EPISODE 37

WELL MERRY CHRISTMAS OR HAPPY HOLIDAYS OR WHATEVER I DON'T REALLY CARE FINKS. WHATEVER FLOATS YER BOAT. I KNOW WHAT FLOATS MINE AND THAT'S A SOLID PIECE OF FOAM CAUSE IT'S NOT A BOAT IT'S A DANG OL SURFBOARD! HANGIN TEN IN THE MOST STYLISH MANNER, TAKE A LOOK CAUSE IT'S DERK BRIGANTE DOIN' WHAT I DO BEST AND DAMN IF I GOTTA EXPLAIN IT TO YOU AGAIN! GEEZE. OH YES ANOTHER FINE EPISODE OF GREAT SURF AND WHATEVER ELSE I GOT UP MY SLEEVE. MAYBE I'LL GIVE YA A HINT... THE CLIFF DIVERS, THE TORNADOS, LONGBOARDs, THE MIGHTY SWELLS, AND MR GASSER AND THE WEIRDOS! THAT'S ONLY A BRIEF TASTE OF WHAT I GOT IN STORE! BETTER SIT DOWN AND WRITE OFF THE NEXT 60 MINUTES OF YER LIFE CAUSE THE SURFPHONY IS ABOUT TO GET WIIIIIIIIIILD! I JUST... I JUST CAN'T SIT DOOOOWN!!

EPISODE 37 by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

The Cliff Divers - No More Dickin’ Around
New Dimensions - Cat on a Hot Foam Board
The Nitecaps - You Can’t Sit Down
The Mighty Swells - Stampede
Young John Watson - Space Guitar
Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos - Santa Barbara
The Moptops - Moptop
The Gallants - The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The Tornados - Love & Fury
The King Pins - Rod Hot Rod
Luau or Die - Sleigh Ride
Longboards - Surf City Girls
Fathoms - Race Against Time
The Bambi Molesters - Napuljska Gitara
Blue Jeans - Fast Guitar
The Raybeats - Soul Beat
The Counts - Turn On Song
Al Casey - Jivin’ Around

John Fortune - Soul Surfer

EPISODE 34

*DERK'S NOTE* HEH... OOPS! LOOKS LIKE I FORGOT TO POST THIS... BACK IN SEPTEMBER!!! MY BAD...*
BIG NEWS ON THE BIG SURF! THE DEBUT OF LUAU OR DIE'S NEW ALBUM, DEAD ON THE FLOOR VOLUME 2! BETTER LISTEN IN TO CATCH THE NEW TRACKS FROM THE SURFER SPIES INCLUDING A WICKED EXCLUSIVE SONG ONLY ON THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000! OF COURSE I GOT A FEW MORE SURF TRAX FOR YA, LIL BIT OF CANADIAN SURF AND EVEN SOME SPOOKY TUNES TO GET YA IN THE MOOD FOR THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION ... BOOOOOOOOO THOUSAND! COUNT VON DERKULA IS TAKING OVER THE BIG SURF FOR OCTOBER SO YA BETTER BE READY FOR ONE HELLUVA HALLOWEEN HOOTENANNY! GET READY AND GET SET FOR A GOOD TIME!

EPISODE 34 by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

The Huaraches - The Shaker
The Zillatones - Velociraptor
The Ghouls - Voo Doo Juice
Luau or Die - Mojave Chaser
Luau or Die - Bringing a Knife to a Dance Fight
Luau or Die - Breaking The Law
Luau or Die - Sleeper Spy Gone Awry
Luau or Die - Banzai Run
Luau or Die - Surfin’ Assassin
Neal Nissenson - Intoxica
Mark Malibu & The Wasagas - HEY Chiwawa
Al Casey - Surfs You Right

EPISODE 33

WELL ALRIGHT! THE BIG SURF IS BACK IN A BIG WAY AND IT AIN'T IN POG FORM! NOPE CAUSE THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION TWO.... THOOOOOOOOOUSAND IS BACK IN BUSINESS AND BACK TO BASICS! NO WACKY TIME TRAVEL SHENANIGANS NO DUELING DERKS, JUST THE BIG DERBOSKI AND THE SURF MUSIC YOU'VE BEEN CHOMPING AT THE BIT FOR SINCE THE LAST FULL MOON! IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A FULL MOON TONIGHT SO THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE COME ASHORE ONCE AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 6 MINUTES OF SURF FROM AROUND THE EARTH AND BOY ARE YOU IN FOR A TREAT THIS EPISODE! SOMEHOW I ENDED UP PUTTING A BUNCH OF COVER SONGS AND I DIDN'T NOTICE FOR A GOOD WHILE... BUT THEN I DID NOTICE! I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY COOL! MAYBE YOU WILL THINK THE SAME! MAY AS WELL TUNE IN AND FIND OUT WHAT I GOT UP MY WHITE TEE SLEEVE!

