Surf Music and Surf Photos

Somewhere in a Northern America Beachbreak

Surf Music — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:27:42 +0000

Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker jamming under the rainbow bridge, on a beachbreak somewhere in Northern North America.

Photo: Jason Murray

From the Samoan perspective

Surf Music — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:42:17 +0000

The perfect frame, the perfect framing - this must be the definitive window on the Samoan archipelago. Zahn Foxton confidently anticipates the upper reaches of a reeling half-pipe.

Photo: Tom Carey

Getting ready for an Irish tube

Surf Music — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:40:08 +0000

Fergal Smith squares off against a heavy serving of Irish green, spaciously framed by the sudden slabby end of its Atlantic journey.

Photo: Mickey Smith

Burleigh Cove Australia

Surf Music — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:37:30 +0000

Framed by a sheltering copse of pandanus trees and a pair of opportunistic wave-hunters, a lucent Burleigh Cove barrel (indicated by an inclined driftwood log) begs for a little social intercourse.
John Witzig tells us that, “the pandanus is common to the east coast of Australia, from Crescent Head north … and all over the Pacific. The seeds float around in the ocean until they find a hospitable shore to germinate on.”

Photo: Marc Lleyellyn

Rockpiles at Hawaii

Surf Music — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:36:26 +0000

Jason Frederico comfortably ensconced, with Rockpiles thundering all around. Oahu, Hawaii.

Photo: Sean Davey

Mick Fanning at Peniche Supertubos

Surf Music — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:18:45 +0000

The Australian Mick Fanning, former world champion and current number one screams off the bottom and sizes up the section ahead of him. In Supertubos the Rip Curl Search is on hold, because off the massive swell that hit Peniche, the biggest surf in a decade! But the guys are having fun!!

Photo: Rip Curl Live

The Avengers VI - Real Cool Hits

Surf Music — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:33:49 +0000

The Avengers VI may seem like another one of those rock & roll discoveries of the 1960s, endlessly fascinating to the mavens of surf music but easily overlooked by most listeners, but the answer is no… These guys were not only good, they were superb, and all the more remarkable for a band whose median age was around 16!

This legendary surf album has originally recorded in 1966 and is one of the finest instrumental albums ever recorded. The original vinyl is a collectible and is worth a couple of hundred dollars but the real value is the music. The album consists of cover and original songs with great organ/piano riffs and surf guitars. If you’re a surf music buff then this album is for you!

Avengers VI - Real Cool Hits