Sound Waves - a surf music blog
Sound Waves blog
Author:Rev JulesCreated:11/27/2006
Regular dispatches from Reverend Jules, CLUAS.com's man in the line up. Recent columns include:

If you thought the Wilco Minature dolls were a little whack, check this out

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The ongoing exodus of a series of pop and rock stars from Ireland has one hidden cause and one unforseen knock on effect.

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As Ireland goes to the polls it appears that Sound Waves was right about the effectiveness of the Rock The Vote Campaign.

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Think that your typical Aussie surfer is a laid back, blonde, blue eyed dude sinking a few tinnies after a surf ? Think again as this new documentary sheds light on the dark heart of modern surfing, smashes the out of date image perfected by The Beach Boys and has a soundtrack that "rocks".

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Calling all Irish surfers ? Wanna be a TV star ? Now is your big chance !

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The success of Riverdance and Brendan Graham at the Eurovision in 1994 signaled the start of the Celtic Tiger, according to some well known Irish social commentators. Thirteen years on, does Ireland's last place entry in this year's Eurovision and the failure of 'Pirate Queen' on Broadway signal the end?

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The US Army is placing glossy adverts in American surf magazines to try and recruit surfers

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A publicity appearance by world famous surfer Laird Hamilton on behalf of his sponsors in Dublin on Tuesday and a new book on the rivalry of Ken Bradshaw and Mark Foo spark the question; what is a real hero ?

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Bosco has been drafted in to encourage young people to vote. Should we be worried ?

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SURFING Magazine has just heard about Arcade Fire for the first time, like wow, Dude !

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Spider Man 3 is sound tracked by Snow Patrol, no wonder it sucks !

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The news that enviromental charity Surfers Against Sewage have pulled the plug on their 2007 fundraising Surfers Ball on the basis that it was losing money despite its popularity raises the question whether charity gigs are really for charity ?

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Last night, BBC Two broadcast a powerful film on the ongoing ecological threat to Hawaii entitled, "Hawaii - Message in the Waves", featuring contributions from a number of Hawaiian surfers such as musician Jack Johnson who are playing an ongoing role in protecting the ecological riches of Hawaii.

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Steve Reich's complex, percussive music is the latest recommendation for the surf mobile.

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"Chairman Of The Board" is a compilation of rare surf soundtracks all but lost to the genre that created it.

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This mellow, laid back surf flick has one of the most interesting soundtracks to feature in a film of this genre in quite a while

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The open road westwards is presently being brightened by the presence of UK band The Feeling and their radio friendly pop.

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According to the May 2007 edition of Surfing Magazine, Texas band The Sword are the new hip Heavy Metal kids on the block.

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Ciitzen Cope, a Brooklyn songwriter, has been championed by Bono, Eddie Vedder and Kelly Slater but his rise to public notice was first prompted by surf filmmakers using his music in their movies. Last winter he played the North Shore and now he looks set for Stateside success as the latest of a new school of surf music artists.

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Timmy Curren is currently ranked No. 6 in the world ASP ratings and is considered to be an aerials master but, like Jack and Donny before him, he is looking ahead to a career in music.

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Ripcurl have launched in association with i-Tunes a new radiostyle podcast service via their website Ripcurl.com.

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Yet another advert for a surf wear company, in this case Volcom Stone, disguised as a Beavis and Butthead style cartoon parody of life on the North Shore of O'ahu, featuring Bruce Irons, Dean Morrison, Ozzie Wright, Shawn Barron, Gavin Beschen, Kaiborg, Johnny Stone and Caveman. Funny or not ? Comments are welcome.

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This is a clip from when Kelly Slater had only won the world championship 5 times and was in a band with fellow surfers Rob Machado and Peter King. Personally, I think they should stick to riding Pipe but you may think differently.

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Sometimes it seems that surfers only listen to Jack Johnson and Bob Marley but here are seven tracks that are good for the soul and not a didgeridoo within earshot...well almost none.

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New sounds with an ecological bent from Aussie surf pop artist Xavier Rudd

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