Over the next two weeks I’ll be asking a few of our favorite surf musicians what their favorite holiday songs are – first up is Micke from the Barbwires:
Non-Surf
5 – Chet Atkins – White Christmas
4 – The Hives and Cyndi Lauper – A Christmas Duel
3 – James Brown – Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto
2 – Chuck Berry – Run, Rudolph Run
1 – The Sonics – Don´t Believe In Christmas

Surf
5 – The Surfaris – A Surfers Christmas List (vocal)
4 - Beach Boys – Santa’s Beard (vocal)
3 – Los Straitjackets – …

Just a week from today I will be escaping the chilly NW (there was frickin’ snow this morning on my way into work!) and flying into sunny Las Vegas for the 2009 Viva Las Vegas festival. As excited as I am about that, I’m equally, if not more, excited about the Wild Records Showcase gig on Wednesday at the Rio Hotel, featuring The Barbwires, Omar & The Stringpoppers, Santos and Luis & The Wildfires. Four great bands, yes, playing a major Las Vegas hotel, yes, yes, that’s all cool, but …

The Continental Magazine – Issue #16 w/22 song CD – #CT016 – $5.95 (Click To Order)
Issue #16 includes huge feature interviews with Laika & The Cosmonauts & The Barbwires, a look at James Bond Themes, plus tons of music and DVD reviews. There is also a 22 track CD filled with lots of great surf, instro and garage rock tunes. 36 pages in all, with a 2 color glossy cover.
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