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Catching A Wave 05-22-23 May 22, 2023

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We dig in the archives and find a snippet of Eddie Angel talking about his Eddie Angel Meets The Beatles album from 2004 (featuring The Hi-Risers too). We hear a track from a Carl Wilson album that's celebrating it's 40th anniversary this year. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys about Carl's brother Brian and I drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week...about whether or not there's surfing in Cleveland! Plus, we've got tunes from Pollo Del Mar, The Tridents, The Atlantics, The Bellfuries, The Surfing Robbers, Thomas Lauderdale & Satan's Pilgrims, Little Kahuna, Wild Billy Childish & CTMF, Domagoj Skara, Obscurity Or Bust, The Malibooz and The Biarritz Boys!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Pollo Del Mar- "San Quixote" * Little Kahuna- "Necklace Guy" Thomas Lauderdale & Satan's Pilgrims*- "Rhapsody In Blue" The Malibooz- "Do" The Biarritz Boys"- "In-Shame In The Brain" "Good Time" segment: Carl Wilson 40th Anniversary of Young Blood (1983) Carl Wilson- "She's Mine" Obscurity Or Bust- "New Empty Junkyard" Domagoj Skara- "Rattler Heist" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Brian's Back (alt. mix)" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Surfing Robbers- "Serpiente" Wild Billy Childish & CTMF- "Moon Of The Popping Trees" The Bellfuries- "Sally Sunshine" The Atlantics- "Kings Can Dream" Green Room segment: Eddie Angel on Eddie Angel Meets The Beatles album Eddie Angel- "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Euclid Beach Band- "There's No Surf In Cleveland" The Tridents- "Fiat Panda Escape Sequence" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild" *appearing at Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender: https://surfguitar101festival.com/

Catching A Wave 05-15-23 May 15, 2023

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You gotta hear the Michael Jackson covers by Surfer Joe & Frankie and the Pool Boys in our Two-nami segment on this Catching A Wave! It'll get you moon-board-walkin'! Beth Riley has a deep track that will get you singing along in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spin a track from an album by Chris Isaak that's celebrating it's 30th 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 squeeze in as many rockin' tunes as we can from The Courettes, Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks, Kincaid & The Memetics, Didi Wray, Inhaler, The Bomboras, Cayucas, Eskimo Lunettes, Danger! Death Ray, Abyssal Lurkers, Rangers and Waikiki Makaki!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Bomboras- "The Man From Planet X" Waikiki Makaki- "Surf Monday" The Courettes- "Hop The Twig" Didi Wray- "Negue" Inhaler- "These Are The Days" "Good Time" segment: Chris Isaak 30th Anniversary of San Francisco Days (1993) Chris Isaak- "Beautiful Homes" Rangers- "Driving Guitars" Danger! Death Ray- "Something For The Demon With Everything" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Kincaid & The Memetics- "Ready!" Abyssal Lurkers- "Belly Of The Beast" Cayucas- "Rollin'" Eskimo Lunettes- "Goodbye To The Holy Mountain" Two-nami: Frankie and the Pool Boys- "Beat It" Surfer Joe- "Billie Jean" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Moon- "John Automaton" Hipbone Slim (AKA Sir Bald Diddley) & The Kneejerks- "Waxhead" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 05-08-23 May 08, 2023

