What guitars do popular surf rock bands play? Several come to mind – Fender Stratocasters, Jazzmasters and Jaguars, Mosrites, and Danelectros. Not only do they usually have a certain sound, but they also have a …
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A lot of credit is given to Quentin Tarantino for reviving interest in surf music. With the release of Pulp Fiction, one of my favorite movies, the soundtrack was a big seller and full of …
What guitars do popular surf rock bands play? Several come to mind – Fender Stratocasters, Jazzmasters and Jaguars, Mosrites, and Danelectros. Not only do they usually have a certain sound, but they also have a …
The Traditional surf guitars, like a surf green Fender Stratocaster or Jazzmaster, are no doubt cool, but they are definitely not the only option for surf bands today.
DiPinto, a smaller builder of lots of cool electric …
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. …
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 …
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 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 …
John Benton from the Lively Ones, the Surfaris and the Eliminators plays a few different style songs in the video here. Plenty of up close shots on the fretboard so you see what he’s …
So, if your favorite musical genre is religious surf music, you finally have an album to buy. I can’t believe this is an album, but here it is – Jesus Christ Surferstar.
At first I figured …
I thought it would be cool if people listed their favorite surf rock songs. Here’s my list of instrumental surf songs. I’ll update it as it changes – unless I forget.
Misirlou – Dick Dale (Song …
August 26, 2009 : Dick Dale Tour Dates 2009
August 25, 2009 : Quentin Tarantino & Surf Music
August 23, 2009 : Popular Surf Guitars
June 9, 2009 : DiPinto Galaxie 4 Surf Guitars – Now Extra Sparkly
May 25, 2009 : Daikaiju – Japanese Monster-Battling Surf Music