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Brian Wilson dead aged 82: Tributes paid to legendary Beach Boys singer and songwriting genius

‘We are at a loss for words right now’, his family said as they announced the death of the hugely influential musical star

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025

Brian Wilson, creative leader of the Beach Boys and transformative figure in pop music, dies at 82

Having gone from writing surf-rock to remarkably complex and intricate masterpieces in just a few years as the Beach Boys' principal songwriter and musical director, Wilson in many ways defined the development of popular music in the 1960s

Guitar World · Jun 11, 2025

Brian Wilson, co-founder of iconic 1960s band the Beach Boys, dies at the age of 82

Wilson's family posted news of his death to his website and social media accounts on Wednesday.

Euronews · Jun 11, 2025

"I’ll let y’all know how rehab is. I hear it’s super fun": Drunk on stage - our pick of music’s most legendary under-the-influence performances

Because a little dutch courage before taking to the stage never did anyone any harm. Did it?… I said ‘Did it!?!’

MusicRadar · Apr 23, 2025

"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

Louder · Apr 23, 2025

“In walked this clown, dressed in silk pyjamas, huge shades on. I shouted, ‘Get out!’ and pushed him into the corridor. That was Steven Tyler”: Randy Bachman‘s wild tales of Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Little Richard and Frank Sinatra

Jamming with Little Richard, turning down the chance to meet Elvis, yelling at Steven Tyler - welcome to the life of BTO’s Randy Bachman

Louder · Apr 19, 2025

“We took 36 hours to cut Good Vibrations. We knew it was a big deal”: Carol Kaye’s 10 greatest basslines

The session legend was responsible for some of the finest bass playing ever committed to tape – here are her best moments

Guitar World · Mar 24, 2025

“I just remember her playing with a pick. I didn't care how she played, as long as she played the notes right”: Brian Wilson left his mark on the bass world through studio musicians, especially Carol Kaye, who he requested play his basslines note-for-note

In a rare interview, The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson reflected on bass playing, studio craft and his 2004 masterpiece, Smile

Guitar World · Feb 23, 2025

Hal Steinbrenner Lays Out One Big Reason He Changed Yankees' Facial Hair Policy

Beards are now allowed in the land of pinstripes.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 21, 2025

“He would lead you down the garden path with quite a bog-standard chord structure and then suddenly go AWOL”: From David Bowie to Radiohead and Steely Dan, here’s some of popular music’s most outlandish theory choices

No theory practitioner would advise you do as these great artists did, but the brilliance of their songs speak for themselves

MusicRadar · Feb 20, 2025