Surf Dudes with Attitude
A podcast TEN YEARS in the making...
'Surf Dudes with Attitude' is the #1 podcast about the 90's teen sitcom "California Dreams". Okay, so, we are also the only podcast of its kind but let's not quibble! The show centered around a high school band as they navigate life, friendship and songwriting. Their choices are questionable, their fashion is exquisite, and their music is... well... we will let you be the judges of that. It's dated, sometimes cringey but also surprisingly wholesome?
Peat Rains and Zac Fable, two career musicians will meticulously and tirelessly break down all 78 episodes of this show. Peat was inspired at a young age to become a musician, partly because of California Dreams! Zac, well, he had never heard of it before being bullied onto the podcast. We'll be analyzing all of their musical business decisions from an industry standpoint. We'll be covering the songs and dissecting them based on music theory and our objectionable taste. Special guests incoming. Patreon/Discord also set up for bonus content including reviews of other band-centric TV and film, commentaries and Q&As.
Neither of us surf and we're actually quite agreeable people. Peat can't sing and Zac was homeschooled so he has no foundational understanding of how a high school operates. We're completely qualified here.
Check out our bands/credentials!
Peat - You Bred Raptors?
Zac - Fable Cry
Production - George Howell
Waning Moon Media
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 45
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
SDWA S02E05 - The Sly Who Came to Dinner
We're back! And have got an doozy for you. This front loaded episode is full of music and band themes as the California Dreams belt out TWO tunes at Sharkies. Unfortunately, the episode devolves into…
SDWA SIDE PROJECT: ALF - Don't it Make my Brown Eyes Blue? (Season 1 Episode 8)
This week, we take our catamaran out on a short trip to the San Fernando Valley to visit the Tanners (no, not THOSE Tanners) with their own loveable, Subterranean Homesick Alien living with them. Tha…
SDWA - Jay Anthony Franke Interview
Welp, we did it. We finally convinced one of the cast from “California Dreams” to come on our podcast! And he couldn't have been a lovelier human. Jay Anthony Franke joins us from TomorrowLand in Mel…
SDWA S02E04 - Sleazy Rider
Vroom Vroom, Scuzzbuckets! On this very stunt-heavy episode of Surf Dudes, we get the zoomies talking about this music-deprived episode of California Dreams. Sly takes Jake’s Big Wheel out for a Dose…
SDWA S02E03 - Wooing Woo
2x3 Wooing Woo
Fasten those baby seats, y'all. We got a real humdinger of an episode here. It's a good news, bad news situation, folks. On one hand, we are introduced to our new singer of the Dreams, …
SDWA S02E02 - Ciao, Jenny
Ciao, Jenny
On this farewelly episode of Surf Dudes with Attitude, we say goodbye to Jenny Garrison on California Dreams. She leaves the show after 15ish episodes. Her snark and keyboard prowess will…
SDWA S02E01 - Jake's Song
2x1
Jake’s Song
Holy Season Sequel, Batman! We have returned! After a short absence, the CORE THREE are back in the studio to talk about the triumphant reappearance of the gang in California Dreams: Se…
SDWA Season 1 Wrap Up
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SDWA - Season 1 Music Video Breakdown
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SDWA S01E13 - Where's Dennis?
In this SHOCKING first season finale of California Dreams, Matt and Jenny are left in charge of Dennis for a weekend. And in a stunning turn of events, they lose their dumb brother. Peat has already …
SDWA Side Project: Who's the Boss - Sam Can Manage (Season 6, Episode 7)
We're here for another mistress affair with Side Project! In these episodes, we dissect other band-centric media. We take this Cessna plane all the way to Connecticut to meet the Bauer and Micelli fa…
SDWA - Interview with actor Michael Aron (Eric Cardinal - Episode 12)
Surprise! It's like the second cup of milkshake you get at an old school diner when they make too make for one silver tin! We were able to track down the actor that played the villain in last week's …
SDWA S01E12 - This Time
In this ambiguously titled episode, we meet Jenny's ex, Eric Cardinal. He's a bit of a self-centered, vain, thespian JERK. Not only has he strolled back into camera frame, he's also asking Jennifer f…
SDWA S01E11 - They Shoot Videos, Don't They?
Hey Cinephiles, this episode is for YOU! In this absolutely reel-to-reel episode, we see the Dreams compete in a music video contest for a chance to win $10K and a trip to the BIG APPLE. The problem …
SDWA S01E10 - Romancing the Tube
Love is in the air in southern California. Tiff and Sly fall for each other because... reasons. Proximity? Rebounding? Lazy writing? Whatever it is, Sly has caught the feels BAD. Will he go through t…
SDWA S01E09 - Mother and Daughter Reunion
In this product-of-divorce episode, we take an emotional sailor-dive into Tiffany's subconscious with special guest James Oliva of the Totally Legitimate Business Podcast! See... Tiff was abandoned b…
SDWA - Full House: We Got the Beat
Side Project Full House - We Got the Beat (Season 8 Episode 18)
Every month of so, we will be whisking ourselves off to distant lands to talk about other tv shows and movies that cater to musicians li…
SDWA S01E07: Guess Who's Coming to Brunch
Uh oh... It's our first 'very special episode' of California Dreams. Probably one of many. Surprisingly, this was done quite tactfully and with care. In this racially charged episode, Tony has to dec…
SDWA S01E06: Friends First
We have got another scandalous episode of California Dreams to discuss. In this Lifetime-based journey, Tiff and Jenny find themselves at odds with a classic love triangle. Ted has rode back into tow…
SDWA S01E05: Dream Man
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