The surf guitar king was not only a Fender man to his bones – he had a close working relationship with Leo Fender himself ...

The 1990s weren't exactly a golden age for surf rock, but that doesn't mean the genre disappeared entirely. While grunge, pop-punk, and nu-metal dominated the airwaves, a handful of bands were quietly ...

Though 28 bands will stuff the Cat’s Cradle’s small Back Room this weekend, there won’t be a lead singer in sight. But don’t expect string quartets or laptop lords. The focus is surf music, an ...

On this day (March 3) in 2017, Jim Fuller died in Arcadia, California, at the age of 69. Dubbed the Godfather of Surf Rock, he was the lead guitarist and principal songwriter for The Surfaris. The ...

A metal fan is making a case that Metallica songs without distortion are just a bunch of surf rock music. Before you completely dismiss this idea, let us remind you Metallica is a California-based ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. About an hour and a half north of Lisbon, Portugal, by bus, lies the ...

When it comes to the genre of classic rock, there are a few subdivisions that have stood out over the years. One of the most prominent and early offerings is the style known as surf rock, which rose ...

Coastal regions aren’t the only places that can pump out surf bands. There’s great instrumental surf-rock bands everywhere, many coming from landlocked states, some even formed and reared in The Great ...

It was an unforgettable day of music on April 1, 1995 for musician John Blair and Grammy-winning producer Mark Linett. They were at a packed show at the iconic Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, a ...