What I like about this is the spirit and performance. They obviously got the hang of surf instrumentals – great sound, especially the Fender Jazzmaster guitar. The songwriting is focused and quite enjoyable (maybe even more so on this track). They are young and play pretty tight and avoid approaching any sloppy pseudo guitar/drum/bass hero antics. The purity really comes across well. This music is meant to be played in a cool way, with a good punch. And let me tell you, three piece instrumental bands act under a big magnifying glass. You can really hear all the details – I can only second the comment somebody else made about them: Good Job!

As you probably already knew The Ventures are going to be inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame this year. Yes, it could have happened earlier. But anyway… This is also the year Madonna joins the club.

March 10, 2008: The Ventures are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 23rd annual induction dinner. tk is their presenter.

Read more here: The Ventures

Ben Strawn, who is an awesome artist, just sent a bulletin about this upcoming California artshow at The Light Gallery. I really would go see that if I lived on that continent!

Quote from his Bulletin:

To All Los Angeles MONSTERS! I’m gonna be in another show soon with over 70 Krazy Artists!This is gonna be BIG man!

SurfBEAT group art show!

don’t miss this EPIC group art show that will feature original artwork from over 70 prominent SURF, HOTROD, TIKI and other “outsider” artists.
The show opens MARCH 15 at The Light Gallery in Costa Mesa.
Please check out the flyer below and watch for show updates at https://myspace.com/surfbeatgallery

Some of the amazing group of surf, outsider and tiki artists who have committed so far:

The Pizz, Rick Reitveld, Jeral Tidwell, Drew Brophy, John Bell, Candy, Miles Thompson, Ben Strawn,Damian, BigToe, Mr.G, Doug Dorr, Grimb, Steve Caballero, Ken Ruzic, Dave Lozeau, Bamboo Ben, Fudemae, Max Grundy, Aaron Kraten, Fudemae, Squindo, James Mcleod, Keith Ciarmello, The mysterious 13:11, Dirk Hays, Buddy June, Crazy Al, Scott Aicher, Chongolio, Doug Horne, Atomic Kitty, Justin Barry, Chainsaw Chuck Majewski, Von Poot, Dale Sizer, Nik Scarlett, Dark Vomit, Paul Torres, Joe Vitale, Bob Penuelas, Augie pagan, Mike Sosnowski, Tiki ray, TV-1, Ryzart and many more talented artists from all over the globe!…

MySpace.com – SurfBEAT – Costa Mesa, California

The highest quality surf memorabilia ever brought to auction in Australia will be seen at the Global Surf Industries Noosa Festival of Surfing. The world’s leading authority on surf collectibles, Hawaii’s Randy Rarick will host the evening.Rarick, convenor of the biggest surf auction in the world, Honolulu’s bi-annual Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction, is making his first trip back to Noosa in eight years for the March 5 auction, to be held at the Festival Village in Lions Park, Noosa Heads.In addition to running the world’s biggest surf auction in Honolulu every second year, Randy is the long-term director of the Hawaii Triple Crown, a founding father of professional surfing and one of our sport’s leading craftsmen and adventurers. He will be assisted by some of Australia’s leading experts in surf memorabilia, including surfboard guru Bob McTavish and author/film buff Murray Walding, plus regular festival auctioneer Bob Johnson.

read more here Pacific Longboarder

Up for Grabs: MP boardshorts as worn in Morning of the Earth, 1971. Framed with signed photo.

For further information, ticket sales and entry forms/online entry visit www.noosafestivalofsurfing.com

Download the complete Auction Catalogue . . . Click here.

Der Spiegel 52/1963 vom 25.12.1963, Seite 60

Oahu
Besser als Sex
Wellenreiten
Schweine und Weiber waren einst die Siegerpreise eines seit Jahrhunderten auf Hawaii heimischen Nationalsports, über den der britische Entdecker James Cook berichtete, die Eingeborenen vollbrächten auf schmalen Brettern mitten in der Brandung “höchst erstaunliche Dinge”.Cook hatte das Wellenreiten entdeckt, jene alte hawaiische Mutprobe, die – mit neuzeitlicher Raffinesse aufbereitet – in den letzten Jahren zu einem neuen Massensport des 20. Jahrhunderts geworden ist. …

Hier weiter suchen: SPIEGEL Wissen :: Artikel

Thursday, 14 February 2008
Japanese ‘Yakuza’ gangsters have launched a campaign of intimidation to force a media blackout on the furore surrounding the country’s killing of dolphins and whales, it was claimed yesterday. Australian surfer Dave Rastovich attracted world headlines after he and conservationists including actress Isabel Lucas travelled to the Japanese fishing village of Taiji last year to protest at its annual dolphin kill. Rastovich, the global face of surfwear giant Billabong Australia’s environmental campaigns, said the multi-billion dollar Japanese surf industry had been experiencing the ‘heat’ for his anti-whaling activities. He said he had been told of intimidation from Yakuza thugs – the feared Japanese mafia – who had been visiting Japanese surf shops in search of the outspoken activist. ‘These are the goons from the fishing industry who are visiting surf stores intimidating people and threatening to punish them financially,’ Rastovich said.

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Court decision on YouTube
My previous notes around here and then here.

Thanks to Dirtbag Surfer for the info.

When:
Saturday Feb 23, 2008
at 11:00 AM

Where::
The Gaslamp Restaurant and Bar
6251 E. Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach, CA 90803
United States

From DJ Lemonsqueezer:

Aloha hou!

FASCHING HAWAII
Rosenmontag 04.02.07 21.00 -4.00
Im Atomic Café,
Neuturmstr. 5 München

Live auf der Bühne: HONOLULU SIXPACK
Honolulu Sixpack spielen Hawaii Rock’n’Roll der mit Calypso, Surf
und anderen exotischen zutaten aufgelockert wird. Seit Ihrer Gründung
vor ca. 2 Jahren ging es in der Szene mit der Band steil nach oben.
Bisheriger Höhepunkt war sicher Ihr Openair Gig bei der legendären Hawaii
Party in Senigallia vor ca. 4000 begeisterten Fans. Mit Ihrer 6 Mann
Besetzung (incl. Ukulele, Lapsteel-guitar, Percussions, Piano & Organ)
bieten sie einen breiten, selten so live präsentierten Rock’n’Roll
Sound, der in die Beine geht!

& DJ Lemon Squeezer (Atomic Café) spielt:
Hawaiian Rock’n’Roll, Swing Hapa Haole Songs, Tamouré, Surf, Calypso,
Limbo & Latin Exotica

https://myspace.com/hularock
http://www.rock-a-hula.de/

Usually I don’t care for cute monster/super hero kind of stuff. But the bandnames sound so cool and the title OLAS DE ASFALTO!! isn’t bad either.
Thanks to Los Cadaver (Mexico)