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Catching A Wave 12-18-23 Dec 18, 2023

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We've got a mix of new tunes and Christmas tracks this hour on Catching A Wave! There's festive tunes from Joel Paterson, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Al Jardine, Martin Cilia, Agent Octopus, The Delta Ring and Gary Huey as well as a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week (The Ventures)! Beth Riley has a Good-Time deep track by The Beach Boys. The Marketts have a track celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment too! Plus, there's rockers from The Breakers, Micky Dolenz, The Carnivals, Savarit, The Surfers, The Rhino Chasers, The Patina Turners and Interstellar Riders!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Breakers- "Sharks In The Streets" The Carnivals- "Tropicana Je" Savarit- "Desert Sun" The Surfers- "Tequila" The Rhino Chasers- "Moonlight Swamis" Good Time segments: The Marketts 60th Anniversary of The Marketts Take To Wheels (1963) The Marketts- "Bucket Seats" The Patina Turners- "Shore Break" Interstellar Riders- "Tombstoning" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Good Time" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Micky Dolenz- "Radio Free Europe" Christmas programming: Joel Paterson- "Christmas Island" The Delta Ring- "O Holy Night" Al Jardine- "Sunshine To Snowflakes" Martin Cilia- "Deck The Halls" Agent Octopus- "Rudolph The Red Nosed Spy" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Christmas Light Fight" Gary Hoey- "Frosty The Snowman" Outro music bed: Los Straitjackets- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"

Catching A Wave 12-11-23 Dec 11, 2023

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We've got a fun non-traditional Christmas Block on this hour's Catching A Wave! Hear festive tunes from Cheap Trick, Charlie & The Tropicales, Kurt Baker and 2 new tunes from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas and Magnatech (from Surfin' Kitty 4)! Beth Riley has a revved up 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 New Dimensions 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 by the King Of Fuzz Guitar (Davie Allan)! Plus, we've got The McCharmlys, Ramones, Man Or Astro-man?, Monster Wave, Sheryl Crow, Coral Fuzz, The Isotopes, Atomic Drag, The Dreadtones, Rangers and The Joyful Hope!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Man Or Astro-Man?- "Gargantua's Last Stand" The Joyful Hope- "Six Riders" Rangers- "Ginza Lights" Sheryl Crow- "Alarm Clock" Monster Wave- "Wolfman Stomp" Good Time segment: The New Dimensions 60th Anniversary of Dueces And Eights (1963): The New Dimensions- "Chicky Run" The Dreadtones- "The Nomads" Atomic Drag- "Googuy" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Custom Machine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Christmas Block: Cheap Trick- "Come On Christmas" Charlie & The Tropicales- "Christmas Tree" Kurt Baker- "Christmas In The Sand" Magnatech- "Winterbeach Sparkle" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Super Sonic Santa" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Davie Allan- "War Path" Ramones- "My-My Kind Of Girl" Coral Fuzz- "Guitar Radiation" The Isotopes- "Sneezing Mirror" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 12-04-23 Dec 04, 2023

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There's a Catching A Wave Christmas Block of tunes this hour from The Grip Weeds (remixed and remastered and featuring Pat Dinizio & Jim Babjak of The Smithereens), The Cowsills, Brian Wilson, Los Straitjackets and Blue Man Group! 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 Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time Segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, There's tunes from Los Surfer Compadres, Magnatech, Joe Wong, Darren Michael Boyd, The Beatles, The Twang Kings (covering The Beatles), Intoxicos, The Surfers, The Deaf Surfers and Psychotic Youth!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Los Surfer Compadres- "El Condor Pasa" Magnatech- "The Mighty North Sea" Joe Wong- "Into Nothing" The Deaf Surfers- "Love Goddess Of Venus" The Surfers- "Tiki" Good Time segment: Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers 60th Anniversary of Surfer's Slide (1963): Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers- "Malibu Run" Intoxicos- "Longboard Heroes" The Twang Kings- "A Hard Day's Night" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Good Timin'" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Beatles- "Now and Then" Christmas Block: The Grip Weeds- "2,000 Miles" The Cowsills- "Winter Wonderland" Brian Wilson- "On Christmas Day" Los Straitjackets- "Jingle Bell Rock" Blue Man Group- "Jingle Bones" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Shindigs- "Thunder Reef" Psychotic Youth- "Summer Days" Darren Michael Boyd- "No Pain, No Stain" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 11-27-23 Nov 27, 2023

