List: Surf’s Up: An Alternative History | Curated by Jessica Lee McMillan

Sep 12, 2023
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Surf’s Up: An Alternative HistorySurf is forever and now. It was always in your bones, even if you didn't know it.
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The Powerful Story of SurfAn interview with John Tyner on Laphona’s debut album
10 min read·Sep 12, 2023
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Introduction 
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Surf’s Up: An Alternative HistoryIntroduction and index to 31 days of surf
3 min read·Jun 30, 2021
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Foundations 
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MiserlouDick Dale, The King of Surf
·4 min read·Jul 1, 2021
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1960s Influences and Sound Production
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Waves of InfluenceNon-White Legends
·3 min read·Jul 2, 2021
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Original Classics and Beach Blanket Culture
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PipelineBack to the Beach
·3 min read·Jul 3, 2021
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1960s Mariachi Meets Surf 
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The Lonely BullThe romance of surfing
·2 min read·Jul 4, 2021
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Genre Disobedience
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Walk, Don’t RunCross-dressing genres
·2 min read·Jul 5, 2021
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Flamenco and Surf
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Mr. MotoSurf, Flamenco and the infidelity of genre
·2 min read·Jul 6, 2021
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Popular Themes and Canadian TV
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1313 Mockingbird Lane, etc.Kids in the Hall, Surf and popular theme songs
·3 min read·Jul 7, 2021
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The Eternal Union of Surf and Punk
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Bird Is the WordSurf Punk and Rockaway Beach
·4 min read·Jul 8, 2021
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Militant Surf
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Charlie Don’t SurfMilitaristic surf undercurrents
3 min read·Jul 9, 2021
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Psychobilly and some Poetry
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When the Sun Goes Down…Depraved Bliss of Psychobilly
·3 min read·Jul 10, 2021
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The Refuge of CBGB and the B-52’s
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Rock LobsterCamp goes surfing with The Deadbeat Club
·3 min read·Jul 11, 2021
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Breaking Boundaries in the ‘80s
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Skidmarks on my HeartSexism and surf: girls can be sleaze-bags too
·2 min read·Jul 12, 2021
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UK Wall of Sound
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Kill Surf CityThe Jesus and Mary Chain
·2 min read·Jul 13, 2021
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Contemporary Instrumental Surf
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Guitar NoirInstrumental surf revival with a twist
·3 min read·Jul 15, 2021
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A Memoir and Lovesong for the Pixies
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Wave of MutilationThe Pixies and broken hearts
·2 min read·Jul 14, 2021
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Surf in Japan
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Tsunami StruckSurf music in Japan
·3 min read·Jul 16, 2021
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Horror, Gore and the late ‘90s
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I Want Your SkullSurf, Horror Punk and The Murder City Devils
·3 min read·Jul 17, 2021
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Strange And Wonderful Hybrids
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Psychobilly BoogieWild variations of the surf genre
·3 min read·Jul 18, 2021
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