Catching A Wave 03-04-24

 

The Surfrajettes and Chet Atkins both take on a classic from The Beatles in our Head 2 Head segment on this new Catching A Wave. 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 The Challengers celebrating it's 60th Anniversary in our Good Time segment. We tell you about an upcoming "Favorite Song Countdown" coming later this year for Dick Dale. The Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week is a cover of a Dick Dale classic too! We remember Melinda Ledbetter Wilson who passed away on January 30th with a beautiful tune by her husband, Brian Wilson ("Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl"). Plus, there's tracks by The Courettes, Martin Cilia, The Vaccines, The Beatersband, Mr. Cesar, Yalisco, Los Twangheads, The Frigidaires, Sys Malakian feat. Los Atascados, Blue Dawn & The Day Breakers and Tiger Shark Nilsson!

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

Tiger Shark Nilsson- "Night Surfer"

Sys Malakian feat. Los Atascados- "Aguas Locas"

Dick Dale- "Surf Buggy"

The Courettes- "You Woo Me"

The Frigidaires- "Rip Current"

Good Time segment:

The Challengers 60th anniversary of K-39 (1964 Vault Records)

The Challengers- "Mr. Rebel"

Los Twangheads- "La Venganza"

Yalisco- "High Tide"

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

The Beach Boys- "I'm So Young"

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Blue Dawn & The Day Breakers- "Out Of Sight"

For Melinda Ledbetter Wilson (October 3rd, 1946-January 30th, 2024):

Brian Wilson- "Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl"

The Beatersband- "Danny Says"

Mr. Cesar- "When Luchadors Cry"

Head 2 Head:

Chet Atkins- "She Loves You"

The Surfrajettes- "She Loves You"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Huevos Rancheros- "The Wedge"

Martin Cilia- "Splash and Run"

The Vaccines- "Love To Walk Away"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Flying Wedge (Drag Race)"

Melinda & Brian Wilson

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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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Catching A Wave 05-08-23

 

Hear Andrew Himmler of The Delta Bombers talk about Dick Dale as well as describing The Delta Bombers sound in our Green Room segment (including tunes from both of them) on this new episode of Catching A Wave. Beth Riley has a deep track by The Beach Boys (covering Del Shannon) in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  We hear a track from The Challengers from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time Segment and of course we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Frank Stallone and it's produced by Harry Nilsson who also does harmony vocals and arranged by Van Dyke Parks!!!). Plus, we've got rockers from The Dirty Licks, The Monkees, Raul Malo, Messer Chups, The Desolate Coast, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, Wahyay, Los Manolitos, Rufus Lee King & The Dream, The Atom Jacks and Televisionaries!

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

The Desolate Coast- "Save A Horse, Ride A Surfboard"

The Dirty Licks- "Masters Of The Electrical Internet"

The Atom Jacks- "Oppenheimer Surf"

The Monkees- "Gotta Give It Time"

Televisionaries- "You Can Do What You Want To Do"

"Good Time" segment:

The Challengers 60th Anniversary of The Challengers On The Move (Surfing Around The World (1963)

The Challengers- "Hava Nagila"

Los Manolitos- "Run Chicken Run"

Raul Malo- "Solitary Blues"

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

The Beach Boys- "Runaway"

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Wahyay- "Surf Music For People Who Don't Get In The Water"

Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra- "Like and Subscribe"

Messer Chups- "Intox-Tika" *

Green Room segment:

Andrew Himmler on Dick Dale and describes The Delta Bombers sound

The Delta Bombers- "Hit The Floor"

Dick Dale- "The Eliminator"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Frank Stallone- "Sea Song"

Rufus Lee King & The Dream- "Motorcycle Louie"

Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Deuces Wild"

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Catching A Wave 01-02-23

 

So excited about 2023 and all the new music sent in recently and on the way! We'll start a "good time" song spotlight this year as we look back on some albums celebrating an anniversary! Lots of them are celebrating a 60th anniversary this year including The Challengers- Surfbeat and we'll hear a track from that one. Duane Eddy is in the Green Room segment talking about Forrest Gump. Beth Riley has a great 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 (Chicago and The Beach Boys related). Plus, we've got great rockin' tunes from Martin Cilia, The Arcs, The Ventures, The Hondells, The Screaming Seagulls, Link Wray, The Beatersband, Norby Violano, Retrofoguetes, Dennis Diken with Bell Sound, The Del Roswells, Poolhead and The Salinas!

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

Martin Cilia- "On The Beach"

The Ventures- "The Alien"

The Beatersband- "When You Walk In The Room"

Norby Violano- "Shazam"

The Del Roswells- "Set Course For Space (UFO GO!)"

"Good Time" segment:

The Challengers 60th anniversary of Surfbeat!

The Challengers- "Bulldog"

Poolhead- "Shotgun"

The Salinas- "Red Plate"

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

The Beach Boys- "Loop De Loop (Flip Flop Flyin' In An Aeroplane)"

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The Arcs- "Eyez" (radio edit)

Link Wray- "It Was Elvis"

Dennis Diken with Bell Sound- "The Sun's Gonna Shine In The Morning"

The Screaming Seagulls- "Snow Surfer"

Green Room segment:

Duane Eddy on Forrest Gump

Duane Eddy- "Rebel Rouser"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Peter Cetera- "I Can Feel It" (co-written by Carl Wilson and rhythm guitar, Ricky Fataar on drums)

Retrofoguetes- "Tentacula"

The Hondells- "Speedway"

Outro Music Bed: The Beach Boys- "Shut Down, Part 2"

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Catching A Wave 05-16-22

Lots of great tunes and good vibes on this Catching A Wave!  We've got a trio of tunes with the word "without" in the title from Cayucas, The Hondells and McKinley James.  The Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun returns with covers of The Beach Boys by Papa Doo Run Run, The Challengers and The Weeklings.  Beth Riley also has a deep track from The Beach Boys that will make you flip a coin...and we drop that coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!  Speaking of The Beach Boys earlier, we hear a newly remastered mix of "Good Vibrations" plus rockin' tunes from The Delstroyers, Secret Agent, Lee Hazlewood's Woodchucks, Garner Firebird, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Webb Wilder, Toro Jones, Stories From Shamehill as well as Evan Foster and Wave Electric from the new Surf You Next Tuesday 2 The Revenge compilation!

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

The Delstroyers- "Zomb Zomb"

Stories From Shamehill- "Flatten The Curb"

Secret Agent- "Honeytrap"

Webb Wilder- "Rocket To Nowhere"

Toro Jones- "Low Tide"

Trio of "Without" tunes:

Cayucas- "Lonely Without You"

The Hondells- "The Rebel (Without A Cause)"

McKinley James- "I Can't Live Without You"

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

The Beach Boys- "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose"

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Lee Hazlewood's Woodchucks- "The Man"

Wave Electric- "Moon Surfing"

Evan Foster- "Surfer's Anthem"

Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun:

Papa Doo Run Run- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (with Mike Love and Jeffrey Foskett)

The Challengers- "Surfin' Safari"

The Weeklings- "Help Me Rhonda"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Ventures- "Pedal Pusher"

Garner Firebird- "Zero To Sixty"

The Beach Boys- "Good Vibrations" (2022 stereo mix & master)

Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts- "Raunchy Twist"

Outro music bed: The Ventures- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

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