Showing posts with label The Smithereens. Show all posts
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Friday, December 22, 2023

Christmas Show! Catching A Wave 12-25-23

 


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Hear hour 2 HERE:


Hour 1 info:
It's our annual ALL Christmas show on Catching A Wave! Beth Riley (from Boppin' With Beth and her Catching A Wave segment here called Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break...hear one of their Christmas tunes this hour) co-hosts with me once again. We hear a Leon Redbone tune in our Good Time segment from the Elf soundtrack celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's songs from JD McPherson, Joel Paterson, The Monkees, The Grip Weeds, The Tourmaliners, Phil Keaggy, Jim & The Sea Dragons, The Smithereens, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, The Breakers (with Dan Peters), Abyssal Lurkers, The Evergleams (feat. members of Black Flamingos), The Manakooras, The Surf Junkies and The Surfisticats!


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

The Grip Weeds- "Christmas Dream"
The Tourmaliners- "Joy To The World"
JD McPherson- "Every Single Christmas"
Joel Paterson- "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"
The Evergleams- "A Marshmallow World"

Good Time Segment:
20th Anniversary of Elf (Music From The Major Motion Picture) (2003)
Leon Redbone- "Christmas Island"

The Manakooras- "Snowfall"
The Surf Junkies- "Missing You On Christmas"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break
The Beach Boys- "Christmas Day"
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Phil Keaggy- "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"
The Monkees- "House Of Gingerbread"
The Surfisticats- "Santa Bring Me A Surfboard Please"
The Tikiyaki Orchestra- "Wonderful Christmastime"
The Breakers (with Dan Peters)- "Snow Storm Stomp"
Abyssal Lurkers- "Fairytale Of New York"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection:
Jackie & The Cedrics- "Silent Night Rumble"

The Smithereens- "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Jim And The Sea Dragons- "Candy Cane City"

Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Sleigh Bells"


Hour 2 info:
This is our bonus 2nd hour this year! We hope to make this a new tradition as we just love Christmas music and wanted to offer more! Beth Riley co-hosts and has another fun tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a Nick Lowe tune from his holiday album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a Los Straitjackets selection this hour! We've spin rockers from Reverend Horton Heat, The Ventures, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Bongos, Monsters From The Surf, The Weeklings, The Untamed Youth, The Malibooz, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th, Davie Allan & The Arrows, Southern Culture On The Skids, Satan's Pilgrims, The Isotopes, Underwater Bosses, The Slimetones and The Volcanics!

Intro music bed: "Deck The Halls"- Los Straitjackets

Monsters From The Surf- "A Surfer's Christmas List"
The Bongos- "Rock The Christmas Cheer"
The Slimetones- "Neon Christmas"
The Volcanics- "Tidings Of Comfort And Joy"
Underwater Bosses- "God Rest Ye Gnarly Gentlemen"

Good Time Segment
Nick Lowe 10th Anniversary of Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
Nick Lowe- "The North Pole Express"

Revernd Horton Heat- "Jingle Bells"
The Ventures- "We Three Kings"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Santa's Got An Airplane"
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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts- "Little Drummer Boy"
The Weeklings- "Gonna Be Christmas"
The Isotopes- "Little Saint Nick"
The Malibooz- "Carol Of The Swells"
The Untamed Youth- "Santa's Gonna Shut 'Em Down"
Satan's Pilgrims- "Greensleeves"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection:
Los Straitjackets- "A Marshmallow World"

Southern Culture On The Skids- "Surfin' On Christmas (Santa Won't You Bring Me Some Waves)"
Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Frosty The Snowman"
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "Batman Smells"

Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

First snowfall in Moline, IL (November 26, 2023) for Beth and James
since moving to their new hometown!


