As with most Beach Boys dates, Wilson handed out his charts and played the song at the piano to give the musicians an idea of ...
Brian Wilson might not have always got things right when he was in the Beach Boys, but the band were arguably worse off when left to their own devices.
The Beach Boys spearheaded a studio recording movement with their album 'Pet Sounds'. But Brian Wilson credits a later album ...
We explore the fascinating insights into arranging bass guitar parts the Beach Boys' 1966 track "Wouldn't It Be Nice" offers.
And, while Pet Sounds is considered the end of the Beach Boys’ surfer boy posturing, the album’s chaos and baroque, high-vis pastiches of pop innovation sounded like big, alien fragments of ...
In the final years of his life, the musical genius behind songs like “Go All the Way” and “All by Myself” was estranged from ...
As a sonic time capsule of sun-soaked California dreams, The Beach Boys’ discography stands as one of popular music’s most ...
Before The Beatles truly blossomed, The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” represented one of the most seismic shifts in the rapidly evolving landscape of popular music during the latter half of the ’60s. Brian ...
While digital technology has enhanced The Beatles’ music for some, there’s a timeless charm in experiencing their songs as they were meant to be heard – on vinyl. The warm, authentic sound captures ...
2017: Bass guitarist Pete Overend Watts of Mott the Hoople dies from throat cancer aged 69. On the same day, German drummer Jaki Liebezeit of Can dies from pneumonia aged 78. 2018: Former football ...
David’s debut self-titled album released December 13, and received praise from critics like Suzanne Oswald, of Tenement TV, who said: “The album makes for a compelling and rewarding listen.” I met ...