The Beach Boys weren't in the best place as the '60s drew to a close. In addition to being labeled an out-of-touch relic by the new generation of acid-dosed hippies, the band was going through an ...

Work on “Smile,” the California band’s much-labored-over follow-up to 1966’s epochal “Pet Sounds,” had flamed out spectacularly, bringing unwanted attention to Brian Wilson’s mental health struggles.

My daughter Amber brought me a gift – a rooted cutting of beach sunflower from her garden. Amber knows I’m partial to daisy-like flowers and beach sunflower (Helianthus debilis) fits the bill. The ...

The Beach Boys will explore the fertile era that yielded Sunflower and Surf’s Up in a new series of featurettes tied to the release of Feel Flows – The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions box set. The ...

Tracing the Beach Boys’ long road back to the spotlight, this five-disc set showcases a complicated era and a creative peak. Feel Flows illustrates just how fruitful this period was for the Beach Boys ...

At the dawn of the Seventies, the Beach Boys had a lot to prove. Their pop success was a thing of the past — even artistic triumphs like Pet Sounds and Wild Honey were commercial flops. The boys of ...