Surf Punks Discography of CDs

Surf Punks music CDs If Jan and Dean and the Beach Boys represent the clean innocence of beach culture, then the Surf Punks might be remembered as the pesky swamp monster living under the pier. Still snarling, sneering, and battling over beach space, Locals Only also lampoons shark attacks, fat chicks, lifeguards, and hated valleys -- at least seemingly in jest. Though most of the album treads the same shallow waters as My Beach, "Spoiled Brats From Malibu I" has an appealing early-Cars electro-hook that bubbles with a Jeff Spicoli happenstance, and the silly "Hey Mr. Lifeguard" is doofy dialogue spoken over a plastic reggae beat. Quite absurd is a tearjerker cover of "Sealed With a Kiss," that actually includes a sobbing girl and cops Bill Murray's sappy lounge singer act, until the joke finally erupts into a noisefest. Because the snarky attitude and haole humor eventually wears thin, Locals Only may pique the interest of So Cal coastal inhabitants, or '80s nostalgia buffs who wasted countless hours playing video games in arcades wearing checkerboard Vans. ~ Craig ...

Surf Punks discography With the Surf Punks, Dennis Dragon found the perfect outlet to distinguish his musical genius from that of his immediate family members, his father being composer, arranger, conductor, educator, Oscar winner, Emmy winner, and recording artist Carmen Dragon, while older sibling Daryl Dragon is arguably best known as the quiet but confident "Captain" of Captain & Tennille fame. Six years in the making, ...

Surf Punks songs For their follow-up to the cult classic Oh No! Not Them Again (1986), the Surf Punks return for another dose of high amplitude, party-hearty West Coast rock & roll. The lineup for Party Bomb (1988) includes the core of Dennis Dragon (percussion), Andrew Jackson (lead guitar/vocals), Mark "The Shark" Miller (bass/guitar/keyboards/vocals), Drew Steele (guitars/vocals), and Jerry Weber (keyboards) with guest appearances by Joey Fleicher (guitar), Pat Mautner (guitar), and Scott Goddard (vocals). Plus, John Hatton (bass) steps in for ...

Surf Punks CD discography When Surf Punks hit the California underground scene in the late '70s, surf and skate culture had developed a strong undercurrent of radical purists trying to preserve its integrity. Sounding off on dummies from the valley who infiltrated sacred surf spots became somewhat of a twisted art form for founders Dennis Dragon and Drew Steele, who re-released this slightly altered album originally pressed on their own Day-Glo label. A demented warping of surf legends Jan & Dean mixed with ...