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"

*performing at Surf Guitar 101 Weekender Festival
https://surfguitar101festival.com/

** performing at Surfer Joe Festival

https://www.surferjoemusic.com/festival/2024/program.php

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Catching A Wave 04-22-24

 

We've got an hour packed with new tunes and classics on this Catching A Wave! We remember the late great Eric Carmen in our Two-nami segment with a solo track (with Brian Wilson and Bruce Johnston on BGV's) and one from the Raspberries. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by Bo Diddley 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 (early Neil Young with his surf group The Squires)! Plus, there's tracks from The Midnight Callers, Hipbone Slim, Lifesavers (feat. Michael Knott RIP), Dick Dale & His Del-Tones, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, The Ghastly Ones, Insect Surfers, Don Diego Trio/ The Coguaros, The Space Agency, The Weeklings, My Dusty Raygun, The Scimitars and The MIA!

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

Hipbone Slim- "Evil Kneevil"

Insect Surfers- "Batwave"*

Don Diego Trio/ The Coguaros- "Run Chicken Run"**

The Space Agency- "Instagull"

The Weeklings- "April's Fool"

Good Time segment:

Bo Diddley & Chuck Berry 60th anniversary of Two Great Guitars (1964 Checker)

Bo Diddley- "Fireball"

My Dusty Raygun- "Close Encounters"

The Scimitars- "Bari Simone"*

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

The Beach Boys- "At My Window"

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The Midnight Callers- "The Eraser"

Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "Cotton Pickin'"

Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Surfin' Crow"

The MIA- "Firewall Dance"

Two-nami:

Eric Carmen (with Brian Wilson & Bruce Johnston BGV's)- "Hey Deanie"

Raspberries- "Drivin' Around"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Squires (feat. Neil Young)- "Aurora"

Lifesavers (Michael Knott)- "Ocean View Lane"

The Ghastly Ones- "Double Agent 73 (Who Came In From The Cold)"*

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

*performing at Surf Guitar 101 Weekender Festival
https://surfguitar101festival.com/

** performing at Surfer Joe Festival

https://www.surferjoemusic.com/festival/2024/program.php

Eric Carmen RIP March 11th, 2024 74 years old

Michael Knott RIP March 12th, 2024 61 years old

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Catching A Wave 04-15-24

 

Our Head 2 Head segment returns on this hour of Catching A Wave! The Monkees and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers both take on the same song! We hear a tune by The Surf Raiders from an album celebrating it's 40th 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 (The Boss Martians)! We also have rockers from Chris Casello, Moving Into Tucson, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Man Or Astro-Man?, Surfer Joe, Little Kahuna, Jeff Larson, Terreur Twist, The Meteoroids, Fly Janet, I. Jeziak & The Surfers and The Seismics!

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

The Nut Jumpers- "Timeless"

Chris Casello- "Chicken Pluckin'"

Moving Into Tucson- "She Likes Me"

Little Kahuna- "Fools Gold"

The Seismics- "Brave The Storm"

Good Time segment:

The Surf Raiders 40th anniversary of On The Beach (1984)

The Surf Raiders- "Ali Baba"

Man Or Astro-Man?- "Man Made Of CO2"

The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Death By My Side"

Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "I'm So Lonely"

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Jeff Larson- "Something Of A Dream"

Surfer Joe- "Hiroshi"* **

Fly Janet- "Mango"

Head 2 Head:

The Monkees- "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Boss Martians- "Banzai Pipeline"*

Terreur Twist- "Jabba Jabba Hey"

The Meteoroids- "Gimme Shimmy"

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

*performing at Surf Guitar 101 Weekender Festival
https://surfguitar101festival.com/

** performing at Surfer Joe Festival

https://www.surferjoemusic.com/festival/2024/program.php

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Catching A Wave 04-08-24

 

Spring continues to bring great new rockin' tunes to the Catching A Wave playlist every week! This hour, we hear a tune from The Mermen from an album celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time segment. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of February 12th, 1966 for some songs on the WQAM 560 AM Miami chart. Beth Riley (celebrating a birthday on April 10th by the way) 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 (the band includes a young Benjamin Orr many years before helping form The Cars)! Plus, there's tunes from The Nebulas, Bankes Brothers, La Luz, Martin Cilia, Manic Vila, The Mings, The Hamiltones, Hypersonic Secret, Frank Turner, Los Oxidados and Rich Arithmetic! 

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

Los Oxidados- "Bingo"

Rich Arithmetic- "Saving Sunset"

The Nebulas- "Euphorion"*

Manic Vila- "Fever Dream"

The Mings- "Just Like Your Love"

Good Time segment:

The Mermen 30th anniversary of Food For Other Fish (1994)

The Mermen- "Ocean Beach"*

Hypersonic Secret- "Flightline"

The Hamiltones- "Armed and Crazy (In Space)"

Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Amusement Parks USA"

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Frank Turner- "Girl From The Record Shop"

Martin Cilia- "Riding The Wave"*

La Luz- "Strange World"

Catching A Wave Time Machine

Week of February 12, 1966 for WQAM 560 AM Miami, FL

#10 Neal Hefti- "Batman Theme"

#9 The Golliwogs- "Brown Eyed Girl"

#1 Nancy Sinatra- "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Grasshoppers- "Twin Beat"

Bankes Brothers- "In Waves"

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

*performing at Surf Guitar 101 Weekender Festival
https://surfguitar101festival.com/

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