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Catching A Wave 10-09-23 Oct 09, 2023

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The Catching A Wave Two-nami returns with 2 songs from Brian Wilson including a track co-written and BGV's from the late, great Jimmy Buffett. There's a tune from Jimmy in our Good Time segment too from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary. 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 selection of the week. We've also got some rockin' tunes from Los Dedos, Duane Eddy, The Rolling Stones, The Surfin' Lungs, Cayucas, The Ventures, Abyssal Lurkers, The Frigidaires, Draculina, Amphibian Man, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas and The Surf Hermits!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Frigidaires- "Blue Worlds" Draculina- "Jet Black" (2023 remaster) Abyssal Lurkers- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" Amphibian Man- "Ticket" The Rolling Stones- "Angry" "Good Time" segment: Jimmy Buffett 10th Anniversary of Songs From St. Somewhere (2013): Jimmy Buffett- "Oldest Surfer On The Beach" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Wasaga After Midnight" The Surf Hermits- "Mountains Of Madness" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Celebrate The News" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Ventures- "Space Suit" Los Dedos- "Tres Margaritas" The Surfin' Lungs- "Beach Patrol" Two-nami: Brian Wilson & Andy Paley- "In My Moondreams" Brian Wilson- "South American" (co-written & BGV's by Jimmy Buffett) Jammin' James Jukebox: The Routers- "Crack Up" Duane Eddy- "The Feud" Cayucas- "Varsity Jacket" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 10-02-23 Oct 02, 2023

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The tunes are still hot this hour on Catching A Wave! We hear a Ramones tune from an album celebrating it's 30th anniversary on our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of The Beach Boys, we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear 3 randomly chosen covers OF The Beach Boys (Dave Edmunds, Herb Alpert and Rincon Surfside Band). Great new tune from Christian Love from his new album too! We'll also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockers from Messer Chups, Sys Malakian, The Courettes, The Raybeats, The Dwellers, Kurt Baker, Sick Hyenas, ZAKO, Lords Of Atlantis, dayaway and Dave Myers & The Surftones! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys ZAKO- "Rio Bravo" Lords Of Atlantis- "Eye Of The Sahara" The Courettes- "Push It Too Hard" Sys Malakian- "High Tide" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "The Sweeper" "Good Time" segment: Ramones 30th Anniversary of Acid Eaters (1993): Ramones- "7 and 7 Is" The Raybeats- "Jack The Ripper" The Dwellers- "Just Another Love Song" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "All Dressed Up For School" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE dayaway- "ocean blues" Christian Love- "Thrown Out" Sick Hyenas- "Sleepless Nights" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Dave Edmunds- "God Only Knows" Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass- "Darlin'" Rincon Surfside Band- "Surfin' Safari" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Ritchie Valens- "Fast Freight" Dave Myers & The Surftones- "Church Key" Kurt Baker- "She Don't Wanna Be Alone" Messer Chups- "Black Saddle" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 09-25-23 Sep 25, 2023

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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, Everglades Rhythm, Ben Rogers' Instrumental Asylum, Lipstereo, Everglades Rhythm and The Surf Junkies!

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" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE 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"

Catching A Wave 09-18-23 Sep 18, 2023

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Can you believe it's nearly Fall season already? September 25th marks the first day. But, it's always summer here at Catching A Wave...even if it's just in your mind! We've got a tune from an album The Richies in our Good Time segment celebrating it's 30th anniversary. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys showcasing those amazing vocals in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's another great Two-nami in the forecast...2 in a row featuring guitars by Elliot Easton on a rarity from The Cars as well as Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Sonics). Plus, we've got tunes from The Ventures, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Dogstar, The Surf Hermits, The Midnight Callers, Hipbone Slim, The 5.6.7.8.'s, The Creature Preachers, Dennis J. Leise, Poolhead, Amphibian Man, King Pelican and The West Mains!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Ventures- "Second Sun" Amphibian Man- "Path" The 5.6.7.8.'s- "Batman Theme" Dogstar- "Breach" King Pelican- "Dune Buggy" "Good Time" segment: The Richies 30th Anniversary of Pet Summer (1993) The Richies- "Surfer Babe" The West Mains- "Out Of Reach" The Surf Hermits- "When Waves Collide" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Graduation Day" (studio version) Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Midnight Callers- "What Goes Around" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Invasion Of The Underdwellers" The Creature Preachers- "Necro A Go-Go" Poolhead- "Shake 'n' Spill" Two-nami: Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods- "Sir Surfalot" The Cars- "You Just Can't Push Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Sonics- "Have Love Will Travel" Dennis J. Leise- "Hey Man" Hipbone Slime- "The Hairy Shadow" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 09-11-23 Sep 11, 2023

