EPISODE 36

IT'S ANOTHER FULL MOON AND IT'S ANOTHER EPISODE OF THE BEST SURF PODCAST AROUND, IT'S THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 FOR THE 36TH TIME NOW CAN YOU DIG IT?! LOTS OF SURF FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ON THIS EPISODE! WE HAVE RUSSIA, SPAIN, CANADA, USA, JAPAN! YOU NAME IT WE GOT IT! BANDS LIKE KING BEEZ, THE PANTERAS, THE SILICON, AL CASEY, THE GNARLY ONES! YEH WE GOT EM TOO! I KNOW YOU LIKE EM SO JUST GET TUNED IN AND GET TO LISTENING!!

EPISODE 36 by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

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The Crossfires - Fiberglass Jungle
Johnny & The Cyclones - Scrub Bucket
The Patents - Blue Surf
New Dimensions - Bongo Shutdown
The Teemates - Nightfall
The Panteras - Black Velvet
Mark Brodie & Beaver Patrol - Death at Mile Zero
The Gnarly Ones - Devil’s Wave
The Ready Men - Disintegration
The Teen Beats - Big Bad Boss Beat
King Beez - Space Invaders

The Tsunamibots - Short Circuit
The Silicon - Tiki Tohua (YO! I really dig this band and you will too. Check 'em out on Bandcamp)
The Surf Coasters - No Exit (17)
Kenny & The Nite Riders - Andromeda
The Astronauts - Devil Driver’s Theme
Al Casey - The Lonely Surfer
Kai Winding - Hearse Ride

EPISODE 25

THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 IS BACK AT IT FOR THE TWENTY FIFTH TIME ON THE FULL MOON! THAT'S RIGHT 25 EPISODES HAVE COME AND GONE AND THE SURFPHONY IS STILL JUST AS STRONG! Since this is the 25th episode AND the 2nd year anniversary of the Big Surf, I decided to do something a little different than the usual! SO ENJOY THIS "SHOOT" INTERVIEW WITH DEREK BIONDI! TAKE A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 AND GET EDUCATED!

EPISODE 25 by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

DON'T FORGET THE PLAYLIST!

The Blue Demons - Nice Tits
The Nobles – Hiawartha
The Baymen - Daybreak
The Surfdusters - El Dementia
King Beez – Hellride
Al Casey - The Hearse
The Gnarly Ones - Night Rider
Cruisin’ USA - Surfari Monster
The Chantays - Move It
Aqua Velvets - Day In The Life of a Private Eye
The Deadly Ones - Raunchy
The Heyburners - Speedway
The Ventures - Music to Watch Girls By
The Scouts - Mr Custer Stomp
Riot - Narita

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EPISODE 23

OHHHHH BABY THE BIG DERBOSKI IS BACK FROM A LIL R&R AND IS RARIN' TO GO ON THE BIG SURF! COUNT VON DERKULA TOOK OVER HOSTING DUTIES FOR OCTOBER AND PROVIDED ANOTHER KILLER INSTALLMENT OF THE THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION BOOOOOOO THOUSAND! IT WAS TO DIE FOR HA HA HA! ENOUGH JOKIN' AROUND CAUSE IT IS TIME FOR THE NEXT EPISODE OF THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000! I GOT THE TOONS THAT WILL MAKE YA SWOON! ALL SORTS OF SURF FROM AROUND THE EARTH WITH A BIT OF A FOCUS ON THE TORONTO SURF SCENE! MUSIC FROM TORONTO SURF VETERANS LUAU OR DIE, SURF ROOKIES OF THE YEAR THE GNARLY ONES AND THE OUTSIDERS COMING OUTTA GUELPH, SOME LEGATO VIPERS TOO! DIG IT

OH AND IF YOU WANT THE BIG SURF ON ITUNES WELL YA GOT IT ...

RIGHT HERE

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EPISODE 23 by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

• Luau or Die - Sleeper Spy Gone Awry
• The Reverb Syndicate - I am The New Number Two
• Slacktone - Hit Man
• Atomic 7 - The Wreck of The Dick Family Wiener Boat
• Fathoms - The Hearse
• The Gnarly Ones - Night Rider
• The Raybeats - Searching
• Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Shake ‘n’ Stomp
• The Original Surfaris - Surfari
• Nevegans - Russian Roulette
• The Sentinals - Big Surf
• Los Straitjackets - Kapt’n Krunch
• Long Boards - I’m Branded
• Legato Vipers - Spy Vs. Spy
• Huevos Rancheros - Super Creep
• The Ramblin’ Ambassadors - The Savage
• Fifty Foot Combo - Cooper