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We kick off the holidays with a couple of new Christmas releases by Joel Paterson and The Manakooras (both on Hi-Tide Recordings) and there will be plenty more in the coming weeks (if you're on Santa's Nice list)! We hear the title cut from Ruby Baby (celebrating it's 60th anniversary) from Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer Dion in our Good Time segment. There's a snippet of an interview with Dion too where I ask him about that song and the album cover which was cut out and included on The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover too. Beth Riley has an early deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and as always we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our twangy selection of the week (the legendary Duane Eddy). Plus, there's tunes from Amphibian Man, Kris Bone, Dogstar, Danny B. Harvey, Los Grainers, Abyssal Lurkers, The Weeklings, The Gold Needles, Chrome Castle, The Brain Waves, The Serfers, The Ventures and The Slimetones!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Amphibian Man- "Program" Abyssal Lurkers- "I'm Not A Loser" The Weeklings- "Brian Jones" Chrome Castle- "Walla Walla" The Brain Waves- "Experiment In Terror" Good Time segment: Dion 60th Anniversary of Ruby Baby (1963): Dion- "Ruby Baby" Danny B. Harvey- "The Girls Of Summer" The Serfers- "Crash And Burn" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Judy" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Ventures- "Summertime Blues" Los Grainers- "Storm Surf" Dogstar- "Sunrise" The Slimetones- "Slime City" Christmas spotlight: Joel Paterson- "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" The Manakooras- "Christmas Day" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Duane Eddy- "The Man With The Gold Guitar" The Gold Needles- "Hit The Main Drag" Kris Bone- "Cecilia Ann" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Raunchy"

Catching A Wave 11-20-23 Nov 20, 2023

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We've got the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun bringing some super fun and randomly chosen covers OF The Beach Boys this hour (including a young Lou Reed). 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 track from the Cayucas from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (pre-Doors Ray Manzarek). Plus, a wide variety of awesomeness from Sir Bald & Los Hairies, Ringo Starr, The Cosmic Wrays, Play Amarailla, Rocket Ciaro, The Dandy Warhols, The Eye Five, Scott Tournet, Voodoo Surf Tribe, Mario Cobo, Beach Bomb and Kaw Tikis!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Sir Bald & Los Hairies- "The Hairy Surfer" Rocket Cairo- "Sultan's Shake" The Dandy Warhols- "The Summer Of Hate" Beach Bomb- "Satyr Salsa" Kaw Tikis- "Rumble At Muscle Beach" Good Time segment: Cayucas 10th Anniversary of Bigfoot (2013): Cayucas- "A Summer Thing" Playa Amarilla- "Viceroy" Mario Cobo- "La Noche Americana" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Da Doo Ron Ron" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Eye Five- "Undead Twist Pt. 1" Ringo Starr- "Feeling The Sunlight" Voodoo Surf Tribe- "Spychotic" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: The De-Fenders- "Little Deuce Coupe" The Hot Doggers- "Surfin' USA" The Surfsiders- "Surfin'" (featuring an uncredited Lou Reed) Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Rick & The Ravens- "Rampage" (written by and featuring Ray Manzarek) Scott Tournet- "Cadillac" The Cosmic Wrays- "Roswell Roundup" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 11-13-23 Nov 13, 2023

