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"

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** performing at Surfer Joe Festival

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Catching A Wave 03-18-24

 

The first day of Spring is just around the corner (March 19th) so if the warmer temps don't put you in a good mood yet, this hour of tunes on Catching A Wave definitely will! We hear a tune from Danny Amis & Twin Tones from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from America's band The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of March 5th, 1965 to hear some songs on the chart for WLS Chicago that week (including their #1 song). We pay tribute to our friend J.M. Van Eaton who passed away on Feb. 9th, 2024. He was the drummer on so much great music for Sun Records (Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, Bill Justis and so many more)! There's a rare track from an album he did with Billy Lee Riley in the early 90's. Plus, there's rockers from Pearl Jam, His Lordship, The Malibooz (being inducted in the California Music Hall Of Fame on April 14th as well as Walter Egan as a solo artist), The Meteoroids, Fever Drive, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, El Castillo, The MIA, My Dusty Raygun, The Seismics and Little Kahuna!

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

Little Kahuna- "Tiki Pop"

The Meteoroids- "Dig It!"

R.I.P. J.M. Van Eaton (December 23rd, 1937-February 9th, 2024):

J.M. Van Eaton & Billy Lee Riley- "Bo Diddley"

Pearl Jam- "Dark Matter"

The Seismics- "Next Wave"

Good Time segment:

Danny Amis & Twin Tones 10th anniversary of Super Spy & Western Tones (2014)

Danny Amis & Twin Tones- "Twilight Town"

His Lordship- "Cat Call"

My Dusty Raygun- "Harry's Situation"

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

The Beach Boys- "Here She Comes"

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The MIA- "Let It Surf"

The Malibooz- "So Bad"

The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Let's Go (Back In Time)"

Catching A Wave Time Machine

Week of March 5th, 1965 for WLS Chicago

#39 Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Apache '65"

#14 The Kinks- "All Day & All Through The Night"

#1 The Beatles- "Eight Days A Week"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Ventures- "007-11"

El Castillo- "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"

Fever Drive- "Mr. Alarm"

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

J.M. Van Eaton

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Catching A Wave 01-15-24

 

It may be cold out (-15° here in Moline, IL) but this is a HOT hour of awesome tunes on Catching A Wave! Our "You're The Inspiration" segment returns with The Beatles and covers by The Weeklings and Cheap Trick (The Weeklings and Cheap Trick will both be at Beatles On The Beach Festival coming up very soon). We hear a track from an album by The Surfaris 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. We pay tribute to the late, great Jeffrey Foskett (who unfortunately passed away on December 11th, 2023 at 67 years old). We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Gary Usher)! Plus, there's rockers from Laramie Dean, The Breakers, Los Surfer Compadres, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Savarit, Interstellar Riders, Kaw Tikis, Los Atascados (feat. Sys Malakian), The Surfin' Birds and The Surfle Jerks!

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

The Surfle Jerks- "Little Z's Surfy Slumber Party (Zelda's Theme)

Los Atascados (feat. Sys Malakian)- "Il Mamatore Innamorato"

The Surfin' Birds- "Caterpillar Walk"

RIP Jeffrey Foskett February 17, 1956-December 11, 2023

Jeffrey Foskett- "Thru My Window"

Kaw Tikis- "Catwoman In Bat Cave"

Good Time segment:

The Surfaris 60th Anniversary of Fun City, USA (1964)

The Surfaris- "Burnin' Rubber"

Savarit- "K39"

The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Knocked Down"

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

The Beach Boys- "Sweet Sunday Kinda Love"

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Interstellar Riders- "Tom Tom City"

Laramie Dean- "Escape From Space Mountain"

The Breakers- "Seamhead"

You're The Inspiration segment:

The Beatles- "Tomorrow Never Knows"

Cheap Trick- "Day Tripper" (live)

The Weeklings- "The Word"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Gary Usher- "That's Just The Way I Feel"

Los Surfer Compadres- "Blues Theme & Born Losers"

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

Jeffrey Foskett

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Catching A Wave 08-28-23

 

On this Catching A Wave, we hear a snippet of a chat with legendary Sun Records drummer J.M. Van Eaton in our Green Room segment. We're talking about him playing on a rock & roll instrumental classic ("Raunchy" by Bill Justis). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys showing off their Endless Harmony in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a bands very first single from 1977 with a slightly different lineup (The Police). There's a tune from The Challengers from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Plus, there's some rockers from a few compilations: Otitis Media Records' Surf You Next Tuesday 3: (Mark Malibu & The Wasagas and The Whys), Cleopatra Records' Goo Goo Muck- A Tribute To The Cramps (Hillbilly Moon Explosion) and Sundazed Music's Surfin' The Great Lakes (The Trashmen). Plus, we spin tunes from Dogstar, The Creature Preachers, Atomic Drag, Systilus, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Barracudas, HOKO, Agent Octopus, Northern Tides and The Kickstands!

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

The Creature Preachers- "Zombie Tsunami"

Agent Octopus- "Black Sea Reef"

Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Primitive"

Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Baja Norte"

Northern Tides- "Wrong Orange County"

"Good Time" segment:

The Challengers 60th Anniversary of Lloyd Thaxton Goes Surfing With The Challengers (1963)

The Challengers- "The Twomp"

Matthew Logan Vasquez- "Can You Turn Me Up"

Systilus- "Inter Umbras"

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

The Beach Boys- "Endless Harmony"

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HOKO- "In The Summer"

Barracudas- "Barracuda Waver"

Atomic Drag- "Drag or Astro-Drag"

Dogstar- "Everything Turns Around"

Green Room segment:

J.M. Van Eaton on playing on "Raunchy"

Bill Justis- "Raunchy"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Police- "Fall Out"

The Kickstands- "Two Wheel Showstopper"

The Trashmen- "Bird Gasp '65"

The Whys- "Reset Man"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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