Catching A Wave radio show

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Catching A Wave 04-15-24

Our Head 2 Head segment returns on this hour of Catching A Wave! The Monkees and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers both take on the same song! We hear a tune by The Surf Raiders from an album celebrating it's 40th 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 (The Boss Martians)! We also have rockers from Chris Casello, Moving Into Tucson, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Man Or Astro-Man?, Surfer Joe, Little Kahuna, Jeff Larson, Terreur Twist, The Meteoroids, Fly Janet, I. Jeziak & The Surfers and The Seismics!

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

The Nut Jumpers- "Timeless"

Chris Casello- "Chicken Pluckin'"

Moving Into Tucson- "She Likes Me"

Little Kahuna- "Fools Gold"

The Seismics- "Brave The Storm"

Good Time segment:

The Surf Raiders 40th anniversary of On The Beach (1984)

The Surf Raiders- "Ali Baba"

Man Or Astro-Man?- "Man Made Of CO2"

The Hillbilly Moon Explosion- "Death By My Side"

Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "I'm So Lonely"

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

Jeff Larson- "Something Of A Dream"

Surfer Joe- "Hiroshi"* **

Fly Janet- "Mango"

Head 2 Head:

The Monkees- "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Boss Martians- "Banzai Pipeline"*

Terreur Twist- "Jabba Jabba Hey"

The Meteoroids- "Gimme Shimmy"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

*performing at Surf Guitar 101 Weekender Festival
https://surfguitar101festival.com/

** performing at Surfer Joe Festival

https://www.surferjoemusic.com/festival/2024/program.php

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Sunday, April 7, 2024

Catching A Wave 04-08-24

Spring continues to bring great new rockin' tunes to the Catching A Wave playlist every week! This hour, we hear a tune from The Mermen from an album celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time segment. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of February 12th, 1966 for some songs on the WQAM 560 AM Miami chart. Beth Riley (celebrating a birthday on April 10th by the way) 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 (the band includes a young Benjamin Orr many years before helping form The Cars)! Plus, there's tunes from The Nebulas, Bankes Brothers, La Luz, Martin Cilia, Manic Vila, The Mings, The Hamiltones, Hypersonic Secret, Frank Turner, Los Oxidados and Rich Arithmetic!

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

Los Oxidados- "Bingo"

Rich Arithmetic- "Saving Sunset"

The Nebulas- "Euphorion"*

Manic Vila- "Fever Dream"

The Mings- "Just Like Your Love"

Good Time segment:

The Mermen 30th anniversary of Food For Other Fish (1994)

The Mermen- "Ocean Beach"*

Hypersonic Secret- "Flightline"

The Hamiltones- "Armed and Crazy (In Space)"

Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Amusement Parks USA"

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Frank Turner- "Girl From The Record Shop"

Martin Cilia- "Riding The Wave"*

La Luz- "Strange World"

Catching A Wave Time Machine

Week of February 12, 1966 for WQAM 560 AM Miami, FL

#10 Neal Hefti- "Batman Theme"

#9 The Golliwogs- "Brown Eyed Girl"

#1 Nancy Sinatra- "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Grasshoppers- "Twin Beat"

Bankes Brothers- "In Waves"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

*performing at Surf Guitar 101 Weekender Festival
https://surfguitar101festival.com/

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Sunday, March 31, 2024

Catching A Wave 04-01-24

We get another Two-nami in the forecast on this week's Catching A Wave with 2 in a row from The Exbats! Beth Riley has an early instrumental track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a tune from an album by Jan & Dean 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. Plus, we get rockers from Amphibian Man, Galvezton, The Outta Sites (appearing at Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender), Barrence Whitfield and The Savages, The Bahareebas, Surf Muscle, Stephie James, The Cynz, Kincaid & The Memetics, Secret Agent, Rangers, Hipbone Slim and Atomic Tom!

