Tiny Atlantic island takes giant leap towards protecting world’s oceans
Surf’s Up! Behind the Scenes of an Exhibition at SFO Museum
“All Quiet on the Surfie-Rocker Front” – cinema newsreel from 1963
Nature Boy – Don Reed & Orchestra
Abba’s Dancing Queen played on a fairground organ
Geeking out on the Astronauts!
The Doors Light My Fire at ‘Malibu U’ 1967
From Our Nånas For Our Nenis | EP. 1| Finding Our Why
Microplastics Are Blowing in the Wind
Surfer magazine throws in the towel after 60 years in print
The Tony Alva Story | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding
Ronnie Jay and Friends – P.O.P. Pier mid 1970s
The Astronauts – Colorado Music Experience
High on a Cool Wave (1968) Nat Young, Bob McTavish and George Greenough try out their new boards
Earth is overheating. Millions are already feeling the pain.
Most of these are about Pacific Ocean Park.
Movie: Night Tide at NWR (Santa Monica Pier)
Photos: Remembering Pacific Ocean Park
Movie segement: Pacific Ocean Park scene from Herman’s Hermits 1966 comedy movie “Hold On!”
TV segment: Lost Los Angeles “The Invaders” Pacific Ocean Park 1968 Classic Television
10 photos from L.A.’s long-gone Pacific Ocean Park, a day out by the sea you’ll never enjoy
Music video: Nancy Sinatra Who Will Buy
Vintage documentary: Part 1 – Santa Monica and Pacific Ocean Park (1959)
Ronnie Jay and Friends – P.O.P. Pier mid 1970s
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Surfer magazine, iconic touchstone of Southern California beach culture, shuts down
More than 14m tonnes of plastic believed to be at the bottom of the ocean
Mondragon Cooperative Part One
Dave Bunker Solo on the “Touch Guitar”
Indigenous Americans had contact with Polynesians 800 years ago, DNA reveals
Carol Kaye: the Boss of the Bass Guitar
The Human Error Darwin Inspired
American Bandstand – November 11, 1967 – Full Episode
I’m Living Through the Apocalyptic Vibes on the U.S. West Coast
Maker’s Marks: How a Mysterious Phone Call Led To the Discovery of Ray Butts’ Pickup-tester Guitar
Shark Patrol 1964 Music also used in The Endless Summer
How a lost surfboard floated from Hawaii to the Philippines
2020 Virtual Lecture Series
Thursday September 24th at 6:30pm
with Domenic Priore
Here’s a trailer for the upcoming documentary Dana Brown made about his father Bruce:
Friday Announcement (for Tuesday): Becky Ebenkamp and I have been working really hard on what is definitely a first for us, a one-off documentary radio show sponsored by L.A.’s Metro rail for Dublab.com. The subject, based on my book “Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Last Stand in Hollywood” will focus on four clubs: It’s Boss, The Hullabaloo, Bido Lito’s and Pandora’s Box. Our special guests are Johnny Echols of the band Love, and Miss Pamela DeBarres, author of several books including “I’m With The Band: Confessions of a Groupie.” The social impact brought on by the Sunset Strip “riots,” both the immediate repercussions during the ’60s (Monterey Pop) and in the future (from the ’90s to now) will also be examined. Tune in, this coming Tuesday, and share with your friends.
– Domenic Priore