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Hear Andrew Himmler of The Delta Bombers talk about Dick Dale as well as describing The Delta Bombers sound in our Green Room segment (including tunes from both of them). Beth Riley has a deep track by The Beach Boys (covering Del Shannon) in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a track from The Challengers from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time Segment and of course we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Frank Stallone and it's produced by Harry Nilsson who also does harmony vocals and arranged by Van Dyke Parks!!!). Plus, we've got rockers from The Dirty Licks, The Monkees, Raul Malo, Messer Chups, The Desolate Coast, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, Wahyay, Los Manolitos, Rufus Lee King & The Dream, The Atom Jacks and Televisionaries!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys The Desolate Coast- "Save A Horse, Ride A Surfboard" The Dirty Licks- "Masters Of The Electrical Internet" The Atom Jacks- "Oppenheimer Surf" The Monkees- "Gotta Give It Time" Televisionaries- "You Can Do What You Want To Do" "Good Time" segment: The Challengers 60th Anniversary of The Challengers On The Move (Surfing Around The World (1963) The Challengers- "Hava Nagila" Los Manolitos- "Run Chicken Run" Raul Malo- "Solitary Blues" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Runaway" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Wahyay- "Surf Music For People Who Don't Get In The Water" Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra- "Like and Subscribe" Messer Chups- "Intox-Tika" * Green Room segment: Andrew Himmler on Dick Dale and describes The Delta Bombers sound The Delta Bombers- "Hit The Floor" Dick Dale- "The Eliminator" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Frank Stallone- "Sea Song" Rufus Lee King & The Dream- "Motorcycle Louie" Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "Deuces Wild" *appearing at Surf Guitar 101 Convention: https://sg101convention.com/

Catching A Wave 05-01-23 May 01, 2023

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There's a couple of updated remakes, covers, classics and plenty of new tracks on the latest Catching A Wave! The Wheel of Fun, Fun, Fun returns as we play 3 randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys (The Surfaris, Danny Gatton and Ramouns). Beth Riley has a deep track from them too in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spin a tune from The Beatles in our Good Times segment from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Both Davie Allan & The Arrows and The Explorers Club have new versions of a couple of tunes from their past. We also spin tunes from Danny B. Harvey, Walter Egan, The Beths, Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers, The Chantays, Thomas Lauderdale & Satan's Pilgrims, The Golliwogs, The Coppertones and The Beyonderers! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Davie Allan & The Arrows- "Blues Theme" The Beyonderers- "Besieged By Orbs" The Beths- "Watching The Credits" Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers- "Our Man Flint" The Chantays- "Sentimental Guitar" "Good Time" segment: The Beatles 60th Anniversary of With The Beatles (1963) The Beatles- "Hold Me Tight" Danny B. Harvey- "Movin' On" The Explorers Club- "Forever" (2023 version) Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Where Is She" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Golliwogs- "Instrumental #1" Thomas Lauderdale & Satan's Pilgrims- "Night and Day" Walter Egan- "Surfin' & Drivin'" Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: Ramouns- "Help Me Rhonda" Danny Gatton- "In My Room" The Surfaris- "Dance, Dance, Dance" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Henry Gross- "Shannon" The Coppertones- "Surf Dog" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 04-24-23 Apr 24, 2023

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We board the Catching A Wave Time machine again...and set our destination for the week of December 4th, 1964 to hear 3 songs on the Silver Dollar Survey for WLS in Chicago (including the #1 song). We've got a track from an album by The Ventures celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time Segment. Beth Riley keeps the summer alive with 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, we've got songs from Little Kahuna, The Atom Jacks, PowerSolo (with The Courettes), The Pseudos, Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams (Agent Elvis soundtrack), The Delta Ring, Mamphibian, Jared Petteys & The Headliners, Papa Doo Run Run, Surf Cult and Surfing Oni!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams (Agent Elvis soundtrack)- "Flyboy" Surf Cult- "Night Tides" The Pseudos- "Surfin' Fer Jewels" PowerSolo (feat. The Courettes)- "If I Could Fly" The Atom Jacks- "MiG Diplomacy" "Good Time" segment: The Ventures 60th Anniversary of Surfing (1963) The Ventures- "Barefoot Venture" Surfing Oni- "Ride The Eternal Wave" Little Kahuna- "Lonesome Trail" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Keepin' The Summer Alive" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Papa Doo Run Run- "The Giant Dipper" Jared Petteys & The Headliners- "Shake A Little" Mamphibian- "Meek Juice" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of December 4th, 1964 for WLS in Chicago, IL #13 The Everly Brothers- "Gone, Gone, Gone" #12 The Beach Boys- "Dance, Dance, Dance" #1 The Zombies- "She's Not There" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Rumblers- "I Don't Need You No More" The Delta Ring- "Resting Beach Face" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 04-17-23 Apr 17, 2023

