Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys’ 40 greatest songs – ranked!
As a new documentary about Brian Wilson arrives, we take on the near-impossible task of sorting his band’s best, from lustful-teen pop to meditative balladry
Alexis Petridis
27, Jan, 2022 @2:48 PM
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road review – a poignant look back
This sensitive documentary allows the troubled Beach Boy to reflect on a long and lustrous career
Simran Hans
23, Jan, 2022 @12:00 PM
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road review – good vibrations in kindly portrait
There’s smart input from Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and others, but this documentary really excels in its moments of intimacy as Wilson revisits his past
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
20, Jan, 2022 @11:00 AM
‘It was the happiest time’: The Beach Boys on their strange second coming
They helped define the 60s, but were hopelessly uncool as the 70s began – and Brian Wilson was unravelling. The band discuss the masterpieces they made against the odds
Dave Simpson
27, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM
Echo in the Canyon review – hopelessly lazy LA rock doc
Brian Wilson, Beck and Eric Clapton are among the star contributors, but the story of Laurel Canyon’s folk-rock scene remains a mystery – and where’s Joni?
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
05, Jun, 2020 @9:15 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
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
And the band played on: how to grow old gracefully in pop
Madonna may have hit a birthday milestone but, from Johnny Cash’s stark admission of age to Paul McCartney’s embrace of hip young things, there’s ways to keep your music fresh
Alexis Petridis
22, Aug, 2018 @10:00 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
Brian Wilson review – still surf pop’s golden Boy
The great Beach Boy looks frail but sounds fantastic, 17 months into his farewell tour
Kitty Empire
06, Aug, 2017 @7:00 AM
Brian Wilson review – frail Beach Boy isn't made for these times
The band are fantastic, the songs often euphoric – but Brian Wilson is a diminished and troubling presence at the heart of this Beach Boys revue
Alexis Petridis
02, Aug, 2017 @12:15 PM
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