In 1965, Brian Wilson wrote a standout track with John Lennon in mind, channeling that inspiration into a sound that set the ...

When one learns of a genius musician, it’s hard not to research everything one can about that artist’s process. This is especially the case if you’re a musician yourself. I’ve spent quite a bit of ...

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 ...

'Help Me Rhonda' remains one of the most beloved in the Beach Boys catalogue ...

Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson declared a vintage folk song "the greatest ever," and it's a pick that stops music fans in their tracks. Beloved 70s shock rocker Alice Cooper recalled that Wilson ...

While Brian Wilson has given us more than our fair share of good vibrations, he did feel some songs were a major stain on his ...

Fans keep coming back to a 1963 Brian Wilson song that many consider the peak of his early genius. In 2025, "In My Room" was ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 25 best songs Wilson wrote. It’s a ...

'Wouldn't It Be Nice' captures romance at its purest ...

There is no doubt that Brian Wilson was a musical genius, but there was one 1972 track that left him feeling queasy after ...

'Don't Worry Baby' remains a definitive Beach Boys track ...

The album opens with a rousing version of “This Could BeThe Night,” a particularly special tune originally written by Harry ...