Wednesday, December 25, 2013

The Surfphony of Derstruction 2000: The Lost Tapes

MERRY CHRISTMAS YA FINKS! OR ... Happy Holidays, whatever floats yer boat. Frankly, I DON'T CARE I'm only here to spread some holiday cheer with some VINTAGE Surfphony of Derstruction 2000! And I'm not just talking about old episodes from my times on CJAM 99.1 FM! NO, I got something reaaaaal special for ya... This is the Surfphony of Derstruction 2000: THE LOST TAPES!


PLAYLIST

Mr Gasser and The Weirdos - Well, I'm Goin'
Surfmen - Paradise Cove
The Revels - Commanche
Les Brown - Surfin' and Swinging
The Emperors - The Breeze and I
Takeshi Terauchi - Ghostriders in The Sky
The New Dimensions - Phantom Skier
The Pyramids - Pressure
The Vibrants - Wild Fire
Huevos Rancheros - Secret Recipe
Eddie and The Showmen - Scratch
Mark Brodie and The Beaver Patrol - Jezebel
The Tornadoes - The Tornado
Los Straitjackets - Hornet's Nest
Von Drats - So Long Stinktown
Jon and The Nightriders - Depth Charge
The Reverb Syndicate - Last Train to Death Valley Junction
Tijuana Bibles - custom Made Man
The Crusaders - One Eyed Bikini Monster
The Trashwomen - Aphrodesia
The Heatscore - Sunset Flip

This episode comes from back in 2011 after I had left CJAM. A couple of months after I graduated and left the Windsor, I took a shot at putting together a new Surfphony podcast that could also be played on CJAM weekly. My plan was to get a couple of episodes complete then send them over to CJAM and continue making episodes. It didn't come to fruition as it turned out making 1 hour podcasts once a week was pretty tough. Now, the Big Derboski is going to confide in ya so I hope I can trust ya... Haha, it's all good! OK, to be blunt, I wasn't quite happy with these episodes and just didn't feel like they really lived up to my expectations. I haven't touched them since I made them but they're cool to listen to and see where a few ideas came from and to look at the evolution between live on CJAM 99.1 FM and not quite live but still alive here on the Surfphony of Derstruction 2000!

THAT'S MY LITTLE PRESENT TO YA! T'IS THE SEASON FOR SURFIN' YA DIG?!

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 - EPISODE 12

THERE'S A FULL MOON OUT IN THE SKY TONIGHT WOOOOO!! YES THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION IS HERE! THE TIDE IS HIGH AND THE BIG DERBOSKI HAS COME ASHORE! one problem though... IT'S THE END OF THE WOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD!!!


DAAAAAAANG! NOT QUITE LIVE BUT STILL ALIVE, I'M BRINGING THE LAST EPISODE OF THE MONTH AND MAYBE... FOREVER?? JUDGMENT DAY IS NIGH but that doesn't mean the Surfphony is gonna stop coming to ya every single full moon!


PLAYLIST OK

The Astronauts - Firewater
The Nobles - Hiawartha
The Surfaris - Storm Surf
Long Boards - Tour De France
The Swanks - Ghost Train
Emanons - Stomper
The Pyramids - Contact (ya know, i'm not really sure if this is right...)
The Bel-Airs - Three Blind Mice Make it to Santa's Village
Eddie & The Showmen - Far Away Places
The Ventures - Diamondhead
Takeshi Terauchi - Guitar in Tears
New Dimensions - Phantom Skiier
Nation Rockin' Shadows - Anesthesia

ONE HELLUVA PLAYLIST FOR THE END OF THE WORLD if i do say so myself... ALRIGHT I FEEL LIKE.. talkin' about The Ventures' Diamond Head!


woooo I gotta say, Diamond Head has to be one of my favorite surf songs. If you were to ask me "DERK what is YOUR quintessential surf song?!" I would say Diamond Head. I'm not too keen on my music terminology but the riff is too wild and has a really chilly vibe what with all the REVERB WOOOOOOO!

