The Surfaris celebrated the 50th anniversary of their iconic surf song “Wipe Out” at the Belly Up on July 17. Bob Berryhill, the co-writer of “Wipe Out” — at the age of 15! — is the only original ...

Tourmaline is a legendary surf spot nestled between Windansea and North Pacific Beach; longboarders flock to it for its mellow break. So if you’re familiar with San Diego surfing culture, you’d ...

In 1963, The Surfaris’ story began with the release of “Wipeout.” More than 50 years later, the pioneering rock band continues with love. “ ’Wipeout’ has been very good to me,” Bob Berryhill said of ...

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The classic California sound of surf guitar takes center stage at this festival in Long Beach, featuring bands like the Surfaris, The Ghastly Ones, The Boss Martians, and The Mermen. Plus a “taboo ...

Originally penned by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson, and heard first and most effectively in 1963 as a single by burgeoning surf-rock combo the Surfaris—who paired it with no ...

Characterized by reverb-heavy guitar riffs and lush harmonies, surf rock is summer incarnate. Though it took a minute to catch on outside the sunny shores of the West Coast, bands like the Beach Boys ...

It's a pumping Friday night at the blue light disco in Mount Magnet, 570 kilometres north-east of Perth. Kids and police are dancing up a storm, but it's not the latest Taylor Swift or Nicki Minaj hit ...

After five decades, surf-sound music and Orange County remain synonymous. The classic tunes continue to be performed by oldie surf rock and vocal surf pop bands, much of it now made by middle-aged ...

John Mason, former chairman of Nevada's Republican Party, came to Washington in May to lobby for an ambassadorship. For small talk, he recounted how he had been the teenage guitar slinger on "Wipe Out ...