Semisonic "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 04-12-24

 

American rock band Semisonic is the "focus beam" artist for this new hour of Boppin' With Beth. Hear songs from some of their influences including Big Star, The Beatles, The Connells, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Carole King and The Beach Boys. You'll hear about their career, a couple of tracks from their discography (including their 2023 album), their previous band Trip Shakespeare and a solo track from Dan Wilson. Beth's Bop Of The Week is the latest from LLC. Jammin' James Riley has a tune from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas in Hang Ten and Fastball ends the show! 

Intro music bed: Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "My Best Friend's Girl"

*Generic liner- The Beatles

The Beatles- "Oh! Darling"

*Generic liner- Mike Connell

The Connells- "Take A Bow"

The Clash- "I'm Not Down"

Semisonic- "Across The Great Divide"

*Generic liner- Dan Wilson

Semisonic- "If You Say So"

*Beth's Bop of the Week music bed- Dan Seals- "Bop"

*BWB liner- LLC

LLC- "(Re) Discovery" (featuring Will Pugh of Cartel)

Bob Dylan- "As I Went Out One Morning"

Carole King- "Only Love Is Real"

*BWB liner- Mike Love

The Beach Boys- "Here Today"

*Hang Ten with Jammin' James Riley music bed: The Surfaris- "Wipe Out"

*BWB liner- Mark Malibu

Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Wasagas Theme"

Dan Wilson- "She Can't Help Me Now"

*Generic liner- Matt Wilson

Trip Shakespeare- "Down My Block"

*BWB liner- Tony Scalzo

Fastball- "Friend Or Foe"

Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"

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Beth's Bop of the Week artist: LLC

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Walter Egan "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 04-14-23

 

American rock musician Walter Egan is the "Focus Beam" artist this week. Hear a couple of boppin' tunes from his solo career, a couple as a member of bands including The Malibooz (also featuring guest vocals by Lindsey Buckingham) and The Brooklyn Cowboys and a tune featuring Jackson Browne on guest vocals too. Plus, there's tracks from some of his influences including The Beach Boys, The Ventures, The Kingston Trio, The Shangri-La's, The Beatles and a tune by Stevie Nicks who he collaborated with early in his solo career (and who inspired "Magnet & Steel"). Beth's Bop Of The Week is a tune by Jake Thistle and Jammin' James Riley has a Bond theme cover by The Blue Stingrays in Hang Ten. Plus, there's also a great surf track from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas!!

Intro music bed: Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "Best Friend's Girl"

The Kingston Trio- "Coast Of California"

The Shangri- Las- "Leader Of The Pack"

*Liner- The Beatles

The Beatles- "Chains"

Stevie Nicks- "Think About It"

Walter Egan- "Only The Lucky"

*Liner- Walter Egan

Walter Egan- "Them That Do"

*Beth's Bop Of The Week music bed: Dan Seals- "Bop" 

*Liner- Jake Thistle

*Beth's Bop Of The Week: Jake Thistle- "The Dreamer"

The Ventures- "Let's Go!"

*Liner- John Zambetti

The Malibooz- "308"

*Liner- Mike Love

The Beach Boys- "Catch A Wave"

*Hang Ten With Jammin' James Riley

The Blue Stingrays- "Goldfinger"

*Liner- Mark Malibu

Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Ain't Gunna Crash"

*Liner- Fredro Perry

The Brooklyn Cowboys- "I Was Wrong"

*Liner- Jackson Browne

Walter Egan (featuring Jackson Browne)- "Challenger"

Outro music bed: "Firestorm At Surfrider (longboard version)"

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Beth's Bop of the Week artist: Jake Thistle

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Al Jardine "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 09-03-21

 

American musician, singer, songwriter and co-founder of The Beach Boys, Al Jardine, is our "focus beam" artist this week! We hear a couple of his solo tunes (including his latest "Waves Of Love 2.0") along with hearing about his story. There's songs from influences and peers on here too including The Beach Boys (with Al on lead vocals), Brian Wilson (featuring Al and Blondie Chaplin), Pete Seeger, The Crows, America and The Limeliters. Beth's Lightning Round returns with singer-songwriter (and former touring member of The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean and others), Randell Kirsch. Jammin' James Riley has an Al Casey tune in Rockabilly Rewind and there's great rockin' tunes from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas, Drifting Sand and Shoot The Pier as well!

Track Listing:

1. The Beach Boys- Cotton Fields

2. The Crows- Gee

3. Pete Seeger- John Hardy

4. The Limeliters- Buddy Bike

5. Al Jardine- Honkin' Down The Highway

6. Al Jardine- Waves of Love 2.0

7. America- Ventura Highway

8. Brian Wilson- Sail Away (ft. Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin)

*Lightning Round with Randell Kirsch

9. Randell Kirsch with Papa Doo Run Run- Something on the Order of Love

Rockabilly Rewind:

10. Al Casey- (Got the) Teen-Age Blues

11. Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- Astro Bot

12. Drifting Sand- Beach Tour USA

13. Shoot The Pier- Surf Dance

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