Articles in Surf Music

We’ve got a new surf radio station for you to check out on Last.FM.
We’ve added a whole bunch of surf bands, especially current bands.  It turned out to be a really cool station when I …

Sometimes when listening to a band, I wonder if it qualifies as “surf music.” So we’re going to try and answer the question of “what is surf music” here.
We’ll start with a look from ye …

The Surf Coasters are an exciting Japanese surf band.  Check out their rock version of “Flight of the Bumblebee” below:

The Ventures are one of the classic surf bands, and “Walk Don’t Run” is one of the most classic surf songs.  Because of the lasting popularity of the song, it’s one that’s been covered numerous …

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 …

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 …

Not really a video, just pictures but with the sound.  Regardless, it’s great country artist Junior Brown playing a great surf medley on his crazy custom-built “guit-steel.”  He puts on a pretty entertaining show.

If you’re not sucking down your company’s broadband by streaming Pandora radio all day, you’re missing out.  Pandora is a great site for listening to free music, based on the artist or song you specify.
Setting …

Welcome to Surfguitar.com. Here you will find:

Surf guitar music news
Awesome guitars, pedals, and amps for surf music
Surf bands
Surf music tips
Non-surfy music like rockabilly when we’ve got nothing better to say
A combination of thorough, interesting posts …