Catching A Wave 08-08-22

08/08/22 • 57 min

Catching A Wave is full of more NEW tunes and classics this week! We have a snippet of a conversation Beth Riley did with Jim Babjak of The Smithereens and his love of The Beach Boys in our Green Room segment. Beth also has a cool deep track from 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! Plus, get ready for rockers from Magnatech, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, The Buttondowns, Travis Koester, The Raconteurs, JD McPherson, The Mach IV, The Slimetones, The Verbtones, The Routes, Surf Curse, Fat Kahoona and The Volcanics!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Magnatech- "Impala '59" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Powerhouse" The Volcanics- "Whiplash" Fat Kahoona- "Red Sea Surfin'" Surf Curse- "TVI" The Mach IV- "Big Foot" JD McPherson- "It Shook Me Up" The Routes- "Pocket Calculator" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Good To My Baby" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Travis Koester- "Big Time" The Raconteurs- "The Bane Rendition" The Verbtones- "Summer Spell" Green Room segment: Jim Babjak on The Beach Boys The Beach Boys- "Don't Worry Baby" The Smithereens- "Girl Don't Tell Me" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Dick Dale- "St. Louis Blues" The Buttondowns- "Way Out West" The Slimetones- "Summer Of Slime" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Mustang"

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Catching A Wave 08-01-22

Talk about an "Action" packed show this hour on Catching A Wave! From their upcoming "Go Action!!" album on Hi-Tide Recordings, we have new Satan's Pilgrims for you. Plus, rockers from The Boss Martians, The Electric Heaters, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, The Manakooras, The Bloat Floaters, Sant Anna Bay Coconuts, Stay Off The Dunes, Eskimo Lunettes, The Boss Martians and Monty Norman (RIP 94 years old on July 11th, 2022). We have a trio of tunes you'll "understand" (3 songs with "Understand" in the title) from Collective Soul, Los Straitjackets and The Untamed Youth. Get ready for a trip in the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week of June 29th, 1963 for radio station WQAM in Miami, FL. Beth Riley has a great earworm 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!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Monty Norman Orchestra- "James Bond Theme" The Electric Heaters- "Tainted Love" Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Super Minx" The Bloat Floaters- "Reverb Valhalla" The Manakooras- "Quiet Village" "Understand" trio: Collective Soul- "Understanding" Los Straitjackets- "What's So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding" The Untamed Youth- "You've Got To Understand" Sant Anna Bay Coconuts- "Caught In The Curves" Satan's Pilgrims- "Go Action!!" Catching A Wave Time Machine Week ending June 29th, 1963 for songs in the top 56 for 560 WQAM Miami, FL: #56 The Astronauts- "Baja" #5 Link Wray- "Jack The Ripper" #1 Jan & Dean- "Surf City" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: The Champs- "Train To Nowhere" Stay Off The Dunes- "Beached Whale" Eskimo Lunettes- "Festival Mud" The Boss Martians- "Driftwood Beach" Outro music bed: Eddie Angel- "Deuces Wild"

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Catching A Wave 08-15-22

August 16th, 2022 marks the 45th anniversary of Elvis' passing. We'll hear a couple of tunes of his along with some covers by Reverend Horton Heat, Terreur Twist, The ChuGuysters, The Cramps, The Surfaris, Phil Keaggy and Link Wray. Plus, we talk Elvis with both Suzi Quatro (and hear an Elvis cover from her) and Wink Martindale in our Green Room Segment. Beth Riley has another great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Plus, there's also some awesome tunes from California Surf Incorporated, The Wave Chargers, The Surfrajettes and Jim and the Seadragons and of course we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week!

Intro music bed: "Catch A Wave"- The Beach Boys Terreur Twist- "Adam And Evil" Reverend Horton Heat- "Viva Las Vegas" Elvis Presley- "Slowly But Surely" Phil Keaggy- "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" Link Wray- "Tiger Man" California Surf Incorporated- "Playground" (feat. Bobby Figueroa) The Wave Chargers- "Surf Motel" The Surfrajettes- "Priscilla" Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break: The Beach Boys- "Only With You" Follow "Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break" HERE Elvis Presley- "Beach Boy Blues" The Cramps- "Jailhouse Rock" The Surfaris- "Hound Dog" "Green Room" segment: Wink Martindale on his favorite Elvis tune Elvis Presley- "Suspicious Minds" Suzi Quatro on her love of Elvis and talking to him on the phone Suzi Quatro- "All Shook Up" Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week: Sharon Marie- "Runaround Lover" Jim and the Sea Dragons- "Attila" The ChuGuysters- "A Little Less Conversation" Outro music bed: The Ventures- "Memphis"

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