Where does the name Diamond Head come from? It is the name of a volcano on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu! The name was given to the mighty volcano by 19th British Sailors who thought the calcite crystals were diamonds.

Diamond Head is also the name of a sweet HEAVY METAL band!


The Ventures got wicked big in Japan back in the early 1960's. They even inspired the teenagers of Japan to form their own surf bands. The Surf genre went by another name, that being Eleki Boom. Two of Japan's biggest Eleki Boom artists were Yuzo Kayama and Takeshi Terauchi. I brought some Yuzo Kayama trax to the Big Surf last month and you should def take a listen. I played some Takeshi on this show but ya know what, I play Takeshi Terauchi a lot haha... He has to be one of my favorite surf guitarists. He plays a real fast style ala Dick Dale and makes hella use of his whammy bar but also plays real clean riffs like the Ventures. SO HOW ABOUT THIS HOW ABOUT Yuzo Kayama... AND Takeshi Terauchi!! NO WAY



UH YEAH WAY!!! If ya feel like reading a bit more about the Eleki Boom era, dig this article on The Video Beat!

HEY YO I gotta tell you about a show coming up in the Toronto area ya dig?  The King Beez are hosting a tribute show to LOU REED! Lotsa bands and musicians are getting together to pay tribute to the man on SATURDAY DECEMBER 21ST THAT'S NICE!


Make yer way over to The Sister at 1554 Queen St West if yer feelin' like it... and you should feel like it, ya bum! it's gonna be a real show show, DIG?


 I'm hoping that someone plays this real kool lou reed track haha

AND AS ALWAYS you can find ALL of the Surfphony episodes of old uploaded on Mixcloud for REAL-TIME STREAMING WHOOOOOOA

Follow Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

Sunday, November 17, 2013

SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 EPISODE 11

WOOOOOOOOO WHAT BE KOOL, FINKS, IT'S THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 COMING AROUND FOR ANOTHER FULL MOON!! Autumn is in full swing and the Big Derboski is just chillin' and reminiscing about the summer... AND ABOUT SURF TOO because my summer definitely consisted of the Big Surf. That don't mean we have to stop though, hell no, The Surfphony is just gonna keep on going, playing for ya that surf from around the earth to keep ya dreaming about those summer days!

LAST MONTH WAS OCTOBER in case you have been living under a rock. October means it is Halloween! and Halloween means the Surfphony goes BEYOND THE GRAVE! Count Von Derkula took over for me on The Big Surf for the Month of October and brought a little bit of Halloween Havoc! You still got time to check it out and, YA KNOW WHAT, The Surfphony of Derstruction BOO-THOUSAND is always in season whenever yer looking for some spooky surf! Don't be afraid! You can always find B000 right here on mixcloud!


ALRIGHT, speakin' of Count Von Derkula and his nightmare mash, he extended an invite to me and I could not pass it up. The Count would drop dead if I ditched his little to-do! Well, I did drop by and, let me tell you, that was one helluva party. Count said it would be life-changing but I thought he was exaggerating... Well, he did run with Nostradamus for a little while and has a habit of making some pretty accurate assumptions...

https://soundcloud.com/thunderk666/surfphony-of-derstruction-ep11

Some weird things have been going on since the party... I thought it was just a nasty hangover at first. Maybe I will book an appointment with my voodoo doctor and have him check it out. He has a PHD in the freaky-deaky.



Friday, October 18, 2013

SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION B000... BACK FROM THE DEAD

GOOD EVENING!

October is here and that means Halloween is coming back to haunt us again! In the spirit of the haunting holiday, Derk Brigante has given me the keys to the Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 and asked that I do what he does each month... bring to you a top-notch episode of the Big Surf on the full moon! Look up and listen up! I see a full moon in the sky and I hear the wolfman howling like there's no tomorrow! I think that means it's time to rise from the grave...


THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION BOO-THOUSAND IS ALIVE ONCE AGAIN! OH HA HA HA HA!!!



