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Sunday, September 1, 2024

Catching A Wave 09-02-24

 


It's back to school time and Catching A Wave is your "hall pass" for fun this hour (the title of the awesome new tune from The Volcanics later)! Your homework is to listen to all the awesome songs and segments in store. There's a Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row featuring my birthday buddy Ricky Fataar (let's hear it for September 5th birthdays!!). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune from an album by The Spotnicks that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (features a young Frank Zappa)! Plus, great tunes from Kris Bone, The Saskatones, El Nino Delta, The Police, Cameronoise, dayaway, Draculina, JD McPherson, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Slowey & The Boats, Jenny Don't & The Spurs and Party Nerves!


Hear episode HERE:


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

Kris Bone- "Brazil"
Draculina- "Sinhella (2024 Remaster)"
JD McPherson- "Shining Like Gold"
Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "Sidewinder"
Slowey & The Boats- "Almost To Tulsa"

Good Time Segment:
The Spotnicks 60th Anniversary of Meet The Spotnicks (1964)
The Spotnicks- "Western Guitar"

Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Granada Bop"
Party Nerves- "Coffee and Muffins With Anton"

Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Had To Phone Ya"
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dayaway- "beam me up"
The Volcanics- "Hall Pass"
Cameronoise- "Video Video"
The Police- "Goodbye Tomorrow"

Two-nami:
The Rutles- "Lonely-Phobia" (lead vocals by Ricky Fataar as "Stig O'Hara")
Ricky Fataar- "Drivin' & Jivin'" (from Spotswood Soundtrack)

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
The Hollywood Persuaders- "Grunion Run"

The Super Stocks- "Ventura"
The Saskatones- "Mariner 10"
El Nino Delta- "We Love Troubles"

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



Ricky Fataar

Ricky with The Rutles (top right as "Stig "O'Hara")

Ricky (left) with The Beach Boys










Sunday, July 28, 2024

Catching A Wave 07-29-24

 


This hour of Catching A Wave is so jam packed with new tunes and special segments! We hear #5 and #4 in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We have a tune by Los Straitjackets from an album celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. There's a Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row by The Burkharts and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, rockers from JD McPherson, Greg Townson, Jet Jaguars, The Babalooneys, Austin John, Pointbreak, Vacant Planets, Nautylus (feat. Sys Malakian), Rapt In Blue, The Baron Four, The Burial Quartet and Gary Usher!

Hear episode HERE:


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

JD McPherson- "Sunshine Getaway"
Vacant Planets- "Mighty Sk8in' Power Rangers"

Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown:
#5 Dick Dale- "Hava Nagila"

Austin John- "Sweet Tooth's Stomp"
Pointbreak- "Tiger Hour"

Good Time segment:
Los Straitjackets 20th anniversary of Los Straitjackets Play Favorites (2004)
Los Straitjackets- "Jack The Ripper"

The Babalooneys- "Oceanside"
Nautylus- "Eleki" (feat. Sys Malakian)

Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Be Still"
Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE

Greg Townson- "Paint The Town"

#4 Dick Dale- "Let's Go Trippin'"

Rapt In Blue- "Inversion 35 Degrees"
The Burial Quartet- "Tiger By The Tail"

Two-Nami:
The Burkharts- "To Be Your Lover"
The Burkharts- "Daisy, We've Got A Good Thing"

Jammin' James Jukebox:
The Fashions- "Surfin' Back To School"

Gary Usher- "Mag Wheels"
Jet Jaguars- "All Gas No Brakes"
The Baron Four- "Never Feeling Blue"

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









Sunday, February 11, 2024

Catching A Wave 02-12-24

 



Whole lotta shakin' goin' on with this episode of Catching A Wave (including this new single from The Courettes)! We hear a track from an album by The Rip Chords celebrating it's 60th 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. JD McPherson and Man Or Astro-Man? go Head 2 Head with their cover of a track by the Pixies. There's a couple of covers by Kris Bone and Abyssal Lurkers for you lovebirds for Valentines Day. We also pay tribute to the late, great Larry Collins who unfortunately passed away on January 5th at 79 years old. We also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Duane Eddy covering Bob Dylan)! Plus, we have tunes from Black Flamingos, The Rumtones, pär, The Weeklings, The Breakers, Johnny's Uncalled Four, The Isotopes, The Masonics, Pozor Vlak and Kickstands!

