Before Jaws made us afraid of the water, Hollywood made it the hottest place on Earth — filled with tans, tunes, and ...

He appeared in eight films with Annette Funicello, including 'Bikini Beach,' 'Pajama Party,' 'Beach Blanket Bingo' and 'How to Stuff a Wild Bikini.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Ed Garner, a local ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Fin Costello/Redferns On June 11, 2025, we lost Brian Wilson. He was 82, so the news wasn ...

Summers, as we all know, are for hula-hooping and twisting to some really boss surf rock with the gang. If you, between gulps of malted milk at the soda shoppe, ever wonder where these traditions came ...

Work on “Smile,” the California band’s much-labored-over follow-up to 1966’s epochal “Pet Sounds,” had flamed out spectacularly, bringing unwanted attention to Brian Wilson’s mental health struggles.

The Dolphin Tavern will host a retro dance party on Aug. 18, with strictly '50s and '60s vinyls spinning. Songs from famous girl groups and surf rock legends will make up the majority of the playlist.

Unidentified Speaker: One word, awesome. Unidentified Speaker: Best music around. For a lot of us, music is like our soul. Anisa Khalifa: Beach music has been baked into the culture of the Carolina ...