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Billboard magazine, famous for tracking the commercial success (and failure) of songs, has released the Top 30 all-time popular songs about summer. As I was reading the list I found myself disagreeing with it, as if the editors had arbitrarily selected … Continue reading
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If you’re looking for a different tune that’s sure to delight your auditory senses, check out the Plimsouls. This rock band from Paramount, California, released their latest album this February. According to Greg Barbrick of BlogCritics.org, surf music influences Plimsouls’s … Continue reading
The world of surf music wouldn’t be the same without The Belairs, and as pointed out by Paul Johnson, it is a world that has gone from simple to advanced—in a nice way, of course. Surf Guitar 101 sits down … Continue reading
Classified as Indy, Alt and Surf Rock, Howler is a band out of Minnesota; hardly a state known for its surfing. However, it certainly seems to deliver the sound that is appealing to at least a subset of surfers around … Continue reading
There are those who are born to be a jack-of-all-trades kind of guy, and Tom Curren is one of them. This American surfer, who was born on July 3, 1964, is also a highly regarded musician. The music surfers listen … Continue reading
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Surf music acoustic rock icon Matt Costa was born Matthew Albert Costa on June 16, 1982, in Huntington Beach, California. A singer, songwriter, and skateboarder, Costa’s commercial success began when Tom Dumont, the guitarist of No Doubt, got hold of … Continue reading
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Most people have this notion that surf music was brought into the world by the Beach Boys. However, this distinction actually goes to Dick Dale, a surf rock guitarist from Boston, Massachusetts. Dick Dale’s surf music was created in the … Continue reading
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San Clemente, California, native Donavon Frankenreiter Is A Musician, Surfer, and Charity Worker, but not necessarily in that order. A longtime pal of fellow surfer-musician Jack Johnson, Donavon released his self-titled debut album in 2004. The album made the Top … Continue reading
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In 2009 Surf Rock band, Surfer Blood came on the scene with their debut single “Swim” which was named #37 on Pitchfork’s 100 Best Songs of ’09. In 2010 they released their first album and now their second album, Tarot … Continue reading