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

The Rumtones- "Jetty Banger"
Johnny's Uncalled Four- "Bulldog"
The Courettes- "Shake"
Black Flamingos- "Septima Patrulla"
The Isotopes- "Volcano Bungee Jump"

Good Time segment:
The Rip Chords 60th anniversary of Three Window Coupe (1964 Columbia Records)
The Rip Chords- "Hot Rod USA"

Valentines corner:
Abyssal Lurkers- "Cupid"
Kris Bone- "Loving You"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love"
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The Breakers- "Internal Sun"

RIP Larry Collins (October 4, 1944-January 5, 2024)
Larry Collins- "The Rebel-Johnny Yuma"

The Masonics- "Big Bad Goblin"
Pozor Vlak- "Surf Me An Angel"

Head 2 Head:
JD McPherson- "Manta Ray"
Man Or Astro-Man?- "Manta Ray"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Duane Eddy- "Don't Think Twice"

Kickstands- "Hill Climb"
pär- "The Space Walk"
The Weeklings- "Like We Used To Do"

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


Larry Collins!













Friday, December 22, 2023

Christmas Show! Catching A Wave 12-25-23

 


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Hear hour 2 HERE:


Hour 1 info:
It's our annual ALL Christmas show on Catching A Wave! Beth Riley (from Boppin' With Beth and her Catching A Wave segment here called Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break...hear one of their Christmas tunes this hour) co-hosts with me once again. We hear a Leon Redbone tune in our Good Time segment from the Elf soundtrack celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's songs from JD McPherson, Joel Paterson, The Monkees, The Grip Weeds, The Tourmaliners, Phil Keaggy, Jim & The Sea Dragons, The Smithereens, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, The Breakers (with Dan Peters), Abyssal Lurkers, The Evergleams (feat. members of Black Flamingos), The Manakooras, The Surf Junkies and The Surfisticats!


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

The Grip Weeds- "Christmas Dream"
The Tourmaliners- "Joy To The World"
JD McPherson- "Every Single Christmas"
Joel Paterson- "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"
The Evergleams- "A Marshmallow World"

Good Time Segment:
20th Anniversary of Elf (Music From The Major Motion Picture) (2003)
Leon Redbone- "Christmas Island"

The Manakooras- "Snowfall"
The Surf Junkies- "Missing You On Christmas"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break
The Beach Boys- "Christmas Day"
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Phil Keaggy- "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"
The Monkees- "House Of Gingerbread"
The Surfisticats- "Santa Bring Me A Surfboard Please"
The Tikiyaki Orchestra- "Wonderful Christmastime"
The Breakers (with Dan Peters)- "Snow Storm Stomp"
Abyssal Lurkers- "Fairytale Of New York"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection:
Jackie & The Cedrics- "Silent Night Rumble"

The Smithereens- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Jim And The Sea Dragons- "Candy Cane City"

Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Sleigh Bells"


Hour 2 info:
This is our bonus 2nd hour this year! We hope to make this a new tradition as we just love Christmas music and wanted to offer more! Beth Riley co-hosts and has another fun tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a Nick Lowe tune from his holiday album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a Los Straitjackets selection this hour! We've spin rockers from Reverend Horton Heat, The Ventures, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Bongos, Monsters From The Surf, The Weeklings, The Untamed Youth, The Malibooz, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th, Davie Allan & The Arrows, Southern Culture On The Skids, Satan's Pilgrims, The Isotopes, Underwater Bosses, The Slimetones and The Volcanics!

Intro music bed: "Deck The Halls"- Los Straitjackets

Monsters From The Surf- "A Surfer's Christmas List"
The Bongos- "Rock The Christmas Cheer"
The Slimetones- "Neon Christmas"
The Volcanics- "Tidings Of Comfort And Joy"
Underwater Bosses- "God Rest Ye Gnarly Gentlemen"

Good Time Segment
Nick Lowe 10th Anniversary of Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
Nick Lowe- "The North Pole Express"

Revernd Horton Heat- "Jingle Bells"
The Ventures- "We Three Kings"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Santa's Got An Airplane"
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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts- "Little Drummer Boy"
The Weeklings- "Gonna Be Christmas"
The Isotopes- "Little Saint Nick"
The Malibooz- "Carol Of The Swells"
The Untamed Youth- "Santa's Gonna Shut 'Em Down"
Satan's Pilgrims- "Greensleeves"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection:
Los Straitjackets- "A Marshmallow World"

Southern Culture On The Skids- "Surfin' On Christmas (Santa Won't You Bring Me Some Waves)"
Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Frosty The Snowman"
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "Batman Smells"

Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

First snowfall in Moline, IL (November 26, 2023) for Beth and James
since moving to their new hometown!