It is so good to be back! Spending all this time in my coffin has made me a little stiff! Ah ah ah! Of course, nothing will stop me from throwing a big ol' monster mash. It's my favorite time of the year and I invite you to join me on the Surfphony of Derstruction BOO-THOUSAND. It doesn't matter if you are dead or alive, all manners of monsters are welcome to join!

Monday, October 7, 2013

VINTAGE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION... BOO-THOUSAND!

Good evening,

It is a pleasure to meet you, I am Count Von Derkula. I will be taking over hosting duties of the Surfphony of Derstruction for October as Derk Brigante took the month off. He didn't say much before he left, he just gave me his email password and asked me to make sure the new episode comes out on the next full moon, October 18th! That's no problem at all, I just hope he doesn't mind that I signed him up for Fools for Ghouls online dating! Ah Ah Ah... But I digress, there will be an episode up come the 18th but with a twist... I'm putting something together that get you SCARED STIFF!

THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION BOO-THOUSAND!!!

OH AH HA HA!

I'll be conjuring up all sorts of spooky surf and rock'n'roll that is sure to be hair-raising! I'll be throwing a big ol' nightmare mash and I would like to extend an invitation to you! Do you have the guts to show up? Yes, the zombies will be attending, why do you ask? Ah ah ah... All manners of monsters, fiends and creatures will be coming. I throw a party that you have to attend, dead or alive! To tide you over until the 18th, I've brought back from the dead my first shot at the helm of The Big Surf and I must say it is quite shocking! Why don't you take a listen and see for yourself how spine-tingling the Surfphony of Derstruction B000 is!

Are you afraid of the dark? You better turn on the lights or the Surfphony of Derstruction is going to give you some serious goosebumps! Keep an eye on the sky and watch your back because when the full moon is out, The Surfphony of Destruction BOO-THOUSAND will be looking for its next big scare!!

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 Episode 9

September 19, the full moon is out and the summer is almost over. DANG, the surfin' weather is just about to expire but the Surfphony is still goin' strong! The tide is high so it's time to hang ten with the Big Surf! WOOOOOOO! Here ya go, finks, Episode 9 to start your fall off right! Don't hit the ground too hard HA HA HA!


Ya wanna know what I played? OK

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 EPISODE 8: FAT STAX OF WAX

EEEEYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! IT'S ANOTHER FULL MOON, THE TIDE IS HIGH ONCE AGAIN AND THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION IS BACK!! WE JUST KEEP ON SPINNIN' EACH MONTH, EVERY FULL MOOOOOOOOOON AWOOOOOOOOOOOO!

SPEAKING OF SPINNIN', I got something REAL SPECIAL FOR YA FINKS!!! FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000, I ACTUALLY LET OTHER HODADS ONTO THE SHOW!!!


WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! HAHAHAHA seriously though, my buddies, Matt Groopie of King Beez and Alex Pulec of The Nursery, and I got together to SPIN HELLA SURF VINYL FOR YA! NOT ONLY THAT but this is a SURFPHONY SUPER SPECIAL! 1 HOUR 2 MINUTES LONG! DANG!


Monday, August 5, 2013

SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 VINYL PREVIEW

WOOOOOOOOOO!

Derk Brigante here to let you finks in on a little secret... As you know, The Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 brings you some of the most choice trax in Surf music and also some hella rare stuff unheard of elsewhere in the world of Surf podcasts! The Big Derboski likes doin' his fair share of theme shows too, ranging from simple themes throughout the episode, like SWINGIN' DRUUUUMS with all sorts of drum-centric surf trax, to going full-on BEYOND THE LEFT OF THE DIAL!!! with Derk Tracy in... WOO DUNNIT?


Coming August 21 on the next full moon, I have a really special episode for ya... I got together with my buddies Matt Groopie of the King Beez and Alex Pulec of The Nursery and we pooled our resources together to make a REAL KOOL episode of the Surfphony of Derstruction 2000. We're gonna wax nostalgic and throw down some real ol skool and rare SURF RECORDS!!!