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There's another Catching A Wave "Two-nami" in the forecast this hour with 2 songs in a row featuring Bob Spalding on guitar (solo track and new one from The Ventures). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a La Luz tune from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (instrumental from Cheap Trick). Plus, there's a couple of songs from the new Triple Agent Records Volume VI release (Tremolo Beer Gut with Zombierella and The Greasy Gills) as well as rockers from Al Jardine, The Meteoroids, Magnatech, Black Flamingos, U2, Surf Cult, The Patina Turners, Guitarmy Of One, Kay Firlito & The Sun-Dried Surf Band, His Lordship and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Black Flamingos- "Tales From The Crypt" Guitarmy Of One- "Jack Lord Of The Sea" U2- "Atomic City" Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "Shrieker Stomp" The Meteoroids- "The Creeper" Good Time segment: La Luz 10th Anniversary of It's Alive (2013): La Luz- "Sure As Spring" Magnatech- "Valiant Rides Again" His Lordship- "Jackie Works For The NHS" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Rock And Roll Music" (2012 mix with extra verse) Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Tremolo Beer Gut (feat. Zombierella)- "Codename Tremstar" Al Jardine- "Waves Of Love 3.0 Ocean Mix" The Greasy Gills- "Tequila Bill" (alternate version) The Patina Turners- "Blue Crab Boogie" Two-nami: Bob Spalding- "The Broken Road" The Ventures- "The Alien" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Cheap Trick- "Oh Boy" (instrumental version) Surf Cult- "Ghost Pirates" Kay Firlito & The Sun-Dried Surf Band- "Summer Vacation Kinda Sucked" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 11-06-23 Nov 06, 2023

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We take another trip in the Catching A Wave Time Machine this hour to hear 3 tunes from the WLS Chicago Silver Dollar Survery from the week of January 28th 1966. There's a track from a Chris Casello Trio album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has an early version of a hit song by 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 (Hal Blaine). If that isn't enough, we've got killer tunes from Kitten & The Tonics, The Frigidaires, Kris Bone, Lords Of Atlantis, Fly Janet, Atomicos, Steve Miller Band, Kurt Baker, Chewbacca's, The Vaccines, Cayucas and Os Brutus!!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Kris Bone- "Penetration" Steve Miller Band- "I Don't Mind" Lords Of Atlantis- "Temple Of Poseidon" Kurt Baker- "Hittin' Rock Bottom" Chewbacca's- "Triangulum Congueror" Good Time segment: Chris Casello Trio 10th Anniversary of Instrumental Dynamite (2013): Chris Casello Trio- "El Nino" The Vaccines- "Heartbreak Kid" Kitten & The Tonics- "Hank Pharaoh" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Surfin' Safari" (early version with original lyrics) Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Fly Janet- "Full Deck" Cayucas- "California Inn" Atomicos- "Goof Troop" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending January 28th, 1966 WLS Chicago Silver Dollar Survey: #31 The Marketts- "Batman" #2 The Beach Boys- "Barbara Ann" (Take 3/ Session 5) #1 The Beatles- "Day Tripper" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars- "(Dance With The) Surfin' Band" The Frigidaires- "Stormy Seas" Os Brutus- "Billy The Ghost" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Dueces Wild"

Halloween Show! Catching A Wave 10-30-23 Oct 28, 2023

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It's our annual Halloween show! A full hour of tunes so fun it's scary! Beth Riley has a tune from The Beach Boys that even scared Brian Wilson while they recorded it in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! Our Jammin' James Jukebox is a fun Jan & Dean tune about a car you take your last ride in. Plus, great Halloween rockers from Magnatech, The Malibooz, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Satan's Pilgrims, Man Or Astroman, Jim & The Seadragons, The Tiki Tones, Ichi-Bons, Los Straitjackets, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Laramie Dean, The Ghouls, Shaun Young, Olivia Jean and Messer Chups! Listen if you dare HERE:

