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The Latest Breaking News from the Beach Boys

The Beach Boys cancel yet another show as comeback tour mystery deepens

Nearly 30 shows have been canceled since the band’s last concert in July

The Independent UK · 23h ago

‘Eminem’s Lose Yourself is my anthem for getting the kids out of the house’: Kimberly Wyatt’s honest playlist

The Pussycat Doll went roller skating to the Beach Boys and is ‘completely over’ Gangnam Style. But what song makes her cry every time?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

Beach Boys wipe three dates with little notice and no explanation

The Beach Boys have axed shows in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and South Carolina at the last minute.

BANG Premier · Sep 24

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The Beach Boys cancel further shows – here’s everything we know

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The Independent UK · Sep 24

The Beach Boys shows cancelled day before tour was set to resume

Band previously postponed a number of dates in summer as singer Mike Love said he needed time to ‘recharge’

The Independent UK · Sep 24

‘It’s been work to not go crazy’: Way Dynamic, the Australian folk-pop musician with fans including Elton John

Dylan Young’s sound recalls the Beach Boys and the Beatles, both contemporary and timeless – and his latest album, Massive Shoe, is attracting international acclaim

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20

‘I grew my hair and dropped out of society after hearing Black Sabbath’: J Mascis’s honest playlist

The Dinosaur Jr axe man stole from his mum to buy a Beach Boys record and squeaks to Tom Petty – but which punk banger made him cry?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13

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Beach Boys cancel summer shows

The Beach Boys have cancelled the rest of their summer shows to give original member Mike Love the chance to "recharge" before the tour continues.

BANG Premier · Jul 24

The Beach Boys cancel tons of shows to ‘recharge’ amid summer concert series

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The Independent UK · Jul 22

The Beach Boys abruptly cancel dozens of performances through September

Group was slated to perform Thursday in Virginia with nearly three dozen tour stops listed through the summer

The Independent UK · Jul 22

“I’ve actually performed it with him, and I’m afraid to say that during the soundcheck, I broke down”: The story behind The Beach Boys’ timeless masterpiece God Only Knows, a Brian Wilson co-creation that had a profound emotional impact on Paul McCartney

How Brian Wilson hooked up with an LA advertising executive to pen one of the most majestic and moving pop songs ever created

MusicRadar · Jul 8

"Let’s not be grunge. Let’s be more like the Beach Boys. But loud." How Weezer's Rivers Cuomo wrote the perfect power-pop song but almost shelved it

Producer Ric Ocasek convinced the Weezer frontman to include the song Buddy Holly on the band's debut album

Louder · Jun 28

"He moved mountains. He changed the language." A tribute to Brian Wilson: June 20, 1942 - June 11, 2025

As the visionary heart and soul of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson created a mythic California soundtrack of sun-drenched, youthful innocence and some timeless classics, all while battling personal demons, addiction and mental illness

Louder · Jun 11

Who has the better concert lineup, a state fair or Trump’s 250th America birthday bash?

Trump says he’s canceling the whole thing and bringing in Lee Greenwood for his ‘Great American State Fair.’ Here’s what you’ll find at actual state fairs

The Independent UK · Jun 6

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Guitar World · Jun 2

“I was a child – he’d choose which records I would get royalties on and which I didn’t. He was stealing my money, and I didn’t realize it”: The untold story of “The Lost Beach Boy” David Marks

David Marks reflects on the surf-rock beginnings of one of the world's most beloved pop-rock institutions, recalling the good times, bad times, and his return to the fold

MusicRadar · May 22

“I just shut up and didn’t talk and did whatever Brian told me to do”: Bruce Johnston and the surviving Beach Boys talk about the making of Pet Sounds

Brian Wilson’s masterpiece turns 60 this week

Guitar World · May 15

“I figured nobody would pay any attention to me. But those kids, they jumped on me, started yankin’ my hair. They tore off my shirt”: From Pet Sounds to playing Brian on tour, Glen Campbell’s hair-raising tenure as the Beach Boys’ guitarist

He became a country icon, but for a stint in the mid-’60s, Campbell was a Beach Boy

The Independent UK · May 15

Al Jardine loved making The Beach Boys’ masterpiece Pet Sounds. He hated making the album cover

Exclusive: As the album celebrates its 60th anniversary, one of The Beach Boys’ surviving original members recalls the moment Brian Wilson called them to the studio, and how he made an enemy out of his cover art co-star

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What Hi-Fi? · Apr 30

Pet Sounds is getting its definitive audiophile vinyl pressing for its 60th birthday next month

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 6

Keith Altham obituary

Journalist who pioneered the role of rock music PR in the UK and looked after the Rolling Stones, the Who and the Beach Boys

Guitar World · Mar 27

“I was just throwing stuff at the wall to see what stuck”: Beach Boys hire new bass player from social media – after he made a video on how to sound like the Beach Boys

Chris Cron's unassuming clip went viral, and soon he was learning Carol Kaye’s basslines for the real deal

Louder · Mar 25

"I don't know what to think. This was never on my bingo card." The Beach Boys replace Bruce Johnston with singer found on social media

Three years ago Chris Cron made a video entitled How To Sound Like The Beach Boys and uploaded it to Instagram: Now he's in the band

BANG Premier · Mar 20

John Stamos gets first tattoo

John Stamos has got his first tattoo - at the age of 62 - and wants it to be a reminder to take "bigger swings" with his life and career.

BANG Premier · Mar 5

'Forever grateful' Beach Boys icon quits live touring band after 61 years

Bruce Johnston is stepping back from touring with Mike Love's Beach Boys.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28

From Amarillo to Stockport: 15 of Neil Sedaka’s greatest songs, and their extraordinary stories

From being a writer for hire in the 1950s to his solo pop stardom and emphatic 1970s comeback, the late musician’s catalogue is stuffed with stunning, surprising songcraft

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