Catching A Wave radio show

[James Riley]

We've got 2 in a row from the great Herb Alpert in our Catching A Wave radio show Two-nami segment this hour...including a NEW tune (a cover of a Jerry Reed classic). We've got a fun track from a compilation called Hot Rod Rally 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 and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's some rockin' tunes from Cameronoise, Surfin' Lungs, Draculina, The Anderson Council, The Fuzillis, The McCharmlys, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, BreakTime, The Delta Ring, Mayer Hawthorne, Jaguar Jets, Shark Beach 2 and The Frigidaires ! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/09/catching-wave-09-11-23.html

 

[James Riley]

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Catching A Wave 09-18-23

Can you believe it's nearly Fall season already? September 23rd marks the first day. But, it's always summer here at Catching A Wave...eve...

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Can you believe it's nearly Fall season already? September 23rd marks the first day. But, it's always summer here at Catching A Wave...even if it's just in your mind! We've got a tune from an album by The Richies in our Good Time segment celebrating it's 30th anniversary. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys showcasing those amazing vocals in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's another great Two-nami in the forecast...2 in a row featuring guitars by Elliot Easton on a rarity from The Cars as well as Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (The Sonics). Plus, we've got tunes from The Ventures, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Dogstar, The Surf Hermits, The Midnight Callers, Hipbone Slim, The 5.6.7.8.'s, The Creature Preachers, Dennis J. Leise, Poolhead, Amphibian Man, King Pelican and The West Mains!

 

[James Riley]

On this Catching A Wave radio show, we board our Time Machine for the week of July 26th, 1963 to hear 3 songs on KYA San Francisco's chart (all 3 are instrumental). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a rocker from The White Stripes from an album celebrating it's 20th Anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox for our selection of the week (The Smithereens from 1980)! Plus, we have tunes from Thalasses, Messer Chups (both from MISSING FINK RECORDS's Music To Battle Apes By compilation), Trevor Rabin, Cayucas, The Meteoroids, Bobby Sutliff (on Jem Records), Buzzy Frets, Ben Rogers' Instrumental Asylum, Lipstereo, Everglades Rhythm and The Surf Junkies! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/09/catching-wave-09-25-23.html

 

[James Riley]

The tunes are still hot this hour on Catching A Wave radio show! We hear a Ramones tune from an album celebrating it's 30th anniversary on our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. Speaking of The Beach Boys, we spin the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun to hear 3 randomly chosen covers OF The Beach Boys (Dave Edmunds, Herb Alpert and Rincon Surfside Band). Great new tune from Christian Love from his new album too! We'll also drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we've got rockers from Messer Chups, Sys Malakian, The Courettes, The Raybeats, The Dwellers (on Spaghetti Recs), Kurt Baker, Sick Hyenas, Zako, Lords of Atlantis, dayaway and Dave Myers & The Surftones! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/10/catching-wave-10-02-23.html

 

[James Riley]

The Catching A Wave radio show "Two-nami" returns with 2 songs from Brian Wilson including a track co-written and BGV's from the late, great Jimmy Buffett. There's a tune from Jimmy in our Good Time segment too from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary. 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. We've also got some rockin' tunes from Los Dedos, Duane Eddy, The Rolling Stones, The Surfin' Lungs, Cayucas, The Ventures, Abyssal Lurkers, The Frigidaires, Draculina, Amphibian Man, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas and The Surf Hermits! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/10/catching-wave-10-09-23.html

 

[James Riley]

Get ready to spin the "Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun" again this hour for some randomly selected covers of The Beach Boys on this Catching A Wave radio show. Beth Riley has a deep track from them in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. There's a track from a Frankie and the Pool Boys album celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year in our Good Time segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Los Straitjackets)! Plus, we've got rockers from Micky Dolenz (covering R.E.M.!!), The Cosmic Wrays, Atomicos, The Beyonderers, The Sea-Jays, Bobby Sutliff (on Jem Records), The McCharmlys, The Routes, The Grogans, Froghat , Hipbone Slim and The Meteoroids! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/10/catching-wave-10-16-23.html

 

[James Riley]

There's no slowing down with all the great music constantly coming in to Catching A Wave! This week, we hear a rocker from Davie Allan and the Arrows from an album celebrating it's 20th anniversary in our Good Time segment. We have a Two-nami in the forecast...2 in a row of songs featuring The Bangles (one from their first album and another with them doing backing vocals on a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tune). Beth Riley has a friendly 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 (Jon & The Nightriders). Plus, we turn it up with songs from Chewbacca's, The Nut Jumpers, The Surfin' Lungs, Christian Love, Everglades Rhythm, The Rhino Chasers, Brian Setzer, Gglitch Family Band, Surfasaurus, White Sands, The Jackets, Herb Alpert and The Surf Junkies! Hear episode HERE:

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

 

[James Riley]

