Is it just me or have you noticed that the word 'LOVE' now appears as 'L**E'  on I-Tunes in song titles for new tracks.

Here is the finalised line-up for Sea Sessions 2008.

Ok, this is not a review in the traditional sense as I cannot work the interweb interface thingimy widget but basically...

Radiohead may not appear to be a fertile source of tunes for the brilliant jazz pianist Brad Medlhu but think again, their back catalog is something of a song book for him.

Last weekend, I spent all my free time listening to my collection of jazz CDs, newly transferred to a recently purchased i-pod and speakers and on Sunday evening at 7pm I decided I wanted a taste of the live stuff so I checked the internet to see if anything was on at JJ Smyths, and yes there was, the David Lyttle 3 featuring Soweto Kinch and Michael Janisch. So off in my car I went...

Earlier this week, Sound Waves bought our first set of speakers for the i-pod we reluctantly bought after years of holding out against the evil empire that is Apple. Now the front room is filled nightly with the golden music of Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane and Brad Meldhu. What is it about jazz and surfers?

Surfing legend Nat Young is, apart from being a brilliant wave rider, also a family man and prolific writer of must read surf related books such as his autobiography, 'Nat's Nat and Thats That', two histories of surfing and surf culture, a controversial work on surf rage and an authoritative text book on the fundamentals of surf technique so it is nice to report that he has passed on both his surfing and artistic skills to his children including, notably for this blog, Beau and Nava Young who are both surfers and musicians. We have included some links below to assit you in hearing more of their work.

Right now, we are loving the lo-fi joys of Smog so we were happy to learn that the song 'Held' was used as the soundtrack to a commercial for Cadillac starring Bob Dylan. Here it is..

Signed to Sub Pop, Fleet Foxes' debut album 'Fleet Foxes' is what we are presently listening to in the Sound Waves van as we go west coastin' for summer swell.

Kevin Cavey is the man who introduced surfing to Ireland. He is the grand daddy of Irish wave riders so RTE decided to take him Down Under to try his hand at tow surfing. To watch the show online, click on the hyperlink below. but hurry as the video expires on August 21st 2008.

Heard this guy on Today FM driving back late from Clonakilty after an epic session. He plays the ukelele and has a voice which suits the instrumentation I would describe his songs as Backwoods Outsider Spirituals. There is a link to his MySpace page below where you can hear his rather excellent stuff.

This post is a hybrid inspired by a) Alex Wade's Surf Nation b) Key Note Speakers and c) a thread on the Cluas discussion boards about what are the first five songs in order that play on your i-Pod when you set it on shuffle. Since all I have is a i-Pod Shuffle and since I only really listen to it post surf on a deserted surf break somewhere remote, I thought I would give it a shot.

First it was Clare, now Donegal has gotten in on the act to produce a surf and music festival along the lines of the well established Ripcurl Boardmasters in Newquay, Usually, the surf is flat at these things, which leaves the music to do all the heavy lifting.

Neo/Retro-Prog rockers MGMT are presently dialed into the Sound Waves i-Pod Shuffle

Critics of the Crazee Jay-Z @ Glastonbury got served what they deserved on the night , here's what the crowd heard, word. Yeah boyiiee!

Don't live near the ocean, don't like the water, don't want to exercise, surgically conjoined with your Playstation/PC/WII, still wanna be a surfer, no worries mate, you can be one on Second Life!

Irish balladeer Colm Lynch caught the ear of Sound Waves recently when we were lying in bed watching Channel 6 after a heavy night out with the crew. He looks like Wolverine from the X-Men movies and the voice owes a tad to Glen Hansard but he is a fine guitar player and that counts for something round here.

Sound Waves is finding that it is impossible to enjoy listening to their i-pod shuffle anywhere other than a deserted beach in the West of Ireland

Filmed in High Definition Widescreen Format for optimum image quality and with exclusive angles from helicopter, jetski and board cameras, the production values of ROAM are way higher than your average BB flick. Nice!

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A former professional skateboarder, Matt Costa signed to Jack Johnson's label Brushfire Records and is now being touted as one to listen to by American Surf Magazines. Sound Waves has no personal opinion, we just want to keep you in the loop.

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Dennis Wilson was the only member of the Beach Boys who could surf, and 'Pacific Ocean Blue' is his masterpiece

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Sound Waves was not in favour of Lisbon, and didn't get the joke about RTE sending Dustin to Eurovision either but we are glad in retrospect that they did because the 2by4 turkey might just have opened our eyes to the danger of the attempted sellout of our Constitution by the Say Yes to Lisbon lobby.

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Sound Waves reconsiders Mickey Smith's pioneering bodyboard flick, "ABC: A Blank Canvas".

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The Sunday Tribune published a very interesting article about a boom in beach front holiday homes that estate agents in the West of Ireland claim is being driven by well heeled surfers. Sound Waves comments...

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We all know, if we are in gainful employment, of at least one middle management type (aka David Brent) who hangs in their office a motivational poster of a sunset or mountain top with the words, 'vision', 'confidence' or 'success' printed underneath. Last week though, I got an email from some surfers I know Down Under featuring some, ahem, alternative motivational posters.

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