There’s a lot that can be said about the Beach Boys, as a band, given their complex history. Formed in 1961, the band has had members come and go, and is still technically active, though three of its ...

Al Jardine’s endless summer officially began when he was 18 and co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961. It hasn’t stopped yet.

The Beach Boys‘ songs were great, but they didn’t have a tremendous amount of influence on mainstream music like The Beatles had. Very few mainstream groups could be classified as Beach Boys wannabes.

Rock music was changing fast by 1970. The previous decade featured The Beach Boys and The Beatles transforming the recording process and expanding what was even possible within the context of a rock ...

At one point, the brilliance of the Beach Boys seemed to have no top. Principal architect Brian Wilson and a group of family and friends moved from strength to strength, releasing 1964's "I Get Around ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Arguably one of the best decades of music, the 1970s saw the rise of disco, long shaggy hair, the ...

Bruce Johnston is a longtime member of The Beach Boys. He wrote The Beach Boys’ “Disney Girls (1957).” Subsequently, he compared the song to Back to the Future. Bruce Johnston wrote songs for The ...

As the disco era was dying in the late 1970s and punk began to emerge The Blasters became key players in the L.A. music landscape by playing the roots rock sounds that flourished alongside the harder ...

Jeremy has more than 2100 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...