Posting early to help with your weekend Halloween activities! It's our annual Catching A Wave Halloween show! A full hour of tunes so fun it's scary! Beth Riley has a tune from The Beach Boys that even scared Brian Wilson while they recorded it in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break! Our Jammin' James Jukebox is a fun Jan & Dean tune about a car you take your last ride in. Plus, great Halloween rockers from Magnatech, The Malibooz, Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Satan's Pilgrims, Man Or Astroman, Jim & The Seadragons, The Tiki Tones, Ichi-Bons, Los Straitjackets, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Shorty's Swingin' Coconuts, Laramie Dean, The Ghouls, Shaun Young, Olivia Jean, Messer Chups and The Vettes! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/10/halloween-show-catching-wave-october.html

 

[James Riley]

We take another trip in the Catching A Wave Time Machine this hour to hear 3 tunes from the WLS Chicago Silver Dollar Survey from the week of January 28th 1966. There's a track from a Chris Casello Trio album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment. Beth Riley has an early version of a hit song by 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 (Hal Blaine). If that isn't enough, we've got killer tunes from Kitten & The Tonics, The Frigidaires, Kris Bone, Lords Of Atlantis, Fly Janet, Atomicos, Steve Miller Band, Kurt Baker, Chewbacca's, The Vaccines, Cayucas and Os Brutus!! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/11/catching-wave-11-06-23.html

 

[James Riley]

There's another Catching A Wave "Two-nami" in the forecast this hour with 2 songs in a row featuring Bob Spalding on guitar (solo track and new one from The Ventures on Hi-Tide Recordings). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break. We've got a La Luz tune from an album 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 (instrumental from Cheap Trick). Plus, there's a couple of songs from the new Triple Agent Records Volume VI release (Tremolo Beer Gut with Zombierella and The Greasy Gills) as well as rockers from Al Jardine, The Meteoroids, Magnatech, Black Flamingos, U2, Surf Cult, The Patina Turners, Guitarmy Of One, Kay Firlito & The Sun-Dried Surf Band, His Lordship and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/11/catching-wave-11-13-23.html

 

[James Riley]

We've got the Wheel Of Fun, Fun, Fun on this Catching A Wave radio show bringing some super fun and randomly chosen covers OF The Beach Boys this hour (including a young Lou Reed). 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 track from the Cayucas from an album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (pre-Doors Ray Manzarek). Plus, a wide variety of awesomeness from Sir Bald & Los Hairies, Ringo Starr, The Cosmic Wrays, Playa Amarailla, Rocket Ciaro, The Dandy Warhols, The Eye Five, Scott Tournet, Voodoo Surf Tribe, Mario Cobo, Beach Bomb and Kaw Tikis! Hear episode HERE:

http://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/11/catching-wave-11-20-23.html

 

[James Riley]

We kick off the holidays on Catching A Wave with a couple of new Christmas releases by Joel Paterson and The Manakooras (on Nu-Tone and Hi-Tide Recordings) and there will be plenty more in the coming weeks (if you're on Santa's Nice list)! We hear the title cut from Ruby Baby (celebrating it's 60th anniversary) from Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer DION in our Good Time segment. There's a snippet of an interview with Dion where I ask him about that song and the album cover which was cut out and included on The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover too. Beth Riley has an early deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break and as always we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our twangy selection of the week (the legendary Duane Eddy). Plus, there's tunes from Amphibian Man, Kris Bone, Dogstar, Danny B. Harvey, Los Grainders, Abyssal Lurkers, The Weeklings, The Gold Needles, Chrome Castle, The Brain Waves, The Serfers, The Ventures and The Slimetones! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/11/catching-wave-11-27-23.html

 

[James Riley]

There's a Catching A Wave Christmas Block of tunes this hour from The Grip Weeds (remixed and remastered and featuring Pat Dinizio & Jim Babjak of The Smithereens), TheCowsills, Brian Wilson, Los Straitjackets and Blue Man Group! 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 Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year in our Good Time Segment and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, There's tunes from Los Surfer Compadres, Magnatech, Joe Wong, Darren Michael Boyd, The Beatles, The Twang Kings (covering The Beatles), Intóxicos, The Surfers, The Deaf Surfers and Psychotic Youth! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/12/catching-wave-12-04-23.html

 

[James Riley]

We've got a fun non-traditional Christmas Block on this hour's Catching A Wave! Hear festive tunes from Cheap Trick, Charlie & The Tropicales, Kurt Baker and 2 new tunes from Mark Malibu & the Wasagas and Magnatech (from Surfin' Kitty Xmas 4)! Beth Riley has a revved up 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 New Dimensions 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 by the King Of Fuzz Guitar (Davie Allan)! Plus, we've got The McCharmlys, Ramones, Man Or Astro-man?, Monster Wave, Sheryl Crow, Coral Fuzz, The Isotopes, Atomic Drag, The Dreadtones, Rangers and The Joyful Hope! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/12/catching-wave-12-11-23.html

 

[James Riley]