YEAH THAT'S RIGHT!! A FULL VINYL RECORD EPISODE OF THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000!!! DANG

We played everything from Dick Dale to The Ventures! OK, that doesn't sound any special at all... But it was The Ventures covering Johnny Cash! I KID I KID! We played some real obscure stuff and a lot of lesser known songs by the likes of Link Wray , Jan & Dean and The Beach Boys... YEAH, Matt pulled a fast one and played some Beach Boys on the BIG SURF but I let it slide this time. I'm talking a lot about what we played and so instead of leaving ya hangin', let me give ya a little sample of what is to come.


Alex, Matt and I each threw down a track of our choice for this preview. My track features HOT DAMN with their cover of Take It Off! I found this little-known gem of a 45 at Sonic Boom in Kensington Market for a dollar. I played the A-Side, BEAVER SHOT! on the full episode so make sure to tune in to hear some HOT DAMN! Matt played Duane Eddy, a heavy hitter in the instrumental scene and his track FUZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Alex ended our set off with some Jack Nietzsche and the perfect song for those starry nights that will be fading soon come September, SONG FOR A SUMMER NIGHT! WOOOOOO

BIG THANKS goes out to my buddy Tyler Ball for assisting us in recording and providing the turntable equipment necessary to record this episode! THANKS T-BALL!!!

FULL MOON AUGUST 21 MARK IT DOWN! This is gonna be a real wild episode of The Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 so you better be ready to go trippin'!

Keep up with The Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 on Facebook and Soundcloud to be the first to know when the next episode drops!

Monday, July 22, 2013

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 Episode 7

FIIIIIIIIIIIIIINKS! WHAT GOES ON?

SUMMER IS IN FULL SWING AND NOW IS THE TIME FOR ... SURFIN'! So howzabout ya getcha self a hot dawg, get your board and get the latest episode of the SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION TWOOOOO THOUSAND!

YEP every full moon when the tide is high, the Surfphony of Derstruction comes ashore from surfin' the seven seas to bring ya some choice trax for yer listening pleasure! It's always a fresh catch of instrumental music here on the Big Surf and The Big Derboski is never one to disappoint. We've been going all sorts of crazy with the past few episodes, going BEYOND THE LEFT OF THE DIAL and catching an old radio drama, WOO DUNNIT? Following that, we prepared for war with the GREAT LAKES SURF BATTLE SPECIAL checking out all the bands that would be playing at The Great Lakes Surf Battle and some others that have played at battles past! AND FINALLY, last month, we did a little bit of globetrotting to bring Surf from around the Earth in THE WORLD WARRIOR! I've had enough of all the themes and what-have-you so I threw together a real good episode with some of my most choice trax. No theme or idea in particular, just some SURF... NUFF SAID!



DIG IT here's a playlist

The Goldtones - Strike
Al Casey - Surfin' Blues PT II
Shean & Jenkins - Goofy Footer Ho-Dad
Mr Gasser & The Weirdos - Little Fink Surfs Again
Nelson Riddle - Holy Flypaper
The Surfdusters - Save The Waves
Shadowy Men on A Shadowy Planet - Who's Afraid of Alison Hymer
Space Cossacks - The Defector
Jon & The Nightriders - Banzai Washout
The Atlantics - Surf's Up
Martin Schiller - The Innocuous Pastiche meets Professor Adventure (Click the link to reach Martin's Soundcloud page!)
The Raybeats - Tight Turn
The Wipeouters - Rocket-Ful of Power
The Dave Myers Effect - Nocho's Theme


ALRIGHT I got something for ya... Here's a scene from the ol' skool batman show where Batman shakes his cake and gets down with a foxy lady! He also has too much to drink.


Real kool man, you can hear holy flypaper in the background!


THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION IS ON YA SOCIAL MEDIA!

FACEBOOK

SOUNDCLOUD
Get the two latest episodes of the Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 here

MIXCLOUD
 DA ARCHIVES! This is where to go when ya want some of the old episodes!

that's about it! DIG ITTTTTTTT!!! WOOOOOOO

OH WAAAAIT! BEFORE YA GO

I made this... for U.


Super Surfin 60's Special! 60 surf songs from the 60's! YA MIGHT LIKE IT!

