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Article Archive for May 2009

Daikaiju – Japanese Monster-Battling Surf Music
May 25, 2009 – 3:51 pm | No Comments
Daikaiju – Japanese Monster-Battling Surf Music

I definitely wanted to post about Daikaiju based on their personality alone. 
“Daikaiju” name means “giant monster” in Japanese.  Sticking with the Japanese theme, they wear kabuki masks on stage, which looks both cool and alien live.  …

Clarkston Surf Festival
May 24, 2009 – 9:27 pm | No Comments

The 4th annual Clarkston surf fest was this weekend near Atlanta, Georgia. I wish we had heard about this earlier to post it beforehand, but we can hopefully have a heads up on next …

Surf Band of the Week: The Professors
May 17, 2009 – 9:41 pm | No Comments
Surf Band of the Week: The Professors

The Professors are a San Diego surf/other stuff band – here’s the band site.  They’ve got some songs on their MySpace page which I enjoyed, a little more than the tracks off their album. 
One cool …

Los Straitjackets Surf Band & Popular Surf Albums
May 13, 2009 – 9:26 pm | No Comments

Los Straitjackets have a new album out, “The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets.” It’s their 12th studio album, and apparently it’s a straightforward classic surf album.
First, the cool stuff.

It’s got a great album cover.  It …