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Catching A Wave 09-16-24 Sep 16, 2024

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Hear both Billy F Gibbons and Los Straitjackets (with Mark Lindsay) take on a Roy Head classic in our Head 2 Head segment on this hour of Catching A Wave! Beth Riley has an instrumental 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 Hondells celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (Annette Funicello...written by Gary Usher & Roger Christian). Plus, there's NEW tunes from Herb Alpert, Aloha Screwdriver, Jack White, The Riptide Rats, Ichi-Bons, Humanga Danga, Bloodshot Bill, X, Marmalade Wake, The Del Roswells, That Green, The Me Gustas and Dirty Quarantine!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Aloha Screwdriver- "Turducken Of The Sea" The Del Roswells- "Baltan" Herb Alpert- "Dancing Down 50th Street" That Green- "Heart Shaped Box" Jack White- "That's How I'm Feeling" Good Time segment: The Hondells 60th anniversary of Go Little Honda (1964 Mercury Records) The Hondells- "Hon-Da Beach Party" X- "Sweet Till The Bitter End" The Me Gustas- "Last Of The V8s" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Carl's Big Chance" Marmalade Wake- "Big Kahuna" Bloodshot Bill- "Slippy" Humanga Danga- "Western Sunset (The Outlaws)" Dirty Quarantine- "Sunglasses Gang" Head 2 Head: Billy F Gibbons- "Treat Her Right" Los Straitjackets (with Mark Lindsay)- "Treat Her Right" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Annette Funicello- "Custom City" The Sentinals- "Latinia" Ichi-Bons- "Outsider" The Riptide Rats- "Reef Rumblin'" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 09-09-24 Sep 09, 2024

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We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine again this hour for the week of July 1, 1966 to hear some songs on the chart for radio station WLS Chicago (including the song at the top). There's a tune from an album by Link Wray that's celebrating it's 50th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a solo track by Carl Wilson in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, killer new tunes from The Fathoms, Secret Agent, The Boss Martians, The Scimitars, The Jagaloons, The Beach Berserkers, The Masonics, The Greasy Gills, The Yeggs, Dead Kampers, The Alley Oops and The Babalooneys!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Fathoms- "Hard To Fathom" Secret Agent- "Mata Hari" (instrumental) The Beach Berserkers- "Rumble" The Masonics- "I Got It All" The Bablooneys- "South Short" Good Time Segment: Link Wray 50th Anniversary of The Link Wray Rumble (1974) Link Wray- "It Was A Bad Scene" The Boss Martians- "The Sender" The Greasy Gills- "Corn Cob Racer" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: Carl Wilson- "She's Mine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Yeggs- "Duck and Cover" The Scimitars- "Hafla" Dead Kampers- "Griselda" Catching A Wave Time Machine week of July 1, 1966 for WLS Chicago #20 Jan & Dean- "Popsicle" #2 The Troggs- "Wild Thing" #1 Tommy James & The Shondells- "Hanky Panky" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Surfettes- "Sammy The Sidewalk Surfer" The Jagaloons- "The Rising Surf" The Alley Oops- "Hang Ten" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

Catching A Wave 09-02-24 Sep 02, 2024

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It's back to school time and Catching A Wave is your "hall pass" for fun this hour (the title of the awesome new tune from The Volcanics later)! Your homework is to listen to all the awesome songs and segments in store. There's a Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row featuring my birthday buddy Ricky Fataar (let's hear it for September 5th birthdays!!). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune from an album by The Spotnicks that's 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 (features a young Frank Zappa)! Plus, great tunes from Kris Bone, The Saskatones, El Nino Delta, The Police, Cameronoise, dayaway, Draculina, JD McPherson, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Slowey & The Boats, Jenny Don't & The Spurs and Party Nerves!

Kris Bone- "Brazil" Draculina- "Sinhella (2024 Remaster)" JD McPherson- "Shining Like Gold" Jenny Don't & The Spurs- "Sidewinder" Slowey & The Boats- "Almost To Tulsa" Good Time Segment: The Spotnicks 60th Anniversary of Meet The Spotnicks (1964) The Spotnicks- "Western Guitar" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Granada Bop" Party Nerves- "Coffee and Muffins With Anton" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Had To Phone Ya" dayaway- "beam me up" The Volcanics- "Hall Pass" Cameronoise- "Video Video" The Police- "Goodbye Tomorrow" Two-nami: The Rutles- "Lonely-Phobia" (lead vocals by Ricky Fataar as "Stig O'Hara") Ricky Fataar- "Drivin' & Jivin'" (from Spotswood Soundtrack) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Hollywood Persuaders- "Grunion Run" The Super Stocks- "Ventura" The Saskatones- "Mariner 10" El Nino Delta- "We Love Troubles" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