NEXT MONTH, AUGUST ???! BEFORE THE DAWN, ENTER THE FULL MOON.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000: Episode 6 - The World Warrior

YO

The Big Surf is back again for June's full moon A SUPER MOON! WOOOOOOO! Consider this the first Surfphony of Derstruction for the summer! OH YEAH! Perfect beach music, YA DIG? So get to downloading the latest episode and then get yerself to a beach and fly a board!!!

The Great Lakes Surf Battle has come and gone and WHATTA SHOW!!! WOW! Luau or Die and The Robots came out the winners of this year's battle! WOOOO CONGRATS TO YA! Honorable mention to The Reverb Syndicate and their new song that they debuted on Saturday Night's Main Event of the Surf Battle, COMMODORE 64! TOOOO SWEEEEET!

This month's episode of The Surfphony of Derstruction is all about The Earth! We're gonna surf the seven seas in search of music from across the planet! Dig on some tunes from JAPAN, SPAIN, THE UNITED KINGDOM and all sorts of exotic locales WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

King Beez - Shark Fin Soup - Canada
Fez Perez - Gamma Wray - Melbourne, Australia
The Bambi Molesters - Wanganui - Croatia
Longboards - Del Mar - Spain
Wadadli Riders - Kawaramachi - Surf Music Kings of The Caribbean
Yuzo Kayama - Three Blue Stars - Japan
The Tornados - Stingray - UK
Takeshi Terauchi - On The Beach - Japan
Dick Dale - MAG WHEELS - USA
Surfin' Lungs - Flashpoint - UK
Los Straitjackets - Calhoun Surf - USA
Rattlesnakes - Caravella - USSR
Fifty Foot Combo - Firing Squad - Belgium

The featured song of this episode is the King Beez and their new release Shark Fin Soup!




I'M DONE TALKIN' SEE YA

Saturday, May 25, 2013

SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 EPISODE 5: GREAT LAKES SURF BATTLE

WHAAAAAAAAAT'S THE HAPS, FINKS?!

Let me tell you what's happening! it's THE GREAT LAKES SURF BAAAAAAAATTLE!!! May 31st, June 1st and June 2nd, that's NEXT WEEKEND The Great Lakes Surf Battle will commence and it's gonna be an all out SURF WAR!!! WOOOOOOO! And to get you fired up for this great series of events, The Surfphony of Derstruction brings you a mix of this years contenders as well as a few past entries! HERE YA GO FINKS DIG IN!


Saturday, May 4, 2013

GREAT LAKES SURF BATTLE!

NOW WHAT BE COOL YA FINKS!!!

I'm here again to tell ya that The EIGHT ANNUAL GREAT LAKES SURF BATTLE is really shaping up to be a WAR!!!

In addition to Friday May 31st and June 1st at the Cadillac Lounge in Parkdale, we now have a Surfin' Saturday Matinee at Grafitti's Bar and Grill in Kensington Market brought to you by The Big Derboski himself! WOOOOOO! CAN YOU DIG THIS POSTER?!

Yeah, I made that, ya chump!
TOO KOOL! Are ya goin'? YOU SHOULD! Come RSVP on the Facebook Event page right HERE! It's gonna be a real blast.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

DERK TRACY IN... WOO DUNNIT?

WHAT'S THE HAPS, HO-DADS!

So, listen up! I was listening to my little alarm clock radio, trying to find some far out stations here in Hell City. Things weren't looking too good; I was hitting a lot of Top-40 and crap like that so I dared to... VENTURE BEYOND THE LEFT OF THE DIAL!

Now, rumor has it, that to go far beyond the left of the dial, all the way past 88.1 FM is to stumble upon the static of a dimension not unlike our own. But to play beyond the eighty-eight is a dangerous game... The static can scramble your static, the commercials can turn you crazy... The Big Derboski ain't one for tall tales so I turned that dial till I could turn no more and went... BEYOND THE LEFT OF THE DIAL!

I stared into the abyss and the abyss stared back... and you know who I saw?


