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I am pleased to announce the SurfGuitar101 2010 MP3 Compilation! Our 6^th one! Just like before, this is a way for all members to share music, recording tips, and to just have fun. The main emphasis is fun, so please send in an entry no matter what your skill level is. Here are the rules:

1. You must be a member of this website to submit an mp3.
2. You may submit only 1 mp3.
3. The mp3 you submit must not have appeared on any "official" release before. Likewise, please don't submit anything that is destined for an official release in the future.
4. The mp3 must be 8 MB in size or less.
5. There is a good chance the comp will end up on Archive.org. Therefore, you must agree to their Creative Commons (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives) License for your mp3.
6. The deadline for submitting an mp3 is Friday, December 17th, 2010.

I have created an Official 2010 MP3 Compilation Forum Thread. Please use that thread to discuss the compilation and to get information on how to submit an mp3. Please use that thread if you'd like to find a fellow member to work with on the project. With the magic of digital recording and the internet, remote collaborations are possible. Make your own virtual surf band! Let the comp begin!

Please check out our prior compilations if you haven't seen them already: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009.

It is with deep regret that Catch A Wave, a central NJ surf band announces the passing of our friend and bandmate, rhythm guitarist Wayne Pettersen.  Wayne passed away early in the morning of Tuesday August 31 2010.  Wayne was a frequent contributor to the SG101 discussions and we're certain that many knew him as "surfinreverb".  Please take a moment and keep Wayne and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Thank you from the members of Catch A Wave.   www.myspace.com/catchawaveband

Ok! Been super crazy here at DE*FI industries! Due to circumstances beyond my control, I had to re-schedule some dates from last week. My apologies to the promoters and clubs.

The great new is, I am making the last 12 days of this tour insane with some new surf punks on tour with me! The first guy to come on board was a real deal California surf punk by the name of Trevor Lucca! He is an 18 year old surfer from Long Beach that will be playing bass for me! Great kid! His first concert was a Dick Dale show! Speaking of the King, the next guy to help me out with this tour last minute is Dick's son Jimmy! He has been playing drums with his dad, on stage, since he was a little freakin baby! Jimmy is an amazing musician, entertainer, and I am honored that he is doing this!

Florida to New Mexico! Dates and details on my website: www.LaramieDean.com

Check out the Dick Dale billboard in Long Beach! The whole world is Dick's!

Ok, spread the word, I need tenor sax or trumpet at each gig! I am serious! Email me :

Laramie@LaramieDean.com

thanks! -LD

Photos from the Instromania gigs over the weekend in Victoria, Australia. It was freezing cold here, but we managed to warm people up with some surf tunes. (Click on the picture to open the gallery in a new window. )

SurfGuitar 101 forum member Ravcon, aka, The Man From RavCon, has just released his new album, Everything Is Golden. It's a guitar-based combination of Surf/Spy/Spaghetti Western music, influenced by instro/surf pioneers such as Duane Eddy, Jack Nitzsche, Dick Dale, and newer bands The Surf Coasters, Laika & The Cosmonauts and The Tremolo Beer Gut. There's also a little John Barry feel thrown in the mix, as well as a surf rock arrangement of Morricone's classic Once Upon A Time In The West theme. These latter two influences help lend Everything Is Golden a cinematic appeal that ties it in nicely with The Man From RavCon's debut release, Zombie Pimp Cowboys From Outer Space!

Everything Is Golden is available for download now at the itunes store and cdbaby.

The album will also be available for order in CD format from cdbaby soon.

For more info on The Man From RavCon, see www.myspace.com/manfromravcon

Surf Band's New CD Acclaimed

The music of the surf-rock band The Insanitizers is now the main feature on the front page of music review internet site Music World Express 3000 (mwe3.com). They could have featured any CD and they chose the Insanitizers' new "Whimsical Surf." The review says "the 17 cut all instrumental CD is just the ticket to get things moving in this summer heat...The CD sounds great and the band has done a super job packaging...with excellent graphics."

The CD review is followed by a photo interview with lead guitarist Conrad Swartz, showing several unusual guitars. The music is "uptempo, lively, vigorous, energizing" and about having fun. Other band members are Ralf Palin on bass, Tim Ennis on drums, and Chad Van Dyke on guitar. This Summer the Insanitizers performed at the Hawaiian Festival and the Farmers Market, both in Vancouver, Washington.  Their MySpace site is www.MySpace.com/SurfInsanitizers.

Did you get a chance to score a rare Space Cossacks 2010 reunion t-shirt yet? Well now you can! SurfGuitar101 is hosting a Paypal form for The Space Cossacks, who have a limited number of t-shirts left over from the tour.

To buy, go to the SG101 Store page, select your style and size, and click the "buy now" button. You can pay with your Paypal account, but if don't have one, no problem, you can also pay with a credit card. Again, act fast as supplies are limited!

EL RAY - "CHASING RAY"
Releasing August 30th 2010 on Blackout Music

THE SOUNDTRACK OF YOUR WILDEST IMAGINATION

At the turn of the century, a strangely inspiring dude called Frank transformed four cute indie guys with a soft spot for love struck lyrics into dirty savvy surf instrumentalists where mums the words.  Nine years, three bass players and three albums later, El Ray now releases its fourth studio album 'Chasing Ray'.  Are you ready to be surfed away by the soundtrack to your wildest imagination finally being released?

A TRIBUTE TO EL KID'O

Drawing on inspiration from legendary Link Ray & Dick Dale, mixed with class acts like Pixies, Bob Hund & Sonic Youth and with a profound love for the garage scene, El Ray is more than music, it's deadly fun.  'Chasing Ray' is the band's tribute to former bass player extraordinaire, El Kid'o, who died tragically of cancer at the age of 27.  With new bass player La Chiquilla in place, El Ray is once again ready to get in character and play bikinis and trunks of every cool cat in town.  Ink or no ink, you're all welcome at El Ray's surf party and as the band says: 'As long as you're into surfing the genre with a twist and more than ready to venture into the night, you're a Ray'.

Check out these new limited edition LP releases from Sundazed!

• Thom Starr & The Galaxies: South Bay Surf: Anthology 1963-1964 2-LP Set
• The Catalinas: Fun Fun Fun Limited Edition LP
• The Challengers: Go Sidewalk Surfing! Limited Edition LP
• Jerry Cole & His Spacemen: Hot Rod Dance Party Limited Edition LP
• The Rhythm Rockers: Soul Surfin’ Limited Edition LP

Check out this really cool compilation video featuring bits and pieces of the SG101 Convention #3, August 7th, 2010 in Los Alamitos, California. Thanks Lost In Paradise folks!