There is a radio show from the local college that has been going on for a while and it is all about instrumental surf rock. It’s called “Storm Surge of Reverb” and the DJ is the most spazzy guy ever. It is every Monday (so today!) from 4-6pm Central time.
Check it out this afternoon!
I have no knowledge on this subject but I did enjoy a recent podcast quiz/episode that featured a surf rock quiz:
Go Fact Yourself, Ep. 46 and starting at about minute 45 they bounce around a bit and then get to the surf rock quiz- and a special guest expert for any surf rock fans. It’s an enjoyable quiz and chat podcast FWIW.
For a deep dive into the old school stuff, you can’t do much better than Rhino’s Cowabunga box set. 3 disks dedicated to 60s material, and a 4th disk covering the late-70s to mid-90s revival.
It would be interesting to see an updated version that covers more recent stuff (the set was released in 1996).
This post, and this WHOLE THREAD, is full of win. That Mummies performance had me smiling from ear to ear. The Centurians songs were familiar, so I looked and found they were in Tarantino movies, done by someone else - but not done better. I’m still working my way through your list, so I may find more gems yet.
Was poking through this thread yesterday and youtube suggestions took me on a tour of psychobilly that I also enjoyed. Great thread, or GREATEST thread?
You could make a playlist from this thread and play it in the background while working your way through Fallout 4’s storyline. It would make a better radio station than the in-game one, and it works thematically. Especially the Red Elvis songs, if you’ve ever seen Six-String Samarai.
Here are a few that hopefully have not been mentioned yet:
Jon & The Nightriders https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jon+%26+The+Nightriders
Slacktone - Coffin Closer https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Slacktone+-+Coffin+Closer
Surf Coasters - Last Train https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Surf+Coasters+-+Last+Train
The Belairs -Baggies https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Belairs_+Baggies
The Blazers - Bangalore https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Blazers+-+Bangalore
The Pharos - Pintor https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=THE+PHAROS+-+Pintor
The Run-A-Bouts - Wild Fire https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+run+a+bouts+-+wild+fire
The Shadows - The Rise And Fall of Flingel Bunt https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+shadows+-+the+rise+and+fall+of+flingel+bunt
The Surf Raiders - Tsunami https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Surf+Raiders+-+Tsunami
Junior Brown’s “Surf Medley” - YouTube
Clearly, Youtube has been keeping track of my searches, as this showed up in my recommended list. It’s Bob Berryhill telling the story of “Wipeout.” I found it quite enjoyable. I didn’t realize it was just pretty much composed and recorded on the spot as a B-side to “Surfer Joe.” Fun story.
Some excellent recommendations in here. I haven’t seen one for The Penetrators, Checkpoint Echo.
Damn, you made me tear up, there. I’m serious.
It really is a beautiful and somewhat underappreciated form, but dammit, it is gorgeous. It somewhat has a tendency to kind of hit a period where it gets self-reflective like jazz or classical music, but its comparative rawness, newness and still being somewhat of a self-conscious novelty kind of keeps it relevant and re-inventing itself. I loves it.
Dammit, by-tor that’s a nice list.
I gotta throw a bit more out there. Yeah, Man or Asrto-Man, is just too great. They pushed the form in the 90’s when most others were trying to simply out-garage a lot of earlier tracks. Nobody’s mentioned Telstar so far. It’s kind of the origin of electronic hit music, and well, Man or Astro-Man kind of took it full circle with 1000x. I loves them.
I’m more a classic rock person, but there’s always been some surf music mixed into my playlist. It’s been decades, though, since I’ve heard so much unfamiliar, or vaguely familiar, music in a row that I’ve liked so much. I’m at a point where I’m not enjoying my old favorites quite as much as I used to, and of course, new ‘classic rock’ is an oxymoron.
It’s been a joy to listen to the music here. There’s so much fun and energy in it. I’m also intrigued by the psychobilly bands youtube recommended, and I must unravel the mystery of why they all have attractive women bassists with pale skin, tattoos and black hair. . .
Here’s another for the Surf Rock list: “Stick Shift”, by The Duals
Edit: dupe
Didn’t think I had anything to add here. Then I remembered an old album I have from the Surf Punks.
Dennis Dragon is the brother of daryl Dragon of Captain & Tennille and played with groups including The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Neil Young, and Rick Springfield.
I listen mostly to surfrock, 70’s punk and 80’s metal when I run on the elliptical.
Check out the Tielman brothers:
Indonesian-born dutch surf band, created the genre ‘Indorock’:
Some of the best recent Surf music I’ve been listening to is from Spain:
Los Tiki Phantoms
Los Coronas
El Twaguero
The Concussions