DERK TRACY, NUMBER 1 PRIVATE EYE!

I heard a strange recording come on when I was surfin' the static so I managed to snag it with a few leftover mystic tapes I bought from an old electrician that was also a practicing voodoo doctor. I was able to get the recording nice and clean though I can't say the same about my soul... but damn this sounds good! DIG IT!


Monday, April 15, 2013

Eight Annual Great Lakes Surf Battle!

WOOOOO WHAT GOES ON HERE?!

I'll tell you what goes on! The eighth annual Great Lakes Surf Battle, right HERE in Toronto, Ontario! The Great Lakes Surf Battle was made to bring together some of Toronto's, and Canada's, finest surf bands under one roof and blow said roof off. The Great Lakes Surf Battle is like the playoffs of Canadian Surf music... NO, the WRESTLEMANIA of Surf music in Toronto. Local bands like The Blue Demons, Luau or Die, The King Beez, and even charlie browns from outta town, such as The Reverb Syndicate, The Robots, The Dead Beat, and Los Oxidados (all the way from Mexico City!) come to The Great Lakes Surf Battle to strut their stuff.

Here's the poster and the line-up for The Great Lakes Surf Battle and MAN what a line up!


You better RSVP for the event on Facebook here!

I recently sat down at The Cadillac Lounge, the home of Eight Annual Great Lakes Surf Battle, with The Blue Demon and Dano Villano of The Howling Bullets, the founders of The Great Lakes Surf Battle and got to talkin' about Surf Battles of yore, neat anecdotes, and what's going on this year!

MISSED OUT ON THE INTERVIEW?? BUMMER! maybe I will post it later ;)

This Great Lakes Surf Battle is shapin' up to be a real WILD WEEKEND so keep tuned to The Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 to bring you the news on the biggest event for Surf music in Toronto! WOOOOOO!

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION: EPISODE 3 - SWINGIN' DRUUUUUMS!

NOW WHAT GOES ON, FINKS!!

THE MOON IS FULL AND ONCE AGAIN THAT MEANS THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 IS BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND! They say third time's a charm and, well baby, yer in luck 'cause the BIG SURF is still goin' strong with no sign of slowing down! WOOOOOO!!!

This month's episode is the first in a series of "mini-theme" IF YA WILL! I put together a bunch of songs that's all about drummin'! Swingin' drums, drum solos, and bongos are all here for ya on Episode 3! So get to downloadin', get to streamin' or get to however the hell you get the Surfphony but the NUMBER ONE THING is get this episode! It is so tasty!


Thursday, March 14, 2013

REVOLUTION SURF

Hello Surfers.

My buddy, Dave Konstantino, an old friend from my CJAM days, does an annual Surf show on his weekly program, Revolution Rock. Hella respect to BIG DAVE as the guy knows his stuff when it comes to Surf. I mean, he's asked me to come on the show the past few years so ya know that means he is surf savvy.

Revolution SURF aired on February 26, 2013, and was a general Surf special with a bit of focus on The Ventures' Walk, Don't Run. Past years, Big Dave did some retrospectives on Surf gods like Dick Dale and Link Wray but this year, he said to me, he says "Derk, let's just do whatever the hell we want. (sic)" and ya know that is how The Big Derboski rolls! Although Dave and I are pretty much two worlds apart, him in Windsor and myself in HELL CITY, we still get along famously and can put together one hell of a Surf show. As I am wont to say, DIG IT!!
 
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD REVOLUTION... SURF!

That's 90 minutes of Surfin' for ya so yer in for a treat if the Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 and it's approximately 40 minutes of instro ain't enough to quench your thirst for hangin' ten.

Big Dave was kind enough to post the playlist for the show and also a wicked look into The Ventures and their album/song/style Walk, Don't Run. You can check that out right here. I'm not gonna post my playlist here 'cause I want you to venture on over to Dave's blog and see maybe if it's your kinda thing! On the regular, he plays a lot of garage, fuzz, muff, what-have-you, kinda rock so if yer into that stuff, I highly recommend Revolution Rock. My section of sexxxy surf stylin' comes to you beginning with Hot Water Pool by The Bambi Molesters and finishing off with a little hot rod tune, Firecracker 400 by The Kustom Kings. TOO KOOL!

