California, we were fighting the Vietnam War, gas cost 30 cents per gallon and Bob Dylan caused a folk music uproar by using an electric guitar. The Minneapolis-based garage band visited the West ...

“Surfin’ Bird” could have been one of the most annoying and forgettable novelty tunes in the history of rock ‘n’ roll music. Instead, it became the No. 1 hit in Minnesota in early 1964, and made it to ...

Spring 1963: A year after forming, the Trashmen road-trip to California and come back as surf-rockers. Summer 1963: Drummer Steve Wahrer improvises an early version of "Surfin' Bird" at Chubb's ...

Just because a band sings “Surfing U.S.A.” and “California Girls” doesn’t mean it’s a surf band. Surf music has a long history, encompassing sounds as diverse as Dick Dale’s “Miserlou” and surf-punk ...

You had plenty of CMJ chances to see both Surf bands in NYC last week. In case you didn’t, Surfer Blood is at Death By Audio tonight (10/26). It’s a great bill with Parts and Labor, Small Black, and ...

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This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Reason No. 785 that “there will always be an England”: The U.K. pop ...