Brian Wilson typically turned to his brother, Carl, for leads, but David Marks got a rare chance to buck that trend in 1964 ...

The Jones Beach show also featured the first “Singer Without a Song” in 12 years, and an empty general-admission pit that ...

The song is undeniably West Coast (that beach house is in Malibu, after all), and the ocean is a consistent presence in the campy and entertaining music video that was a big hit in Japan.

Alex Warren's hit single "Ordinary" is the song of the summer according to the Billboard charts, despite critical disdain for ...

The Beach Boys' “California Girls” sounds massive. It is no doubt the result of Wilson's love and admiration for Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound," which lead to the song's use of guitar ...

John Mason knew that Brian Wilson needed help – but it came at a high price. “Brian was in a weak mental state,” the ...

Al Jardine talks about how he's keeping the Beach Boys' legacy alive by playing Brian Wilson's songs on tour with the Pet ...

North County rock group, Switchfoot, also known for throwing a surf competition and concert at Moonlight Beach every year, created a surf film, “Fading West,” with this as the title song.

“Somewhere on a Beach” Success The fun summertime song debuted at 26 and 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, respectively, in its first week.

The Beach Boys clearly inspired a 1970s song The Beach Boys ruled the 1960s but the 1970s were much harder on them. Aside from a bad cover of Chuck Berry’s “Rock and Roll Music,” they didn ...

The Beach Boys' “California Girls” sounds massive. It is no doubt the result of Wilson's love and admiration for Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound," which lead to the song's use of guitar ...

The Beach Boys' “California Girls” sounds massive. It is no doubt the result of Wilson's love and admiration for Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound," which lead to the song's use of guitar ...