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys/ "Ghostbusters"- Los Straitjackets Magnatech- "Christopher Lee" Olivia Jean- "Raving Ghost" Messer Chups- "Hard Times For Dracula" Shaun Young- "Vampire" Laramie Dean- "Little Wednesday" Man Or Astro-man?- "Invasion Of The Dragonmen" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Trick Or Treat" Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts- "Dark Harbor" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "The Elements: Fire (Mrs. Oleary's Cow)" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Satan's Pilgrims- "Ichibod Crane" The Ghouls- "Dracula's Deuce" Los Straitjackets- "Goo Goo Muck" Ichi-Bons- "The Witch" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Web Of The Spider" Jim & The Sea Dragons- "Caught In The Spider's Web" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Jan & Dean- "Surfin' Hearse" The Tiki Tones- "Ghost & Mr. Chicken" The Malibooz- "The Surfin' Ghost" Outro music bed: Ben Vaughan- "Psycho Beach Party"

Catching A Wave 10-23-23 Oct 22, 2023

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There's no slowing down with all the great music constantly coming in to Catching A Wave! This week, we hear a rocker from Davie Allan & The Arrows from an album celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. We have a Two-nami in the forecast...2 in a row of songs featuring The Bangles (one from their first album and another with them doing backing vocals on a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tune). Beth Riley has a friendly deep track from The Beach Boys and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Jon & The Nightriders). Plus, we turn it up with songs from Chewbacca's, The Nut Jumpers, The Surfin' Lungs, Christian Love, Everglades Rhythm, The Rhino Chasers, Brian Setzer, Gglitch Family Band, Surfasaurus, White Sands, The Jackets, Herb Alpert and The Surf Junkies!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Rhino Chasers- "Can Of Worms" The Nut Jumpers- "J.B. Twist" (James Bond) Brian Setzer- "Rock Boys Rock" The Surf Junkies- "The Office" Christian Love- "We Don't Even Know What We're Fighting For" "Good Time" segment: Davie Allan & The Arrows 20th Anniversary of Restless In L.A. (2003): Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Kick Back" Chewbacca's- "Third Star To The Left" Gglitch Family Band- "Barracuda Cruiser" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Friends" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Herb Alpert- "(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame" Everglades Rhythm- "Ten Over" Surfasaurus- "Chevelle" White Sands- "Jack The Ripper" Two-nami: The Bangles- "Dover Beach" Tom Petty & The Hearbreakers (with The Bangles BGV's)- "Waiting For Tonight" Jammin' James Jukebox: Jon & The Nightriders- "Thunder Over Rincon" Kickstands- "Hill Climb" The Surfin' Lungs- "Date With Danger" The Jackets- "Attracted" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 10-16-23 Oct 16, 2023

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Get ready to spin the "Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun" again this hour for some randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys on this Catching A Wave. Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a track from a Frankie & The Poolboys album celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Los Straitjackets)! Plus, we've got rockers from Micky Dolenz (covering R.E.M.!!), The Cosmic Wrays, Atomicos, The Beyonderers, The Sea-Jays, Bobby Sutliff, The McCharmlys, The Routes, The Grogans, Froghat, Hipbone Slim and The Meteoroids!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Sea-Jays- "Experiment In Terror" The Beyonderers- "Ultra-Terrestrial" (live) The Meteoroids- "Checkpoint Chavez" The McCharmlys- "LUV" Hipbone Slim- "Spill The Beans" "Good Time" segment: Frankie & The Poolboys 10th Anniversary of The Adventures of Cap'n Coconuts (2013): Frankie & The Poolboys- "Monkey Pod" Froghat- "Tadpoles" The Grogans- "I Cannot Read Your Mind" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Ruby Baby" (Take 2/ Session 2) Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Bobby Sutliff- "Lonely Beach Micky Dolenz- "Shiny Happy People" The Cosmic Wrays- "The Cosmic Peril" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Hugo Montenegro- "Good Vibrations" Elliot Easton- "Caroline, No" The Tokens- "Don't Worry Baby" Jammin' James Jukebox: Los Straitjackets- "Scram! It's The Fuzz" Atomicos- "So Pitted" The Routes- "Noise Annoys" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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