Catching A Wave 08-26-24 Aug 26, 2024

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Our Head 2 Head segment returns with a fun take on a Ramones tune featuring the original as well as The Delta Ring adding a surfy version of it as well. 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 Evan Foster celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (a surf version of a 1951 Frankie Laine hit). Plus, new tunes from The Boss Martians, Jack White, Lisa Mychols, The Kaputniks, The Raveonettes, Jet Jaguars, The Minarets, Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets, The Surf Hermits, The Surf Junkies, Los Grises, The Desolate Coast and Bloodshot Bill!!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Boss Martians- "Gone Wild" Bloodshot Bill- "Doomin'" Lisa Mychols- "Mahala Aloha Kihei" The Surf Junkies- "Clarissa Ward: Queen Of Danger" The Desolate Coast- "Los Alamos" Good Time segment: Evan Foster 20th anniversary of Instrumentals Evan Foster- "Hearse Full Of Souls" The Surf Hermits- "Desert Beneath The Waves" Los Grises- "Vertigo" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Karate AKA Beach Boys Stomp" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- "Different Kind Of Blue" Jack White- "No Name Track 12" The Kaputniks- "Is This The Wrong Planet?" The Raveonettes- "Wishing" Head 2 Head: Ramones- "We Want The Airwaves" The Delta Ring- "We Want The Airwaves" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Illusions- "Jezabel" Jet Jaguars- "Club Zombie" The Minarets- "In Los Lunas" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

Back To The 80s! Catching A Wave 08-19-24 Aug 19, 2024

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Catching A Wave goes back to the 80's this week! All the songs this hour come from this awesome decade. We'll board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of June 15th, 1985 to hear some songs on the Billboard Hot 100 including the song at the top. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break. We have a tune from the debut album by The Bangles that's celebrating it's 40th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to spin some wax from the early 80's for our selection of the week (The Malibooz). Plus, 80's tunes from The Raybeats, The Untamed Youth, Duane Eddy, Davie Allan & The Arrows (featuring Dick Dale), The Halibuts, Jon & The Nightriders, The Surf Raiders, Surf Punks, The Surfin' Lungs, The Wedge and The Neptunes!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys/ Huey Lewis & The News- "Power Of Love" (instrumental) The Raybeats- "Searching" The Surfin' Lungs- "Pray For Sun" The Surf Raiders- "Crash" Jon & The Nightriders- "Geronimo" Duane Eddy- "The Trembler" Good Time Segment: The Bangles 40th anniversary of All Over The Place The Bangles- "Tell Me" The Neptunes- "Hydrophobia" The Wedge- "Night Of The Living Wedge" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "It's Gettin' Late" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Davie Allan & The Arrows (with Dick Dale)- "Surf Trek" The Untamed Youth- "One Pine Box" Surf Punks- "My Beach" Catching A Wave Time Machine week ending June 15th 1985 on Billboard's Hot 100: #43 The Power Station- "Get It On (Bang A Gong)" #32 The Beach Boys- "Getcha Back" #1 Tears For Fears- "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Malibooz- "Surf Beat '81" The Halibuts- "Church Key" Outro music bed: Duane Eddy- "Rockabilly Holiday"

Catching A Wave 08-12-24 Aug 12, 2024

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We hear the #1 song in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown this hour! Beth Riley has a great track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a song from The Good Guys in our Good Time Segment (what else?!) from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine to hear some tunes from radio station WQAM 560 AM from February 22nd, 1964 (including the song at the top) plus we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, there's so much great new music from The Surfrajettes, X, The Me Gustas, Genki Genki Panic, The Woggles, That Green (covering Nirvana), Desert Undertones, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, JUDODOJO and The Dirty Licks! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Surfrajettes- "Easy As Pie" The Me Gustas- "Grandpa's Wheels" Choice catalog cut from Dick Dale: Dick Dale- "The Pit" Genki Genki Panic- Crypt Walk" The Woggles- "Telling Me Lies" Good Time Segment: The Good Guys 60th anniversary of Sidewalk Surfing! (1964 GNP Crescendo) The Good Guys- "Collision Course" That Green- "Come As You Are" Desert Undertones- "Point Reyes" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Shut Down" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Sometimes Late At Night" Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown: #1 Dick Dale- "Miserlou" JUDODOJO- "Motorodeo" Catching A Wave Time Machine WQAM 560 AM (Miami, FL) February 22nd, 1964 #23 The Marketts- "Out Of Limits" #14 The Trashmen- "Bird Dance Beat" #1 The Beatles- "She Loves You" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Surfmen- "Paradise Cove" (1962) X- "Big Black X" The Dirty Licks- "Sidewinder" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

Catching A Wave 08-05-24 Aug 05, 2024

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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!

