Brian Wilson Wrote the California Dream, but He Didn’t Live It
An artist nearly synonymous with Los Angeles made his name crafting songs playing up his home state’s beachy vibes. His inner life, however,...
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An artist nearly synonymous with Los Angeles made his name crafting songs playing up his home state’s beachy vibes. His inner life, however,...
Two of music’s powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers struggled to real...
Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music. The album’s reputation grew over time.
The Beach Boys leader was one of pop music’s most acclaimed visionaries, whose creative success was tempered by personal battles.
The Beach Boys leader, whose death was announced on Wednesday, was a brilliant writer, arranger and producer whose ambitions propelled his b...
A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and intricate soun...
One of the key figures in American music in the late ’60s got his professional start in the Bay Area. These are some of the spots that were...