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

Amphibian Man- "Zenith"

Surf Muscle- "Neptune's Bassoon"

The Bahareebas- "Sal's Got Sand Between Her Toes"

Galvezton- "Temptation Inside Your Heart"

Kincaid & The Memetics- "AC Fontana"

Good Time segment:

Jan & Dean 60th anniversary of Dead Man's Curve/ The New Girl In School (1964 Liberty)

Jan & Dean- "My Mighty GTO"

Stephie James- "Surf"

The Cynz- "Crow Haired Boys"

Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Honky Tonk"

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

Secret Agent- "Disguise"

Barrence Whitfield and The Savages- "Rumble Strip"

Rangers- "Telstar"

Hipbone Slim AKA Sir Bald- "Persian Rug Ride"

Two-nami:

The Exbats- "Ghost In The Record Store"

The Exbats- "Riding With Paul"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Scarlets- "Stampede"

The Outta Sites- "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." *

Atomic Tom- "Let Me Show Yow It's Done"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

*performing at Surf Guitar 101 Weekender Festival
https://surfguitar101festival.com/

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Sunday, March 24, 2024

Catching A Wave 03-25-24

We ring the bell and go Head 2 Head on this Catching A Wave with both Motorhead and Mike Love covering a Ramones classic! We hear a tune from an album by The Ventures that's 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. As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Untamed Youth...reuniting at Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender this year too...July 26-28 www.surfguitar101festival.com). We pay tribute to the late, great Dexter Romweber who unfortunately passed away on Feb. 16th, 2024. Plus, hear some rockers from Chris Casello, The Eye Five, Man Or Astro-Man?, Jeffrey Foskett, Dick Dale, The Immediate Family, The Wretched Edsels, Abyssal Lurkers, Los Baby Jaguars, I. Jeziak & The Surfers, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, Los Misterios.

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

Jeffrey Foskett- "Baseball Card Fever"

Dick Dale- "Smoke On The Water"

Los Baby Jaguars- "Playa Boogaloo"

I. Jeziak & The Surfers- "Big Wave"

Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Pacifica"

Good Time segment:

The Ventures 60th anniversary of Knock Me Out (1964)

The Ventures- "Bird Rockers"

Los Misterios- "Surfsilvania"

Man Or Astro-Man?- "Inside The Atom"

Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break:

The Beach Boys- "Louie, Louie"

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The Immediate Family- "Lost In The Shuffle"

RIP Dexter Romweber (June 18th, 1966-February 16th, 2024):

Dexter Romweber- "Bombora"

Chris Casello- "Sharkskin Buffalo"

The Wretched Edsels- "Carm and Claire"

Head 2 Head:

Mike Love- "Rockaway Beach"

Motorhead- "Rockaway Beach"

Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week:

The Untamed Youth- "Come On Down To My Boat"

The Eye Five- "Del Scorcher"

Abyssal Lurkers- "Bankshot"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "The Wild One"

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Catching A Wave 03-18-24

The first day of Spring is just around the corner (March 19th) so if the warmer temps don't put you in a good mood yet, this hour of tunes on Catching A Wave definitely will! We hear a tune from Danny Amis & Twin Tones from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from America's band The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of March 5th, 1965 to hear some songs on the chart for WLS Chicago that week (including their #1 song). We pay tribute to our friend J.M. Van Eaton who passed away on Feb. 9th, 2024. He was the drummer on so much great music for Sun Records (Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, Bill Justis and so many more)! There's a rare track from an album he did with Billy Lee Riley in the early 90's. Plus, there's rockers from Pearl Jam, His Lordship, The Malibooz (being inducted in the California Music Hall Of Fame on April 14th as well as Walter Egan as a solo artist), The Meteoroids, Fever Drive, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, El Castillo, The MIA, My Dusty Raygun, The Seismics and Little Kahuna!

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Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys

Little Kahuna- "Tiki Pop"

The Meteoroids- "Dig It!"

R.I.P. J.M. Van Eaton (December 23rd, 1937-February 9th, 2024):

J.M. Van Eaton & Billy Lee Riley- "Bo Diddley"

Pearl Jam- "Dark Matter"

The Seismics- "Next Wave"

Good Time segment:

Danny Amis & Twin Tones 10th anniversary of Super Spy & Western Tones (2014)

Danny Amis & Twin Tones- "Twilight Town"

His Lordship- "Cat Call"