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" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE 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 07-29-24 Jul 29, 2024

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This hour of Catching A Wave is so jam packed worth of new tunes and special segments! We hear #5 and #4 in our Top 5 Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown! Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We have a tune by Los Straitjackets from an album celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. There's a Two-nami in the forecast with 2 in a row by The Burkharts and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, rockers from JD McPherson, Greg Townson, Jet Jaguars, The Babalooneys, Austin John, Pointbreak, Vacant Planets, Nautylus (feat. Sys Malakian), Rapt In Blue, The Baron Four, The Burial Quartet and Gary Usher! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys JD McPherson- "Sunshine Getaway" Vacant Planets- "Mighty Sk8in' Power Rangers" Favorite Dick Dale Song Countdown: #5 Dick Dale- "Hava Nagila" Austin John- "Sweet Tooth's Stomp" Pointbreak- "Tiger Hour" Good Time segment: Los Straitjackets 20th anniversary of Los Straitjackets Play Favorites (2004) Los Straitjackets- "Jack The Ripper" The Babalooneys- "Oceanside" Nautylus- "Eleki" (feat. Sys Malakian) Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Be Still" Greg Townson- "Paint The Town" #4 Dick Dale- "Let's Go Trippin'" Rapt In Blue- "Inversion 35 Degrees" The Burial Quartet- "Tiger By The Tail" Two-Nami: The Burkharts- "To Be Your Lover" The Burkharts- "Daisy, We've Got A Good Thing" Jammin' James Jukebox: The Fashions- "Surfin' Back To School" Gary Usher- "Mag Wheels" Jet Jaguars- "All Gas No Brakes" The Baron Four- "Never Feeling Blue" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

Catching A Wave 07-22-24 Jul 22, 2024

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We'll spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun later this hour on Catching A Wave to hear 3 covers of The Beach Boys (BeachBoys Talk w/ Bobby Figuerora, Friends Of Dean Martinez and Bruce Johnston & Terry Melcher). Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! We hear a tune from an album by The Ventures celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockers from Langhorns, The Courettes (with La La Brooks) The Del Roswells, Aloha Screwdriver, Black Valley Moon, Don Diego Trio, Pixies, The Yeggs, Christian Love & Nate Ruvin, Messer Chups, Digital Vegetable and The Super Stocks!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Del Roswells- "Blaster 56" Black Valley Moon- "Heart Breakin' She-Devil" The Courettes (with La La Brooks)- "Run Run Runaway" Messer Chups- "So Tell The Girls I Am Back In Town" Digital Vegetable- "What Cacti Keep Quiet About" Good Time segment: The Ventures 60th anniversary of The Fabulous Ventures (1964 Dolton Records) The Ventures- "Journey To The Stars" The Yeggs- "Splittin' The Atom" Langhorns- "The Standoff" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Hully Gully" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Christian Love & Nate Ruvin- "The Fritz" Pixies- "You're So Impatient" Don Diego Trio/The Coquaros- "Tequila" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: BeachBoys Talk (with Bobby Figueroa)- "Baby Blue" Friends Of Dean Martinez- "The Warmth Of The Sun" Bruce Johnston & Terry Melcher- "Custom Machine" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Beach Girls- "He's My Surfin' Guy" The Super Stocks- "Gridiron Goodie" Aloha Screwdriver- "Cold Feats" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

Catching A Wave 07-15-24 Jul 15, 2024

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We boldly go into the ring with William Shatner and The Cramps both performing the same song on our Head 2 Head segment on this new Catching A Wave! We really get weird with our Good Time segment...we celebrate the 60th anniversary of another fun album by Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos! Beth Riley has a solo track by Bruce Johnston in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Southern Culture On The Skids)! Plus, we have tracks by Kris Bone, Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets), Katatonics, Ichi-Bons, Magnatech, The Dirty Licks, Greg Townson, The Raveonettes, The Other Timelines, The Good Fortunes, The Ramblin' Ambassadors, The Currie Brothers, The Riptide Rats and The Hondells!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Kris Bone- "Bustin' Surfboards" The Currie Brothers- "Run Fink Run" The Riptide Rats- "Rat Stomp!" Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Went To A Party" The Ramblin' Ambassadors- "Dogs Of Mischief" Good Time segment: Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos 60th anniversary of Surfink! (1964 Capitol Records) Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos- "Phantom Surfer" The Good Fortunes- "Breaking Waves" The Other Timelines- "Unsafe At Any Speed" Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: Bruce Johnston- "The Hamptons" The Raveonettes- "All I Have To Do Is Dream" Greg Townson- "Closer To The Truth" The Dirty Licks- "Malibu Barbie-Q" Magnatech- "Dumla The Green Rabbit" Head 2 Head: William Shatner- "Garbageman" The Cramps- "Garbageman" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Southern Culture On The Skids- "Rumors Of Surf" The Hondells- "Black Boots And Bikes" Ichi-Bons- "Leopardskin" Katatonics- "Spy v Spy" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

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