We've got a mix of new tunes and Christmas tracks this hour on Catching A Wave! There's festive tunes from Joel Paterson, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys, Al Jardine, Martin Cilia, Agent Octopus, The Delta Ring and Gary Hoey as well as a Jammin' James Jukebox selection of the week (The Ventures)! Beth Riley has a Good-Time deep track by The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break. The Marketts have a track celebrating it's 60th anniversary in our Good Time segment too! Plus, there's rockers from The Breakers, Micky Dolenz, The Carnivals, Savarit, The Surfers, The Rhino Chasers, The Patina Turners and Interstellar Riders! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/12/catching-wave-12-18-23.html

 

[James Riley]

Posting a couple of days early! It's our annual ALL Christmas show on Catching A Wave! Hour ONE: Beth Riley (from Boppin' With Beth and her Catching A Wave segment here called Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break...hear one of their Christmas tunes this hour) co-hosts with me once again. We hear a Leon Redbone tune in our Good Time segment from the Elf soundtrack celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week! Plus, there's songs from JD McPherson, Joel Paterson, The Monkees, The Grip Weeds, The Tourmaliners, Phil Keaggy, Jim & The Sea Dragons, The Smithereens, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, The Breakers (with Dan Peters), Abyssal Lurkers, The Evergleams (feat. members of Black Flamingos), The Manakooras, The Surf Junkies and The Surfisticats!
Hour TWO: This is our bonus 2nd hour this year! We hope to make this a new tradition as we just love Christmas music and wanted to offer more! Beth Riley co-hosts and has another fun tune from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up Beth's Beach Boys Break. We hear a Nick Lowe tune from his holiday album celebrating it's 10th anniversary in our Good Time segment and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear a Los Straitjackets selection this hour! We've spin rockers from Reverend Horton Heat, The Ventures, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Bongos, Monsters From The Surf, The Weeklings, The Untamed Youth, The Malibooz, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th, Davie Allan & The Arrows, Southern Culture On The Skids, Satan's Pilgrims, The Isotopes, Underwater Bosses, The Slimetones and The Volcanics!

Hear all of the festive fun HERE:
https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/12/christmas-show-catching-wave-12-25-23.html

 

[James Riley]

On this Catching A Wave radio show, we introduce a new segment we'll hear at least monthly this year called Head 2 Head (2 artists doing the same song)! This first one has "California Sun" by Dick Dale and Ramones. Let us know which one you like the best (we know...it's tough to choose since they're both great!). We also spin a tune by Jan & Dean from an album celebrating it's 60th 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 and we drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (it's a piano man covering another piano man). Plus, we've got songs by Slowey & The Boats, Chrome Castle, The Beatles, The Nut Jumpers, The Routes, The Breakers, Guitarmy of One, Man or Astro-Man?, The Joyful Hope, Amphibian Man, Monster Wave, playa amarilla and Los Reverb! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2023/12/catching-wave-01-01-24.html

 

[James Riley]

Our Catching A Wave Good Time segment features a track from The Trashmen from their Surfin' Bird album that is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year! We board the Time Machine for the week of January 19th, 1962 to hear 3 songs on the KFWB Los Angeles chart (including the song at the top). Beth Riley has a deep track by 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 Ventures covering The Go-Go's)! Plus, we've got tunes from The 5.6.7.8's, The Masonics, Underwater Bosses, Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks, The Del Roswells, Jake Andrews, Magnatech, The Don Powell Band (with Jim Lea), Los Grainders, Culebra & Thee Evolution Surf School, The Zipheads and The Super Stocks! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2024/01/catching-wave-01-08-24.html

 

[James Riley]

It may be cold out (-15° here in Moline, IL) but this is a HOT hour of awesome tunes on Catching A Wave! Our "You're The Inspiration" segment returns with The Beatles and covers by The Weeklings and Cheap Trick (The Weeklings and Cheap Trick will both be at Beatles On The Beach coming up very soon). We hear a track from an album by The Surfaris 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. We pay tribute to the late, great Jeffrey Foskett (who unfortunately passed away on December 11th, 2023 at 67 years old). We'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week (Gary Usher)! Plus, there's rockers from Laramie Dean, The Breakers, Los Surfer Compadres, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Interstellar Riders, Kaw Tikis, Los atascados (feat. Sys Malakian). The Surfin' Birds and The Surfle Jerks! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2024/01/catching-wave-01-15-24.html

 

[James Riley]

On this Catching A Wave, we get another fun Head 2 Head battle with live cover versions of a Little Richard rocker by both Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Astronauts. Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up- Beth's Beach Boys Break! There's a cool tune from The Ventures from an album 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 (EARLY Paul Simon). There's rockers from Man or Astro-Man?, The Immediate Family, Hipbone Slim and the Kneejerks, Los Straitjackets, That Green, Porno For Pyros, Arno De Cea & The Clockwork Wizards, Pozor Vlak, Waikiki Makaki, Cosmic Surf and Los Reverb! Hear episode HERE:

https://catchingawaveradio.blogspot.com/2024/01/catching-wave-01-22-24.html