Catching A Wave radio show

[James Riley]

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! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/04/catching-wave-04-24-23.html

 

[James Riley]

There's a couple of updated remakes, covers, classics and plenty of new tracks on the latest Catching A Wave radio show! 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! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/04/catching-wave-05-01-23.html

 

[James Riley]

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) on this new episode of Catching A Wave. 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! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/05/catching-wave-05-08-23.html

 

[James Riley]

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! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/05/catching-wave-05-15-23.html

 

[James Riley]

We dig in the Catching A Wave radio show 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 in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break 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 The Surfing Robbers, Thomas Lauderdale & Satan's Pilgrims, Little Kahuna, Wild Billy Chyldish & CTMF, Domagoj Skara, Obscurity Or Bust, The Malibooz and The Biarritz boys! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/05/catching-wave-05-22-23.html

 

[James Riley]

Catching A Wave radio show has a WORLD PREMIERE of a NEW track from Magnatech from an upcoming release on Sharawaji Records later in the show. We spin a tune from The Halibuts from an album celebrating it's 30th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a sentimental deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean fame is in our Green Room segment telling a fun story of a fictional radio station Jan Berry made up so he could get free records (plus we hear a Jan & Dean tune too). We also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (to help you dream of the beach). Plus, we've got tunes from The Eliminators, Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers (The Eliminators and Deke will both be at Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender), El Borko, Sam & Dave (feat. The Courettes), Robin Taylor Zander, Sheverb, The Super Stocks, The Wankats, Kitten and The Tonics, The Atom Jacks, The NineteenElevenS and Papa Surf (covering Nirvana)! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/05/catching-wave-05-29-23.html

 

[James Riley]

There's so much great stuff in store for you this hour on Catching A Wave radio show! We spin a track from an album by arranger Jimmie Haskell (featuring guitarist Glen Campbell) that celebrates it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a sweet & bitter tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. Deven Berryhill from The Tourmaliners talks about growing up with and playing with his dad, Bob Berryhill of The Surfaris, in our Green Room segment (plus tunes from both) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we've got Raul Malo, The Babalooneys, The Hooters, The Dirty Licks, Link Wray, The Breakers, The Bomboras, The Desolate Coast, Olivia Jean, Rangers, The Jackets and The Volcanos! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/06/catching-wave-06-05-23.html

 

[James Riley]

Hopefully your schedule is filling up with family trips, BBQ's, pool parties, outdoor concerts and more! Let Catching A Wave radio show be your soundtrack to all your activities! On this hour, we hear a track from a Brian Setzer album that is celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year in our Good Time Segment. Beth Riley (who shares an April 10th birthday with Brian...just different years) has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of, we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to play 3 randomly chosen covers OF The Beach Boys (by Walter Egan with Lindsey Buckingham, Lisa Mychols and The Satisfactions) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (an 11 year old Keith Green...arranged and produced by Gary Usher)! Plus, we've got killer rockin' tunes by Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Philosurfia (featuring our pal Sys Malakian), The Anderson Council, Paul Johnson, Now That's What I Call Surf (covering Oasis), Max Hixon, Los A-Tunes, Messer Chups, The Obsidians, The Surfisticats, The Pseudos and Surf Cult! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/06/catching-wave-06-12-23.html

 

[James Riley]

June 21st is the official first day of summer and so we have a hot show prepared for you on this new episode of Catching A Wave radio show (link below)! We hear a tune from an album by Surfer Joe celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment (special anniversary release on Hi-Tide Recordings too). Beth Riley has a previously unreleased track by The Beach Boys (until 2021's Feel Flows box set) in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a snippet of an interview Beth did with the legendary Mark Farner in the Green Room segment as they discuss their love of The Beach Boys (including one of Mark's favorites from them as well a classic from Grand Funk Railroad). As always, we also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (also a connection to The Beach Boys). Plus, we've got tunes from The Courettes, The Ventures, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Hooters, The Charades, Pretenders, Christopher Gilson, The Tridents, Rangers, Abyssal Lurkers, Les Panches Surfers and The Biarritz boys. Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/06/catching-wave-06-19-23.html

 

[James Riley]

There is SO much great NEW and CLASSIC tunes we try to get to every week on Catching A Wave radio show. We'll pack as much of 'em into this hour as we can. We'll play a tune from a Jan & Dean album that's celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a summery instrumental from America's band The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of them...we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun for 3 randomly chosen cover tunes OF The Beach Boys (by Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, Thomas Lauderdale and Satan's Pilgrims and Gary Hoey) and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (also has a connection to The Beach Boys). Plus, we've got tunes from Shaun Young, Magnatech, The Anderson Council, The Midnight Callers, The Surfrajettes, Kurt Baker, Lazer Gun Saloon, The SurfAnauts, Little Kahuna, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, Sir Bald Diddley and Ian Candler! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/06/catching-wave-06-26-23.html

 

[James Riley]

