Catching A Wave 08-02-21

 

There's so many great new and vintage tunes on this week's Catching A Wave!!  Hear Darrel Higham, The Cherry Drops, The B. Christopher Band, Greg Townson, The Tangees, King Ghidora, Surfer Joe, Al Dual, Televisionaries, The Super Stocks, Captain Rico & The Ghost Band, Guitar Up and a trio of "Aqua" bands: Aqualads, The Aqua Velvets and The Aqua Barons.  Beth Riley has another great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break, we hear a snippet of an interview with Joel Selvin in our Green Room segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!

Hear episode here:

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

Greg Townson- "The Locomotion"

The B. Christopher Band- "Orange Whip"

Darrel Higham- "Summertime Blues"

Al Dual- "Riders In The Sky"

Televisionaries- "Cuckoo Clock"

"Aqua" theme bands:

The Aqua Barons- "Gulag Party"

The Aqua Velvets- "Surfmania"

Aqualads- "Night Tide"

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

The Beach Boys- "Angel Come Home"

Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE

Surfer Joe- "Batman"

Guitar Up- "Pure Imagination"

Captain Rico & The Ghost Band- "Epic Wave"

The Cherry Drops- "The Grooviest Girl In The World"

The Green Room segment:

Joel Selvin on the Jan & Dean and The Beach Boys relationship

Jan & Dean- "Surfin' Safari"

*Full interview with Joel Selvin HERE

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Dick Dale- "Breaking Heart"

The Tangees- "Doo Wop Dandelion"

King Ghidora- "Intrepid Vimana"

The Super Stocks- "My First Love"

Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

Catching A Wave 07-19-21

On this week's Catching A Wave, not only do we hear a deep track from The Beach Boys in Beth Riley's Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break but we also hear a previously unreleased song that finally appears on the upcoming Feel Flows box set later in the show as well.  We've got a trio of "drum" themed tunes (from Hal Blaine, Sandy Nelson and Micky Dolenz), we board the Catching A Wave Time Machine (for the week ending April 25, 1964) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox.  Plus, hear tunes from Dick Dale, Jan & Dean, The Hondells, Televisionaries, Los Surfer Compadres, The Raybeats, The Kaputniks, Masters Of The University, Dave Del Monte and the Cayucas!!

Hear episode HERE:

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

Dick Dale- "Misirlou"

The Raybeats- "The Calhoun Surf"

The Kaputniks- "Spiderman"

Dave Del Monte- "Take On Me"

Cayucas- "California Girl"

"Drum" theme:

Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars- "The Drummer Plays For Me"

Micky Dolenz- "Different Drum"

Sandy Nelson- "Drum Party"

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

The Beach Boys- "Your Summer Dream"

Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE

Jan & Dean- "Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review and Timing Association"

Los Surfer Compadres (with Danny Amis)- "Back To South Padre"

Televisionaries- "Charlotte Beach"

Catching A Wave Time Machine

Week ending April 25, 1964:

#92 The Rip Chords- "Three Window Coupe"

#10 Jan & Dean- "Dead Man's Curve"

#1 The Beatles- "Can't Buy Me Love"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Ricci Martin- "Moonbeams"

Masters Of The University- "Theme From He-Man"

The Beach Boys- "Big Sur"

The Hondells- "Honda Holiday"

Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"