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There's an old saying that says "April weather, rain and sunshine together"...BUT no matter what the weather is like where you're at...it's ALWAYS sunny and SUMMER here on Catching A Wave! We spin a tune by The Impacts (featuring Merrell Fankhauser) from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. You'll be "glad" to hear the deep track by The Beach Boys that Beth Riley has for you in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We navigate a Two-Nami in the forecast with TWO in a row from Reverend Horton Heat and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we've got tunes from Thomas Lauderdale and Satan's Pilgrims, The Hoodoo Tones, Ichi-Bons, The Bomboras, Muck and The Mires, The Terrorsurfs, Lava Lagoon, Beach Moonsters, The Super Stocks, Stein, The Amplifier Heads, We Love Surf and The Krontjong Devils! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Beach Moonsters- "Psychotic Seagull" Ichi-Bons- "The Rockin' Gypsy" Thomas Lauderdale and Satan's Pilgrims- "Malaguena" The Krontjong Devils- "Winnetou" We Love Surf- "Why Should I Not Go" "Good Time" segment: The Impacts 60th Anniversary of Wipe Out (1963) The Impacts- "Impact" Lava Lagoon- "Pele's Dance" The Amplifier Heads- "Space Cadette" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Aren't You Glad" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Terrorsurfs- "Raspberry Ripple" The Bomboras- "Session At Zeros" Stein- "Mustang" Two-Nami: Reverend Horton Heat- "I Can't Surf" Reverend Horton Heat- "Crazy, Crazy Lovin'" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dick Dale- "We'll Never Hear The End Of It" The Super Stocks- "Oceanside" The Hoodoo Tones- "Drag" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 04-10-23 (Happy Birthday Beth Riley!) Apr 10, 2023

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April 10th birthday girl Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! Producer/musician Norbert Putnam talks about producing Jimmy Buffett's biggest hit (and one of the most popular songs of all time). We play a track from our buddy Bruce Johnston from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in the Good Time Segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (with a tie to another member of The Beach Boys too). Plus, we've got rockers from Sys Malakian, The Tourmaliners, Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers, Susanna Hoffs, The Desolate Coast, Shoreline Dreamers, Dick Dale, Into The Soup, Trabants, The Foreign Films, Pollo Del Mar and Spooky Boys!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Sys Malakian- "Surf 190" Shoreline Dreamers- "Liberty Bell" The Tourmaliners- "Starshine" Trabants- "Leaving Town" Susanna Hoffs- "Under My Thumb" "Good Time" segment: Bruce Johnston 60th Anniversary of Surfin' 'Round The World (1963) Bruce Johnston- "Malibu" Into The Soup- "Surfin' With Winkle" Spooky Boys- "Past Tense" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "I Just Got My Pay" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Foreign Films- "A Perfect Future" Pollo Del Mar- "Inner Sunset" Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "Flashing Eyes" The Desolate Coast- "Dracutela" Green Room segment: Norbert Putnam on working with Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett- "Margaritaville" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Chicago- "Baby, What A Big Surprise" (Carl Wilson on BGV's) Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers- "Motorkonvoien '64" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 04-03-23 Apr 03, 2023

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We spin a track from a Los Straitjackets album (produced by Mark Neill) celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a soulful deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Deke Dickerson talks about doing a project with The Trashmen in our Green Room and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (also Beach Boys related). Plus, we have new tunes and classics from The Bomboras, Surf Cult, Olivia Jean, Televisionaries, The Chantays, Christian Love, The Malibooz, The Green Reflectors, The Weisstronauts, Wild Billy Childish & CTMF, The Dwellers and The Tikiyaki Orchestra!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Televisionaries- "Lorraine" The Tikiyaki Orchestra- "A South Pacific Sojourn" The Chantays- "Mr. Moto" Christian Love- "Even When Your Friends Are All Around" The Dwellers- "Gnarly Marley" "Good Time" segment: Los Straitjackets 20th Anniversary of Supersonic Guitars In 3-D (2003) Los Straitjackets- "Squid" Olivia Jean- "Trouble" The Malibooz- "Shredder" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Soulful Old Man Sunshine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE The Green Reflectors- "Cat Burglar Cut Up" The Bomboras- "P.O.P. Pier" Surf Cult- "Del Rey" The Weisstronauts- "Purple Hose" Green Room segment: Deke Dickerson on working with The Trashmen Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen- "White Lightnin'" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dennis Wilson & Rumbo (Daryl Dragon)- "Lady" Wild Billy Childish & CTMF- "Skinwalker" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 03-27-23 Mar 27, 2023

