Beach Boys

Slaughtering rock's sacred cows
The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Nirvana all get a smack-down from fellow musicians in a recent Guardian feature.
Nothing to smile about
Am I the only critic in the universe who doesn't love Brian Wilson's "Smile"? Plus: Free music for jazz fans, Saturday Looks Good to Me admirers and Christmas-song haters.
Brian Wilson, card-carrying genius
After a life custom-made for cable catharsis, the force behind the Beach Boys is now being honored even for things he didn't do. Does that card ever expire?
He still gets around
Former Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson now lets us use the word "genius." It's all part of growing up.
God only knows
Why now, after 34 years, is Brian Wilson revisiting "Pet Sounds"?
Sharps & Flats
Listening to the sound of deserts and canyons, Beachwood Sparks ride a California dream.
Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000
Thinking outside the box
Not another list of multi-disc sonic money-shots.
Seeing past the "Endless Summer"
Mark Athitakis reviews the Beach Boys' 'Endless Harmony,' which spotlights the classic vocal group's underrated later history.
Brian Wilson
Sharps & Flats is a weekly music review roundup in Salon Magazine
Fritz the cast
Pop music is the body cast that gets pushed around, but never loses its shape.
Carl Wilson, 1946-1998
Tone Soul Evolution

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