Beach Boys
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-1
Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi Quatro
Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Alexis Petridis and Laura Snapes
05, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: No 11, The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
It captured the mumbled inarticulacy and heightened feelings of love, but also the sound of a culture changing
Laura Barton
22, May, 2020 @7:58 AM
What made 60s music giants so great? Jamming says Bob Dylan's son
Singer’s new documentary about the 1960s Laurel Canyon music scene shows why there is no substitute for creative collaboration
Vanessa Thorpe
09, May, 2020 @2:10 PM
Brian Wilson boycotts Beach Boys over hunting convention
Touring version of Beach Boys led by Mike Love due to play at ‘trophy hunting’ event featuring Donald Trump Jr
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
04, Feb, 2020 @9:40 AM
Brian Wilson postpones US tour due to 'mental insecurity'
Beach Boys singer has been ‘struggling with stuff in my head and saying things I don’t mean’ but intends to make return this year
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
07, Jun, 2019 @8:11 AM
Pacific Ocean coup: how Ronald Reagan helped bury a Beach Boy at sea
The US president had promised the Beach Boys that if they ever needed his help, he would be on hand. And when Dennis Wilson died, he started making some calls
Patrick Flanary
22, May, 2019 @9:00 AM
Dick Dale obituary
US musician hailed as the King of the Surf Guitar who found new fame when his recording of Misirlou was used in Pulp Fiction
Garth Cartwright
18, Mar, 2019 @3:59 PM
Hal Blaine obituary
Acclaimed drummer and member of the session musicians Wrecking Crew who worked on many of pop’s greatest hits
Richard Williams
12, Mar, 2019 @1:36 PM
Be My Baby to Bridge Over Troubled Water: Hal Blaine's greatest performances
Hal Blaine, one of pop’s most prolific drummers, has died. Whether it was raw garage rock or jazz experimentation, he was seemingly capable of anything
Alexis Petridis
12, Mar, 2019 @12:08 PM
Heart of gold: Neil Young's online archives are a revolution in fandom
The ornery singer-songwriter’s new online venture soups up the CD boxset with digital user-friendliness – and points the way to a new kind of music obsession
Michael Hann
04, Jun, 2018 @9:00 AM
Dani Filth: ‘Marilyn Manson is a likable fellow, so I’d give him my wet wipes’
The Cradle of Filth frontman shares his festival stories - from tent peg nightmares to his dream boyband lineup
Michael Cragg
13, May, 2018 @8:00 AM
As Time Goes By by Derek Taylor review – a poignant insight into the Beatles
This updated memoir from the Fab Four’s press officer is an astute but self-effacing take on a unique era
Bob Stanley
08, Apr, 2018 @6:00 AM
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