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Sunday, September 24, 2023

Catching A Wave 09-25-23


On this Catching A Wave, we board our Time Machine for the week of July 26th, 1963 to hear 3 songs on KYA San Francisco's chart (all 3 are instrumental). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a rocker from The White Stripes from an album celebrating it's 20th Anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (The Smithereens from 1980)! Plus, we have tunes from Thalasses, Messer Chups (both from Missing Fink's Music To Battle Apes By compilation), Trevor Rabin, Cayucas, The Meteoroids, Bobby Sutliff, Buzzy Frets, Ben Rogers' Instrumental Asylum, Lipstereo, Everglades Rhythm and The Surf Junkies!

Hear episode HERE:


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

Everglades Rhythm- "Driving Guitars"
The Surf Junkies- "Dirty Mac"
The Meteoroids- "Mr. Marvin"
Lipstereo- "Little Spaceships"
Buzzy Frets- "Pink Panther Theme"

"Good Time" segment:
The White Stripes 20th Anniversary of Elephant (2003)
The White Stripes- "Hypnotize"

Ben Rogers' Instrumental Asylum- "I Saw Sputnik"
Cayucas- "Blue Lightning"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "No-Go Showboat"
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Trevor Rabin- "Big Mistakes"
Thalasses- "Ape Love"
Bobby Sutliff- "Same Way Tomorrow"

Catching A Wave Time Machine
Week of July 26th, 1963 for KYA 1260 AM San Francisco:
#16 Lonnie Mack- "Memphis"
#14 Jack Nitzsche- "Lonely Surfer"
#1 The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
The Smithereens- "Girls About Town"

Messer Chups- "Surf De L'amour"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"












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Sunday, March 12, 2023

Catching A Wave 03-13-23


The Juke Box Hero segment returns on Catching A Wave this hour as we hear 3 tunes on a 1968 Rock-Ola Jukebox from Jim Babjak of The Smithereens! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spin a tune from The Lively Ones from an album 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.  Plus, we've got rockers from Reverend Horton Heat, The Smithereens (covering an instrumental by The Beatles), The Neanderthals, Televisionaries & Les Greene, The GO-GO Rilas, The Foreign Films, Jack Botts, The Super Stocks, Tiger Army, The Greasy Gills, The Hang Ten-Hangmen and Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks!

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

The Hang-Ten Hangmen- "Beach Bonanza"
Tiger Army- "Enchantment"
The Greasy Gills- "Texas Twist"
Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks- "You've Been Rumbled"
Televisionaries & Les Greene- "Airbound"

"Good Time" segment:
The Lively Ones 60th Anniversary of Surf Rider (1963)
The Lively Ones- "Guitar Man"

The GO-GO Rillas- "Night Surf"
The Foreign Films- "Rain Clouds (Sunshine In Your Heart)"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Long Promised Road"
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Jack Botts- "All Day"
The Neanderthals- "Space Oddity"
The Smithereens- "Cry For A Shadow"

Juke Box Hero:
Selections from Jim Babjak's jukebox
The Who- "Summertime Blues"
Link Wray- "Rumble"
The Trashmen- "King Of The Surf"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Mel Taylor & The Magics- "The Creeper"

The Super Stocks- "Wheel Stands"
Reverend Horton Heat- "School Of Rock and Roll"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Jim Babjak's 1968 Rock-Ola Jukebox:






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Sunday, February 19, 2023

Catching A Wave 02-20-23

 


There's new artists, hall of famers and everything in between on this new Catching A Wave!  Greg Townson talks about how he joined Los Straitjackets in our Green Room segment along with a tune of them covering Nick Lowe.  Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break.  We spin a tune from The Surf Raiders from their 2nd album that is celebrating it's 40th anniversary this year, we bring you music news and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (by Roger McGuinn and features Bruce Johnston on piano).  Plus, we've got songs from Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys (covering Buddy Holly), The Foreign Films, The Routes, Ichi-Bons, The Almighty Devildogs, The Smithereens, Softlung, Danyaal, The Weeklings (covering The Beatles), The Berlinettas (covering The Ventures), Cameronoise and a rockin' instrumental from Creedence Clearwater Revival to start the show!

