It's not often that Paul McCartney dares to call a song his favorite. He always has a hard time choosing, even among his own songs. But when it comes to this one Beach Boys song, he has a soft spot.

To most people, The Beach Boys‘ “God Only Knows” comes across as an earnest expression of love, and perhaps of faith. Brian Wilson often sang about his connection to a higher power. He wasn’t always ...

Although it’s often remembered as a full-band masterpiece, the recording featured just a handful of the band's members. In a ...

At his peak, Brian Wilson — who died this week at age 82 — went through periods the way a painter does. First, he made his family-and-friends act The Beach Boys a band for all seasons (but one in ...

The Beach Boys, consisting of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine, held the industry in the palm of their hands all throughout the ‘60s and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The musical world lost a giant with news Wednesday that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, had died. He was 82. Headphones on, stereo up. The Beach Boys’ ...

The gimmick of the Beach Boys was to package the 1960s California dream in pop singles that wed up-tempo guitar songs with multipart harmonies. The reason the group endured was Brian Wilson, the group ...

Jeremy has more than 2200 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

NEW YORK – The musical world lost a giant with news Wednesday that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, had died. He was 82. Headphones on, stereo up. The Beach Boys' ...