Hot on the heels of Double Crown on the Rocks #18, we’ve got a brand new show, dedicated to songs recorded in, or inspired by, Hawaii (more specifically, Oahu). My family and I took our first trip to Hawaii a few months ago, and before leaving I put together an iPod playlist consisting entirely of songs recorded on the island of Oahu, or with titles of landmarks, beaches, surfing spots and towns on the island. It was a large playlist, but I’ve whittled it down to 21 great songs – …

We have started up our Double Crown On The Rocks podcast again, with new equipment, which will hopefully make it more listenable than before. Since it’s coming from Double Crown, shows will definitely feature lots of great surf and instrumental rock n’ roll (including new, rare and unreleased songs). Occasionally we’ll branch out though – as much as we love surf rock, we also dig rockabilly, exotica, garage rock and all sorts of stuff from the 50’s and 60’s.
We did about 17 shows 5 years …

The Hukilau Tiki Festival is back again this year for their 10th anniversary! Here is the scoop on this year’s festival:

Entice your senses with the alluring vibe of the Polynesian islands and the world of Tikiphiles while sipping potent potions this summer during the 10-year Anniversary of The Hukilau! The East coast’s largest Tiki and Polynesian Pop gathering will also be honoring the 55-year Anniversary of the historic Mai-Kai Restaurant, one of the remaining Polynesian Tiki treasures in North America.
A Hukilau, which is a traditional Hawaiian festival held …

If you are a collector of obscure holiday music, you probably already recognize the name of Andy Cirzan. He is an avid collector of Christmas and holiday music, and each year he puts together an unbeatable compilation of obscure holiday tunes that it’d probably take you or I years to put together (even in the internet age). His 2009 compilation is now available online, and as an added bonus, you can hear him on the current Sound Opinions podcast.

I just stumbled upon a cool album cover site called LP Cover Lover – because collecting vinyl is just as much about the cover art as the music (in my opinion). The site has loads of cool covers from all eras and all genres of music – it’s well worth checking out! Of special interest to most of us is their surf music section.

Seattle’s just 80 miles from where I live, but it took someone from California (my buddy Otto from Tiki News) to tell me about an exhibit going on at the Experience Music Project. I have to admit, I haven’t been to the EMP yet, but I think this new exhibit is just what I need to get me to go (I’m sorry, but I’m just not a big Jimi Hendrix/classic rock fan, which is what I think the EMP primarily features – I could be wrong though…).
The new exhibit is …