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.
    June 19, 2007

  • 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.
    By Thomas Bartlett December 1, 2004

  • 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?
    By Ira Robbins April 10, 2001

  • He still gets around

    Former Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson now lets us use the word "genius." It's all part of growing up.
    By Rachel Louise Snyder September 6, 2000

  • God only knows

    Why now, after 34 years, is Brian Wilson revisiting "Pet Sounds"?
    By Geoff Edgers August 2, 2000

  • Sharps & Flats

    Listening to the sound of deserts and canyons, Beachwood Sparks ride a California dream.
    By Carrie Havranek April 17, 2000

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000
    By Joyce Millman January 20, 2000

  • Thinking outside the box

    Not another list of multi-disc sonic money-shots.
    By Geoff Edgers December 24, 1999

  • Seeing past the "Endless Summer"

    Mark Athitakis reviews the Beach Boys' 'Endless Harmony,' which spotlights the classic vocal group's underrated later history.
    By Mark Athitakis August 27, 1998

  • Brian Wilson

    Sharps & Flats is a weekly music review roundup in Salon Magazine
    By Mark Athitakis June 17, 1998

  • Fritz the cast

    Pop music is the body cast that gets pushed around, but never loses its shape.
    By Sarah Vowell April 3, 1998

  • Carl Wilson, 1946-1998

    By Mark Athitakis February 13, 1998

  • Tone Soul Evolution

    By Andrew Hultkrans November 3, 1997
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