The Beach Boys were one of the earliest rock bands and pioneers of surf rock, dominating the 1960s with their upbeat summer hits and melodic vocal harmonies. The band's lyrics and melodies have graced ...

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 ...

The Beach Boys leader, whose death was announced on Wednesday, was a brilliant writer, arranger and producer whose ambitions propelled his band — and contemporaries like the Beatles — into the future.

Fall may be around the corner, but let this playlist of beachy and San Diego-inspired songs keep you in the summer mindset for a little bit longer. Listen at the beach, on your drive down the 5 or ...

At a time when most of their peers have retired, threatened to call it quits or died, the Beach Boys continue to perform 120 shows per year. Led by original singer Mike Love and longtime ...

The Beach Boys’ eleventh studio album, Pet Sounds, is rightfully regarded as one of the most monumental records to come out of the 1960s. But when the California band released it, they were fighting ...

Wilson wrote the music to the vast majority of Beach Boys songs during the band’s 1960s heyday, although he teamed up with a variety of lyricists on many tunes. He often worked with Love, who co-wrote ...

Jeremy has more than 2100 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

After a remarkable 38 years with the station, much of it playing special requests and dedications as host of KOST’s (103.5 FM) “Love Songs on the KOST,” Karen Sharp has left the building.

The gimmick of the Beach Boys was to package the 1960s California dream in pop singles that wed up-tempo guitar songs with multipart harmonies. The reason the group endured was Brian Wilson, the group ...

At a time when most of their peers have retired, threatened to call it quits or died, the Beach Boys continue to perform 120 shows per year. Led by original singer Mike Love and longtime ...