Catching A Wave 08-05-24

 

Where else can you find both Phish and The Muppets (Animal) going Head 2 Head covering a classic by The Surfaris? Right here on Catching A Wave! We also hear #3 and #2 in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown! Beth Riley has a tune related to The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a song by The Kaisers celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Duane Eddy)! Plus, there's songs from Ichi-Bons, The Scimitars, the Lake Devils, Magnatech, The Rebel Set, The Other Timelines, Marco Di Maggio, Jenny Don't & The Spurs, Punk Fiction, Ultra Lights, dayaway and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th! 

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

Magnatech- "Departure Hall"

the Lake Devils- "Seizures"

Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown:

#3 Dick Dale- "Nitro"

Ichi-Bons- "Snake Eyes"

Ultra Lights- "Nostalgia"

Good Time segment:

The Kaisers 30th anniversary of In Step With The Kaisers (1994 No Hit Records)

The Kaisers- "Squarehead"

The Rebel Set- "Bummer City"

The Scimitars- "Taverna"

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

Kenny & Cadets- "What Is A Young Girl Made Of"

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Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "El Tormento's Theme"

Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown:

#2 Dick Dale- "The Wedge"

dayaway- "rogue wave"

Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "War Cry!"

Head 2 Head:

Phish- "Wipe Out"

The Muppets (Animal)- "Wipe Out"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Duane Eddy & The Rebels with The Rebelettes- "Your Baby's Gone Surfin'"

Marco Di Maggio- "Okyo Affair"

The Other Timelines- "Public Access '66 Theme"

Punk Fiction- "Jungle Boogie"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Apache"

Catching A Wave 07-31-23

 

The warmth of the sun is blazing hot this summer and so are the tunes this hour on Catching A Wave! We spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear 3 randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys (including one from Jakob Dylan with Neil Young!). Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley plays a deep track from them on her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! We've got a tune from The Atlantics from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment and as always we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we'll spin tunes from Daikaiju, The Fuzillis, The Scimitars, Duke Robillard, Darren Mihael Boyd, Unkle Kook, Masters Of The University, Rufus Lee King & The Dream, Lords Of Atlantis, Blister Soul, EG Vines and The Guantanamos!

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

Darren Michael Boyd- "Racing For Pinks"

Duke Robillard- "Rumble"

EG Vines- "Over The Sun"

The Guantanamos- "Chasing Waves"

Daikaiju- "Kaiju Surf Team Rescue"

"Good Time" segment:

The Atlantics 60th Anniversary of Bombora (1963)

The Atlantics- "Bluebottles"

The Scimitars- "Bari Simone"

Unkle Kook- "Sert Beat"

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

The Beach Boys- "Where I Belong"

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Blister Soul- "Reputation"

Masters Of The University- "Batusi"

Lords Of Atlantis- "Temple Of Poseidon"

Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun:

RJ & The Riots- "Little Honda"

The Woofers- "Little Deuce Coupe"

Jakob Dylan with Neil Young- "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

Hale & The Hushabyes- "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"

Rufus Lee King & The Dream- "Shuttle Train To Rockaway"

The Fuzillis- "Tiki Max"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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Catching A Wave 07-03-23

We hear a couple of tracks from the new free sampler Vol. 5 from Triple Agent Records (Chewbacca's and Thalasses) this hour (more in coming weeks too)! Always fun artwork with those! We pay tribute to the late, great Dickie Harrell (Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame drummer for Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps) who passed away on May 31st, 2023 and hear a song from his 1961 solo album on Capitol Records. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending October 26th, 1963 for radio station WQAM 560 AM and hear some songs on their chart that week (including the #1 song). We'll spin a tune from a Dick Dale & His Del-Tones album that is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a July 4th themed tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. KISS has a rockin' instrumental patriotic tune in the mix as well and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've great tunes from The Scimitars, Raul Malo, The Bomboras, Tegan & Sara, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Skoteenas and Trio Koko.

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

Raul Malo- "Liberty City"

The Bomboras- "Blowback"*

In memorium:

Dickie "Be-Bop" Harrell- "Drivin' Around The Block"

Tegan and Sara- "Girls Talk"

Trio Koko- "Enterprise"

"Good Time" segment:

Dick Dale & His Del-Tones 60th Anniversary of King Of The Surf Guitar (1963)

Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "King Of The Surf Guitar" 

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts- "Before The Dawn"

Chewbacca's- "Death Of A Galaxy"

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

The Beach Boys- "4th Of July"

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KISS- "Star Spangled Banner"

The Scimitars- "Damascus Steel"

Thalasses- "Augurio"

Catching A Wave Time Machine

Week ending October 26th, 1963 for WQAM 560 AM

#39 The Atlantics- "Bombora"

#27 Jan & Dean- "Honolulu Lulu"

#1 Frankie Avalon- "Beach Party"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Kan Dells- "Cloudburst"

Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts- "The Boss"

Skoteenas- "El Topo"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

*appearing at Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender:

https://surfguitar101festival.com/

Dickie Harrell (far right) playing drums with
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps!

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