An album “is a record of who you are and where you were at that moment in your life,” he said. With “Tracks II,” he adds seven full ones to his catalog.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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The Musical Mysteries Brian Wilson Left Behind
The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain unreleased.
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Paul McCartney, Carole King and Others Pay Tribute to Brian Wilson
Wilson, whose death was announced on Wednesday, leaves behind an immense musical legacy that spans several decades. King and others share how his music shaped them.
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Bob Mackie, a Onetime ‘Sultan of Sequins,’ Gets Another Look
Bob Mackie sizes up his legacy at a new exhibit of his fashion sketches for divas past and present.
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Audrey Gelman’s World Isn’t Millennial Pink Anymore
The Wing’s creator is taking another stab at shaping the tastes of her peers, this time with a pastoral inn — and more hotels on the way.
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How “Pet Sounds” Became the Beach Boys Masterpiece
Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music. The album’s reputation grew over time.
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Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s 12 Essential Songs
The Beach Boys leader, whose death was announced on Wednesday, was a brilliant writer, arranger and producer whose ambitions propelled his band — and contemporaries like the Beatles — into the future.
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How Jon Bernthal Became Hollywood’s Most Dependable Bruiser
Jon Bernthal’s strange journey taught him to bring a surprising softness to his tough-guy characters.
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Brandee Younger Has a New Secret Weapon: Alice Coltrane’s Harp
The harpist, composer and bandleader plays it on her latest album, “Gadabout Season,” a persuasive argument for the vast potential of her instrument.
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How the Bay Area Shaped Sly Stone
One of the key figures in American music in the late ’60s got his professional start in the Bay Area. These are some of the spots that were crucial to his career.
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Book Review: ‘Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly,’ by Jeff Weiss
In a scrappy new memoir, Jeff Weiss blurs fact and fancy as he recounts his stint as a bit player in the celebrity-industrial complex.