EPISODE 33 by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

PLAYLIST!!!
Wadadli Riders - Mozipel Twist
The Looney Tunes - A Go Go Dancer
Takeshi Terauchi & The Bunnys - Test Driver
Killjoy & The Cutthroats - Hang Ten 18
The Mighty Swells - Zissou Twist (Jaguar Shark Mix)
The Green Windows - The Gospel According to Tony Day

The Brigantines - Last Chance to Dance
The Bambi Molesters - Big Time Action
The Raybeats - Banzai Pipeline
The Sandblasters - Submersionary
Luau or Die - Cold War Cowboy
130Grit - Sonic 3 Boss Theme
The Reverb Syndicate - A Brave Face Against Insurmountable Odds
The Reverb Syndicate - Beyond The Infinite Loop
THE VENTURES - PINK PANTHER THEME

EPISODE 26

DERK'S NOTE: OOPS! LOOK LIKE I FORGOT TO POST THIS ON THE APPROPRIATE DAY... NONETHELESS, I WAS ON TIME WITH THIS EPISODE! I UPLOADED IT TO MIXCLOUD AND I UPLOADED IT TO ITUNES SO MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET ON THOSE INSTEAD OF THIS LIL OL' BLOG!

LOOKS TO ME LIKE THAT ROCK IN THE SKY WE CALL THE MOON IS LOOKIN’ AWFULLY FULL! GOOD THING BECAUSE I GOT A WOO DEFICIENCY AND THERE’S ONLY ONE CURE… THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOTHING BETTER THAN THE BIG SURF TO GET RID OF THOSE WINTER BLUES! GUESS WHAT? THE BIG DERBOSKI DOES NOT LIKE SNOW! I DIG THE BEACHES, THE SUN, AND ALL THE PEACHES THAT COME WITH IT! IT’S TOO COLD TO EVEN WEAR MY LEATHER AND THAT STINKS! GOOD THING I HAVE THE SURFPHONY HERE TO KEEP ME WARM AND THINKIN’ OF A REAL WILD AND WET SUMMER TO COME WOOOOOOOOOO!

HEAVY STUFF COMIN’ UP ON EPISODE 26! DERK BRIGANTE IS BACK, NOT QUITE LIVE BUT STILL ALIVE… OR IS HE?! DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNN TIME FOR THE SURFPHONY TO TAKE OVER YER EARS FOR AN HOUR!

EPISODE 26 by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

TIME FOR A PLAYLIST! 

The Astronauts - Baja

The Fathoms - Cahoon Hollow Hideaway

Fifty Foot Combo - Movin’

The Vydels - Unknown

The New Dimensions - Failsafe

Temptations - Blue Surf

Sir Frog and The Toads - Mustang!

The Ric-A-Shays - Groovy

Les Jaguars -  Guitar Esquire

The Apemen - Crash

The Surf Coasters - BIG THUNDER

Link Wray - Wild Side of the City Lights

Huevos Rancheros - Please Pass The Ketchup

Los Straitjackets - Espionage

Danny Twang - The Great Antonio

Luau or Die - Launch Code

Owen Bradley Quintet  - Big Guitar

Eddie Angel - Topless Beach

Billy et ses Copains - Minuit et Demi

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

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 ON ITUNES AND YER GONNA GET IT EVERY MONTH... EVERY FULL MOON! 100 PERCENT GUARANTEE BABY!

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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click the pic to RSVP on the Facebook Event page

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

click the pic to RSVP!

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!

Do I have to spell it out for you? CLICK THE PIC!

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!

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!

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000: Episode 5 - GREAT LAKES SURF BATTLE by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

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!

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!

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000: Episode 1 by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

November 23rd

LET IT BE KNOWN. THAT THIS WAS A GOOD SHOW! I enjoyed it and I hope that you all did too. We took a look at Eddie & The Showmen's rendition of Squad Car. Originally recorded by The Bel-Airs, Eddie Bertrand of The Bel-Airs formed Eddie & The Showmen, a more Dick Dale-esque, guitar oriented surf band. The Showmen's cover of Squad Car is the preferred basis for many modern surf bands that have recorded the song.

Here's the original Bel-Airs recording:

Eddie & The Showmen doin' Squad Car:

artist	song
the ebb tides	big noise from waimea
eddie & the showmen	squad car
the bel-airs	squirt
luau or die!	mojave chaser
the reverb syndicate	on to checkpoint bravo
huevos rancheros	cindy with an S
shadowy men on a shadowy planet	average weekend '78
the blue demons	squad car
ramblin' ambassadors	lungbucket
the fractals	mothra
the moons	gammera
the motivations	motivate
takeshi terauchi	squad car
duane eddy	waterskiing
the webs	lost (cricket in my ear)
the invaders	davey jones rocker

Here's a rare treat of some Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet! Here's the classic rock/heavy metal flavoured Having an Average Weekend '78. Tasty!

Tune in next week for MIDNIGHT IN SALERNO! The FIRST-EVER theme show on The Surfphony of Derstruction! Wanna know what's in store?

DIG IT!!

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