Brian Wilson, leader, songwriter and producer of the Beach Boys, has passed away at age 82. He leaves behind a legacy of ...

UVA pop culture expert Jack Hamilton says the 1960s music icon merged different genres into his unique style, taking rock and ...

Brian Wilson's friends and fellow celebrities, including Nancy Sinatra, are remembering the music icon in social media posts.

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

Mike Love, Sean Ono Lennon, Jeff Rosenstock, Ekko Astral’s Jael Holzman, and others have also shared tributes to Wilson ...

Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music. The album’s reputation grew over time.

For rock connoisseurs, it’s decidedly uncool to love the Beach Boys. Why choose the corny regional sexual stereotypes of ...

Wilson helped form the Beach Boys in 1961, and the band was originally known as the Pendletones. That name was admittedly a ...

Two of music’s powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers ...