Catching A Wave

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

We relax in The Green Room for a fun chat with Mark Malibu from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas on this hour of Catching A Wave. We'll hear about some influences (The Beatles, The Monkees), approach to a new album, the surf scene, a couple tunes from the discography and a special request (The Astronauts). 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 Dex Romweber Duo from an album (on Bloodshot Records) 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 (The Fathoms). Plus, we've got tunes from The Jagaloons, The Woggles, Slowey & The Boats, Longobard Cruise Control, Cowabunghouls, dayaway, Los Days, Serf Lords and Vacant Planets!     Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Jagaloons- "The Goggles Do Nothing" Cowabunghouls- "Naders" dayaway- "true cyan" Los Days- "The Vanquished Sun" Serf Lords- "Not Subtle"   Good Time segment: Dex Romweber Duo 10th anniversary of Images 13 (2014 Bloodshot Records) Dex Romweber Duo- "Blue Surf"   Vacant Planets- "Spitfire and Visions" Longboard Cruise Control- "Propulsion"   Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "In My Car" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   Slowey & The Boats- "Right Or Wrong"   Green Room segment: Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Oceanside" *Mark Malibu on early influences The Beatles- "Twist & Shout" *Mark Malibu on The Monkees The Monkees- "Let's Dance On" *Mark Malibu on more Monkees chat and approach to new albums Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Fireball 407" *Mark Malibu on the surf scene and a special request The Astronauts- "Baja"   Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Fathoms- "Fathomized"   The Woggles- "Hole In My Heart"   Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"  

There's a great mix of new tunes and 60's sounds on this hour of Catching A Wave. We board the Time Machine to go back to the week of February 4th, 1966 for radio station KFXM (Tiger Radio 590 in San Bernardino, CA) to hear a couple of songs on their Fabulous 40 Survey (including the song at the top). We have a tune from an album by The Surfaris from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has an instrumental from The Beach Boys 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 (Satan's Pilgrims covering The Shadows). Plus, great tunes from The Courettes (featuring the legendary La La Brooks of the iconic 60's girl group The Crystals!!!), Messer Chups, Reverend Horton Heat, The Lemon Twigs, Langhorns, Thalasses, MuerteMen, High Noon Kahuna, Stephen Sanchez, Pointbreak, The Babalooneys and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Messer Chups- "The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair" Thalasses- "Mar Mediterraneo" The Courettes (feat. La La Brooks)- "California" MuerteMen- "Moon Folly" The Babalooneys- "King Of The Surf"   Good Time segment: The Surfaris 60th anniversary of Hit City '64 The Surfaris- "Scatter Shield"*   Langhorns- "Stagger" Pointbreak- "You Ain't No Cowboy"   Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Diamond Head" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   Stephen Sanchez- "Beach Blue Bathing Suit" Reverend Horton Heat- "Ace Of Spades" High Noon Kahuna- "Lamborghini"   Catching A Wave Time Machine Week of February 4th, 1966 KFXM (Tiger Radio 590) San Bernardino, CA: #15 The Beach Boys- "Girl Don't Tell Me" #2 The T-Bones- "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) #1 Bobby Fuller Four- "I Fought The Law"   Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Satan's Pilgrims- "Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt"   The Lemon Twigs- "Rock On (Over And Over)" Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th- "The Curse Of The Turner Beast"   Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

We take somewhat of a different programming route this week on Catching A Wave and salute The Beatles this hour in honor of Global Beatles Day on June 25th. It's celebrated on this day because the first ever global broadcast produced by the BBC. This special on the group beamed The Beatles performing "All You Need Is Love" on June 25th, 1967 to over 400 million people world wide. We hope to show the band's impact on a variety of genres and decades through the years. This hour, we hear a track from The Beatles from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a fab cover by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break. Our pals Dion and Joel Paterson go Head 2 Head later with their versions of a Beatles classic. We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear an instrumental cover by The Ventures. Plus, there's covers by Cheap Trick, Chris Casello, George Martin, The Grip Weeds, Papa Doo Run Run, The Smithereens, Los Straitjackets, The Weeklings, Duane Eddy, The Midnight Callers, The Surf Dawgs, The Astronauts, Mick Beaulieu and a new solo track from Ringo Starr!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Cheap Trick- "Good Morning Good Morning" Chris Casello- "She's A Woman" The Astronauts- "I'm Down" Mick Beaulieu- "Eleanor Rigby" The Grip Weeds- "It's Only Love" Papa Doo Run Run- "I Am The Walrus" (surf instrumental)   Good Time segment: The Beatles 60th anniversary of A Hard Day's Night The Beatles- "A Hard Day's Night"   The Weeklings- "I've Just Seen A Face" Duane Eddy- "Something"   Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Tell Me Why" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   Los Straitjackets- "I Feel Fine" The Smithereens- "Cry For A Shadow" The Surf Dawgs- "Please, Please Me" The Midnight Callers- "It Won't Be Long"   Head 2 Head: Joel Paterson- "Drive My Car" Dion- "Drive My Car"   Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Ventures- "Strawberry Fields Forever"   George Martin- "Good Day Sunshine" Ringo Starr- "Gonna Need Someone"   Outro music bed: Glen Campbell- "Ticket To Ride"

The official first day of summer is June 20th so we have a special Head 2 Head segment with both The Who and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts covering an Eddie Cochran summer themed classic! Beth Riley has a deep track from a band that knows a lot about summer in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a track from an album by The T-Bones that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. We drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's rockin' tunes from Satan's Pilgrims, dayaway, Aloha Screwdriver, Christian Love & Nate Ruvin, The Porcupines, Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men, My Dusty Raygun, The Malbehavers, X-Ray Cat Trio, So Long Surfer, Los Mochos Surf, Desert Undertones and Los Oxidados!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Desert Undertones- "Massacre Canyon" Los Oxidados- "June" Satan's Pilgrims- "32 Miles To Avalon" dayaway- "ghost beach" Los Mochos Surf- "The Jester"   Good Time segment: The T-Bones 60th anniversary of Boss Drag At The Beach (1964 Liberty Records) The T-Bones- "White Water Wipe Out"   So Long Surfer- "Outside" X-Ray Cat Trio- "Sir Gawain & The Green Knight"   Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Some Of Your Love" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   The Malbehavers- "Surfari" Christian Love & Nate Ruvin- "So Tightly" The Porcupines- "Shark Attack" Aloha Screwdriver- "Shock 15"   Head 2 Head segment: Joan Jett- "Summertime Blues" The Who- "Summertime Blues"   Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Shondells- "Thunderbolt"   Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men- "Bottle It" My Dusty Raygun- "Anarcho Frog"   Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

Beth Riley and I chat with legendary guitarist Bob Berryhill of The Surfaris in The Green Room segment on this hour of Catching A Wave. Hear how "Surfer Joe" and "Wipe Out" came about as well as country music influences (and a song from Joe Maphis), surf influencing punk rock and more! We hear a tune from an album by Chuck Berry that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time Segment. Beth has a deep track from America's band 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 (The Atlantics from 1964). Plus, there's tracks from The Tremolo Beer Gut, The Jagaloons, The Midnight Callers, The Baron Four, Christian Love, The Bablooneys, Sun Bus, Culebra & Thee Evolution Surf School and Trabants!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Jagaloons- "Red Sunrise" The Tremolo Beer Gut- "Branded Dinosaur" The Midnight Callers- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" Trabants- "Mantra" Culebra & Thee Evolution Surf School- "Fictional Love"   Good Time segment: Chuck Berry 60th anniversary of St. Louis To Liverpool (1964) Chuck Berry- "Liverpool Drive"   Sun Bus- "Diablo Del Mar" The Babalooneys- "Sittin' On The Line"   Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Cool, Cool Water" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   Christian Love- "Silhouette"   Green Room segment with Bob Berryhill of The Surfaris: The Surfaris- "Surfer Joe" Bob Berryhill on country influences Joe Maphis- "Hot Rod Guitar" Bob Berryhill on surf influence on punk and stories behind "Surfer Joe" and "Wipe Out" The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"   Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Atlantics- "War Of The Worlds"   The Baron Four- "You Need Me"   Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

It's almost summer but the tunes are already blazing hot this hour! Our "You're The Inspiration" segment returns with Alex Chilton and the Ramones covering Jan & Dean. Beth Riley has a solo track from Carl Wilson in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a tune from an album by The Astronauts celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. As always, we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (song by Henry Gross with Carl Wilson and Ricky Fataar on backing vocals). We kick off the hour paying tribute to Duane Eddy who passed away on April 30th and a classic from his 1st album. Plus, we've got tunes from Bloodshot Bill, Messer Chups, Magnatech, The Desolate Coast, The Whys, The Shadows, Los Dedos, Jeff Larson, God Of Surf, Kincaid & The Memetics, Cowabunghouls and Gary Usher!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Remembering the late, great Duane Eddy (April 26, 1938-April 30, 2024): Duane Eddy- "Stalkin'"   The Shadows- "The Savage" Jeff Larson- "This Summer" Messer Chups- "Charade"   Good Time segment: The Astronauts 60th anniversary of Competition Coupe (1964) The Astronauts- "The Hearse"   God Of Surf- "Summer Stomp" Magnatech- "(Theme From) Exodus"   Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: Carl Wilson- "The Grammy" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   Bloodshot Bill- "Tres Tacos" The Desolate Coast- "Vanish From Vertigo Point"* Kincaid and The Memetics- "Alone Together"   You're The Inspiration segment: Jan & Dean- "Drag City" Alex Chilton- "New Girl In School" Ramones- "Surf City"   Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Henry Gross- "One More Tomorrow" (feat. Carl Wilson & Ricky Fataar on BGV's)   Gary Usher- "Power Shift" The Whys- "Negative King"* Cowabunghouls- "Saint Lou Rougarou"   Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

It's a "Beautiful Day" to ring the bell and go Head 2 Head on this hour of Catching A Wave! Hear a live version of this hit from U2 and a great cover by The Tourmaliners! There's a track from an album by Laika & The Cosmonauts on Yep Roc Records that's celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. Plus, we've got tracks by Glen Campbell (with Brian Setzer), The Balboas, Kris Bone, Satan's Pilgrims, The Nebulas, Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers, Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers, We Love Surf, The Cheapoes, Mick Beaulieu, Insect Surfers, Nautylus (with Sys Malakian) and The Blank Tapes!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   The Nebulas- "Solid State Reverb" Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers- "Troldhaugen Twist" The Balboas- "Agent From Wronski" We Love Surf- "Bubble Bath" The Cheapoes- "Hot Chocolate"   Good Time Segment: Laika & The Cosmonauts 20th anniversary of Local Warming (2004) Laika & The Cosmonauts- "Rikki On The Loose"   Lindsay & Brad- "You're The One" Kris Bone- "Casbah"   Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Wake The World" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   Mick Beaulieu- "Seashore" Insect Surfers (with Davie Allan)- "Volcano Juice" Nautylus (feat. Sys Malakian)- "Brisa Del Mar" Satan's Pilgrims- "Rev-It"   Head 2 Head: The Tourmaliners- "Beautiful Day" U2- "Beautiful Day" (live from Slane Castle, Ireland 2001)   Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Boardwalkers- "Spy vs. Spy"   Glen Campbell with Brian Setzer- "In My Arms" (Dick Dale on additional guitar, Chris Isaak on BGV's) The Blank Tapes- "I Wanna Like It"   Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"    