SHOW LISTING FOR OCTOBER!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS FINKS... ACTUALLY YES I DO, I KNOW WHAT IT IS! SURF AND LOTS OF IT! FOR SOME ODD REASON THERE'S HELLA SURF SHOWS COMIN' UP IN OCTOBER! MUST BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FULL MOON ... I WANNA GET YA UP TO SPEED AND TO THESE DANG CONCERTS BECAUSE IF THE TORONTO SURF SCENE IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH TIDE! EACH AND EVERY BAND HITTIN' THE WAVES NOWADAYS IS TOO SWEEEEEEEEEEET! WHETHER IT'S THE KING BEEZ, LUAU OR DIE, THE BLUE DEMONS, ROCKET XL5, THE GNARLY ONES, MARK MALIBU AND THE WASAGAS, YOU NAME IT MAN! ALL THESE BANDS ARE JUST ON ANOTHER LEVEL! GETCHASELF TO AT LEAST ONE OF THESE SHOWS!

THE KING BEEZ ARE DOIN' THE FAREWELL TOUR, STOPPING IN TORONTO ON SEPTEMBER 26 AT CHERRY COLA'S FOR THEIR FINAL PERFORMANCE IN THE BIG CITY! KING BEEZ KICK ALL SORTS OF ASS WITH THEIR WILD METAL SURF! WANNA SEE SOME WICKED RIFFS AND BLAZING FAST SOLOS! KING BEEZ GOT 'EM!

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THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, THE GREAT LAKES SURF BATTLE HAVE CONJURED UP THE ULTIMATE BATTLE OF THE SURF BANDS, FALL BRAWL ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3!

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THE GREAT LAKES SURF BATTLE BACK IN JUNE JUST WASN'T ENOUGH TO SATISFY THE BANDS! THE CHAMPIONS OF JUNE'S EVENT ARE FACING OFF IN THE RING ONCE AGAIN! PARKDALE HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE EL MOCAMBO TO FEAR THE REVERB! THE BLUE DEMONS, ROCKET XL5, LUAU OR DIE, THE CLIFF DIVERS, AND MARK MALIBU AND THE WASAGAS! IT WILL BE A BATTLE TO BE REMEMBERED!!

I ALSO WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE REPLICONS! THEY'RE PLAYIN' WITH THE MISFITS ON OCTOBER 4TH AT ROCKPILE WEST! I KNOW THEY'RE NOT SURF BUT SOME OF THE MEMBERS ARE FROM ROCKET XL5 AND THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME TO GIVE 'EM A SHOUT OUT! DIG ON SOME RUFF AN' TUMBLE DOOM PUNK!

C'mon, click the pic and get to the show!

LUAU OR DIE ARE KEEPING THEMSELVES AWFULLY BUSY AFTER THE BATTLE! HOPEFULLY THEY WON'T BE TOO BRUISED UP TO HANDLE THEIR NEXT CHALLENGE... THE TORONTO ZOMBIE WALK ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 25!!

Don't you get it yet, fink! Click the pic to RSVP!

NO WAY! YEH WAY!!! LUAU OR DIE WILL BE PLAYING IN NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE 2 PM TO ALL THE UNDEAD HODADS SHUFFLIN' AROUND LOOKIN' FOR SOMETHING TO EAT! FANCY YER BRAIN? AIN'T MUCH LEFT OF IT ANYWAYS SO YA MIGHT AS WELL COME TO THE ZOMBIE WALK AND DIG IN! WOOOOOOOO

AFTER THE ZOMBIE WALK, LUAU OR DIE ARE GONNA MOSEY ON OVER TO THE HORSESHOE TAVERN ON OCTOBER 28TH FOR ONE HELLUVA SHOW!

FREE SHOW?! LIVE SURF MUSIC?! AT 8:30 PM?! HOW CAN YOU WRONG WITH THAT HUH?! YOU BETTER MAKE IT OUT TO THIS SHOW! IT'S HELLA IMPORTANT! THIS A MAKE-OR-BREAK MOMENT FOR LUAU OR DIE! IF THEY CAN PULL A BIG CROWD IN FOR THIS SHOW IT WILL PROVE THEIR METTLE AS ONE OF TORONTO'S BEST BANDS AROUND! SO GET YER BUTT TO THIS SHOW FINKS, HOW MANY TIMES CAN I TELL YOU TO COME TO THIS SHOW!

RSVP RIGHT HERE AND GET HERE OK

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE GNARLY ONES! LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GONNA BE REAL BUSY IN LATE OCTOBER 'CAUSE THEY'RE PLAYIN' A COUPLA SHOWS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH AND SUNDAY OCTOBER 26TH!

