Xtreme Video is currently running a trailer on YouTube for the Waldron Brothers new HD film on IBA World Chamption Ben Player which features the music of NYC indie band Ambulance Ltd, the track in question is Yoga Means Union and it makes a fresh change from the usual Rap/Metal/Ex-Pro Surfer with acoustic guitar sounds that end up on surf movies.

With the Boss due to play Ireland this summer, SOUND WAVES looks briefly at some [reasonably] relevant connections that Bruce has with surfing culture.

Here they are, the ten albums that I consider were most noteworthy of mention arising from the Irish music scene in the period 1999 -2000, in the order of their respective year of release

God bless the Chief’s patience. First he gives me every opportunity to contribute to the Cluas top 50 Irish albums and then, when I don’t, he still allows me to post my blog. The truth is, despite the fancy French title, this is not an entry criticising what is a fascinating and revealing snapshot of the last ten years in Irish music but it does highlight what I would think are some shortcomings of a scene which has, to be fair, brought Oscar glory to Glen Hansard.

A surfer contemplates 'No Line on the Horizon' as he reads about the imminent collapse of the Irish financial system whilst sipping coffee in Bewleys (in homage to Paul Durcan)

Another year over, here's what was listened to in 2008 by Sound Waves en route to the surf and other blog related stuff...

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!