Category: Beach Boys

Brian Wilson was a musical genius. Are there any left?

by The Guardian | Jun 14, 2025 | Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Culture, Music, The Guardian | 0 |

In pop, which equates genius with innovation, recent artists have not pioneered new forms like those from the 60s. Has the digital age sidelined invention and promoted the derivative for ever?By all accounts, Brian Wilson was a...

Whether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful music

by The Guardian | Jun 12, 2025 | Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Culture, Music, Pop and rock, The Guardian | 0 |

He was the Beach Boys’ resident genius, seeping melancholy into even peppy teenybopper hits. Beyond all the myths about his life, that brilliance is still intoxicatingBrian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys,...