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We feel Buddy Holly's impact even 64 years after his passing! On this Catching A Wave, we spin an instrumental rocker from Buddy (with extra backing by The Fireballs) as well as a Link Wray cover on a Buddy classic and a NEW tune from The Hollies alumni Allan Clarke from his new album (also featuring former Hollies bandmate Graham Nash) on a song ABOUT Buddy! Beth Riley has another cool deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Our Good Time segment has a track from a Man Or Astro-Man? album that celebrates it's 30th anniversary this year and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Tremolo Beer Gut). Plus, there's rockers from Pollo Del Mar (surfy tribute to Keith Richards), The Atlantics, The Courettes, Black Valley Moon, Colony House, Jon & The Nightriders, Summer Salt, Rufus Lee King & The Dream, The Sandbanks, Andy Summers, Wanted Man and the del roswells! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Black Valley Moon- "White Wedding" The Courettes- "Tough Like That" The Atlantics- "Fireball Express" the del roswells- "Earth vs. The Roswells" Wanted Man- "Volleyball" "Good Time" segment: Man Or Astro-Man? 30th Anniversary of Is It...Man Or Astro-Man? (1993) Man Or Astro-Man?- "Clean Up On Aisle #9 (Turn Up The Monitors)" Colony House- "Landlocked Surf Rock" Andy Summers- "Monk Hangs Ten" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Lookin' At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Summer Salt- "Campanita" Pollo Del Mar- "Surfin' With Keith" The Sandbanks- "Waves" You're The Inspiration (Buddy Holly): Buddy Holly- "Holly Hop" (overdubs by The Fireballs) Allan Clarke- "Buddy's Back" (with Graham Nash) Link Wray- "That'll Be The Day" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Tremolo Beer Gut- "While Squaresville Is Watching From Afar" Jon & The Nightriders- "Surfin' and Spyin'" (live) Rufus Lee King and The Dream- "Sister Mary Sunshine" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

Catching A Wave 03-20-23 Mar 20, 2023

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The weather is warming up and so are the tunes here on Catching A Wave! We hear a track from The Chantays from an album 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. You're The Inspiration returns as we hear Jan & Dean covering The Beach Boys (with The Beach Boys backing them and adding BGV's) and The Beach Boys covering Jan & Dean! As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!! Plus, we've got tunes from Brian Wilson, The Bayonets, Los Dedos, The Rides, GA-20, Beach Towels, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Royal Fingers, Now That's What I Call Surf, The Krontjong Devils, Stein and The Compartmentalizationalists! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Stein- "Grand Canyon" The Compartmentalizationalists- "Golden Youth" The Bayonets- "Argentina" Now That's What I Call Surf- "You Oughta Know" The Krontjong Devils- "Botas (Boots)" "Good Time" segment: The Chantays 60th Anniversary of Pipeline (1963) The Chantays- "Runaway" Royal Fingers- "Go Royal Fingers Go" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Fireball 407" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "I'll Bet He's Nice" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Beach Towels- "Warmest One" (Mono mix) Brian Wilson- "What Love Can Do" The Rides (Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Stephen Stills, Barry Goldberg)- "Search And Destroy" You're The Inspiration segment: Jan & Dean- "Surfin'" (with backing by The Beach Boys) The Beach Boys- "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Knights- "Hot Rod High" GA-20- "By My Lonesome" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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