You can catch Big Dave's show, Revolution Rock, LIVE every Tuesday at 10:30 AM Eastern Time by tuning into CJAM 99.1 FM in Windsor and Detroit or online at www.CJAM.ca. Downloads to the shows are also provided through CJAM's Program Guide page so if you miss Dave's show (how dare you!) then you can catch up by downloading it.

AS WELLLLLLLL, MORE ANNUAL STUFF IS GOING ON AT CJAM! IT'S...

TOO... SWEEEET!

Why bother going to CJAM.ca to vote (it is a nice site) when I'll provide ya with the link right heeeere!

CAN YOU FRIGGIN' DIG IT! There's an award named after me too HA! I am just way past cool! Ya know the Lone Wolf got a personality larger than life, that's why I'm THE BIG DERBOSKI. There are some serious contenders for Best On-Air Personality but in my humble opinion, I definitely think it should go to Slim Gene of Jump Kat Jump. That guy was a great friend of mine at CJAM and also a big influence on me so I would love to see ol' Slim Gene, my fellow greaser, cuffed jeans, greasy hair, JUST TOO KOOL buddy win the Derk Brigante Memorial Award. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 

 ...

 AAAAAAAAAYYYY!
 SIT ON IT!

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

BOOK 'EM, LOU

WHAT GOES ON FINKS

HEY it's the Big Derboski, Derk Brigante, swingin by, saying WHAT IT IS and what are ya doin'? Well, if yer sitting at your computer with yer finger up ya nose, take it out ya goof, that's gross! Why don't you do something with yer life and give the ol' Facebook page a LIKE

I got some things going on there, ya know... some videos, some pics, a coupla links. So come check it out and give the page a like so you can keep up with DA BIG SURF. It's always a good time with the Big Derboski!

Monday, February 25, 2013

SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 EPISODE 2... THOUSAND!

WHAT'S HAPPENING???

WOOO I will tell you what is happening! It is the return of The Surfphony of Derstruction 2000! I'm here again to bring you EPISODE TWO.... THOUSAND!!! It's been a busy month here in Hell City but that doesn't mean you're gonna lose out on some Surf from around the Earth! Every full moon, when the tide is high, the BIG SURF will be here to help you hang ten!




DIG IT here's a playlist for your perusal!

Set 1 - Dirty Copz

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Good Cop Bad Cop
Davie Allan & The Arrows - Rumble
Huevos Rancheros - Smartbomb
The Ramblin' Ambassadors - Speed Wobble

Set 2 - STOMP!

Les Jaguars - Guitare Jet
The Baymen - Day Break
Avengers VI - Avengers Stomp
Los Straitjackets - Galaxy Drive

Set 3 - Miser-WOOOOO!

Dick Dale - Misirlou Twist
The Jades - Surfin' Crow
Southern Culture on The Skids - Meximelt
Bobby Fuller 4 - Misirlou

So, if you didn't catch my previous preview post about Dick Dale's Misirlou, then I highly suggest checking it out. What are ya waitin' for, ya chump?! I want ya to listen to the podcast so rather than dump all the neat facts about Misirlou here, why don't you download the episode and let the Doctor of Surf teach ya a little something!

I mentioned that I had consulted a fantastic book about the history of Surf music by Kent Crowley, Surf Beat: Rock'n'Roll's Forgotten Revolution, for some info about Dick Dale. If you wanna check that book out for yerself, hit up the Amazon link right over here. It's only fifteen bucks Canadian so that's not bad at all! I highly recommend this book. Obvious revelation, I know, but if you're at all interested in the Surf music scene and Wikipedia isn't doing it for ya, then GET THIS BOOK. It's hella in-depth and there's so much good information about all sorts of Surf bands, eras, styles, and what-have-you. The author, Kent Crowley, grew up in the scene, he was there man, and he definitely knows his stuff. It's really interesting to read about the evolution of Surf, from Dick Dale's audial simulation of surfin' to The Beach Boys and their vocal harmony stuff. It's cool, man, real KOOL.

