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Brian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82

Musician, who suffered from mental health problems, wrote and produced the 1966 album Pet Sounds – seen by many as the greatest album of all time

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Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson Share Sweet Pregame Moment After Passing of Love's Father

Truly a touching moment.

Sports Illustrated

Ex-NBA Player Stan Love, Father of Kevin Love, Dies at 76

Kevin Love announced his father's passing in a moving Instagram post.

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"There were a helluva lot of drug issues and bad feeling in the air": How doomed Beach Boy Dennis Wilson made his solo masterpiece Pacific Ocean Blue

Beach Boys drummer and singer Dennis Wilson made a much-loved cult classic with 1977’s Pacific Ocean Blue – then spiralled out of control

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“He came up three times gasping for help. The others thought he was goofing around. He wasn’t”: How doomed Beach Boy Dennis Wilson made his solo masterpiece Pacific Ocean Blue

Beach Boys drummer and singer Dennis Wilson made a cult classic with 1977’s Pacific Ocean Blue – a few years later he was dead

Louder

2025 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced

Learn about the diverse 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees from funk to rock to country music.

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Do it again: Merewether Surfboard Club is turning 60

Club members reflect on six decades of surfing memories.

Newcastle Herald

New Disney documentary The Beach Boys tells the iconic band’s story – but not the whole story

In 2012, I watched as the remaining members of the Beach Boys played together for their 50th anniversary. As they launched into When I Grow Up (to be a Man), I reflected on the experience of listening to elderly men sing about what they’ll be when they “grow up”, in…

The Conversation

The Beach Boys, going into the sunset, look back on years of harmony and heartache in documentary

The Beach Boys are looking back on a life of sunshine and sorrow in a new Disney+ documentary

The Independent UK

The Beach Boys' Mike Love and Bruce Johnson: 'We’re never going to stop touring'

Ahead of a new, career-spanning documentary, two members of the iconic group talk about still playing in front of 80,000, Brian Wilson’s genius, and competing with the Rolling Stones

Evening Standard

The Beach Boys review – rather too sunny account of 60s pop legends’ story

They were ‘America’s band’, with a run of golden-hued songs – but Disney’s documentary ignores the darker side of their extraordinary story

The Guardian - UK

How to watch 'The Beach Boys' online and from anywhere — full music documentary

After 100 million records sold and more U.S. top 40 hits than any other U.S. band, we now have the official documentary. Here's where to watch "The Beach Boys" online from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

The Beach Boys reflect on ‘rivalry and respect’ for The Beatles

Exclusive: Beach Boys stars Mike Love and Brian Johnston, along with director Frank Marshall, reflect on fame, fortune and family ahead of a new documentary about the legendary California band

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Beach Boys' Brian Wilson needs conservatorship due to mental decline, court finds

Two longtime representatives of Brian Wilson, publicist Jean Sievers and manager LeeAnn Hard, were appointed as his conservators

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"He liked living on the edge, but over the line was even better": Dennis Wilson's wife shot his car with a 9mm pistol. He narrowly escaped the Manson Family. And he released a stunning solo album

Famously, Dennis Wilson was the only member of the Beach Boys who surfed - but on land, his life was chaos

The Independent UK

Beloved Beach Boys member dies from cancer

Jeffrey Foskett died after a prolonged battle with anaplastic thyroid cancer

Guitar World

“Charles Manson actually stole one of my Martins years ago and I never, ever got it back”: The Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine on his musical regrets, favorite guitars, and the acoustic that got away

Jardine on his custom-made Fender Strat, love of Super Reverbs and the joy of playing the late Carl Wilson’s solos on tour

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The Independent UK

‘He’s a control freak’: 12 bandmates who hate each other, from Oasis to Pink Floyd

Sometimes a petty disagreement can become a lifelong grudge. Louis Chilton picks 11 of the most notorious feuds between musical collaborators

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In 1992 The Beach Boys released Summer In Paradise. It was so bad it took them 20 years to put out another album

It's not on streaming platforms. It's never been reissued. The critics hated it. Is Summer In Paradise by The Beach Boys the worst album ever released by a major band?

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"One of our group members unknowingly invited Satan into our midst": When The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson became friends with The Manson family his life changed forever

Nude dinner parties, acid orgies and death threats: The life of The Beach Boys' co-founder Dennis Wilson was turned upside down after Charles Manson's murderous cult overtook his life, his home and his finances

Chicago Sun-Times

On Christmas tour, Beach Boys mix some wintry carols in with the beloved summer hits

‘People want to hear their favorites,’ says longtime singer Mike Love, promising some ‘Good Vibrations’ at the Chicago Theatre along with the ‘Little Saint Nick.’

The Guardian - UK

I booked Beach Boys concert tickets, but got bad vibrations

There are two rival bands and the wrong one was pictured on Viagogo

The Guardian - UK

The Beach Boys’ 40 greatest songs – ranked!

As a new documentary about Brian Wilson arrives, we take on the near-impossible task of sorting his band’s best, from lustful-teen pop to meditative balladry

Guitar World

“We didn’t have musical training. Brian and I took music classes, but I think he dropped out, and I got an F”: The Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine on the genius of Brian Wilson, working with the Wrecking Crew and touring with Jeff Beck

In this 2015 interview, Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine recounts some of the pivotal moments as a key member of one of America’s greatest musical treasures

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