Rolling Stone — Fifty years later, most agree that the Beach Boys' orchestral-pop masterpiece Pet Sounds is an unassailable classic. However, you couldn't tell that to the buying public in 1966. Here are 14 great albums that took a while to build their legacies. more info

Rolling Stone — The story of Pet Sounds is the story of art versus commerce, youthful optimism versus adult cynicism and the independent spirit versus the mundane status quo. It's also a story of tremendous courage. In 1966, 23-year-old Brian Wilson hijacked the ... more info

Time — The album was released 50 years ago, on May 16, 1966 more info

Rolling Stone — May 16th will mark 50 years to the day that to the day that the Beach Boys released Pet Sounds. The album initially confused critics and fans, but went on to become a beloved pop masterpiece, which Brian Wilson is currently celebrating by... more info

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Rolling Stone — Scott Bennett, a longtime (and now former) member of Brian Wilson's band and a close collaborator of the Beach Boys singer, was found guilty of rape by instrumentation and sexual battery on April 29th following a weeklong trial in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Be... more info

NME — Bennett has worked with the Beach Boys star since 1998 more info

PopSugar — Wedding season is officially upon us, which means it's time to start configuring that perfect track list. If you have a thing for The Beatles and The Beach Boys, we have the perfect playlist for you. From slow songs to upbeat rhythms, these tracks wi... more info

Obscure Sound — There are so many great Beach Boys tracks, that a gem like “All I Wanna Go” goes somewhat overlooked; off the similarly overlooked 1970 album Sunflower, the original is a hypnotic dream driven by melodic vocal doot-doot’s, a tranquil guitar twa... more info