Synth & Surf Saloon

Seattle's The Delstroyers tell us how they gravitated toward surf music and get out of their comfort zone with some synth (and synth-adjacent) recommendations. Recorded poolside at the Surf Guitar 10…

We recap some of the highlights from this year's Surf Guitar 101 festival in Long Beach, California, featuring the Surf Coasters, the Phantom Surfers, the Delstroyers, Fuzziyama Surfers, Greasy Gills…

In the conclusion of our 2-part conversation with Kevin Snell (Chmcl Str8jckt, Von Schnell, Handsome Abominations), we talk '80s icons like Howard Jones, Gary Numan and OMD and discuss why A.I. is an…

Host Jeff Cioletti finally sits down with old friend Kevin Snell of NJ/Texas industrial outfit Chmcl Str8jckt explores his synth-fluences & gives the lowdown on his side projects Von Schnell and Hand…

We conclude our conversation with surf guitarist Bernard Yin of Par Avion. Bernard talks about how he met wife and bandmate Rebecca Ramirez and the time he had an impromptu jam with synthesizer pione…

Surf guitarist Bernard Yin, who leads the Southern California surf band with wife Rebecca Ramirez, joins host Jeff Cioletti for a reverb-a-riffic chat on the definition of surf music, what ingredient…

Host Jeff Cioletti recaps the 2025 Cruel World Festival in Pasadena, California, featuring New Order, Devo, The Go-Go's, Nation of Language, Clan of Xymox, Midge Ure, OMD, Actors, and others.

We talk about Ministry's synthpoppy Squirrel Years Tour & the early, surfy years of Kenny Loggins's former musical partner.

On this episode we talk proto-punk and post-punk genres, particularly surfpunk and electropunk/synthpunk.

We recap some recent live shows by Kraftwerk, Riki, Donzii and Delores Galore, and we preview some of the top surf rock, synthpop, industrial, EDM, post-punk and dark wave festivals from now through …

We recap a visit to the Museum of Post-Punk & Industrial Music in Chicago, the brainchild of post-punk/industrial icon Martin Atkins, and we look at a trio of Japanese surf bands performing at this s…

We continue to visit record stores around the world with classic vinyl record finds from the likes of Yazoo, The Phantom Surfers, The Surfaris, Erasure, Depeche Mode, Visage, Telex and more!

Host Jeff Cioletti discusses some recent trips to London, UK and Ottawa, Canada and the spoils of his record hunting there. Bands include Telex, Soft Cell, The Ventures, The Phantoms, Japanese Televi…

In this episode we spotlight some of the best surf guitar and synth-based records of 2024 and offer some booze & snack recommendations to wash them down.

Surf guitarist Bernard Yin, who leads the Southern California surf band with wife Rebecca Ramirez, joins host Jeff Cioletti for a reverb-a-riffic chat on the definition of surf music, what ingredient…