Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music. The album’s reputation grew over time.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Did Bob Dylan Help Announce an Album From MGK?
The pop-punk star’s trailer for “Lost Americana” features a familiar voice narrating about a “quest to reclaim the authentic essence of American freedom.”
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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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Brian Wilson, Songwriter and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82
A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and intricate soundscapes in the studio.
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From ‘The Materialists’ to ‘The Bear,’ Pop Culture Takes Up Smoking Again
From movies and TV shows to music, the habit is no longer taboo. It’s even being celebrated for the way it makes characters look cool or powerful.
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BTS Reunion Nears as RM and V Finish Military Service
RM and V emerged from a base in South Korea on Wednesday in fatigues. Three other members of the hugely popular boy band will finish their national service this month.
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Touch Grass With an Unexpected 10-Song Nature-Bathing Playlist
Explore the outdoors however you see fit with a soundtrack of Doechii, Remi Wolf, Erykah Badu and more.
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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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Sly Stone and the Sound of an America That Couldn’t Last
The influential musician, who died on Monday at 82, forged harmony — musical and otherwise — that he wasn’t able to hold together on his own.
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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.
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The Best Songs of 2025, So Far
Ten tracks that push boundaries, uncork emotions and can get the block party started.
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Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted, Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82
Leading Sly and the Family Stone, he helped redefine the landscape of pop, funk and rock in the late 1960s and ’70s.