympanic membrane? Even his most sorrowful songs — and ...

In the post, Wilson stated that he was visiting the hospital “getting a weigh-in.” Contrary to Brian Wilson’s seemingly routine visit, Bob Dylan had come in for treatment due to a broken thumb. “He ...

Brian Wilson’s legacy came into focus while the California riots raged. As the chief conceptualizer and composer of the California pop band the Beach Boys, Wilson put the idea of post-World War II all ...

His music, by turns joyous and melancholy, wide-eyed and masterful, transformed the meaning of pop. Brian Wilson, 1968. It goes without saying that Brian Wilson, who died last week at the age of 82, ...

Brian Wilson, the prodigious visionary engine behind the Beach Boys, composer of “teenage symphonies to God,” the big, gentle, sweet-voiced soul whose music touched generations, has died at 82. It’s a ...

The death of Brian Wilson on June 11 has inspired a myriad of tributes. He has been compared to classical musical figures and been the subject of adulation by many well-known musicians, including Paul ...

Al Jardine of the Beach Boys reflects on Brian Wilson's life and musical legacy after his passing. Jardine recalls how he and Wilson formed the Beach Boys while in college. The Pet Sounds Band, led by ...