We hear a couple of tracks from the new free sampler Vol. 5 from Triple Agent Records (Chewbacca's and Thalasses) this hour on Catching A Wave radio show! Always fun artwork with those! We pay tribute to the late, great Dickie Harrell (Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame drummer for Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps) who passed away on May 31st, 2023 and hear a song from his 1961 solo album on Capitol Records. We board the Catching A Wave Time Machine for the week ending October 26th, 1963 for radio station WQAM 560 AM and hear some songs on their chart that week (including the #1 song). We'll spin a tune from a Dick Dale & His Del-Tones album that is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a July 4th themed tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. KISS has a rockin' instrumental patriotic tune in the mix as well and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've great tunes from The Scimitars, Raul Malo, The Bomboras, Tegan and Sara, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Skoteenas and Trio Koko. Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/07/catching-wave-07-03-23.html

 

[James Riley]

We might be in the "dog days of summer" right now but this hour of Catching A Wave radio show is full of HOT tunes that you're gonna want to listen to all year long! We hear a tune from a Link Wray album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a great deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear from another guitar legend...the late, great Dick Dale in our Green Room segment talking about the inspiration for "Miserlou" and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's great rockers from Jared Petteys & The Headliners, The Schizophonics, Los Surfer Compadres, The Meteoroids, Olivia Jean, Sys Malakian, The Hellbenders, Vern Jules & The Aquanauts, Eric Kay and The Surfaronies, Eastern Souvenirs, Stories from Shamehill, The Akulas and The Links! Listen HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/07/catching-wave-07-10-23.html

 

[James Riley]

There is so much cool music packed into this hour of Catching A Wave radio show! We hear a tune from a Deke Dickerson compilation album (Mr. Entertainment) that is celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a great deep track from America's band The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of The Beach Boys, they are the focus in our "You're The Inspiration" segment with a classic from them and 2 songs about Carl & Brian Wilson from Terry Anderson and Splitsville. As always, we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Eddie Angel). Plus, we have rockers from Secret Agent, The Weeklings (covering Bruce Springsteen), The Guantanamos, Froghat, Cameronoise, The Strings Aflame, The Baron Four, King Pelican, Kioea, Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue, Jonny Safford (on Swelltune Records) and PAPA SURF (covering Tears for Fears). Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/07/catching-wave-07-17-23.html

 

[James Riley]

The Catching A Wave Time Machine returns again this hour and we cross the pond to hear some songs on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending October 11th, 1962 (including the DEBUT single from the Fab Four, a Twang master guitar legend and a tornadic UK band at the top!). We hear a track from an album by Jerry Cole (listed as "Jerry Kole") in our Good Time segment that is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year! Beth Riley has a great tune 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 (Charlie Daniel's early surf/instrumental band). Plus, we've got tracks from Los Tiki Phantoms, The Barnestormers, Robin Taylor Zander, Cheap Trick, Halibears, Los Vaccine, Guitarmy Of One, The Midnight Callers, Shaun Young, Pollo Del Mar, The Babalooneys, The Super Stocks and Rangers! Hear episode HERE:

Catching A Wave 07-24-23

The Catching A Wave Time Machine returns again this hour and we cross the pond to hear some songs on the UK Singles Chart for the week end...

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[James Riley]

The warmth of the sun is blazing hot this summer and so are the tunes this hour on Catching A Wave! We spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear 3 randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys (including one from Jakob Dylan with Neil Young!). Speaking of The Beach Boys, Beth Riley plays a deep track from them on her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! We've got a tune from The Atlantics from an album celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment and as always we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, we'll spin tunes from Daikaiju, The Fuzillis, The Scimitars, Duke Robillard, Darren Mihael Boyd, Unkle Kook, Masters Of The University, Rufus Lee King & The Dream, Lords Of Atlantis, Blister Soul, EG Vines and The Guantanamos! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/07/catching-wave-07-31-23.html

 

[James Riley]

We begin our "Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown" on Catching A Wave 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! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/08/catching-wave-08-07-23.html

 

[James Riley]

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! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/08/catching-wave-08-14-23.html

 

[James Riley]

We hear the #1 choice in our "Favorite Duane Eddy Song Countdown" this hour on Catching A Wave radio show! 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 are 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! Listen HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/08/catching-wave-08-21-23.html

 

[James Riley]

On this Catching A Wave radio show, we hear a snippet of a chat with legendary Sun Records drummer J.m. Van Eaton in our Green Room segment. We're talking about him 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 Music ' Surfin' The Great Lakes (THE TRASHMEN - OFFICIAL PAGE). Plus, we spin tunes from Dogstar, The Creature Preachers, Atomic Drag, Systilus, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Barracudas, HOKO, Agent Octopus, Northern Tides and The Kickstands! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/08/catching-wave-08-28-23.html

 

[James Riley]

New tunes, classics...and even Classical Gas...it's all on this hour of Catching A Wave radio show. 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 Memetics, Laramie Dean, Beach Towels and The Strings Aflame! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/09/catching-wave-09-04-23.html