God Only Knows Where California Would Be Without Brian Wilson originally appeared on L.A. Mag.

Conceived as an all-in-one ‘pocket symphony’, Good Vibrations was thematically triggered by the notion that dogs could sense ...

Part IWouldn’t It Be NiceThe eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach.

Wilson's ambition stoked a creative rivalry with The Beatles, redefining the artistic potential of popular music.

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed ...

Carnie Wilson, the Beach Boys, John Cusack, John Stamos, Elizabeth Banks, and more paid tribute to Brian Wilson following the ...

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed ...

Wilson, who died Wednesday at 82, was one of music’s true visionaries, if that’s the right word for a guy who dealt in the ...

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs helped define California surfing culture, has died at age 82, ...

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define ...

The death of the poet laureate of adolescent heartbreak was announced by his family on Wednesday: “We are at a loss for words ...

‘Darlin’’ (1967) The Beach Boys were in decline by 1967 — in health and hipness alike. Wilson revamped a song he wrote with ...