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We've got 2 in a row from the great Herb Alpert in our Two-nami segment this hour...including a NEW tune (a cover of a Jerry Reed classic). We've got a fun track from a compilation called Hot Rod Rally celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. 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 selection of the week! Plus, there's some rockin' tunes from Cameronoise, The Surfin' Lungs, Draculina, The Anderson Council, The Fuzillis, The McCharmlys, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, BreakTime, The Delta Ring, Mayer Hawthorne, Jaguar Jets, Shark Beach 2 and The Frigidaires!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Hang On" The Surfin' Lungs- "Z-Cars" BreakTime- "She's The One" The Delta Ring- "Frenchman Bay (Mono)" The Frigidaires- "Draggin'" "Good Time" segment: Various artists 60th Anniversary of Hot Rod Rally (1963) Hot Rod Rog- "Little Street Machine" Draculina- "Our Kingdoms" The Anderson Council- "This Is Where I Belong" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Our Team" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Fuzillis- "KABLOOIE!" Shark Beach 2- "Everybody Surf Now" Jaguar Jets- "Rail Ripper" Mayer Hawthorne- "The Pool" Two-nami: Herb Alpert- "East Bound & Down" Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass- "Surfin' Senorita" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Surfaris- "Surf Scene" The McCharmlys- "Love Me Too" Cameronoise- "Beautiful Human" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 09-04-23 Sep 04, 2023

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New tunes, classics...and even Classical Gas...it's all on this hour of Catching A Wave. We've got a Two-nami in the forecast with TWO summer themed tracks from the legendary band, The Crickets! There's a tune from the Diddley Daddy himself...Bo Diddley...from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a love song about a car in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Southern Culture On The Skids). Plus, we've got rockers from Chris Casello, The Ventures, Duke Robillard, The Surf Junkies, Kula Shaker, The Surf Hermits, Pollo Del Mar, Lords Of Atlantis, Eastern Souvenirs, Kincaid & The Memetics, Laramie Dean, Beach Towels and The Strings Aflame!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Laramie Dean- "Pipeline" (with Jimmy Dale, Trevor Lucca & Dave Klein) The Strings Aflame- "Haulin' Honda" The Surf Junkies- "Stranger Danger" Kula Shaker- "Waves" Beach Towels- "Night Surf" "Good Time" segment: Bo Diddley 60th Anniversary of Surfin' With Bo Diddley (1963) Bo Diddley- "Low Tide" Kincaid and The Memetics- "Slackline The Surf Hermits- "Road Trip" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Ballad Of Ole Betsy" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Eastern Souvenirs- "Barbary Corsairs" Pollo Del Mar- "A Flash Of Greens (live)" Duke Robillard- "Git With It" Two-nami: The Crickets- "Summertime Blues" The Crickets- "Surfin' Special" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Southern Culture On The Skids- "Walleyed" The Ventures- "High Noon On The Moon" Chris Casello- "Classical Gas" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Wild Side Of City Lights"

Catching A Wave 08-28-23 Aug 28, 2023

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We hear a snippet of a chat with legendary Sun Records drummer J.M. Van Eaton in our Green Room segment talking about 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 Thursday 3: (Mark Malibu & The Wasagas and The Whys), Cleopatra Records' Goo Goo Muck- A Tribute To The Cramps (Hillbilly Moon Explosion) and Sundazed Records' Surfin' The Great Lakes (The Trashmen). Plus, we spin tunes from Dogstar, The Creature Preachers, Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Atomic Drag, Systilus, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Barracudas, HOKO, Agent Octopus, Northern Tides and The Kickstands! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Creature Preachers- "Zombie Tsunami" Agent Octopus- "Black Sea Reef" Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Primitive" Northern Tides- "Wrong Orange County" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Baja Norte" "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" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE 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"