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

Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Glory Be"
Ichi-Bons- "Don't Call Me Fly Face"
Cameronoise- "Caution Tape
Danyaal- "Archipelago Rock"
Softlung- "Don't Say No"

"Good Time" segment:
The Surf Raiders 40th Anniversary of Surf Bound (1983)
The Surf Raiders- "Hit The Surf"

The Weeklings- "I've Just Seen A Face"
The Routes- "Attention"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Don't Hurt My Little Sister"
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The Smithereens- "Batman Theme"
The Foreign Films- "Into The Light"
The Berlinettas- "Walk, Don't Run"
The Almighty Devildogs- "Autorama"

Green Room Segment:
Greg Townson on how he joined Los Straitjackets
Los Straitjackets- "Shake & Pop"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Roger McGuinn- "Draggin'" (feat. Bruce Johnston on piano)

Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Holly Hop"

Outro Music Bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"










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Sunday, September 11, 2022

Catching A Wave 09-12-22

 


We continue our Top 5 Favorite Song Countdown of The Monkees on this Catching A Wave as we hear #3 and #2 this hour.  We've got Monkee covers by The Grip Weeds and Weezer too.  There's a Two-Nami in the forecast again with the same song by 2 different artists...David Bowie & The Surfrajettes.  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 rare selection this week.  Plus, we've got a variety of tunes from The Delta Bombers, Magnatech, The Smithereens, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, The Volcanics, The Dubceks, Fat Kahoona, Satan's Pilgrims, Kincaid and The Memetics and The Electric Heaters!

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

The Smithereens- "Monkey Man"
Santa Anna Bay Coconuts- "Toledo Panic Button"
Satan's Pilgrims- "Riot On The Seaside Strip"

#3 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees:
The Monkees- "Pleasant Valley Sunday"

Weezer- "I'm A Believer"
The Dubceks- "Humanoids From Challenger Deep"
The Delta Bombers- "Dogs Of Pavlov"
Magnatech- "Surfin' Demon Twist"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Here Comes The Night"
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Kincaid and The Memetics- "Retro Cicada"
The Electric Heaters- "Chai Yo!"
Fat Kahoona- "Orange Bow Tie"
The Volcanics- "Concrete Carver"

Two-Nami:
David Bowie- "Suffragette City"
The Surfrajettes- "Surfrajette City"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Dick Dale & Francine York- "The Enlistment Twist"

#2 in Top 5 Countdown of Favorite songs by The Monkees:
The Monkees- "Randy Scouse Git"

The Grip Weeds- "For Pete's Sake"

Outro music bed: The Monkees- "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Backing Track)


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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Catching A Wave 08-08-22

 


Catching A Wave is full of more NEW tunes and classics this week!  We have a snippet of a conversation Beth Riley did with Jim Babjak of The Smithereens and his love of The Beach Boys in our Green Room segment.  Beth also has a cool 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!  Plus, get ready for rockers from Magnatech, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, The Buttondowns, Travis Koester, The Raconteurs, JD McPherson, The Mach IV, The Slimetones, The Verbtones, The Routes, Surf Curse, Fat Kahoona and The Volcanics!

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

Magnatech- "Impala '59"
Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Powerhouse"
The Volcanics- "Whiplash"
Fat Kahoona- "Red Sea Surfin'"
Surf Curse- "TVI"
The Mach IV- "Big Foot"
JD McPherson- "It Shook Me Up"
The Routes- "Pocket Calculator"

Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break:
The Beach Boys- "Good To My Baby"
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Travis Koester- "Big Time"
The Raconteurs- "The Bane Rendition"
The Verbtones- "Summer Spell"

Green Room segment:
Jim Babjak on The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys- "Don't Worry Baby"
The Smithereens- "Girl Don't Tell Me"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:
Dick Dale- "St. Louis Blues"

The Buttondowns- "Way Out West"
The Slimetones- "Summer Of Slime"

Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"






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