If ya want a little sample, then check out this neat interview with Kent Crowley by the folks over at Book Club Live. Crowley talks a bit about how the technology came about, what Surf music meant, and a few neat anecdotes like how he was taught guitar by Norman Sanders of The Tornadoes.

Now, I'm always one to play Canadian Surf on the Surfphony. Ya gotta show some love for the Canucks and there is some great music coming out of The Great White North when it comes to Surf. From all over the nation, we have The Ramblin' Ambassadors, who released their latest album, Ramble On, in March 2012. You can check out the Bandcamp page and purchase the album there. We also have The High Tides and Luau or Die! rockin' the Toronto scene something fierce!

There's one classic Surf band outta Quebec that I really dig and that is Les Jaguars. They were out in the scene from around '62 to '64 doing some Shadows-style Surf. I played the track, Guitare Jet, on Episode 2 and if you wanna catch it on Youtube and send it to all yer friends then here ya go!



OH BY THE WAY, I'm making a special guest appearance "LIVE VIA SATELLITE" on REVOLUTION ROCK with my good friend Dave Konstantino, of The Hypnotics. If yer in the Windsor-Detroit area, you can catch Revolution SURF by tuning your radio to CJAM 99.1 FM at 10:30 EST! BIG DAVE is gonna play some Surf as well as I am gonna drop a few nuggets on ya! If you aren't in the Windsor-Detroit area, you can tune in online at www.CJAM.ca. CJAM is kind enough to offer downloads to every show so I will make sure to provide a link to Revolution Surf afterwards.

That's enough Surf for now! I'll catch ya on the flipside come next full moon!

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

MISIR-WOOOO!

HEY YO FINKS!

I'm working on the next episode of The Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 at the moment and I figured I would drop by the blog and say YO! Give ya a little conversation and give ya a little action, ya dig!

I'm gonna give you a sneak preview of what's coming up for the next episode of DA BIG SURF! Howzabout a little bit of THE KING OF SURF GUITAR, DICK DALE!

(The awkward looking fella playing the bass kinda looks like me when I'm wearing my old specs.)

Sunday, January 27, 2013

THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION.... 2000!

OOOOOOOOOOH YEAH! WE ARE BACK!!


SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 NUMBER 1! Back again for what is probably the third time, haha, BUT NOW HERE TO STAY!! I am Derk Brigante and MAN am I more than ready to bring back to you SURF FROM AROUND THE EARTH! So, sit down, strap in and SHUUUUUT UP cause The Big Derboski is behind the wheel and we're going for a wild ride!


Wednesday, January 23, 2013

THE HIGH TIDES

HEY YOOOOOO!

I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in before I get ready to let loose some derstruction...

If you want to see what's in store for the SoD2K then check out this band THE HIGH TIDES



DIG IT!

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION... OR IS IT???

HOLY MOLEY!

The Surfphony of Derstruction has been laying dormant lately like a hella chill volcano... and now I come back and see there's been hella views! Geeze! I feel bad because people are probably picking at the scraps I left behind. WELL, NO MORE! You may notice there has been a few changes to the blog... Could the volcano that is the Surfphony of Derstruction no longer satisfied with chillin' out? PERHAPS. Keep tuned in as I hear the full moon always brings a high tide with it...

IN THE MEANTIME if you're cruising by this blog and wondering where the heck all the music is, well shucks, I'm glad ya stopped by! And here is my gift to you for coming around!


Here's some VINTAGE Surfphony of Derstruction in glorious MONO! (That means a smaller file size, ya chump!)


This is one of my shows from my days on CJAM 99.1 FM at The University of Windsor, broadcasting to Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. This particular episode is SURF IN SPACE and was one of my most favorite episodes of The Surfphony because IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SURF!

Plenty of great space-themed Surf tracks all brought together with a really neat little narrative I... I mean CAPTAIN BRIGANTE put together on the fly!