FRIDAY NIGHT THE GNARLY ONES WILL BE AT THE HIDEOUT ON QUEEN NEAR DENISON! THEY ARE OPENING FOR A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION AND I HEAR THAT IT'S GONNA BE A DAY OF THE DEAD THEMED SHOW! TOO COOL!

NOW IF YA RECALL BACK IN JANUARY THEY PLAYED THEIR DEBUT SHOW AT THE MAGPIE TAVERN IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREAKIN' SNOWSTORM! I WAS THERE AND THE PLACE WAS JAM-PACKED WITH PEOPLE, ALL DANCIN' AND GETTING SWEATY! NOW EVERY TIME I SEE THE GNARLY ONES, I SEE THE SAME KINDA CROWD! IT'S AWESOME! THE GNARLY ONES ARE RETURNING TO THE MAGPIE TAVERN ON OCTOBER 26 FOR TWiMFeST!

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MAN OH MAN HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG WITH ALL THIS SURF? TRICK QUESTION! YA CAN'T! IT'S GONNA BE ONE HELLUVA MONTH WITH ALL THIS MUSIC TO SQUEEZE INTO 31 DAYS! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT BUT I CAN SURE AS HECK DIG IT! WOOOOOOOOOO

I BETTER SEE YA OUT AT THESE SHOWS YA FINKS! THE BIG DERBOSKI AIN'T HARD TO SPOT SO SAY HELLO OR JUST STAND IN THE CORNER AND BE SHY I DON'T CARE!

THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000... A TALE OF TWO DERKS!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT IS ABOUT DAMN TIME! THE BIG DERBOSKI IS FINALLY BACK ON THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000! NOT QUITE LIVE BUT STILL ALIVE! How I'm still alive is a friggin' miracle... I've survived possession, Judgement Day, the Nuclear Apocalypse, and even a skunky beer from SATAN! I guess you can now chalk up getting lost in time and space to the list of things that have failed to kill me GEEZE LOUISE will it stop?! Probably not, I'm a BAAAAD CAT, always gettin' myself into trouble and these past few months have been pretty much the norm.

I'm back around again to bring Surf from around the Earth in a manner that only The Big Derboski knows! No sleazy, greezy, cheezy Surf from "Hollywood", no need to get digital with a glorified nintendo NO we're just here to bring you the best in FAST... LOUD... AND LOOOOOOOOOOOOSE SURF! WE'RE GOING ANY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE BABY... SCRATCH THAT WE'RE GOIN' ANY WHICH WAY WE CAN WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

NOW you might be askin' yerself "why is Derk referring to himself as 'we?' Does he mean the royal 'we'?" NO YA FINK QUITE OVERTHINKIN' IT! When I mean "we", I mean ME and ... THE BIG D.B!

HOLY MOLEY TWO DERKS?! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE WHEN YER HAVING FUN YA FINKS! WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE BEING ALIVE AND IN ONE PIECE THAN GETTING TOGETHER WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST IN SURF PODCASTS, DERK BRIGANTE?! he's pretty cool ya dig?

THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000... A TALE OF TWO DERKS! by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

I'LL BET YA DOLLARS TO DONUTS THAT YER WONDERIN' WHAT THE HECK IS GOIN' ON! SO GO GET ME SOME DONUTS! I would make it real clear for ya and give ya a real academic explanation but that's not my style! Derk does a damn good job of it in the episode though so take a listen and find out why there's two of us here! All I will say is, there's not one, there's not two, but there are so many more of YOU WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! TIME FOR A PLAYLIST

The Del-Vetts - Ram Charger
The Trashmen - Tube City
The Statesmen - Sandstorm
The Good Guys - Collision Course
Les Schtroumpfs - Kamarade
The Fabulous Playboys - Shortnin’ Bread
Link Wray - Hang On
Huevos Rancheros - Go West Young Bee!
The Pyramids - Pyramid Stomp
Dave Myers and The Surftones - Surf Breaker
King Beez - Showdown
The Blue Demons - Pussy Whipped
The Nobles - Surf Beat
The Frogmen - Beware Below
The Reverb Syndicate - Worse Things Happen at Sea

SOLID MUSIC! WOULD IT BE ANY OTHER WAY? I DON'T THINK SO! The Big Derboski is mean, lean, and pretty clean and so I don't know anything about filler! I bring you finks the absolute best in Surf music! From the west coast of California to the Great Lakes of Toronto, Ontario, with a few stops in between, I bring the SURF! HOLD ON I'M NOT DONE YET, As the Reverb Syndicate say, worse things happen at sea, especially when yer hangin' ten! I'm not content to just sit here on this island and claim I play "surf from around the Earth". I surf the seven seas to bring the music from all over the world! BUT I wanna go local... Back to Toronto for a moment and talk about some of the bands that I dig there. The NINTH ANNUAL GREAT LAKES SURF BATTLE IS COMING UP AND IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE AN ALL OUT WAR! TWO NIGHTS, TWO STAGES, TOO MUCH SURF WOOOOOOOOOOOO!

