Catching A Wave 04-29-24

 

We're nearing the end of April but thankfully there's no end in sight for great music to play on Catching  A Wave! We hear a track from an album by the Aqualads that is celebrating it's 20th anniversary on our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of them, Tears For Fears pays tribute to The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson specifically as our You're The Inspiration segment returns. As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week too (The Galaxy Trio)! Plus, hold on to your beach chairs, we've got rockers from Los Dedos, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, We Love Surf, The Surfaris, Semisonic, JUDODOJO, The Hula Girls, Los Misterios, The Riptide Rats, The Baron Four, The Verbtones, The Sandbanks and Cowabunghouls!

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Liquid Walls" **

The Surfaris- "Point Panic" *

Semisonic- "The Rope" (radio edit)

Los Misterios- "Surfing Motorcross"

The Riptide Rats- "Action Jaxxon"

Good Time segment:

Aqualads 20th anniversary of Surf!, Surf!, Surf! (2004)

Aqualads- "Surf!, Surf!, Surf!"

Los Dedos- "Night Safari"

The Hula Girls- "Tabou"

Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "I'd Love Just Once To See You"

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The Baron Four- "Who Is Who"

The Verbtones- "Take My Hand" *

The Sandbanks- "Lazy Day In The Sand"

Cowabunghouls- "Monsters On The Bus"

You're The Inspiration:

Brian Wilson- "Some Sweet Day"

Tears For Fears- "Brian Wilson Said"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Galaxy Trio- "Abduction At Cowboy Dodge" 

JUDODOJO- "A Time For Us (Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet)"

We Love Surf- "Waiting For My Ride"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

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** performing at Surfer Joe Festival

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Catching A Wave 01-29-24

 

We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine again this hour and set our destination for the week of December 4th, 1963 for radio station KIMN (Denver, CO) to hear a couple of songs on their chart that week including the song at the top. We've got a track from a Brian Wilson album that's celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Sir Cliff Richard & The Shadows). Plus, the hour is packed with new and classics from The Weeklings (on Jem Records), Kris Bone, The Seismics, Froghat, Los Surfer Compadres, The Surfers, Mr. Cesar, The Super Stocks, Rangers, Room Service and The Desolate Coast!

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

The Seismics- "Lost Summer"

The Surfers- "Hot Rod"

The Weeklings- "None Of Your Business"

Room Service- "Blitz"

The Desolate Coast- "Wrinkles In The Sea Of Serenity"

Good Time Segment:

Brian Wilson 20th anniversary of Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE

Brian Wilson- "In Blue Hawaii"

Los Surfer Compadres- "Stomp Dream"

Mr. Cesar- "Lucha Cool"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "County Fair"

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The Bahareebas- "Pressure"

Kris Bone- "Jack The Ripper"

Rangers- "Oh My Love"

Catching A Wave Time Machine

Week of December 4th, 1963 for KIMN (Denver, CO)

#10 The Beach Boys- "Be True To Your School"

#9 Dion- "Drip Drop"

#1 The Kingsmen- "Louie, Louie"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Cliff Richard & The Shadows- "Blue Turns To Grey"

The Super Stocks- "Ramcharger"

Froghat- "The Long & Winding Toad"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

Catching A Wave 10-10-22

We start a new segment on this week's Catching A Wave that we'll do periodically called Juke Box Heroes.  We check in on Al Jardine's jukebox and play 3 of the tunes that he has loaded in there.  We'll spin a solo tune from his as well.  Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys too in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  And we'll drop a coin in my jukebox too to hear our Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week.  Plus, we've got rockin' tunes from Brian Wilson, Laughing Gravy (Dean Torrence), The Go-Go Rillas, The Grass Roots (with mix and performance from The Courettes), Z & The Tiki Twisters, Resonadores, Urban Zotel & The Thundertones, Electric Heaters, The Brain Waves, The Violet Mindfield, The Strings Aflame and the Dwellers (on SpaghettiRecs)!  

