Bruce Johnston, the 84-year-old former Beach Boys vocalist who resided near the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Montecito, ...
John Mason knew that Brian Wilson needed help – but it came at a high price. “Brian was in a weak mental state,” the entertainment lawyer, who once represented the fragile leader of the Beach Boys, ...
The Beach Boys loom so large in our shared cultural imagination that it’s surprising to remember that the group only appeared in a single feature motion picture. Yes, the “beach party” movies of the ...
In 1965, the Beach Boys scored their second No. 1 hit with "Help Me, Rhonda," knocking the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" out of ...
The Beach Boys' Bruce Johnston is leaving the band. The 83-year-old Johnston joined the group in 1965 as a fill-in for Brian Wilson during live performances. In a statement to Rolling Stone he says he ...
This week's bonus Vintage Pop Stardom episode on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast pays tribute to the late Brian Wilson with a look at his band's most legendary year. By Andrew Unterberger Last week ...
The Beach Boys debut on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts with “God Only Knows,” which also holds at No. 2 on the Rock Digital Song Sales list. Clockwise from left, ...
The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” became one of the group’s defining recordings and an enduring pop masterpiece. The story ...
Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...
On November 5, 1988, wintertime was creeping ever closer to the United States, and, consequently, The Beach Boys were enjoying a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with one of the most divisive tracks ...