OH WHO'S THE FELLOW "DJ DERK"? I BELIEVE THAT IS ME! shame I couldn't get my last name on there but when you go by several monikers like The Big Derboski does, yer bound to cause a bit of personality crisis WOOOOOOO NONETHELESS I will be there FRIDAY NIGHT playing some serious Surf tunes for all of you Toronto finks!

Here's where I have a BIG conflict of interest! Normally I like to place bets on who I think is gonna win the battle but it's gonna be a REAAAAAAAL tough choice! FRIDAY NIGHT IS ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING! I got two bands in the battle that I'm rooting for, that being The Gnarly Ones and the King Beez. OOOOOOOH MAAAAAN!

I went to see The Gnarly Ones back in January at Magpie Tavern and they packed that lil bar to the gills. All the finks there just tore the floorboards up! Lotsa fast and loud surf with some real BAAAAD SAX!! I just caught The Gnarly Ones again at The Cloak and Dagger a week or two ago and they may as well get into the demolition biz because they tore the roof off the place! The Big Derboski don't get scared very easily but I'm afraid of what The Gnarly Ones are gonna do to the Cadillac Lounge...

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN IS THE KINGS OF METAL... SURF! THAT IS THE KING BEEZ! I've caught 'em a few times when they stop into Toronto and though they're a coupla BEEZ, they ALWAYS BRING THEIR A GAME!! Last Sunday after I had won a pinball Tournament...
*pinball tourney pic*
I dropped into Clinton's Tavern to catch the King Beez and it was one helluva show! The King Beez put everything they had into their show and put on one of THE BEST SHOWS I HAVE SEEN IN A DAAAAAAAAMN LOOOOOOOOOOOONG TIME! Matt Groopie shreds with the best of 'em and with the way he was playing, I'm surprised his kustom guitar didn't set on fire what with the speed he was shredding at! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU SHOULD KNOW MATT GROOPIE YA FINKS he was on the Surfphony of Derstruction once with my buddy Alex Pulec of The Nursey and The Big Derboski too! We had a helluva time playing surf shellac DIG?

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000: Episode 8 - FAT STAX OF WAX by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

BUT YEH I'M IN A REAL TOUGH SPOT FOR THIS YEAR'S GREAT LAKES SURF BATTLE... IS IT GONNA BE THE GNARLY ONES OR WILL THE KING BEEZ BECOME THE KING OF KINGS?! I DON'T KNOW!!! LET'S FIND OUT AT THE GREAT LAKES SURF BATTLE, COMING UP JUNE 6TH and 7TH WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000... AFTER DERK

UH OH!!! IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD, BABY!

DAG YO! The Big Derboski is out here wilin' in the nuclear apocalypse! How did I get down here? Well, it's a long story and I feel like regalin' this old tale so grab a seat, fink, cause it's time for a tall tale, ya dig?

OK so back in October during Count Von Derkula's nightmare mash on the Surfphony of Derstruction B000, I crashed the party to have a good time with all the ghouls 'n' ghosts. Never one to turn down a brew, I accepted a drink from Mr. Mephistopheles, SATAN HIMSELF. My judgment was a bit clouded from the bloody marys that Count Von Derkula was servin' up OK? So I downed the drink and, lemme tell you, I had one helluva hangover. Not only that but SATAN cursed the drink in order to open the gates of hell on Earth, using me as the vessel. This was documented on Episode 11 of the Surfphony of Derstruction but a little exorcising took care of that problem. That though was only one small part of the big picture though... The damage was already done even though I gave the ghouls a good ol' heave-ho and the dawn of the earth's destruction came to bear. I was not quite live but still alive on Episode 12 of the Big Surf to give you a low down on what was going down! All hell broke loose in Hell City and, as a professional, the Big Derboski sought to bring Surf to you finks despite the apocalypse... and here we are now!

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 AD by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

The Big Derboski is back in the new year, THE YEAR 20XX to bring you more Surf from around the Earth, although the Earth is not what it once was... Oh no, it's now the NUCLEAR APOCALYPSE OH MAN!

Despite the nuclear winter that much of the world has been thrown into, I'm doin OK... good enough to bring you more surf on this full moon WOOOO!!!