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

Urban Zotel and The Thundertones- "The Chase"

Resonadores- "Conga"

The Go-Go Rillas- "O-Rang-a-Tang"

The Violet Mindfield- "Beautiful Nightmare"

The Dwellers- "Tide Breaker"

The Electric Heaters- "Beyond Banzai"

The Brain Waves- "Slithering"

Brian Wilson- "Run James Run"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Got To Know The Woman"

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Z & The Tiki Twisters- "Mechanical Ducks"

The Laughing Gravy (Dean Torrence)- "Vegetables" (Alternate Mix)

Al Jardine- "California Dreamin'" (with Glen Campbell and David Crosby)

Juke Box Heroes:

Selections from Al Jardine's jukebox

Chuck Berry- "Sweet Little Sixteen"

The Chords- "Sh-Boom"

Bill Haley & His Comets- "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The City Surfers- "Beach Ball"

The Grass Roots (with mix and performance by The Courettes)- "Let's Live For Today"

The Strings Aflame- "Factotum"

Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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Catching A Wave 01-10-22

There is never a shortage of great tunes to choose from and this week's Catching A Wave is packed with them!  We've got a Two-nami with Brian Wilson, Beth Riley has a fun deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week.  Also, we've got rockers from Greg Townson, Magnatech, Susanna Hoffs, The Me Gustas, Peopleperson, Man Or Astro-Man?, The Surfrajettes, Jason Janik, The Green Reflectors, The Other Timelines, The Tremolo Beer Gut, The Ramblin' Bandits, The Surfaris, Secret Agent and Mark Eric!

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

The Surfrajettes- "Surfrajette City"

The Tremolo Beer Gut- "Hot Hot Heatwave"

Peopleperson- "At Dawn We Ride"

Man Or Astro-Man?- "Tenth Planet"

Mark Eric- "Place For The Summer"

Magnatech- "Bad Blood"

Jason Janik- "Spyglass"

Secret Agent- "Stasi Romeo"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Island Fever"

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The Surfaris- "Boss Baracuda"

Greg Townson- "What A Way To Die"

The Green Reflectors- "Nitty Gritty Kitty"

The Ramblin' Bandits- "Run Chicken Run"

Two-Nami:

Brian Wilson- "It's Ok"

Brian Wilson- "Love & Mercy"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Revels- "Comanche"

Susanna Hoffs- "Time Will Show The Wiser"

The Me Gustas- "Armada"

The Other Timelines- "Weird Ed's Microwave"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

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Catching A Wave 12-06-21

 

We have a handful of Christmas tunes this week from Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and The Doltones!  Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending June 25th, 1966 and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week!  We'll spin a trio of tunes with a "young" theme from Chris Isaak, Al Dual and Link Wray and we've got rockers from The Bomboras, La Luz, The B. Christopher Band, The Manakooras, Aaron & The Lord, The Guantanamos and The Routes!

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

The Routes- "Fashion Victim"

The Guantanamos- "Hange Loose"

The Manakooras- "Howl Of The Jaguar"

Christmas:

Brian Wilson- "Deck The Halls"

The Beach Boys- "Santa's Got An Airplane"

"Young" theme:

Link Wray- "Young Love"

Al Dual- "When I Was Younger"

Chris Isaak- "Forever Young"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Pom Pom Playgirl"

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The B. Christopher Band- "220, 221...Whatever It Takes"

The Bomboras- "Hold Tight"

La Luz- "I Won't Hesitate"

Catching A Wave Time Machine

Week ending June 25, 1966:

#75 (debut) The Troggs- "Wild Thing"

#27 Jan & Dean- "Popsicle"

#1 The Beatles- "Paperback Writer"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Gee Cee's- "Buzz Saw"

Christmas:

The Doltones- "Twistin' Reindeers"

Outro music bed: Martin Cilia- "Christmas Stomp"

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Catching A Wave 11-15-21

 

This is one hot episode of Catching A Wave!  We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending April 19th, 1963 to hear some songs on the Silver Dollar Survey for WLS in Chicago, Beth Riley has a great and noble deep track of The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we've got a trio of "Time" themed tunes from Los Straitjackets, The Immediate Family and Eddie & The Showman and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week!  You want more?  How about rockers from Hershel Yatovitz, Jim & The Sea Dragons, The Surf Hermits, Golden Richards, La Luz, Brian Wilson & Van Dyke Parks, Magnatech, Los Dedos and Little Kahuna!

