The Beach Boys: That's Why God Made the Radio

If there was ever a fitting time for The Beach Boys to throw in the towel, it was 2011—following the release of The SMiLE Sessions, the landmark, oft-bootlegged leftovers from Brian Wilson and company’s unfinished ‘60s masterwork. Instead, they went in the exact opposite direction: The group’s surviving members (Wilson; vocalists Al Jardine, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston; original guitarist David Marks) built on the momentum of that long-awaited release, reuniting for a 50th anniversary tour....  read more

Infographic: Beach Boys Vocab

Tomorrow the Beach Boys release That's Why God Made the Radio, their 29th studio album. We collected all their songs from all their albums in the '60s and tallied the most-used words.  read more