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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Catching A Wave 08-08-22

 


Catching A Wave is full of more NEW tunes and classics this week!  We have a snippet of a conversation Beth Riley did with Jim Babjak of The Smithereens and his love of The Beach Boys in our Green Room segment.  Beth also has a cool deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!  Plus, get ready for rockers from Magnatech, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, The Buttondowns, Travis Koester, The Raconteurs, JD McPherson, The Mach IV, The Slimetones, The Verbtones, The Routes, Surf Curse, Fat Kahoona and The Volcanics!

Hear episode HERE:


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

Magnatech- "Impala '59"
Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Powerhouse"
The Volcanics- "Whiplash"
Fat Kahoona- "Red Sea Surfin'"
Surf Curse- "TVI"
The Mach IV- "Big Foot"
JD McPherson- "It Shook Me Up"
The Routes- "Pocket Calculator"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Good To My Baby"
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Travis Koester- "Big Time"
The Raconteurs- "The Bane Rendition"
The Verbtones- "Summer Spell"

Green Room segment:
Jim Babjak on The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys- "Don't Worry Baby"
The Smithereens- "Girl Don't Tell Me"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Dick Dale- "St. Louis Blues"

The Buttondowns- "Way Out West"
The Slimetones- "Summer Of Slime"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"






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Sunday, June 26, 2022

Catching A Wave 06-27-22

 


The forecast calls for rain (3 songs with "rain" in the title by The Grip Weeds, JD McPherson and The Bangles) and HOT music all hour long on this week's Catching A Wave.  Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up Beth's Beach Boys Break and we also celebrate the 10th anniversary of their That's Why God Made The Radio album from 2012 with another track from that release.  We've also got a quarter ready to drop in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (featuring a young Phil Keaggy).  Plus, there's tunes from The Routes, Televisionaries, Micky Dolenz (also with Phil Keaggy on guitar), Los Daytonas, Mary Ann Hawkins, Bruce Johnston (Happy Birthday 80 years young June 27, 2022), Deke Dickerson with The Trashmen, The Phantom Surfers, The Courettes, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th, Fierce Shook and The Swongos!

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

Televisionaries- "Curmudgeon"
Bruce Johnston- "Surfin' Round The World" (alternate version)
(Hear "Focus Beam" feature on Bruce Johnston on Boppin' With Beth HERE)

Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "I'm A Trashman"
The Phantom Surfers- "Squad Car"
The Swongos- "Shayla Shadows"

"Rain" trio:
The Bangles- "The Rain Song"
The Grip Weeds- "She Brings The Rain"
JD McPherson- "It's Raining"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Our Car Club"
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The Courettes- "Daydream"
The Routes- "The Robots"
Los Daytonas- "The Contest"
Mary Ann Hawkins- "Hawkinsmania"

10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beach Boys- That's Why God Made The Radio
The Beach Boys- "Daybreak Over The Ocean"

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "Necrocannibal"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
The Squires (feat. Phil Keaggy)- "BaTmoBile"

Micky Dolenz- "I'm A Believer"
Fierce Shook- "Astro Turf War"

Outro music bed:  Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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Sunday, May 8, 2022

Catching A Wave 05-09-22

 

There's so much great new and vintage tunes rolling in here every week on Catching A Wave!  We've got some rockin' tracks from Todd Bradley, JD McPherson, The Surfrajettes, Televisionaries, Cop Shop, The Rondells, The Smithereens, Los Dedos, Jan & Dean, The Wave Chargers, The King Beez and a trio of songs to help you get "down" by Los Straitjackets (with Reverend Horton Heat), Mr. Mister and Bruce Johnston!  Beth Riley has a great deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  We hear from Kurt Reil of The Grip Weeds in our Green Room segment and as always we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week!

Hear episode HERE:


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

Todd Bradley- "Round Midnight"
King Beez- "Hound Dog"
Televisionaries- "Mad About You"
Cop Shop- "Sub-Rock"
The Wave Chargers- "Bombora"

Time to get "Down":
Bruce Johnston- "Down Under"
Mr. Mister- "Don't Slow Down"
Los Straitjackets (with Reverend Horton Heat)- "Down The Line"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Salt Lake City"
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The Rondells- "El Chicken"
Jan & Dean- "Girl, You're Blowing My Mind"
The Surfrajettes- "Roller Fink"
Los Dedos- "March Of The Crabs"

Green Room segment:
Kurt Reil on Brian Wilson tribute and love of The Beach Boys
The Grip Weeds- "You're So Good To Me"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
The T-Bones- "Rail-Vette"

JD McPherson- "Let's Rock"
The Smithereens- "Back To Balboa"

Outro Music Bed: Jan & Dean- "Girl, You're Blowing My Mind" (instrumental backing track)

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