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

Hershel Yatovitz- "Fast Layne"

Los Dedos- "Crime Wave"

Little Kahuna- "Stealthy Jaguar"

Magnatech- "Foot Patter"

Jim & The Sea Dragons- "The Brain That Refused To Die"

"Time" theme:

Los Straitjackets- "Time Is On My Side"

The Immediate Family- "Time To Come Clean"

Eddie & The Showmen- "Break Time"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break-

The Beach Boys- "Noble Surfer"

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Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks- "My Hobo Heart"

La Luz- "The Pines"

Catching A Wave Time Machine

Week ending April 19th, 1963 for WLS Chicago:

#35 The Rivingtons- "The Bird's The Word"

#21 The Beach Boys- "Surfin' USA"

#1 The Chantays- "Pipeline"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Fender IV- "Malibu Run"

Golden Richards- "C'mon C'mon (The Makeout Song)"

The Surf Hermits- "Frankenstein"

Outro music bed:  Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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Catching A Wave 11-08-21

 

We have SOOO many new tunes and classics for you on the new Catching A Wave!  Hear The Surfrajettes, Brian Wilson, Man Or Astro-Man?, Satan's Pilgrims, The Bomboras, The Dirty Licks, Todd Bradley, Trevor Lake, Jackslacks, Fire Whale, Secret Agent and Duane Eddy!  Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  The Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun returns with 3 covers of The Beach Boys by Rivers Cuomo, Peanuts and The Midnight Callers AND we'll drop a quarter in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

Secret Agent- "Man In The Middle"

Man Or Astro-Man?- "Space 1991"

The Surfrajettes- "Couch Surfing"

The Dirty Licks- "Holograham Crackers"

*Rush Hour snippet

The Bomboras- "Party At Greggs"

Brian Wilson- "God Only Knows"

Duane Eddy & The Rebels- "Beach Bound"

Fire Whale- "Breathe Smoke"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break-

The Beach Boys- "Sunshine"

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Todd Bradley- "Next Summer"

Trevor Lake- "Let's Pretend It's Summer"

Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun:

Rivers Cuomo- "Don't Worry Baby"

Peanuts- "I'm Waiting For The Day"

The Midnight Callers- "Do It Again"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Rumblers- "Boss"

Jackslacks- "Avalanche"

Satan's Pilgrims- "The Dredger"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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Catching A Wave 08-09-21

 

Can you feel the rumble?  We've got new Brian Setzer as well as rockin' tunes from The Anderson Council, The Kaputniks, previously unreleased live track from The Beach Boys, Reverend Organdrum, Shoot The Pier, Baja Bug, The Anglers, The Tourmaliners, The Tremolo Beer Gut, Toro Jones, Tragic Vision and The Rip Chords!  Beth Riley has a great studio track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we have a Two-Nami with 2 in a row from Brian Wilson and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox!!  

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

Reverend Organdrum- "Movin' N' Groovin'"

Barbacoa- "Jaguar Bazaar"

Toro Jones- "Sunset At The Pier"

Tragic Vision- "Primitive Run"

The Rip Chords- "Hot Rod USA"
Brian Setzer- "Checkered Flag"

The Tremolo Beer Gut- "The Minx"

The Kaputniks- "The Pink Panther"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break-

The Beach Boys- "Marcella"

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Shoot The Pier- "Oyster Roast On Lover's Beach"

The Anderson Council- "Worlds Collide"

Baja Bug- "Bishop Of Crime"

Two-nami:

Brian Wilson- "Be My Baby"

Brian Wilson- "The Spirit Of Rock & Roll"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Duane Eddy- "Up And Down"

The Anglers- "Blue Skies"

The Beach Boys- "Susie Cincinnati" (live 1976)

The Tourmaliners- "Island In The Sun"

Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

Catching A Wave 03-08-21

 

Not only do we get a great track from The Beach Boys from Beth Riley in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we also hear solo tracks from Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine and David Marks!!  Our "Two-Nami" feature has a couple of tracks from Deke Dickerson (one with The Trasmen and the other with Los Straitjackets) and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a rocker from the Safaris!  Plus, we spin tracks from The Electric Heaters, Surfnado Tiki Squad, Jan & Dean, Nick Waterhouse, Blue Stingrays, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives and The Cranzers!!

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Intro music bed "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

The Electric Heaters- "Coronacation"

David Marks & The A-Phonics- "Summertime Blues"

Surfnado Tiki Squad- "Sharknado"

Jan & Dean- "School Days"

The Cranzers- "Longboard"

Brian Wilson- "Love and Mercy"

Carl Wilson- "Rockin' All Over The World"

Dennis Wilson- "River Song"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break-

The Beach Boys- "Baby Blue"

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Bruce Johnston- "Malibu"

Blue Stingrays- "Stingray Stomp"

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives- "Torpedo"

Nick Waterhouse- "Place Names"

Two-Nami:

Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "Lotta Lovin'"

Deke Dickerson & Los Straitjackets- "Kawanga"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Safaris- "Kick Out"

Al Jardine- "Drivin'"

Mike Love- "California Sun"

Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Scatter"