The other day I heard someone say that late March-early April is a prime time for surfin' off the Texas coast. Didn't know the Gulf of Mexico had any decent waves to speak of, in fact although I grew up along the upper Gulf Coast I don't know a thing about surfing. Would that make me a ho-dad? Well, I do know this: the best surf music came out in the early 1960s. So while our wave-riding bros are down in Galveston and Corpus waiting to hang ten on the right wave, here are some surfin' (and car [...]
Welcome to the second installment of the Musical Pairings "history of pop music" series. As I mentioned with the first installment ( chillwave ), I plan to make this an ongoing series exploring the history of pop music. I plan to research various genres and sub-genres of pop music throughout modern history and summarize what I learn. These will tend to be relatively longer posts, so if you are not interested in reading about the history of pop music - you may just want to skip ahead to the mix at the bottom of the post. [...]
The Jalopy Five -California Street Surf Teens - Moment Of Truth Elvis Presley - Adam & Evil Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Little Miss Go Go Hondells - Two Wheel Show Stopper Debbie Lori Kaye - Iron Cross The Scotsmen - Beer Bust Blues Tommy Blake - F-Olding Money The Astronauts - The Hearse The Coastliners [...]
Mr. Moderator is nothing if not zealous in his efforts to protect the hallowed Halls of Rock from assholishness. [ Mod. - Hey, some days I think I promote just that! ] One of Moddie's first defensive bulwarks in this effort is an understandable reluctance to let folks post images and sounds without extensive monitoring and assistance. [ Mod. - Ugh! ] Well, folks, after much lobbying and assuaging of doubts, I finally managed to convince our Moderator that it would be in the Hall's best interest to at least allow me to post my Thrifty [...]
30 Days Out
Turntable Kitchen
WFMU's Beware of the Blog
Rock Town Hall
Bison - Quill
Monday Music – 28 May 2012