Catching A Wave 08-21-23 Aug 21, 2023

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We hear the #1 choice in our "Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown" this hour! Plus, we got a track from his Tokyo Hits record from 1967 as well. There's a tune from The Atlantics from an album celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a great tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (The Hi-Risers). There's also new and classic rockers from Brian Setzer, The Ventures, Dave Edmunds, Hipbone Slim, Raul Malo, The Surfin' Lungs, Husbands, Zako, The West Mains, spacedog spacecat, Atomicos, Buzzy Frets and Surfasaurus!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Brian Setzer- "Girl On The Billboard" Hipbone Slim- "Ripcurl" Duane Eddy- "Ginza Lights" (1967, Tokyo Hits) Raul Malo- "The Sound Of Silence" spacedog spacecat- "Counting The Days" "Good Time" segment: The Atlantics 20th Anniversary of Point Zero (2003) The Atlantics- "Point Zero" The West Mains- "Fuzz Heat" Atomicos- "The Gal From C.A.S.B.A.H." Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Girls On The Beach" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surfin' Lungs- "What Would Elvis Do?" Dave Edmunds- "Heart Of The City" Zako- "Monster" Buzzy Frets- "Hydrofoil" Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown #1 Duane Eddy- "Rebel Rouser" The Ventures- "The Mercury Run" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Hi-Risers- "Summertime Here We Come" Husbands- "Can't Do Anything" Surfasaurus- "Ride The Waves" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 08-14-23 Aug 14, 2023

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Our "Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown" continues this hour on Catching A Wave as we hear #3 and #2 in the top 5 vote-getters from listeners. There's a couple of tunes from the new Jem Records Celebrates Ray Davies release (by The Grip Weeds and The Midnight Callers). We've got a song by The Sentinals from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has an amazing a cappella track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockin' tracks from El Zeb, The Meteoroids, Cayucas, Os Gasolines, Los Tiki Phantoms, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Rain Parade (feat. backing vocals by Vicki Peterson and Debbi Peterson of The Bangles), The Biarritz Boys, Vern Jules & The Aquanauts, Supertubos and The Akulas!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Meteoroids- "P-22" The Akulas- "The Hook" Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown #3 Duane Eddy- "Ramrod" Supertubos- "Miami Mendoza" The Grip Weeds- "Where Have All The Good Times Gone" "Good Time" segment: The Sentinals 60th Anniversary of Big Surf (1963) The Sentinals- "Big Surf" El Zeb- "Pounding Surf" Vern Jules & The Aquanauts- "The One" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "A Young Man Is Gone" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Rain Parade- "Angel Sister" Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown #2 Duane Eddy- "Moovin' N' Groovin'" Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts- "Super Stock Drag 500" Cayucas- "Waffles" The Biarritz Boys- "Surf Wind From The North" Los Tiki Phantoms- "Trago Largo" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Flames- "Nobody Tells Me What To Do" The Midnight Callers- "Come Dancing" Os Gasolines- "Rumble Wray" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 08-07-23 Aug 07, 2023

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We begin our "Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown" as voted on by YOU this hour as we hear #5 and #4 from the top 5 songs voted on. There's a great Freddy King tune from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary (Freddy King Goes Surfin') in our Good Time Segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys (covering one of their heroes, Chuck Berry) in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear the original version of a hit song by an artist that he released as a B-side a year before the hit version (Nick Lowe). Plus, there's great rockin' tracks from Agent Octopus, Northern Tides, Man Or Astro-man?, Action Skulls, Los Lonely Boys, Granger, Thalasses, Ronald Reagan? The Actor?, Kincaid and The Memetics, Erik Alesi, Dos Manifesto, The Tremsprings and The Strings Aflame!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Agent Octopus- "Satellites...REVOLT!!!" Northern Tides- "Board Walk" Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown #5 Duane Eddy- "Peter Gunn" Action Skulls- "Find The Good" The Strings Aflame- "Run Run Run" "Good Time" segment: Freddy King 60th Anniversary of Freddy King Goes Surfin' (1963) Freddy King- "San Ho Zay" The Tremsprings- "Talladega Boogie" Dos Manifesto- "One, Two, Sea Floor" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Johnny G. Goode" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Los Lonely Boys- "Send More Love" Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown #4 Duane Eddy- "Because They're Young" Ronald Reagan? The Actor?- "Cosmic Creepers" Erik Alesi- "Best Of Days" Granger- "Hooligans" Thalasses- "Sol Tibi Signa Dabit" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Nick Lowe- "Cruel To Be Kind" (Original version...1978 b-side) Kincaid and The Memetics- "Gales Force Wind" Man Or Astro-man?- "Mouthful Of Exhaust" Outro music bed: Los Straitjackets- "Cruel To Be Kind"

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