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Image Head on over to surfdrums.com and order yourself a copy of the new DVD "Pounding Surf", a combined instructional surf drumming DVD and a documentary on surf music, from the drummer's perspective!

From the website:

"...75 minutes of tips and lessons in The Art of Surf Drumming™ from four great drummers, plus the full-length documentary film A Drummers Guide to Surf Drumming. The project is dedicated to the new torchbearers that are out there every night pushing the boundaries of instrumental surf music  and features talents of some of my favorite Musicians: Tracy and I are joined by drummers Lee Kixx (from the cutting-edge Reventlos) and the incomparable Dusty Watson (of Dick Dale and Slacktone). The all-star live band features classic performances from Paul Johnson, Dave Wronski of Slacktone and Dick Dale bassist Ron Eglit."

See also this forum thread, started by Matt Quilter of the Reventlos, and one of the contributors to this project.

As we reported in this story, the Finnish legends Laika & The Cosmonauts are putting on a final tour and then calling it a day. The North American part of their tour begins in mid-October, and you can check out the dates on their gig page. Note that many of the shows will have amazing supporting acts like Los Straitjackets, Pollo del Mar, and Tiesco del Rey. Keep your eye on the two to-be announced shows in Southern California also. Don't miss your chance to see one of the highest regarded instrumental bands of today!

Lady Reverb and Danny Snyder have just delivered episode #3 in our podcast series! This one features part 1 of an interview with The Madeira, conducted at the 1st Annual SG101 Convention at Suzy's a mere two weeks ago!

Head on over to our Podcast Page to download it!

Japan's #1 surf band The Surf Coasters will be making a brief tour of the West Coast in early September. Their new CD "Outside Break" will be ready in time for the tour.

For more info, visit http://www.myspace.com/surfcoastersjapan



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Nice to meet you.

We are Japanese surf band.
The name of the band is CHICCHI&SWEET PAPA.
We play The Ventures.

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www.d3.dion.ne.jp/~ponta_/images/070915contest-00.jpg

The name of the girl is CHICCHI.
She is a primary schoolchild of 10 years old.

Web Site
sound.jp/chicchi/
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www.d3.dion.ne.jp/~ponta_/images/nokie-chicchi2006-1.jpg

You Tube
www.youtube.com/beatpops

Thank you.

Head on over to Sundazed Music and check out new releases for August 2008 including:

• Gary Usher - Barefoot Adventure: The 4 Star Sessions
• Link Wray - White Lightning: Lost Cadence Sessions '58
• Jerry Cole & His Spacemen - Surf Age
• Davie Allan & The Arrows - Cycle Breed

Read more for all the details...

Home recording and surf music enthusiasts ... here's a cool new retro-website made just for you: Steve's Springy Surf Drums www.stevesspringysurfdrums.com There are four different packs for $4.99-$9.99 that offer reverb/non-reverb loops in Apple/AIFF formats, so that both Mac and PC users can create some fun surf songs at home.  If you don't have access to a real drummer or quality surf drum loops, then these are perfect for you.  Or even if you're a drummer, in a band with a drummer, or have access to a studio and drummer ... these loops are still great to have on hand to build everything from demo songs or complete albums.    Spring on over!

The Sound of the Surf crew will be present in Italy at the SURFERJOE SUMMER FESTIVAL. The event will be filmed and part of it will go on the movie/documentary with exclusive interviews and more.

The "godfather" of the Sound of the Surf project, John Blair, will also come to release interview and provide more details. Maybe he'll jump onstage too!!!

Promotion of the festival is proceeding pretty well, we hope in a good crowd. Thanks to all of you who decide to spend some holidays in Italy and come to meet us. More exhibitors have been added also, including importers for DiPinto, Mosrite, Danelectro, Eastwood and old Italian brands like Davoli. The backline will be completely provided by M. Casale Bauer and Fender Italy.

Remember: August 16th and 17th, CALAFURIA, Livorno, Italy

You are very welcome!
www.surferjoemusic.com/festival

The Retroactive Gamma Rays have been selected as one of the final bands to make it onto The Union Records artist catalogue. A few months ago they submitted their sonicbids (holy crap it works!) EPK to The Union Records and they were selected to take part in The Union Records Roster Challenge. The Challenge works by votes. A fan can vote from their computer once a day from July 17th to July 24th.

The Retroactive Gamma Rays are asking their surf community to take a minute out of their day to vote for a fellow surf band/surf music fan. It's not often a surf band has a chance to be signed to a record label. Please show your support for Retroactive Gamma Rays and surf music in general, as they go up against alternative bands w/ lyrics (gasp!).

Thank you for your support and don't forget to take a minute every day for the next week and vote for Retroactive Gamma Rays! Remember, if you have more than one computer you can vote from all of them. Also, tell your friends! Please click the link below to vote.

Vote!

Hi surfers !
I'm a OneManBand from Italy, if you want to listen some weird surf songs this is my channel:

http://www.youtube.com/doclegume

I hope you appreciate
all the best

Docteur Legume

http://doclegume.blogspot.com