We're always on the lookout for cool and unique covers of The Beach Boys for our Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun segment and we have a fun variety for you this week (David Bowie, El Castillo and Wall Of Voodoo). Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a tune by The Grip Weeds that is celebrating it's 20th anniversary on our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Tiki Men). Plus, there's tunes from La Luz, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, Destiny Forever (Feat. John Stamos, Phil Bardowell and David Bardowell), Bill Lloyd, The Surfers, The Volcanics, Joe Matera, The Seatopians, Lost Acapulco, White Sands and Los Misterios!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   White Sands- "Baja" Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Reverb Rage" Los Misterios- "Kit The Car" Bill Lloyd- "The Number System" La Luz- "Poppies"   Good Time segment: The Grip Weeds 20th anniversary of Giant On The Beach The Grip Weeds- "Gone Before"   Lost Acapulco- "Cranky Kong" The Seatopians- "Seahorsemen Of The Apocalypse"   Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Wonderful" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   Destiny Forever- "Forever Mine" The Surfers- "Surf Party" Joe Matera- "Sunset Cruise"   Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun: David Bowie- "God Only Knows" El Castillo- "Surfer Girl" Wall of Voodoo- "Do It Again"   Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Tiki Men- "Tiki Torcher"   The Volcanics- "Green Room"   Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

Our fun interview segment called The Green Room returns this hour as Beth Riley and I talk with Nicole from The Surfrajettes. We hear a tune from them and from a special request from Nicole as well (The Astronauts). There's a track from an album by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth 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 (a mid 70's single by The King Of Twang- Duane Eddy!!). Plus, there's tunes from Sheverb, Wiped Out, Glen Campbell (with Brian Wilson), McKinley James, Collective Soul, Langhorns, Lords Of Atlantis, MFC Chicken, 3 Balls Of Fire, Man Or Astro-Man? and Tiger Shark Nilsson! Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   MFC Chicken- "Skeeterin'" Lords Of Atlantis- "Eye Of The Sahara"* Tiger Shark Nilsson- "Killer Whale" Collective Soul- "Mother's Love" Man Or Astro-Man?- "Lo Batt"   Good Time segment: Dick Dale & His Del-Tones 60th anniversary of Summer Surf (1964) Dick Dale & His Del-Tones- "Surfin' Rebel"   Sheverb- "She Shanty" (radio edit) Langhorns- "Stoked"**   Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "This Car Of Mine" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   McKinley James- "Always On My Mind" Wiped Out- "American Hot Rods" 3 Balls Of Fire- "Road To Medina"*   Green Room segment: Nicole Damoff of The Surfrajettes on record stores, touring, packing for all seasons and a request for The Astronauts! The Astronauts- "Banzai Pipeline" (incorrectly listed as "Kuk" on the album) The Surfrajettes- "Warm Up"   Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Duane Eddy- "From 8 to 7"   Glen Campbell (with Brian Wilson)- "Strong"   Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

Link Wray & The Surfaris go Head 2 Head as they both take on the classic "Hound Dog" later on this hour. Beth Riley has a deep solo track by one of The Beach Boys (Mike Love) in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We spin a track from an album by the Surf Zombies that is celebrating it's 10th anniversary and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! (The Nebulas...The Surfaris, Surf Zombies and The Nebulas are all coming to Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender!!). Plus, we've got tunes from White Sands, The Mings, The Cynz (with Jim Babjak of The Smithereens), The Surfers, The Hamiltones, Don Diego Trio, Stephie James, Age Of Lazers, Kitten and The Tonics, Los Oxidados, Chris Casello, The Gaslight Anthem, Sam Evian and Kickstands!   Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys   Kitten and The Tonics- "Graveyard" Los Oxidados- "Pat Morita" White Sands- "The Black Cat Is Deathless" The Gaslight Anthem- "Ocean Eyes" Chris Casello- "Mr. Rebel"   Good Time segment: Surf Zombies 10th anniversary of It's A...Thing (2014) Surf Zombies- "Martian Beach"   Don Diego Trio/The Coguaros- "La Selva Tropical" The Hamiltones- "One Small Step"   Surf's Up-Beth's Beach Boys Break: Mike Love- "Over and Over" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE   Sam Evian- "Another Way" The Surfers- "Catch The Wave" The Mings- "Slip and Fall" The Cynz (with Jim Babjak guest guitar)- "Room Without A View"   Head 2 Head: Link Wray- "Hound Dog" The Surfaris- "Hound Dog"   Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Nebulas- "Falling Out Of Orbit"   Kickstands- "Scrambler" Stephie James- "Steve McQueen" Age Of Lazers- "Select Your Player/ Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- Super Minx"   Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"